While Monday's total solar eclipse was a bust for some in the GTA thanks to gloomy clouds, those who happened to be flying above them in a plane got a VIP seat for the major celestial event.

Theoretical astrophysicist and science writer Ethan Siegel has revealed the reason you can't see the stars outside of your window when you're on a flight.

Location of the Russian cargo plane at Pearson Airport. Motorists can easily see the Antonov passing by on Highway 427, but you can get an even better view if you know where to look.

The distinctive Airbus Beluga plane — shaped like the eponymous whale — landed in St. John's on Wednesday, and planespotters were there to see it.

Tim Chang, 19, enjoys plane spotting at Vancouver International Airport. For him, photographing aircraft is an art form and a way to see details he wouldn't normally perceive. (Naoko Niimi) ...