Tech Culture Science GE Aerospace shows off groundbreaking hypersonic dual-mode ramjet engine Is it time for the Concorde to rise from the ashes? By Stan Goldyn, July 13, 2024, 3:17 PM 12 comments
Space Science Stratolaunch achieves first powered flight of hypersonic test vehicle The curve-nosed test vehicle was dropped from the world's largest aircraft and safely landed in the Pacific Ocean By Erika Morphy, March 12, 2024, 4:54 PM
Security Aircraft GPS spoofing problem grows as aviation industry fails to agree on a solution Better training for pilots could be the only near-term answer By Rob Thubron, January 29, 2024, 5:20 AM
Car Tech Industry Flying taxi services could begin appearing as early as 2024 A Paris service could be ready for the 2024 Olympic Games By Daniel Sims, December 27, 2023, 4:58 PM 10 comments
Electronics Commercial cargo plane successfully completes crewless flight Look ma, no hands! By Shawn Knight, December 26, 2023, 12:12 PM 8 comments
Security Commercial aircraft navigation systems compromised by spoofing attacks Exposing a "fundamental flaw in avionics design" By Rob Thubron, November 21, 2023, 5:19 AM
Car Tech New York intends to have electric air taxis by 2025 Gov. Eric Adams: "Within our lifetime, many of you are going own your own personal electric helicopter" By Cal Jeffrey, November 14, 2023, 4:32 PM 27 comments
Tech Culture Electric air taxis are coming to Chicago, courtesy of United Airlines Skip traffic with this air taxi By Krister Rognaldsen, March 24, 2023, 7:39 PM 16 comments
Tech Culture AI New Lockheed Martin training jet was flown by an AI for over 17 hours A world first for artificial intelligence By Rob Thubron, February 14, 2023, 8:15 AM 15 comments
Industry Airbus' solar-powered drone crashes hours before breaking flight endurance record It stayed in the air for more than 64 days By Cohen Coberly, August 24, 2022, 1:02 PM 7 comments
Tech Culture Software Next-generation RAF fighter jet to feature AI-assisted operation The cockpit will only use virtual controls By Daniel Sims, July 26, 2022, 6:14 PM 17 comments
Tech Culture Company aims to offer short-haul airship travel by 2025, helping reduce airline industry's CO2 emissions Will we be hopping on blimps for inter-city trips in a few years? By Rob Thubron, May 26, 2021, 8:28 AM 18 comments
Industry Boeing resumes 737 Max production following temporary suspension earlier this year The company says that over a dozen workplace and product quality initiatives have been put in place amid slow resumption By Humza Aamir, May 28, 2020, 8:17 AM 13 comments
Industry Boeing successfully completes first test flight of the world's largest twin-engined jet The 777-9X uses a pair of General Electric GE9X engines, each of which produces 105,000 pounds of thrust By Humza Aamir, January 27, 2020, 7:01 AM 12 comments
Industry Lilium's all-electric VTOL taxi achieves forward flight for the first time The vision of the Jetsons is almost upon us By Cal Jeffrey, October 22, 2019, 1:39 PM 10 comments
Industry Austrian Airlines trials autonomous drones for aircraft inspection Turns out annoying UAVs at airports can have good uses too By Humza Aamir, September 17, 2019, 7:03 AM
Industry Software Researchers unveil flight-assistance system that lets planes land themselves on any runway Another step toward full automation By Cohen Coberly, July 9, 2019, 4:03 PM 14 comments
Industry New Boeing 737 Max safety issue will keep planes grounded for longer The flaw is unrelated to the original problem By Rob Thubron, June 27, 2019, 5:20 AM 8 comments
Industry Boeing forced to use employee parking lot to store grounded 737 Max planes The aircraft are grounded following two crashes By Rob Thubron, June 26, 2019, 5:25 AM 23 comments
Industry Gogo's 5G network for planes will arrive in 2021 High-speed internet for air travelers By Rob Thubron, May 30, 2019, 10:03 AM
Industry Science World's largest plane completes a successful first flight Eight years in the making By Isaiah Mayersen, April 14, 2019, 9:55 AM 9 comments
Science NASA, MIT engineers develop aircraft wing that can change shape mid-flight MIT and NASA are at it again By Cohen Coberly, April 1, 2019, 2:11 PM 15 comments
Industry 'Essential' safety features considered 'upgrades' on Boeing 737 Max Boeing will now start including one of the items and 'standard' on new 737 Max airliners By Cal Jeffrey, March 21, 2019, 6:23 PM
Industry Embraer's shark plane has no middle seats, bigger windows, and more overhead bin space Making air travel less of a pain By Rob Thubron, November 29, 2018, 10:17 AM 9 comments
Tech Culture World's largest aircraft will offer "luxury expeditions" and glass-floored cabins This looks pretty awesome By Rob Thubron, July 25, 2018, 9:40 AM 20 comments