Aerodynamic lift is one of the fundamental principles of flight, allowing aircraft to rise off the ground and remain airborne. Understanding how lift works is key to grasping the science behind flight ...

The fundamental forces of flight Every aircraft exists in constant balance between four competing forces. As the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum put it: “for take-off, thrust must ...

While the Air India Boeing 787-8 crash inquiry has found that fuel control cut-off switches were activated almost as soon as ...

According to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration, "An air traffic controller instructed American Airlines Flight 298 to perform an expedited climb after the crew did not make the ...

In a statement, American Airlines says, “during the climb out of Honolulu on November 13, the crew of American Airlines flight 298 requested and received right-turn clearance and complied with ...

An American Airlines flight avoided a mountain in Hawaii by performing an "expedited climb" on Wednesday, Nov. 13, according to multiple outlets ...