The Boeing 747-400 and the Airbus A350 represent two very different eras of long-haul commercial aviation. The 747-400, often ...

In today's world of capacity discipline and super-efficient twinjets, the late 20th century is an unusual era to examine. Despite air travel numbers being significantly lower than they are today, most ...

Diving deeper into how these two jets compare in size, and what drove Boeing to develop a larger derivative of the 747 ...

Germany produced three outstanding modern airliners in the interwar period: the Junkers Ju 52, Junkers Ju 86 and Focke-Wulf Fw 200. The Ju 52 was boxy, corrugated and lacked elegance. The Ju 86 (at ...