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Boeing's Largest 737 MAX Airplane Takes to the Sky for the First Time
Boeing's Largest 737 MAX Airplane Takes to the Sky for the First Time

21 Jun 2021, 08:44 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The largest airplane of Boeing's 737 MAX family completed its maiden flight. The 737-10 took to the sky from Washington and landed at Boeing Field in Seattle

 
American Airlines, Avolon and Virgin Atlantic to Pre-Order 1000 Air Taxis
American Airlines, Avolon and Virgin Atlantic to Pre-Order 1000 Air Taxis

16 Jun 2021, 16:23 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / British company Vertical Aerospace has recently announced a number of key partnerships that would help boost the production of its VA-X4 eVTOL

 
TriFan 600 Promises to Be the Fastest and Longest-Range Hybrid-Electric VTOL
TriFan 600 Promises to Be the Fastest and Longest-Range Hybrid-Electric VTOL

16 Jun 2021, 07:50 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Xeriant Aerospace and XTI Aircraft partnered to produce the fastest hybrid-electric VTOL in the world, and it also boasts the longest-range, of up to 750 miles.

 
Hyundai and General Motors Moving Ahead With Flying Car Project Development
Hyundai and General Motors Moving Ahead With Flying Car Project Development

15 Jun 2021, 11:41 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Hyundai believes it could have an air taxi service operational as soon as 2025, while a General Motors executive believes 2030 to be a more realistic target

 
Space Force Launches 'Space Domain Awareness Satellite' With Pegasus XL Rocket
Space Force Launches 'Space Domain Awareness Satellite' With Pegasus XL Rocket

14 Jun 2021, 08:28 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On June 13th, the U.S. Space Force successfully launched a Tactically Responsive Launch-2 (TacRL-2) mission using a Pegasus XL Rocket

 
Researchers Are Now Teaching Drones to Detect Screaming People
Researchers Are Now Teaching Drones to Detect Screaming People

12 Jun 2021, 13:20 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / A team of researchers from Germany has presented their study on drones that could help detect the screams of missing people by using an array of microphones.

 
Archer Unveils eVTOL Prototype to Be 100 Times Quieter Than a Helicopter
Archer Unveils eVTOL Prototype to Be 100 Times Quieter Than a Helicopter

11 Jun 2021, 14:21 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Archer introduced it's new aircraft dubbed Maker in a live simulated flight. The eVTOL is a two-seater capable reaching 150 mph and make almost no noise.

 
Electra Unveils Final Configuration of Aircraft With Blown Lift Technology
Electra Unveils Final Configuration of Aircraft With Blown Lift Technology

9 Jun 2021, 08:22 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Electra unveiled its new STOL that uses blown lift technology. The aircraft is planned to enter commercial service by 2027

 
A-10 Warthogs Flying in Formation Is How the Enemy’s Nightmares Are Born
A-10 Warthogs Flying in Formation Is How the Enemy’s Nightmares Are Born

5 Jun 2021, 07:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Several A-10 Thunderbolt Warthogs are shown flying in formation, ground support airplanes look menacing for the enemy and Godsent for friendlies

 
Halo Announces Order of 200 Flying Taxis to Be Operated in U.S. and U.K.
Halo Announces Order of 200 Flying Taxis to Be Operated in U.S. and U.K.

2 Jun 2021, 12:47 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Halo teamed up with Embraer spin-off Eve to deliver 100 eVTOLs in U.S. and 100 in U.K. in five years. Prices for the air taxis were not disclosed.

 
Luxair Dresses Its Aircraft in Rainbow Colors to Celebrate Pride Month
Luxair Dresses Its Aircraft in Rainbow Colors to Celebrate Pride Month

1 Jun 2021, 14:59 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / To celebrate the Pride month which takes place in June, Luxembourg ariline Luxair painted its De Havilland Q400 with rainbow colors

 
NASA Ingenuity Encounters Anomaly on Its Sixth Flight on Mars
NASA Ingenuity Encounters Anomaly on Its Sixth Flight on Mars

28 May 2021, 09:24 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA Ingenuity had some troubles on its sixth flight. The helicopter was supposed to snap pictures of a region to the west on Mars when it started to wobble.

 
Honda Debuts Upgraded HondaJet Elite With S Variant
Honda Debuts Upgraded HondaJet Elite With S Variant

27 May 2021, 09:19 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Honda Aircraft Company revealed its new Hondajet Elite S. The jet features upgrades that include a payload increase, advanced avionics capabilities and more

 
Aerion Gives Up on Its Supersonic Dream as It Shuts Down
Aerion Gives Up on Its Supersonic Dream as It Shuts Down

24 May 2021, 16:28 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Aerion Supersonic announced on Friday, 21st May, that it was unable to raise enough capital to finance its AS2 supersonic jet.

 
World’s First Electric Seaglider Will Cruise the Seas at 180 MPH
World’s First Electric Seaglider Will Cruise the Seas at 180 MPH

11 May 2021, 11:33 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Maritime transportation will go fully electric and zero-emissions with Regent’s Seaglider, a part aircraft, part boat that will fly at 180 mph

 
Hackers Compromise Colonial Pipeline Forcing Planes to Stop for Refueling
Hackers Compromise Colonial Pipeline Forcing Planes to Stop for Refueling

11 May 2021, 07:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Hacker group DarkSide has recently managed to compromise the Colonial Pipeline network, shutting down some critical systems

 
This Modular Remotely-Operated Aircraft Is a Real-Life Transformer
This Modular Remotely-Operated Aircraft Is a Real-Life Transformer

9 May 2021, 06:15 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Last month, Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer showed its latest design for Flexcraft, a STOL apable of swapping its cabin.

 
The Air Force’s First Demonstration of the Skyborg Autonomy System Is a Success
The Air Force’s First Demonstration of the Skyborg Autonomy System Is a Success

6 May 2021, 16:20 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Air Force announced the successful completion of the first flight test of an unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with the Skyborg autonomy core system.

 
Take a Look Into These Luxurious A321LR Airspace Cabins Designed by Airbus
Take a Look Into These Luxurious A321LR Airspace Cabins Designed by Airbus

29 Apr 2021, 15:18 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On April 29th, JetBlue has taken delivery of its first A321LR aircraft featuring the new Airspace cabins designed by Airbus.

 
Two Passenger Airplanes Seemingly Race Towards Landing, It’s a Common Thing
Two Passenger Airplanes Seemingly Race Towards Landing, It’s a Common Thing

26 Apr 2021, 08:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / TikTok video shows two passenger airplanes flying next to each other as they approach two parallel landing strips at San Francisco airport