The Flying Fortress. A name that conjures up images of brave young men conducting daylight raids deep in enemy territory, far from home. The B-17 was bristling with defensive weapons and could also ...

The Army’s Flying Fortresses (four-engined B-17 bombers) are famed among flying men for their long record of safety and reliability. The first B-17 cracked up and burned on test, but since the ...

The European Aviation Safety Agency has warned airlines against flying over western Russia due to the risk of being shot down. It comes after Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 was severely damaged ...

Simple Flying has previously reported that Russia has set the target of producing 1,000 passenger aircraft of all types by 2030. However, by the end of 2024, almost three years after the crippling ...

The B-17 Flying Fortress made its mark on history and became among the most famous aircraft of the Second World War. Those bombers were able to strike deep into German-held territory, hitting ...

PARIS: The downing of an Azerbaijan Airlines airplane shows that flying over Russia poses a "high risk" to civilian flights amid the war in Ukraine, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency said ...

Also known as the "Flying Fortress," these airplanes flew in every theater from start to finish, but will always be remembered for the job they did in the hostile skies over Europe as the ...

Eventually, it had to pay a half-million-dollar parking fee before being released to its new operator. In early January 2024, Russia placed a ban on 27 of its aircraft from flying to Egypt for fear of ...