Passerine's fixed-wing drones can take off (and land) using a pair of legs.

Drones have a fundamental design problem. The kind of drone that can carry large payloads at high speeds over long distances is fundamentally different from the kind of drone that can take off and land from a small area. In very simple terms, for the former, you want fixed wings, and for the latter, you want rotors.

The head unit, made with help from Lockheed Martin (which designed the F-35) is way more than a protective shell. Built around a custom-fitted insert based on a 3-D scan of the pilot's noggin, it combines noise-canceling headphones, night vision, a forehead-mounted computer, and a projector---not so different from the one in your office's conference room---that displays live video on its clear visor.

For the first time, a new network of satellites will soon be able to track all commercial airplanes in real time, anywhere on the planet. Currently, planes are largely tracked by radar on the ground, which doesn't work over much of the world's oceans. The final 10 satellites were launched Friday to wrap up the $3 billion effort to replace 66 aging communication satellites, reports CBS News' Kris Van Cleave, who got an early look at the new technology.

Airport still closed after what police describe as deliberate attempt to disrupt flights

In 2015, airlines burned through 276 million tons of jet fuel. That’s roughly 7 percent of global oil products, and leads to direct emissions that make up 2.7 percent of global energy-related CO2 emissions. Worse yet, direct CO2 emissions are estimated to account for only half the sector’s total global warming impact, with other greenhouse gas emissions and the formation of contrails that trap heat in the atmosphere also having a large contribution.

Barbara Deckert has a new weapon in the war against airplane noise — and she’s not afraid to use it. Every time a plane flies over her suburban Maryland home, rattling her windows and setting her teeth on edge, she presses a small white button and feels a tiny sense of triumph. That’s because with one click, Deckert has done what could have taken her hours to do a few months ago — she has filed a noise complaint with officials at the Maryland Aviation Administration.

On December 1, 2013, Americans watched a segment on 60 Minutes about Amazon’s plans to deliver packages by drone in just “four or five years.” Well, it’s officially been five years. And Amazon’s failure to make drone delivery a reality is a great reminder that PR promises from big tech companies are often not worth very much. And frankly, it’s also an opportunity to be thankful that Amazon isn’t yet buzzing drones over our heads like it owns the skies.

737 Max safety bulletin revealed changes to system that pilots never knew about.

Boeing didn’t inform pilots about a control issue with some new 737 Max jets before a deadly Lion Air crash. The automated stall-prevention system on the Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 models could push the nose down unexpectedly and then can’t be pulled back up. But pilots weren’t alerted to the new system on the Boeing 737 Max variants or issues with it, according to a Wall Street Journal report late Monday.

Eviation’s Alice is an all-electric, nine-person aircraft that may help replace fossil fuel-burning commuter planes.

On February 9, 2019, it will be 50 years since the first Boeing 747 took to the skies. Since its first passenger flight, in 1970, it has become the most successful commercial jet aircraft built. More than 1500 747s have rolled out of Boeing's Everett production facility, they've carried more than 3.5 billion passengers and flown the equivalent of 70,000-plus trips to the moon and back.

Picture international air travel without the hassle: no costly airport transfer, no busy security line or passport control, no waiting to board or depart. Instead, you're in and out of the airplane in minutes and jet setting across the world to your destination in no time at all. According to SAMAD Aerospace, the UK-based mastermind behind a new high-tech, dynamic airplane called the Starling Jet, this dream could soon be a business travel reality.

NASA’s aeronautical innovators are ready to take things supersonic, but with a quiet twist.

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

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.

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 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.

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 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.

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.

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.

Following a terrible month for aircraft deliveries, boss of the 737 programme has announced he will step down. Scott Campbell will take retirement following 30 years of service after failed Boeing 737 deliveries threaten to damage the company’s reputation. The Boeing 737 shortfall has never been worse. In July, they delivered just 39 commercial jets, of which 29 were single aisle aircraft. Is it a coincidence that the Boeing 737 boss steps down at the end of such a disastrous month? We think not.

Airbnb offers home sharing, boutique hotels, experiences, and dining reservations and all the way back in 2016 it briefly mentioned the idea of launching flights to become a huge travel super brand. There is however huge costs in launching a traditional airline, and costs could range from anywhere from millions of dollars to billions depending on the fleet, the way the airline employs people and their routes.

Airport staff had to write flight information on whiteboards after screens went blank.

I was surprised to wake up last Saturday morning to the headlines. Not completely shocked, but surprised nonetheless. By Todd Bunker.

Plane journeys are taking longer than a decade ago, according to a report that claims the change is down to airlines “padding” their schedules to create the impression passengers were reaching their destinations on time. Carriers are adding extra time to flight schedules, in some cases up to 30 minutes, to ensure they maintain punctuality and are therefore less likely to be liable for compensation payouts, the investigation by Which? Travel claimed.

Plane maker Boeing is actively working on technology that would remove the need for two pilots in the cockpits of its passenger jets. Existing European aviation rules state that passenger planes with more than 20 seats must have a minimum of two pilots in the cockpit. But Steve Nordlund, a vice president at Boeing, said autonomous technology that would allow for a reduction in on-board crew was being developed at a “good speed”.

A passenger jet caught fire after overshooting its landing sending it crashing through a fence at an airport in Russia, injuring 18 people.

The goal of a nonstop flight from Sydney to London -- half the way around the planet -- took a leap forward as the world’s top planemakers convinced Qantas Airways Ltd. they can make the 20-hour route a reality.

A "sickness bug" on board a flight from Spain caused passengers to "drop like flies" and triggered an emergency response, it has emerged. The Jet2 flight was surrounded by emergency vehicles on the runway at Leeds Bradford Airport at 9.45pm on Saturday after reports that four people were unwell on-board. Other passengers were kept on board for more than an hour whilst the authorities made sure that the sickness was not contagious.

An Emirates plane has been quarantined at JFK airport in New York after multiple passengers reported feeling ill, the airline has said. Local news outlets originally reported that up to 100 of the passengers on the flight from Dubai to New York were suffering from coughs and fevers. But the airline said in a statement that only 10 passengers had fallen ill, and “were immediately checked by local health authorities". The other passengers were expected to disembark shortly.

A man has sensationally claimed to have found the wreckage of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 on Google Maps. Ian Wilson believes a blurry outline of an aircraft spotted in the Cambodian jungle is in fact the same plane that went missing four and a half years ago. The missing MH370 is one of the biggest aviation mysteries and has dumbfounded investigators ever since it vanished.