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 ...

A Virgin Atlantic flight from Los Angeles to London reached the ground speed of 801 mph with the help of strong winds, according to reports. The blistering speed was reached while at 35,000 feet above ...

There are some mighty fast flyers in the avian world, but even the most rapid cannot match one nocturnal mammalian speed demon. Scientists studying the flight of Brazilian free-tailed bats have ...

A Korean Airlines jet plane approaches Los Angeles International Airport as low clouds gather over the Pacific ahead of forecasted rain in Los Angeles, Sunday, Feb ...

The flight speed of birds is more complex than research has previously managed to show. Researchers have found that birds use multiple -- each one simple yet effective -- methods to control their ...

The study conducted by the University of Cambridge concluded that reducing flight speed by around 15% could decrease fuel burn by 5 to 7%. In real-world terms, this would mean an increase of around 50 ...

The flight speed of birds is determined by a variety of factors, research shows. Among the most sensational is that the size of the flock has a significant impact on how fast the birds can fly. The ...

America’s special operations forces are looking a new aircraft – one capable of both vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) and the high-speed flight of traditional fixed-wing jets. Speaking at the ...

The plane traveled from New York to London in 4 hours, 56 minutes. A New York-to-London flight landed in the history books Sunday as the fastest subsonic flight across the Atlantic Ocean. British ...