Airplane tires play an often-overlooked but crucial role in ensuring the safety and efficiency of aviation. Unlike regular car tires, airplane tires are subjected to extreme conditions during every ...

T.F. Green Airport officials said a plane tire blew out late Monday morning. According to an airport spokesperson, the ...

Airplane tires may typically be smaller than truck tires, but despite bearing far more weight at much higher speeds (for comparably shorter amounts of time) they're typically quite durable.

Tires are a critical component of your aircraft. Knowing the exact specifications is vital to flying-approved and safe operation. Failure to maintain them could eventually create severe consequences.

the aircraft tires somehow fly under the radar. While they may not be appreciated enough, these unsung heroes literally do all the heavy lifting during takeoff and landing. Airplanes — like any ...

One other person on board was killed in the June 3 crash in North Carolina and another passenger was severely injured.

No one was hurt and the plane landed in Denver without incident. A United 757 plane lost one of its main landing gear tires as it took off from Los Angeles International Airport Monday morning ...

A United Airlines flight departing from Los Angeles lost a tire during takeoff Monday, its second Boeing aircraft to have lost a tire in four months. The Boeing 757-200 departed Los Angeles ...

A similar incident occurred in March, when another plane headed overseas diverted after it lost a wheel after takeoff. That tire fell off and crashed into a parking lot, damaging several cars ...

HOUSTON – Departures at Hobby Airport were briefly halted after a small plane landed and had a flat tire. The Houston Fire ...