Reflecting society at large, the average air traveler and carry-on items now tip the scales at almost 200 pounds, according to new data the Federal Aviation Administration is requiring the airlines to ...

Aircraft weight is important not just for calculating things like how much runway, thrust, and fuel an aircraft will need, but also for other things like calculating how much they disturb the air by ...

A Qantas Boeing 737-800 aircraft departed from Canberra using take-off performance numbers based on an incorrect loadsheet after the aircraft diverted from Perth to ...

AMR Corp. regional subsidiary American Eagle Airlines faces a $2.5 million fine for "operating flights without adequately ensuring the weight of baggage was properly calculated," FAA announced ...

Airline Tui mistakenly categorised every passenger with the honorific "Miss" as a child and seriously underestimated the plane's weight as a result.iStock You're front and centre at your airline's ...

In an industry where safety is based on the twin pillars of precise procedures and accurate measurements, it seems strange that "informed guesstimates" are used to determine an aircraft’s weight and ...

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau’s final report on the incident, showed the flight crew was undertaking their fourth flight of the day when they ran into strife. After changing aircrafts, the ...

A one-hour ground stop on all Alaska Airlines flights has sparked travel chaos on Wednesday, delaying its entire fleet and spreading travel fears among passengers. The U.S. Federal Aviation ...