The idea of electric-powered flight has been around for decades, but only recently has it begun to take off.

A solar-powered aircraft from the European aerospace giant Airbus has completed a maiden flight lasting 25 days, 23 hours, and 57 minutes. The new Zephyr S HAPS (High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite) took off from Arizona on July 11 and went on to complete "the longest duration flight ever made," Airbus Defence and Space said in an announcement Wednesday. An application has been made to confirm the flight as a new world record.

Federal authorities on Saturday were seeking to learn what drove an airline worker to steal an empty airplane from Seattle's airport in a security scare that caused the scrambling of U.S. fighter jets and ended when the plane crashed onto a sparsely populated island.

An airline mechanic stole an empty plane from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with military jets pursuing him -- before crashing about 40 miles away, authorities said. The 76-seater aircraft took off without authorization Friday night with an airline employee at the controls, airport officials tweeted. The unidentified 29-year-old mechanic was pronounced dead after the crash, Pierce County Sheriff Paul Pastor said.

Amazon is a brand known the world over for delivering everything from electronics to groceries at the touch of a button. It’s no secret that the company already runs its own cargo airline, but what if Amazon launched a passenger airline?

FRANCE has reopened its investigation into the fate of missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 after Malaysia’s long-awaited “final report” failed to provide an explanation for the aircraft’s disappearance. French newspaper Le Parisien reports that investigators are keen to verify data from Inmarsat — the British operator of a global satellite network — which tracked the aircraft’s pings to the southern Indian Ocean off Western Australia, where it is believed to have crashed.

A man identified as Mohammed Abubakar started work in the aviation industry as an aircraft cleaner but today, he was decorated as a captain. According to a post shared on Twitter, Abubakar started his career 24 years ago.

Aside from hiking up prices, the one thing that really annoys passengers is reducing their space. At 30,000 feet, personal space is money and we are willing to pay for more legroom or an emergency exit seat. So it comes as no surprise that travellers on the American Airlines 737-800 routes are not happy. After saying it wouldn’t happen, it seems it will. The American Airlines Densification program has begun with the airline cramming in 22 more seats per 737.

Twenty people have died after a World War Two vintage aircraft crashed into a mountainside in eastern Switzerland, police say. The plane - a Junkers JU-52 HB-HOT - was carrying 17 passengers and three crew on a sightseeing flight when it took off on Saturday afternoon. Operator JU-Air said it was saddened by the news and it had set up a helpline for relatives. It has suspended all flights until further notice.

The U.K. engineer plans to cut down on flight time lost by airlines to essential maintenance.

‘This is not a private jet for the ultra-wealthy ... we want to get the economy of the plane down so that anybody who flies can fly fast’

A plane has crashed in the capital of Mexico's Durango state, television images show, with the state governor confirming nobody was killed. Governor José Aispuro tweeted that there were no deaths among the 101 aboard, although around 85 were injured - two critically. Aeroméxico flight AM2431 was flying from Guadalupe Victoria International Airport to Mexico City.

Small off-the-shelf drones have been used time and again to kill people. Repelling such threats is not that easy, but jammers, shotguns, shootable nets or birds of prey may help.

On Feb. 6, Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched its largest rocket into the blue Florida sky. Onboard was “Starman,” a dummy strapped into the billionaire’s cherry red Tesla roadster. Minutes later, fans cheered as Musk topped himself by nailing a simultaneous landing of the Falcon Heavy’s boosters. It was arguably a turning point for the commercial space age. Airlines were somewhat less thrilled. On that day, 563 flights were delayed and 62 extra miles added to flights in the southeast region of the U.S., according to Federal Aviation Administration data released Tuesday by the Air Line Pilots Association, or ALPA.

Peanuts were an iconic part of Southwest flights.

One flying car seems absurd; Larry Page has three.

One aviation expert believes Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah maneuvered the plane to take one final look at his home town before crashing.

In response to a federal appeals court case, the Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that it doesn't need to regulate airline seating because evacuation tests prove there is enough room to maneuver, despite consumer complaints about cramped quarters. The group FlyersRights.org challenged the FAA at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit over concerns that tighter seating with larger passengers could prevent evacuations within the goal of 90 seconds. The appeals panel ordered FAA nearly a year ago to review its safety rules for seating.

Air Force One isn’t American enough for Donald Trump. According to Axios, the president wants to give the plane a paint job, ditching the classic light blue, which Trump refers to as a “Jackie Kennedy color.” Trump reportedly wants the new color scheme to be red, white, and blue so that the plane “looks more American.”

Many of us know the moment of dread. You’ve boarded the airplane and you’re in the seat. The last passengers are still coming down the aisle. There’s an empty seat next to you. The people streaming down the aisle are of assorted sizes…pray for a slim one. But no, it has to be the unraveling 300-pound latecomer. They struggle to ram their bag in the bin. They collapse into the seat, thighs and hips barely contained, a chunky arm and an elbow spilling into your space.

Shortly after the C-47 cargo plane took flight, it crashed and caught fire in Burnet, Texas, on Saturday.

A group of researchers believes Amelia Earhart made several attempts to reach civilization in her final days — and that her messages got through.

Problems started when the family boarded an Emirates flight from Dubai, UAE, to Lyon, France – the last leg of the journey – and Kumar requested the flight crew for an extra seat for her epileptic son.

This week, JetBlue Airways pilots agreed on the first labour contract in the low-cost carrier’s history. The JetBlue pilots contract will increase rates of pay for pilots and improve conditions. It’s good news for pilots, passengers and investors. So let’s take a look at the specifics of the JetBlue pilots deal.

The P-38 "Echo" is part of the Lost Squadron of aircraft that were forced to crash land in Greenland during a blizzard.

Don’t look out the window.

Passenger group challenged Federal Aviation Administration after agency rejected request for rules on seat size and distance between rows...

A 3-year-old girl was the only survivor of a plane crash in far eastern Russia, which killed six people Wednesday, officials said. An L-410 twin-engine turboprop crashed while trying to land at a small airport near the village of Nelkan. The aircraft, which belonged to regional carrier Khabarovsk Airlines, was on a regular flight to Nelkan from Khabarovsk, the regional center which is near a border with China.

Norway will have an electric aircraft from next summer. Airport operator Avinor says it wants Norway to become the first country in which electric powered airplanes take a significant market share, reports news agency NTB. The aircraft – an Alpha Electro G2 – has been ordered from the Pipistrel manufacturer in Slovenia and will primarily be used for demonstration purposes, according to the report.

A computer glitch has allowed all of American Airlines’ pilots to take vacation during the week of Christmas, according to ABC and Reuters. The error could leave thousands of planes grounded during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year. Citing the union that represents pilots, Reuters reports that over 15,000 planes currently lack pilot assignments in December. “On Friday, management disclosed a failure within the pilot schedule bidding system,” the Allied Pilots Association said in a statement.

Who said flying is a drag? One bold and inspired pilot brought seasonal joy to the world by drawing a giant Christmas tree in the sky on a flight path over Germany while doing a test flight of an Airbus A380 aircraft for Emirates.

The existence of unidentified flying objects using technology more advanced than human capabilities has been proved “beyond reasonable doubt”, the former head of a secret US government programme has said. Luis Elizondo, who quit as head of the Advanced Threat Identification Programme (AATIP) two months ago, warned nations now “had to be conscious” of the potential threat posed by UFOs.

An aerial photographer explains precisely how he took this amazing photograph.

Malaysia's government said Saturday that it has approved a new attempt to find the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, nearly four years after the plane's disappearance sparked one of aviation's biggest mysteries. The U.S.-based company Ocean Infinity dispatched a search vessel this past week to look in the southern Indian Ocean for debris from the plane, which disappeared March 8, 2014, on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 227 passengers and 12 crew members.

On Wednesday, Delta Airlines flight 9771 flew from Atlanta to Pinal Airpark in Arizona. It wasn't a full flight—just 48 people on board. But it was a milestone—and not just for the two people who got married mid-flight—for it marked the very last flight of a Boeing 747 being operated by a US airline. Delta's last scheduled passenger service with the jumbo was actually late in December, at which point it conducted a farewell tour and then some charter flights. But as of today, after 51 long years in service, if you want to ride a 747 you'll need to be traveling abroad.