NASA and Boeing are testing longer, thinner wings that can provide a smoother plane ride while saving fuel. It’s claimed that those wings would be a revolutionary design for commercial aircraft, but ...

The airliner you board in the future could look a lot different from today's, with longer, thinner wings that provide a smoother ride while saving fuel.

While Airbus expects its next narrowbody jet will have a traditional tube-and-wing configuration, it has not abandoned the idea of an eventual blended-wing-body (BWB) design for a larger jet. That is ...

Transporting 9,000 gallons of jet fuel sounds like a situation that should come with a “No Smoking” sign. Yet the military does it routinely with JP-8, a kerosene-based fuel used in aircraft and ...

The triangle-shaped "blended-wing body" plane ditches the traditional tube-and-wing design for one giant, sweeping wing with the cabin built inside.

Long, narrow wings are intended to reduce fuel consumption and increase comfort in aircraft. However, wing flutter must be ...

The Boeing 777X is set to revolutionize long-haul air travel when it eventually enters commercial service in 2027. The US ...

There is a revolution happening in aviation, and it's taking place at such a rapid pace that the industry may be completely unrecognizable a couple of decades from now. From new means of propulsion to ...

United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) aims to be one of the first U.S. commercial carriers to fly passengers on a futuristic blended wing body ("BWB") aircraft, thanks to its investment in startup JetZero, ...

The triplane will forever be remembered as an icon of early aviation—thanks in large part to Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, better known as the “Red Baron.” Today, more than a century after ...

Natilus and SpiceJet have formed a partnership to help launch blended-wing-body (BWB) aircraft in India, with a potential order forming part of the plans.