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United Airlines sees future for flying electric taxis
Carrier is investing $15 million in a maker of electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles.
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Drone superhighways and airports are coming. Let's make sure they don't make life miserable
Within just two years, the U.K. could be home to the planet's biggest drone superhighway thanks to the plans of a group of technology companies. It sounds like something out of a science fiction movie, but it's just one of a number of projects in the pipeline as part of the U.K. government's drone ambition statement announced recently.
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American Airlines places order for 20 supersonic jets from Boom Supersonic
Previously, United Airlines also placed an order with Boom.
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The 'Switchblade' Flying Car Is Ready For Takeoff
While the Samson Sky didn’t meet its ambitious goal of delivering a three-wheeled flying car by spring of 2017, the project recently achieved a major milestone. After 14 years of development, The Hill reports that the so-called Switchblade is finally ready for takeoff after a Federal Aviation Administration inspection determined it’s safe to fly. Samson Sky CEO Sam Bousfield and his team have already begun high-speed taxiing testing ahead of the first flight, which is expected to happen in a matter of weeks.
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Boeing takes additional charge for Starliner astronaut capsule, bringing cost overruns to near $700 million
Boeing disclosed a charge of $93 million in the second quarter for its Starliner astronaut capsule program, bringing the program’s overrun costs to nearly $700 million.
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Tomorrow's 'Top Gun' might have drone wingman, use AI
Maverick’s next wingman could be a drone. In the movies, fighter pilots are depicted as highly trained military aviators with the skills and experience to defeat adversaries in thrilling aerial dogfights.
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Airbus climbs past Boeing in single-aisle market share
Airbus and Boeing have competed neck and neck for five decades in one of the world’s great commercial rivalries. But, as the contest resumes in earnest in the wake of the pandemic, the old order has changed. Airbus now has a wide lead in the single-aisle market — the hottest area of aviation — leaving Boeing to grapple with how to bridge the gap.
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Boeing threatens to cancel Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft unless given exemption from safety requirements
Aircraft manufacturer Boeing has suggested it could pull the latest model of its 737 MAX, currently in the process of getting its certification, unless it is made exempt from certain safety regulations which come into force in 2023.
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Motorless sailplane for exploring Mars soars like albatross
The huge success of the Mars helicopter Ingenuity has proven it’s possible to explore other planets from the air, and researchers are working on a variety of flying craft concepts for future planetary missions. To fill in our knowledge of Mars between rovers on the surface and orbiters in space, researchers from the University of Arizona have proposed an experimental sailplane that operates without a motor and that could sail through the Martian air for days at a time.
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Nasa prepares first all-electric airplane for first test flight
Nasa is nearing the first test flight of an experimental aircraft that could make general aviation greener, cleaner, and quieter.
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This solar-powered plane could stay in the air for months
In 2016, a bizarre-looking plane, covered with more than 17,000 solar panels, showed the world a glimpse of the future of flight. With the wingspan of a Boeing 747, but weighing only as much as an SUV, it circumnavigated the Earth without using a drop of fuel.
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Qantas to launch longest non-stop passenger flight
Qantas announced on Monday it will launch the world's longest non-stop commercial flight, with passengers set to spend 19 hours in the air travelling from Sydney to London by the end of 2025. After five years of planning, the airline said it was ordering 12 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft to operate the "Project Sunrise" flights to cities including London and New York.
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Game Changer: Supersonic X-59 One Step Closer to First Flight
The X-59 designers have big plans for the airplane. It will be able to fly at an altitude of 55,000 feet at Mach 1.4 (925 miles per hour).
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YouTuber Trevor Jacob's pilot's license revoked by FAA after filmed plane crash
Trevor Jacob posted a 12-minute video of a crash to his YouTube channel and it has received more than 1.7 million views. The FAA has revoked his pilot's license.
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The SkyPak Is a Prototype Electric Jetpack That Actually Works
Unlike so much of the vaporware out there today, this looks to have real potential.
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FedEx will start testing a 1,900-pound drone for hauling packages
The 27-foot-wide aircraft features a hybrid-electric power system and weighs 1,900 pounds. Just don't expect it to land in your driveway.
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Airbus flew its A380 on 100% sustainable aviation fuel made from used cooking oil
As per a statement on Airbus’ website, the first A380 flight fueled by 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) took place on Friday (March 25). An A380 test aircraft flew for 3 hours with one of its four engines fuelled by 100% sustainable aviation fuel. Airbus stopped constructing the A380 double-decker plane more than three years ago, announcing that production would conclude in 2021.
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Airbus just flew its mammoth A380 superjumbo jet using fuel made with cooking oil
Airbus just completed another milestone in its effort to reduce aviation carbon footprint by flying an A380 jumbo jet using 100% sustainable aviation fuel.
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Jetliner crashes with 132 aboard in southern China, officials say
A Chinese plane has crashed in rural southern China with 132 onboard in what could be the country's worst aviation disaster in two decades. The Boeing 737 was operated by China Eastern Airlines, a state-run firm and one of China's largest airlines.
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Largest plane ever built destroyed, Ukraine foreign minister says
The largest plane ever built has been destroyed at an airport outside Kyiv.
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