Reports from Iraq say that a number of jet fighters have been attacking PKK rebel hideouts close to the Turkish border.

BBC: Turkey air strikes as Kurd activists' bodies are returned

A380s over the next 20 years, about 10% of the total number of jet aircraft (excluding smaller regional jets) that it forecasts will be needed.

ECONOMIST: Boeing v Airbus

Decimalisation will ease the problems of jet lag by cutting the number of time zones.

ECONOMIST: A 24-hour day is inefficient

In 1953, jet flight experts were struggling to understand why a number of Comet airliners had inexplicably crashed, throwing the entire prospect of commercial jet air travel into doubt.

BBC: Black box: Key to investigations

Meanwhile, Airbus's A380 jumbo jet, still a relative newcomer, is showing up on a growing number of routes.

WSJ: Airlines Promise the Flying Experience Will Get Better

Their final design of the QSST jet is reminiscent of Concorde in its delta wing shape, but with a number of unique features, including an "inverted V-tail" and tailored nose cone.

CNN: Bang goes the sonic boom

Top 5 airlines by number of international passengers: United, American, Delta, US Airways, Jet Blue.

FORBES: Report Confirms U.S. Airplanes Are Most Crowded Since WWII Era