747-Sized Drone Flies For Three Days On Solar Power Alone
Skydweller Aero's stated goal is to eventually achieve "perpetual" flight, in which the drone would only have to land once it needs maintenance.
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Snack On Crunchyroll Anime On Your Next Delta Flight
Delta will soon bring anime to the skies, courtesy of Crunchyroll.
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Here's Why The Boeing 757 Got The Nickname 'Atari Ferrari'
The Boeing 757 was a favorite among pilots, who dubbed it the "Atari Ferrari." Learn the specs behind this aircraft and how it got its nickname.
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Southwest Airlines Leaves Two Blind Passengers Behind At Gate
While airlines can constantly mishandle luggage, they usually have the decency not to forget the passengers who arrive on time at the gate.
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Denver Airport Might Build Nuclear Reactor, Likely Fueling Further Conspiracy Theories
Denver's mayor and the airport CEO announced a $1.25 million feasibility study to see if the nuclear option is viable for satisfying DIA's growing energy demand
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Why Does The Airbus A340 Have Four Small Engines Instead Of Two Bigger Ones?
Most large jets today are powered by two big engines, and they seem to get from place to place just fine. So why does the Airbus 340 have four smaller ones?
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Boeing 777X Inches Towards Certification With First New Plane Flight In Five Years
It's probably not a coincidence that Boeing also announced that Cathay Pacific ordered an additional 14 of the aircraft once it's ready for delivery.
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Plane Cabin Fills With Toxic Smoke As Power Bank Catches Fire Over The Ocean, Hours Away From Landing
Luckily a flight attendant put out the portable phone charger fire pretty quickly with an extinguisher, and the flight continued on to its destination.
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New Zealand Air Force Pulls Off Daring Winter Rescue From Antarctica's McMurdo Station
Kiwis may be flightless birds, but they pulled this one off.
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Sweden Forced To Deal With 747 That Used To Be A Hotel It Doesn't Want
After filing for bankruptcy the plane-hotel never found a new buyer, dumping the rusting aircraft into the care of Sweden's airport authority.
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Plane Stolen Twice In One Week Begs The Question: Just How Easy Is It To Steal A Plane?
A single Cessna 172 was stolen twice over the past week from two general aviation airports in Southern California.
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Flying-Taxi Company Joby Could Buy Heli-Taxi Company Blade For Cheap
The goal with the Blade deal is to plug Blade users into Joby's products, with flights commencing next year.
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Here's Why The Boeing 777x Needs Folding Wingtips
Boeing's new 777x has faced lots of delays on its way to being delivered to airlines. But its need for folding wingtips has been evident from the start.
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Supercars Got To Race A Plane At Local Arkansas Car Show
The unorthodox races took place at Cars vs. Planes, a car show at the Springdale Municipal Airport in northwest Arkansas.
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The Oldest Boeing Passenger Jet In Active Service Has Been Flying For Over 45 Years
The oldest Boeing passenger jet has moved from country to country, but it's still ferrying its human payload. And some Boeing cargo jets are even older.
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Senate Republicans Vote To Let Trump Keep Qatar Jet After Taxpayer-Funded $1 Billion Retrofit
The retrofit's exact cost is unclear, but the Pentagon transferred $934 million from its nuclear missile modernization budget to an unnamed classified project.
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Miami Pilot Attempting To Fly Around World Dies In Indiana Plane Crash That Nearly Took Out A Gas Station
Yet another small plane crash has claimed the life of Anh-Thu Nguyen, a Miami-area pilot who last year became the 10th woman to fly solo around the globe
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25 Passengers Hospitalized Following Severe Turbulence On Delta Flight
Once again, those who weren't wearing their seatbelts reportedly took the brunt of it, including the cabin crew.
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'Leave All Carry-On Items Behind' During An Emergency Plane Evacuation Does Not Mean 'Grab Your Bags First', You Dinguses
an American Airlines flight leaving Denver International was evacuated prior to takeoff after experiencing a "possible landing gear incident."
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Federal Agents Storm Airplane Cockpit, Arrest Co-Pilot Moments After Landing
A group of at least 10 law enforcement officials with badges and guns pushed their way through the aisle and into the flight deck of Delta flight 2809.
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Renovating Trump's 'Free' Qatari Jet Is Going Great, Just Don't Ask About The Mysterious $934 Million Transfer No One Wants To Talk About
It's important to remember that the current plan isn't for the U.S. government to keep the plane.
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FAA Wants To Hire Immigrants As Air Traffic Controllers
Surprising no one, the security personnel at the FAA are "losing their minds" at the idea of letting non-citizens into the country's air traffic arteries.
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Boeing Predicts The Future, Foresees 50,000 Planes By 2044
Boeing thinks that air traffic will continue to grow in popularity as emerging markets build more infrastructure and the global middle class expands.
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Turkish Airlines Loses Corpse Of Passenger Who Died During Flight At Chicago O'Hare
Turkish Airlines should have contacted local authorities about the death once the plane touched down in Chicago, but that doesn't seem to have been the case.
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European Space Agency Is Building A Hypersonic Spaceplane
There have been several attempts over the decades to build a so-called Single Stage to Orbit (SSTO) vehicle, but thus far, none have succeeded.
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Too Much Moose Meat Blamed For Fatal 2023 Plane Crash That Killed Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola's Husband
The National Transportation Safety Board concluded its investigation into the crash and believes it knows why the plane crashed — it was overloaded with moose meat.
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Delta Pilot Fails Breathalyzer Test Before Transatlantic Flight And Gets Arrested
Delta Air Lines had to quickly cancel a long-haul flight on Tuesday despite the crew arriving on time and there being no issues with the planes.
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