The Airbus A340 took its first flight on October 25, 1991 and made its way into the commercial world two years later. While it is still in service today, it is currently out of production so there will be no

Concorde is now a retired jet, but still has a place in many hearts. The jets were retired from service on November 26, 2003, giving it 34 years since its first flight on March 2, 1969. Given the name supersonic

The military need to transport personnel and equipment all over the world. The quickest way to do that is by aircraft, which is why it has the Lockheed C-130 Hercules. This four-engine turboprop aircraft is designed just for landing on

Most well-known for its smaller, piston-powered aircraft, Cessna Aircraft Company now goes by the name of Textron Aviation. The general aviation manufacturer also builds business jets, and has been around for over 100 years. Within that 100 years, things have

The Airbus models have been widely developed based on the Boeing 737, and were created to challenge Boeing’s take on the market. The A380 was first flown on April 27, 2005 but did not make the commercial market until the

The robotic space plane X-37B, the brain child of the United States Air Force, is quickly approaching its 500th day of orbiting the Earth on a very secretive military mission. The X-37B space plane is currently performing a mission that

Space terrorism is a major concern to the United States, with more surveillance being done from satellites than ever before. The satellites are used to track criminals and terrorist activity, and pinpoint the exact areas of concern. However, so many

In 1980, a major unexplained phenomenon happened, and it is still talked about today. UFO fantasists all over the world believed that aliens landed, but the government continued to share details that stated otherwise. However, Nick Pope believes differently, and

Photographers who caught the unidentified flying object over Kansas have stunned aviation experts. Could it be a sign that aliens really are among us? There are a few ideas as to what the strange, triangular shaped object could be, but

The passengers on a plane leaving Sweden helped to prevent the deportation of an Iranian man. All they did was refuse to buckle their seatbelts, a requirement by law before a plane can take off. The pilot was left with