Electronics Tech Culture Airline rules on portable batteries are getting stricter – and more inconsistent South Korean airline passengers must now carry power banks and e-cigarettes on their person By Daniel Sims, March 13, 2025, 8:26 AM
Tech Culture Industry JetZero aims to make commercial jets flatter (and more futuristic) by 2030 Blended wing innovation could slash jet fuel consumption by 50% By Zo Ahmed, January 11, 2025, 3:18 PM 11 comments
Electronics Hardware Spatial audio is coming to F-16 fighters to provide 3D sound in the cockpit Danish firm Terma secured the contract to bring the technology to F-16 cockpits By Zo Ahmed, November 10, 2024, 11:53 AM
Car Tech Science Hydrogen-powered VTOL aircraft completes groundbreaking 523-mile flight across California The flight was emission-free with water as the only by-product By Zo Ahmed, July 30, 2024, 11:50 AM 28 comments
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 13 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