Airplanes flying through the jet stream, the high-altitude air current along which storms travel, will either be sped up or slowed down big time, depending on their direction of travel. It’s like the ...

As Korean Air Flight 801 approached Guam early on the morning of Aug. 6, 1997, flight officers discussed the island’s rainy weather, crew fatigue and whether the glideslope — part of the instrument ...

Editor’s Note: The following is former Gov. Carl T.C. Gutierrez’s recount of the Korean Airlines Flight 801 crash that occurred on Aug. 6, 1997.His reflections here are in response to questions asked ...

It is almost always nice when your flight lands a little early, but one recent flight landed quite a bit earlier than usual. A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 reached 801 mph thanks to the help from a ...

A Virgin Atlantic flight from Los Angeles to London broke an unlikely milestone (and nearly the sound barrier) when it reached a screaming ground speed of 801 mph while traversing the skies some ...

On Monday night, the river of air 35,000 feet above the New York City area, known as the jet stream, clocked in at a blazing 231 mph. This is the fastest jet stream on record since 1957 for the ...

In August 1997, Korean Air Flight 801 struck a jungle hillside on approach to Guam, killing 229 people. For decades the ...

It appears that's a record for the Boeing 787-9 twin jet. The ordinary cruising speed of a Dreamliner is 561 mph, with a maximum propulsion of 587 mph You can save this article by registering for free ...