This results in extremely high fuel burn, which is why turbojet engines have largely become obsolete for subsonic aircraft.

The U.S. military currently relies on an antiquated fleet of E-3 Sentries for orchestrating battlefield assets in war zones.

Air mail quickly expanded with the Air Mail Act of 1925, which introduced Contract Air Mail carried by commercial operators.

Titanium is fantastically expensive, and difficult to fabricate, relative to other materials—meaning it was only ever practical to use on the world’s fastest plane.

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The A330 outlived the A310 because it was a more versatile aircraft with a larger passenger and freighter niche.

From Southern schedules to early jet routes, airlines enabled King’s relentless travel while exposing segregation on the ground.

Jamco Corporation has signed definitive documentation for the acquisition of aircraft lav and interiors specialist Schüschke.

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