When Maxx Chewning sold his sour-candy business to Hershey for $75.5 million, the first thing he did—before buying a Rolex or dream home—was jet his wife and six friends to Vail on a Dassault Falcon ...

NASA's experimental supersonic X-59 jet designed to travel faster than the speed of sound is preparing for its second flight ...

The United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, better known to aviation fans worldwide as the Blue Angels, first took to the skies as a team on June 15, 1946. Legendary Admiral Chester W.

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft lifted off for its second test flight on March 20, 2026, but a warning indicator forced ...

The sky may seem like a huge open playground for airplanes to fly without speed limits in any direction they wish. In reality, planes adhere to certain rules and follow fixed flight paths, much like ...

The human body has not evolved to meet the physical demands of flying a fighter jet. High G-forces, high altitude, low oxygen—the fighter jet places the human body in an environment and in situations ...

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) uses a $7.5 million turboprop plane for executive travel despite its commitment to clean energy goals. An investigation revealed frequent short flights and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Doug Gollan covers private aviation and the business of luxury travel. If private jet travel is a proxy for the economy or at ...