How space technology has improved the airline experience
“Did you ever want to be an astronaut?” is one of the questions that almost every pilot is occasionally asked…. Read More »
Virgin Galactic opens ‘Gateway to Space’ for tourist launches at Spaceport America
Virgin Galactic’s new home for tourist flights to suborbital space is now go for launch. The spaceflight company unveiled the… Read More »
Are offshore aircraft-repair stations a safety risk to passengers and crew?
Somewhere on the ground in São Paulo, Brazil, an aircraft technician needed help. He was a man of about 40,… Read More »
Aviation experts disagree on Boeing’s 737 Max quick software fix
On Boeing’s earnings call with analysts yesterday, David Strauss from Barclays asked a question that dredged up the issue plaguing… Read More »
US FAA says cellphones a flight danger on these Boeing jets
U.S. government officials in 2014 revealed an alarming safety issue: Passenger cellphones and other types of radio signals could pose… Read More »
There’s no airplane quite like the Grumman X-29
There’s no airplane quite like the Grumman X-29. Its astonishing forward-swept wings were just one of its many bold innovations…. Read More »
New research highlights why sleep loss poses an insidious threat to flight safety
Sleep-deprived pilots suffer several impairments in mood and cognition, according to new research published in the scientific journal Biological Rhythm… Read More »
Gulfstream jet takes off from Florida to attempt global flight records
A jet took off from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on July 9 in an attempt to break world records for… Read More »