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Eyes in the sky: why drones are ‘beyond effective’ for animal rights campaigners around the world
Inexpensive and easy to use, drones are proving invaluable for activists monitoring illegal fishing, hunting and deforestation – as well as keeping tabs on zoos and aquariums
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How flying taxis could go mainstream
Flying taxis could even replace short-haul flights, but certification and new digital infrastructure must happen first.
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A Living History of The Humble Paper Airplane
For centuries, paper airplanes have unlocked the science of flight—now they could inspire drone technology.
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The Air Force wants $6 billion to build a fleet of AI-controlled drones | Engadget
The USAF wants to build a fleet of $3 million drone aircraft that can get shot at so American pilots don't have to be..
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Delta Air Lines says it has protected its planes against interference from 5G wireless signals
Delta Air Lines said Thursday that it has completed upgrading its fleet to protect key equipment against interference from 5G wireless signals, plugging a hole that could have disrupted flights during low visibility.
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The biggest hot air balloon in the US was built to carry skydivers
The very large hot air balloon will carry seven people up to 35,000 feet, and then five of then plan to jump out of it (wearing parachutes).
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Drone service Wing stops delivering food in Canberra
Global drone delivery company Wing is shifting to be based out of shopping centres for easier access to deliverable goods and says so far it hasn't been able to find a suitable shopping centre in Canberra.
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A gigantic Navy drone is ready to surveil the ocean from above
The Triton aircraft has a wingspan wider than a Boeing 737's. The program just reached an important milestone.
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Airline starts weighing passengers at the gate
Finnair’s new trial at Helsinki airport is weighing volunteer passengers at the gate, along with their hand luggage. The pilot project is to help the airline better calculate accurate weights of passengers and baggage being loaded onto the plane.
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Deaths of two families in plane crash shock South Carolina town
The stunning news has been spreading through the city of Greenville, South Carolina, shaking residents in a way they hadn't felt in recent memory.
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World's first flying bicycle?
A pair of flight enthusiasts, John Foden, 37, and Yannick Read, 42, have devised a two-wheeled bike -- christened the XploreAir Paravelo -- that transforms into an aircraft. The British inventors say it is the world's first fully functional flying bicycle.
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Air Show Tragedy in Ohio
A stunt plane crashed at an Ohio air show on Saturday, killing two people.
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The Most Fabulous Flight Attendant Fashions In History
Please fasten your seat belts, stow your carry-ons and prepare yourself for a runway show at 37,000 feet.
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Asiana Airline passenger was alive until killed by rescue vehicle
Asiana Airlines Flight 214 passenger Ye Mengyan died of injuries she received from being run over by a vehicle, and she was alive when she was hit, coroner said.
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Amazon CEO says discovery is Apollo 11 rocket engines
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos rescued sunken treasure in the Atlantic this year: components of two F-1 rocket engines. Now he says he has verified that they are engines from Apollo 11, the first mission that took U.S. astronauts to the moon.
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NASA cuts spacewalk short
A spacewalk outside the International Space Station was cut short Tuesday morning because of a malfunction with one of the astronauts' space suits, NASA said.
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France air traffic control strike hits Europe flights
European travellers are facing further disruption because of an ongoing strike by French air traffic controllers. More than a quarter of flights from France's busiest airports had to be cancelled on Wednesday amid protests at plans for a single European airspace.
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World War II German bomber raised from sea
A World War II German bomber, likely the last of its kind, has been raised from the bottom of the English Channel and will be restored for display in a British museum.
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101 students kicked off AirTran flight
The scandal surrounding a student vacation flight from New York to Atlanta is getting uglier. One hundred one students and eight chaperones were kicked off an early morning AirTran flight before its scheduled departure Monday. The controversy now pits the airline against an Orthodox Jewish high school.
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2 men charged after flight from Pakistan diverted in UK airspace
Two men have been charged with endangering an aircraft, police in Britain said Sunday. An altercation they were allegedly involved in caused a flight from Pakistan to the UK to be diverted Friday.
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