Science Electronics This bird-inspired drone is more energy efficient and proficient at complex flight maneuvers A mechanical RAVEN that can take off, walk and hop over obstacles By Alfonso Maruccia, December 6, 2024, 3:28 PM 27 comments
Science Space Student-made rocket smashes 20-year-old world record, soaring 470,400 feet above Earth Aftershock II also set a new amateur rocket speed record of 3,602 mph By Zo Ahmed, November 19, 2024, 9:47 AM 9 comments
Science Electronics Drones equipped with self-monitoring "nervous system" promise longer, safer flights Fiber optic "nerves" could help drones diagnose problems By Zo Ahmed, November 4, 2024, 12:20 PM
Tech Culture Industry Rolls-Royce aims for the world's fastest all-electric plane under its ACCEL initiative The 'ionBird' test aircraft will be used to crack speeds of over 300 mph (480 km/h) in late Spring 2020 By Humza Aamir, December 25, 2019, 11:30 AM 16 comments
Industry Science Harbour Air completes the 'world's first' commercial electric airplane test flight The plane is called the 'eBeaver' By Cohen Coberly, December 11, 2019, 6:51 PM 13 comments
Tech Culture British Airways to provide VR experience on select flights Passengers on-board select BA117 flights from London to New York's JFK will be trialed initially By Humza Aamir, August 15, 2019, 7:56 AM
Google The Web Google Flights launches 'Price Guarantee' program, will refund the difference if ticket prices drop Book your tickets with confidence By Cohen Coberly, August 8, 2019, 2:49 PM 8 comments
Industry Air France plans to experiment with using facial recognition in place of boarding passes The test will start with two US airports By Cohen Coberly, July 11, 2019, 4:51 PM
Industry Boeing forced to use employee parking lot to store grounded 737 Max planes The aircraft are grounded following two crashes By Rob Thubron, June 26, 2019, 5:25 AM 23 comments
Tech Culture The Web Delta will beta test free Wi-Fi starting this month Limited test will run in select flights for two weeks By Julio Franco, May 10, 2019, 12:44 PM 8 comments
Google Google Assistant can now warn you about potential flight delays Assistant continues to improve By Cohen Coberly, December 17, 2018, 5:58 PM
Mobile Industry JetBlue now offers free, high-speed Wi-Fi on all flights in the continental US By Shawn Knight, January 11, 2017, 6:00 PM
Tech Culture Uber and Airbus partnering to bring helicopter rides to all By Devin Kate Pope, January 18, 2016, 5:45 PM
The Web Mobile Europe is getting fast and reliable in-flight Wi-Fi, you just have to wait till 2017 By Devin Kate Pope, September 21, 2015, 4:45 PM
Industry The Web Virgin America to deploy much faster inflight Wi-Fi in their new A320s By Tim Schiesser, July 8, 2015, 1:15 PM
The Web Tech Culture Inflight Wi-Fi and the economics of demand By Stephen Libbey, July 6, 2015, 11:30 AM
Security FBI claims security researcher took control of a plane mid-flight through its entertainment system By Jose Vilches, May 18, 2015, 12:45 PM 14 comments
Apple Industry iPad errors delay American Airlines flights By Justin Kahn, April 29, 2015, 4:30 PM 9 comments
Industry AT&T abandons in-flight wireless plans to focus on DirecTV and Iuseacell deals By Shawn Knight, November 11, 2014, 2:45 PM
Industry Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo crash leaves one dead, another seriously injured By Shawn Knight, October 31, 2014, 5:00 PM 16 comments
Software Mobile Digits could replace usernames, passwords with mobile phone numbers By Shawn Knight, October 22, 2014, 5:00 PM
The Web Virgin America's nearly six-hour-long commercial about flying is absolutely brilliant By Shawn Knight, October 16, 2014, 10:30 AM 8 comments
Electronics Industry FAA permits first commercial drone over land By Himanshu Arora, June 11, 2014, 9:32 AM 16 comments
Industry Mobile FCC may allow passengers to make in-flight cellular calls By Himanshu Arora, November 22, 2013, 9:30 AM
Industry Europe allows airlines to install 3G and LTE networks for in-flight use By Shawn Knight, November 15, 2013, 2:00 PM