Aircraft today routinely cruise above 40,000 feet (12,192 meters), operating in an environment where aerodynamic performance, aircraft systems, and human physiology ...

Both investors and policy makers cannot avoid thinking of the economy, or investment portfolios, in terms commonly used for flight. For instance, the words “soft landing”, “stall-speed”, and “crash”, ...

One can get into a coffin not just on the ground but also while flying. If a passenger jet flies too high, it reaches a point called ‘Coffin Corner’ aka the Q corner. It is a term used to describe a ...

The Air France 447 mystery may never be solved beyond a shadow of doubt, but there are some telling, tragic clues to consider based on the airplane's systems and the conditions it encountered. What we ...

We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Central banks news every morning. Modern financial markets increasingly operate at what aviators term “coffin corner”, flying at the ...