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Traveling Between Washington DC and Manhattan Just Got Faster and More Fun
Traveling Between Washington DC and Manhattan Just Got Faster and More Fun

18 Aug 2022, 02:58 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Seaplanes are coming to Washington - it's been a long wait, but a New York-based operator is cutting travel times drastically and making it more fun

 
Saro SR-A/1: the British Flying Boat Jet Fighter That Even Had the U.S. Intrigued
Saro SR-A/1: the British Flying Boat Jet Fighter That Even Had the U.S. Intrigued

16 Aug 2022, 19:30 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / In truth, Saro had been working on the concept for a twin-engine, jet-powered flying boat since at least 1943 under Air Ministry specification E.6/44.

 
Convair Sea Dart: A Cold War Navy Fighter Prototype on Water Skis
Convair Sea Dart: A Cold War Navy Fighter Prototype on Water Skis

11 Aug 2022, 19:06 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Only five Sea Dart prototypes were ever constructed. Of the four that made it to retirement in 1957, all were handed over to museums

 
Clogworks' New Dark Matter Modular Drone Is Lighter, Can Stay in the Air for 55 Minutes
Clogworks' New Dark Matter Modular Drone Is Lighter, Can Stay in the Air for 55 Minutes

11 Aug 2022, 12:29 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / U.K.-based drone manufacturer, Clogworks Technologies, launched the second generation of Dark Matter modular drones, lighter, better-equipped, and versatile.

 
United Airlines Makes $10M Deposit for 100 Units of Archer's eVTOL Aircraft
United Airlines Makes $10M Deposit for 100 Units of Archer's eVTOL Aircraft

11 Aug 2022, 09:52 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / California eVTOL developer, Archer Aviation, received a $10 million pre-delivery payment from United Airlines for 100 units of Archer's Maker aircraft

 
Textron's New King Air 360 Made Its Show Debut in Brazil
Textron's New King Air 360 Made Its Show Debut in Brazil

11 Aug 2022, 05:45 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Textron upgraded its legendary aircraft a couple of years ago, but it never got the chance to show it off at an industry event. Until now

 
Comp Air’s New Sport Kitplane Is the Flying Version of a Family Camper
Comp Air’s New Sport Kitplane Is the Flying Version of a Family Camper

5 Aug 2022, 03:49 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The legendary Florida-based high-performance experimental aircraft manufacturer has launched its latest model, a speedster that's great for family vacations

 
Archer's eVTOL Aircraft Moves to the Final Phase in Its Flight Testing Program
Archer's eVTOL Aircraft Moves to the Final Phase in Its Flight Testing Program

1 Aug 2022, 13:44 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Archer's Maker eVTOL aircraft successfully completed the second of its three key phases in its flight testing program, proving its crosswind capabilities

 
The Samson Switchblade Flying Sportscar Is Almost Here, Weeks Away From Inaugural Flight
The Samson Switchblade Flying Sportscar Is Almost Here, Weeks Away From Inaugural Flight

30 Jul 2022, 02:52 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The future looks bright: In mid-June, the long-gestating Switchblade was declared safe to fly by the FAA, which means flight tests can officially begin

 
The First Private Airbus A380, the $500 Million Flying Palace That Never Was
The First Private Airbus A380, the $500 Million Flying Palace That Never Was

30 Jul 2022, 00:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / When a billionaire businessman and prince commissioned it in 2007, the Flying Palace was en route to becoming the most luxurious and futuristic private jet ever

 
Canadian-Made Flight Stand 150 Unveiled as the World's Largest Test Stand for Drones
Canadian-Made Flight Stand 150 Unveiled as the World's Largest Test Stand for Drones

27 Jul 2022, 12:48 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Canada-based Tyto Robotics has just unveiled its Flight Stand 150, touting it as the world's largest off-the-shelf test stand for large electric aircraft

 
Sikorsky's S-92 Helicopter Fleet Achieves Two Million Flight Hours
Sikorsky's S-92 Helicopter Fleet Achieves Two Million Flight Hours

26 Jul 2022, 16:04 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The global fleet of Sikorsky S-92 multi-mission aircraft has surpasses two million flight hours, with many more expected to be accumulated in the future

 
Federal Aviation Administration Issues Safety Directive for Some Boeing 777 Planes
Federal Aviation Administration Issues Safety Directive for Some Boeing 777 Planes

26 Jul 2022, 05:40 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Boeing Commercial Airplanes suffers a new blow to the reputation of their aircraft production quality with the latest FAA directive

 
Canada Will Introduce a New Tax on Luxury Cars This Fall
Canada Will Introduce a New Tax on Luxury Cars This Fall

23 Jul 2022, 11:58 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / The tax will be calculated at the lesser of 10 percent of the luxury item’s full value and 20% of its total price where it exceeds the relevant price threshold

 
Vertical Aerospace Explores New Uses for Its "100 Times Quieter Than a Helicopter" eVTOL
Vertical Aerospace Explores New Uses for Its "100 Times Quieter Than a Helicopter" eVTOL

22 Jul 2022, 15:47 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Vertical Aerospace has teamed up with aerospace and security company Babcock International to explore new applications for the former's VX4 eVTOL aircraft

 
Airbus to Carry Out Hydrogen-Powered Flights With Modified Arcus Glider
Airbus to Carry Out Hydrogen-Powered Flights With Modified Arcus Glider

20 Jul 2022, 15:14 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Airbus plans to launch the project "Blue Condor", which will launch two Arcus-J gliders at high altitudes to compare contrail emissions

 
Jetson Teams Up With Insta360 to Share How the First Affordable Flying Car Was Developed
Jetson Teams Up With Insta360 to Share How the First Affordable Flying Car Was Developed

20 Jul 2022, 15:07 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / The Swedish company that developed the most affordable eVTOL on the market tells the story of how its flying car came to be, with the help of Insta360

 
Boom Supersonic Unveils New Design for Their 1300 mph Airliner, It's Quiet and Sustainable
Boom Supersonic Unveils New Design for Their 1300 mph Airliner, It's Quiet and Sustainable

20 Jul 2022, 07:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Bebeselea / Boom Supersonic announced their work on the Overture a while ago, but they are still improving an already brilliant design, with new improvements just unveiled.

 
Boom Teams Up With Northrop Grumman for "Special-Mission" Variant of the Overture
Boom Teams Up With Northrop Grumman for "Special-Mission" Variant of the Overture

19 Jul 2022, 19:15 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Boom Supersonic joined forced with Northrop Grumman to develop a special-mission variant of the company's Overture supersonic airliner

 
Archer Chose FACC as a Supplier of Key Fuselage and Wing Elements for Its eVTOL Air Taxi
Archer Chose FACC as a Supplier of Key Fuselage and Wing Elements for Its eVTOL Air Taxi

19 Jul 2022, 18:23 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Archer announced that it's teamed up with FACC, with the latter agreeing to supply the key fuselage and wing elements for its production eVTOL aircraft.