Security Tech Culture Insecure server exposes the US government's "No Fly List" A bloated database mostly flagging Arabic or Russian-sounding names By Alfonso Maruccia, January 24, 2023, 1:55 PM
Industry American Airlines places deposit on 20 Boom Supersonic Overture aircraft Commercial supersonic flights could become a thing again By Tudor Cibean, August 17, 2022, 11:03 AM 19 comments
Tech Culture The Web Teenager who tracks jet owned by Elon Musk starts following Mark Zuckerberg's new plane Holding billionaires to account or putting them at risk? By Rob Thubron, May 19, 2022, 9:35 AM 39 comments
Mobile The Web Airlines warn of flight chaos following tomorrow's 5G deployment Will thousands of Americans really be stranded overseas? By Rob Thubron, January 18, 2022, 7:49 AM 25 comments
Tech Culture Apple The Apple Watch proves helpful during surprise mid-flight birth Another use for Apple's wearable By Rob Thubron, May 5, 2021, 8:42 AM
Tech Culture Software Airplane takes off with less thrust after adults are assigned child's weight A software error that could have ended badly By Rob Thubron, April 9, 2021, 8:08 AM 19 comments
Mobile Industry FCC keeps ban on passengers making in-flight calls It took seven years to reach the decision By Rob Thubron, December 4, 2020, 7:25 AM 7 comments
Tech Culture Coronavirus weirdness: Singapore Air is transforming parked planes into pop-up restaurants 2020, when the most exclusive dining experience can only be had on a parked airplane By Shawn Knight, October 12, 2020, 9:40 AM
Tech Culture Software Boeing 747s still use 3.5-inch floppy disks for critical software updates They are 32 years old, after all By Rob Thubron, August 12, 2020, 7:47 AM 26 comments
Science Rolls-Royce will supply the propulsion system for Virgin's Mach 3 aircraft High-speed commercial aircraft could drastically reduce travel time By Shawn Knight, August 3, 2020, 11:32 AM 13 comments
Tech Culture Security Pilot accidentally triggers hijack alarm, causes major security incident Was a typo to blame? By Rob Thubron, November 7, 2019, 7:59 AM
Tech Culture Industry UK and Australia space agencies are developing a hypersonic 'space plane' Four-hour flights between London and Sydney could happen by 2030 By Humza Aamir, October 1, 2019, 9:03 AM 11 comments
Electronics Virgin Atlantic flight forced to land after battery charger catches fire All passengers were safely evacuated By Rob Thubron, July 5, 2019, 8:44 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
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
Electronics US bans lithium-ion batteries from passenger planes' cargo holds There are new restrictions for cargo flights, too By Rob Thubron, March 4, 2019, 7:03 AM 7 comments
Tech Culture Elon Musk reveals an electric plane design on Joe Rogan's podcast However, don't bother looking for it in the skies anytime soon By Cal Jeffrey, September 7, 2018, 3:03 PM 18 comments
Industry Security DHS researchers have hacked a Boeing 757 Researchers achieved a remote, non-cooperative, penetration of the aircraft's systems By William Gayde, November 14, 2017, 8:59 AM
Industry Mobile FCC chairman: In-flight cellular calls should continue to be banned By Shawn Knight, April 10, 2017, 5:30 PM 13 comments
Security Electronics TSA bans large electronic devices on airlines from 8 countries TSA will ban large electronic devices from 13 Middle-Eastern countries amid possible terror threat By William Gayde, March 21, 2017, 12:05 AM
Industry All domestic United Airlines flights grounded for two hours due to computer issue Outage related to Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System By William Gayde, January 23, 2017, 7:15 AM
Security Researchers say in-flight entertainment system flaws could allows hackers to control a plane Hackers could also control a plane's passenger displays, cabin lights, and PA system. By Rob Thubron, December 20, 2016, 8:30 AM 11 comments
Electronics Satellite tracking could help locate airliners that go down in remote areas By Shawn Knight, September 23, 2016, 10:15 AM
Science Listen as these astronomers witness stunning solar eclipse from 35,000 feet By Shawn Knight, March 11, 2016, 6:00 PM 19 comments
Mobile The Web JetBlue's entire fleet will offer free 20Mbps Wi-Fi by next fall By Shawn Knight, October 15, 2015, 6:15 PM