At least two flights briefly traveled faster than the speed of sound as the jet stream sped up, but there would not have been ...

A BA transatlantic flight has hit subsonic speeds of 814mph after being propelled by jet stream winds fromStorm Eowyn.

The jet stream is like a river of west-to-east winds in the upper atmosphere. Airplanes use it like a highway.

American Airlines forecasts its fleet of long-haul aircraft will increase from about 125 to 200 jets - including about 40 ...

Commercial supersonic flight ended with the Concorde's discontinuation, but Boom Technology is preparing pilots for a ...

United and Delta are sending more planes to Europe as travelers take advantage of the lower off-peak crowds and the dollar's ...

Passengers on a British Airways flight to Heathrow were propelled to cruising speeds of 814mph thanks to the transatlantic ...

"I strongly believe that whenever you do something, you should put yourself in someone else's shoes," former flight attendant ...

The fastest recorded ground speed reached by a transatlantic flight was 835mph, which was hit by a commercial aircraft going ...

On Wednesday, at least two transatlantic flights reached top ground speeds above 800 mph. They were still technically subsonic because they were propelled by a faster-than-usual jet stream. Recent ...