Aviation Technology and Innovation

Russian air force to receive long-range combat drones in 2021

2021 will see the first long-range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) capable of carrying precision munitions delivered to ...

Russia reportedly decides on new military freighter design

The Defence ministry of the Russian Federation has reportedly approved the specifications of the new military cargo plan ...

Spike bids on selling its supersonic aircraft to major airlines

Spike Aerospace, one of the major ventures that strive to bring back commercial supersonic flight, has hired former Virg ...

First flight from sea for Chinese AG600, world's largest seaplane

The AG600 seaplane, developed indigenously by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), made its maiden flight...

EAG Hubrid Electric Regional Aircraft HERA

EAG unveils world’s first hybrid electric regional plane

Electric Aviation Group (EAG), UK-based engineering and development company, presented what appears to be the world&rsqu...

Next Step - The Warp Drive?

Normally, most people wouldn't know where Wuhan is. Under the current circumstances, it's possible that most peo ...

FUTURE ADVANCEMENTS IN AERODYNAMICS

Hello everyone, while many say that aviation is at its peak now in the technology sector, that's not fully true. Wel ...

EASA certifies first fully electric plane in breakthrough move

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency announced it was the first regulator in the world to certify a fully electric ...

Boom assembles supersonic XB-1 demonstrator wing [Video]

Boom Supersonic installed the wings of their XB-1 demonstrator onto the fuselage, paving the way to the supersonic airli ...

Airbus completes first automated in-flight refueling [Video]

Airbus refueled a Portuguese F-16 in flight using a fully automated procedure. It is the world’s first automated i ...

FAA prepares the future of supersonic commercial flights

Fast is nice, quiet is better. The Federal Aviation Administration is preparing the future of supersonic commercial flig ...

VoltAero’s hybrid plane Cassio makes maiden flight [Video]

The first prototype of the VoltAero Cassio, a hybrid-powered aircraft, took off for the first time, marking the beginnin...

Why fully electric aviation is not for tomorrow

The aviation industry is under unprecedented pressure regarding its impact on the climate. Aircraft manufacturers and ai...

PHASA-35, BAE alternative to satellites, completes maiden flight

PHASA-35, a solar-powered unmanned aircraft developed by BAE Systems and Prismatic, took off for a first test flight fro ...

Will flying wings carry us into the future of aviation?

Flying wings are not a new concept. If so far, they have only been applied to the military sector, their many advantages ...

Airbus unveils MAVERIC, the airliner of the future [Video]

During the Singapore Airshow 2020, Airbus lifted the curtain on one of its secret projects named MAVERIC. The flying win ...

Rolls-Royce aims to break record with new electric plane

The British engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce ambitions to build the fastest all-electric aircraft in the world. Designed ...

Dubai Airshow: Airbus unveils fello’fly demonstrator

During Dubai Airshow 2019, Airbus unveiled yet another technology demonstrator inspired by biomimicry. With fello’ ...

First test flight of Boeing MQ-25 unmanned refueler [Video]

Boeing’s unmanned aerial refueler, the MQ-25 Stingray, successfully achieved its maiden sortie. The aircraft valid ...

Sukhoi reveals S-70 improved stealth design at MAKS

Less than a month after revealing that the S-70 Okhotnik had taken to the skies for the first time, Sukhoi presented a r ...

The future of personal air transportation

While long distance travel may be getting easier, the ease of travel in urban environments is showing an inverse relatio ...

Opinion: When will we see the “Tesla” of aviation?

With the impending danger of a warming planet and the continuous depletion of the planet’s fossil fuels the world ...

British Airways to turn household rubbish into jet fuel

British Airways announced partnering with a renewable fuels company Velocys to design a series of plants that convert ho ...

Dubai tests first flying taxi

The world’s first driverless flying taxi was tested in Dubai on September 25, 2017 at a location near the Jumeirah ...

Technology, surveillance and the art of remaining unseen

Adam Harvey is a Berlin-based artist and engineer whose art subverts surveillance technology: camouflage from face recog ...

Robotic co-pilot autonomously flies, lands a simulated Boeing 737

Aurora Flight Sciences’ work on the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)’s Aircrew Labor In-Coc ...

Aviation Technology and Innovation

Russian air force to receive long-range combat drones in 2021

Russia reportedly decides on new military freighter design

Spike bids on selling its supersonic aircraft to major airlines

PL-12 Airtruk: how Australia created one of the strangest aircraft in the skies

ACCC grants interim approval for Virgin Australia - United codeshare pricing

The rise, fall, and rebirth of Virgin Australia

Rex Airlines signs LoI for additional Boeing 737-800NG

Harry Houdini’s little-known role in Australian aviation history

First flight from sea for Chinese AG600, world's largest seaplane

EAG unveils world’s first hybrid electric regional plane

Next Step - The Warp Drive?

FUTURE ADVANCEMENTS IN AERODYNAMICS

EASA certifies first fully electric plane in breakthrough move

FAA revokes pilots’ licenses after unsuccessful Red Bull plane swap attempt

Red Bull plane swap stunt unsuccessful as one plane spins out of control

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