Radar, which stands for radio detection and ranging, has been around for almost as long as controlled flight. Robert Watson-Watt and Arnold Wilkins conducted the first experiments that led to a ...

A reinforced door on a plane separates two entirely different worlds. On one side, a sealed tube full of shuffling flight attendants, crinkling snack bags, and likely some nervous flyers wondering ...

Savior of many a cramped pair of legs, the jet stream is well known for lopping roughly an hour off long haul west-to-east flights. But it's working especially hard for travelers in economy class ...