Aviation
Malware Infection Takes Down Airline Reservation System
25 Apr 2021, 10:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Radixx has confirmed that malware infection, explaining that it’s now working on restoring all the affected devices and bring back the reservation program
Qantas Charges Man $765 Million for Extra Legroom on Domestic Flight
25 Apr 2021, 05:22 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Australian comedian Dave O’Neil has a story he couldn’t have made up: computer error nearly got him the most expensive airplane ticket ever
Hunter Kowald Is Flying All Over LA in His Custom, Production-Ready Hoverboard
24 Apr 2021, 06:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / “Watch me dance,” digital creator and engineer says of the big unveil of his Hoverboard, which is basically a drone capable of carrying a human being
Atlanta Is No Longer the World’s Busiest Airport
23 Apr 2021, 07:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / New data shows that Guangzhou Bai Yun International Airport in China is now the world’s busiest airport after a very difficult 2020
Russia Figures Out That Building a 400-Seat Il-96-400M Aircraft Makes No Sense
22 Apr 2021, 06:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Russia-based United Aircraft Corporation will no longer mass-produce a widebody passenger airliner because, you know, nobody needs it
Rolls-Royce Is Building a Fast Electric Aircraft, Kids to Design Pilot's Helmet
21 Apr 2021, 12:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Rolls-Royce Spirit of Innovation electric aircraft to try and fly to a speed record by the end of the year, company is on a lookout for helmet design
iPhone Catches Fire on British Airways Boeing 787 Just Before Landing
20 Apr 2021, 13:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The UK’s Air Accident Investigation Brand (AAIB) has completed the investigation, saying the incident caused no injuries and aircraft damages
Cyclocar, a Fully-Fledged Flying Car, Comes With All-Electric Drivetrain in 2022
17 Apr 2021, 06:50 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Cyclocar is a cyclolet developed under the Cyclone Project at the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Thermophysics
Air New Zealand Starts Weighing Passengers, and Boy, This Could Be Embarrassing
16 Apr 2021, 12:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The airline has started weighing passengers boarding its flights as part of a survey required to be conducted every five years
NFT Unveils the Aska eVTOL Aircraft, First Units Will Be Delivered in 2026
15 Apr 2021, 20:56 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Come 2026, the well-to-do peeps among us will be able to fly and drive a flying car/eVTOL aircraft by the name of NFT Aska
Wheels Up Goes Vertical, Plans VTOL With Bell
15 Apr 2021, 08:42 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Wheels Up and Bell Textron team up to lead the industry towards vertical take-off and landing.The service is expected to launch later on this year.
Say Goodbye to Sipping an Espresso During American Airlines First-Class Flights
12 Apr 2021, 09:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / American Airlines has decided to give up on all espresso machines because they add weight, as the company itself explains
Ouch: Here’s the World’s Longest Flight With Just 11 Passengers, 13 Crew Members
13 Apr 2021, 07:39 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Onboard photos show the world’s longest flight between Singapore and New York up in the air with more crew members than passengers
Heavy Cargo Airlift Drone to Use Honeywell Navigation Tech
10 Apr 2021, 07:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Pipistrel Nuuva V300, a heavy cargo drone designed to carry up to 300 kg (661 pounds), will use Honeywell's Attitude Heading Reference System and Air Data
Supersonic Air Force One Could Carry POTUS and Staff as Soon as Next Decade
9 Apr 2021, 12:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Air Force's Presidential and Executive Airlift Directorate tasked a company called Exosonic with the development of a supersonic Air Force One
You Can Now Listen to Airline Boarding Music From the Comfort of Your Couch
9 Apr 2021, 06:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Singapore Airlines has joined Spotify to publish its own boarding music, thus letting users listen to it without having to book a flight
The Future Is Here: UPS Buys eVTOLs for Delivery Operations
8 Apr 2021, 07:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / UPS has signed a deal with Beta Technologies to purchase a fleet of eVTOLs that could enter operations by as early as 2024
Robots Step In to Help With Airplane Cabin Disinfection Using UV Light Arsenal
7 Apr 2021, 11:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A Swiss startup called Uveya has invented a robot whose purpose is to disinfect an airplane cabin using ultraviolet light in just ten minutes