Aviation

The airport collects nearly 32,000 pounds of cooking oil each month and stores it in tanks until it can be hauled off and refined into sustainable aviation fuel.

Fort Worth-based American Airlines will resume alcohol sales and service aboard flights on Monday after the pandemic put them on hiatus for more than two years.

A University of Central Florida student originally built a bot to track Elon Musk’s private jet. The 19-year-old is now applying that same algorithm to Russian oligarchs.

The 19-year-old Florida college student who tracks Elon Musk’s private jet on Twitter is now keeping tabs on the private planes of several Russian oligarchs and elites.

Ukraine closed its airspace to civilian flights on Thursday while Europe’s aviation regulator warned airlines against flying commercial planes over neighboring countries, citing a high risk to safety.

Airlines emit the same amount of carbon as the German and Dutch economies combined. But it will take more than just making the world’s airline fleets more fuel efficient to reverse the industry’s impact on climate change. NBCLX storyteller Clark Fouraker takes a look at how industry innovators are hoping to make air travel greener and more efficient — and...

The FAA is investigating Virgin Galactic’s July 11 flight that carried owner Richard Branson into space.

Federal safety officials discuss the likely causes of the January 2020 helicopter crash that killed nine people, including Kobe Bryant.

The top U.S. aviation regulator issued an emergency order requiring operators of the Boeing 737 passenger jet to inspect and potentially replace a key engine component, following four reports of unexpected engine shutdowns. The FAA’s “emergency airworthiness directive” applies to any 737 that has been in storage, which covers any plane that has not been flown in a week. Operators…

A private jet company founded by a donor to President Donald Trump received nearly $27 million in government funding under a program run by the Treasury Department, according to government filings.

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration has told airlines that it could lift a flight ban on the Boeing 737 Max before midyear, ahead of the manufacturer’s new timeline that it shared with its customers this week. The news sent Boeing’s shares higher. The planes have been grounded since March after two deadly crashes in a span of five months killed all...

A New Jersey township says it plans to shut down an airport it purchased almost two decades ago and will continue to review possible future uses for the 121-acre site. NJ.com reports that the 81-year-old Trinca Airport in Sussex County, where planes take off and land on a turf runway, will be shut down Sept. 1. Green Township bought the airport...

The Iranian military is disputing any suggestion that the Ukrainian airliner that crashed on the outskirts of Tehran was brought down by a missile. All 176 people aboard the plane were killed Wednesday when it went down during a takeoff attempt from the Iranian capital’s main airport. The disaster took place hours after Iran launched its missile attack on U.S....

Boeing is heading to the world’s largest air show in crisis, giving its rival Airbus an opportunity to steal the show. Boeing’s best-selling plane, the 737 Max, has been grounded since mid-March after two crashes of the aircraft within five months killed a total of 346 people. Regulators have not said when they expect to allow the jets to fly...

Boeing is heading to the world’s largest air show in crisis, giving its rival Airbus an opportunity to steal the show. Boeing’s best-selling plane, the 737 Max, has been grounded since mid-March after two crashes of the aircraft within five months killed a total of 346 people. Regulators have not said when they expect to allow the jets to fly...

Airliners began flying over Twila Lake’s bungalow-style house in a historic district three years ago, taking off every one to two minutes from the Phoenix airport and roaring over her neighborhood. It was a sudden change after rarely hearing jets in her previous 13 years in the downtown neighborhood. Now, “it’s all day and night long,” complained the 71-year-old retiree,...

A Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner took a unique path as part of an endurance test flight Wednesday. The airline says its passenger jet flew for more than 18 hours and crossed 22 states to form a flight path in the shape of an airplane.

With many barriers to dealing with Iran suddenly lifted as part of a deal to curb its nuclear activities, some European companies are ready to seize business opportunities in a tempting market of 78.5 million people....
At first glance, the allure is obvious — the second-largest economy in the Middle East-North Africa region after Saudi Arabia; the second most populous country...