The “electrical issue” aboard Air Force One Tuesday night that forced President Donald Trump’s Europe-bound plane to turn back is raising troubling questions about the age of the decades-old aircraft ...

Behind every decision to keep an old aircraft flying lies a debate over whether to pour more money into upgrades or to accelerate a replacement. The KC‑135 Stratotanker, B‑52 Stratofortress, and C‑130 ...

The last US-built commercial airplane with a flight engineer was a 747-200, although a unique aircraft with a flight engineer was built in 2019.

The Boeing 737-500 is one of the few classic aircraft left in the skies over North America for passenger flights, and while ...

This article was updated on Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 13:30 EST to include further analysis of aging fleets among cargo carriers. It was originally published on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.

The B-52 might not be retiring until the 1960s meaning it will likely set a new record for the longest in service US combat ...

(CNN) — The UPS freighter that crashed in Louisville was a 34-year old jet. While that’s old for a passenger plane, that’s not so unusual in the world of air cargo. There are no initial indications ...