Dwarfing the Boeing 747 is no mean feat, which is why the Airlander 10 is grabbing headlines. Not the dream start for all involved, though.
Despite a frenzied rush to the departure gate, sometimes we end up cutting things a little fine. So what’s the big deal with being a tad late?
Thailand has always been a popular holiday spot for South Africans, but it’s usually the cost of a flight that hits the hardest. Not any more.
Planes usually need a hefty chunk of runway to use before they take to the sky, but it looks like Boeing have upped the ante with their new model.
Flying on a plane carries with it enough fear for many, but a false hijacking alarm? That’s just a little overboard, so you can understand the chaos.
Everyone talks about a birds-eye view, and that doesn’t come much better than when you’re behind the wheel of a plane. Take a snap, why don’t you?
Passengers aboard a Singapore Airlines flight had something of a mare, their flight forced into an emergency landing after an oil leak.
Here’s one for the more conspiratorial out there, the plane which crashed last week the victim of some politically motivated graffiti two years back.
The Egyptian military have managed to locate some of the debris from EgyptAir flight MS804, although mystery still surrounds the circumstances of the crash.
Paul Salo believes the truth will set you free, and he just needs a plane and a building in the countryside to make that clear.
When you go skydiving you probably expect to have to jump from the plane, although it didn’t go according to plan for this aircraft.
When you spend plenty of time in the air it pays to catch some shut eye on board, although that isn’t always as easy as it sounds.
The story of the MH370 debris may finally be drawing to a close, a local lad’s find confirmed as debris from the Malaysian plane.
If you’re hopping on a plane in the next few days there are a few things you should bear in mind. Sorry, it’s not exactly good news either.
Boys and their toys hey, this chap looking to take hoverboard technology to the next level. Seems like a lot of fun to be fair.
Everyone longs for all that extra leg room and tasty freebies, but we’re usually pretty useless at making it happen. Now there’s an easy way.
It was a horrible walk of shame for one passenger, his fellow flyers teaming up to have him kicked off the flight. The airline did not do well with this one.
The aim of flying is usually to get from A to B in as little time as possible, and that process is about to step up a notch with a new super jet.
If you suffer from a fear of flying look away now – a plane in Cyprus has just landed with a rather unwanted passenger on board.
It’s not often one finds airplane debris whilst out for a stroll, but this Mossel Bay man have made a rather important discovery.
When planes and birds collide there’ll only ever be one winner, although at least in this case the plane managed to land safely.
A sightseeing tour above Hawaii’s famous Pearl Harbour ended in tragedy, the helicopter plunging into the ocean as onlookers watched in horror.
When a body was discovered on board a US freighter carrying tons of money everyone assumed it was that of a stowaway. Seems there is more to this one.
Roll up your sleeves and puff out your chest because this is your moment. No pressure but it’s kinda your time to shine.
Heads are being scratched after Zimbabwe impounded a plane carrying an SA Reserve Bank consignment. A rather disturbing find on board though.
A plane that suffered severe fuselage damage following a bomb blast was forced to make an emergency landing. The terrorist himself was not so lucky.
Benoni residents were shocked earlier today when a light aircraft crashed, killing three people on board.
A flight from Somalia to Djibouti didn’t quite go to plan after a man detonated a bomb mid-flight. He never really got the last laugh in though.
It may seem like last year was full of tales of planes going down and lives lost – but how does last year shape up in the greater scheme of things?
Things are becoming very heated along the Turkish and Syrian border, a Russian plane being shot down by Turkish forces amidst heightening tension.