SOLAR PLANE RESUMES ROUND-THE-WORLD FLIGHT ON THURSDAY
• PopsciTHAT WAS A LONG LAYOVER- Just in time for Earth Day, the Solar Impulse 2 is taking to the skies, resuming its around-the-world journey on April 21 at 11:00 AM Eastern.
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Transportation: Air Travel
World's largest commercial aircraft engine fired up for the first time
• http://www.gizmag.com, David SzondyThe world's largest commercial aircraft engine has been started up for the first time at GE Aviation's Peebles Test Operation in Ohio.
TSA 'saving the day' by confiscating pimento cheese dip, while failing 95 percent of
• http://www.naturalnews.combomb security tests...(NaturalNews) The hapless Transportation Security Administration continues to underwhelm and underperform, but sadly - like virtually every other federal agency ever created - it is here to stay, judging by the non-effort i
Franky Zapata's awesome Flyboard Air redefines the concept of a hoverboard
• gizmag.comFranky Zapata's water-jet Flyboards have very quickly become a popular vacation experience, but the French jet ski champion has bigger goals in mind.
American Airlines Kicks Famous TYT' Host From Flight For Recording
• http://wearechange.org, by Danny F. Quest"The Young Turks" host Cenk Uygur was removed from a flight by American Airlines after he recorded the airline stranding passengers for hours.
Flyboard Air redefines the concept of a hoverboard (Publisher Recommended)
• http://www.gizmag.comThe Air ditches the water jet for what appears to be a jet turbine engine, and allows him to fly untethered through the sky to a maximum height of 10,000 feet and a maximum endurance of 10 minutes. (ahhhh,... No Freaking Way!!!)
American Airlines Kicks Famous TYT' Host From Flight For Recording
• http://wearechange.org"The Young Turks" host Cenk Uygur was removed from a flight by American Airlines after he recorded the airline stranding passengers for hours.
Seattle Airport Considers Dropping TSA for Private Security
• We Are Change"Considering all options [to reduce waiting times] including replacing the TSA with private security contractors. It's really a sign of us looking outside the box," Lance Lyttle said. "We have a problem and we can't operate the same way a
Electric 18-rotor Volocopter makes first manned flight
• gizmag.comThe pursuit of personal flight took a promising, and kind of wacky, step forward today with the electric 18-rotor Volocopter lifting somebody into the air for the very first time.
RICHARD BRANSON: There was 'sadly nothing I could do to stop' Alaska Air's takeover of..
• http://www.businessinsider.comVirgin America. After the announcement of the $4 billion acquisition of Virgin America by Alaska Air, Virgin founder Richard Branson expressed his disappointment in the move, saying there was nothing he could do to prevent it. After the announcement
Airborne Giant with 150 metre wingspan
• gizmag.comA concept aircraft under development at Boeing's Phantom Works R&D unit, the massive Pelican would have a wingspan of more than 150 m, carry up to 1400 tons of cargo-
Spike Aerospace aims to quiet sonic booms
• gizmag.comSupersonic air travel is experiencing a rebirth of sorts lately, at least in terms of new concept designs for passenger planes from the likes of Airbus, Denver-based Boom and Boston's Spike Aerospace.
Flying electric scooter aces 46-minute maiden test flight
• gizmag.comThe German physicist behind the Evolo manned multicopter and the Volocopter 2-seater has just taken his first flight aboard another remarkable aircraft: a flying electric scooter.
Long Distance Transport | The CL AirShip | The CargoLifter
• http://www.cargolifter.comBased on proven and certified components of the AirTruck product range, CargoLifter can develop and build a full-fledged AirShip.
What is KNARR™?
• projectknarr.wordpress.comThis simplified airship freight system involves very little infrastructure to make wind energy easily accessible everywhere - leading the way in greener, more efficient transport of heavy goods.
Airships.net: A Dirigible and Zeppelin History Site
• airships.netHindenburg Statistics
Sir Richard Branson set to usher in new era of 'affordable' supersonic flights with 'min
• http://www.dailymail.co.uk, By Georgia DiebeliusSir Richard Branson is set to order 10 supersonic jets, which the manufacturer claims will herald a new era of 'affordable' supersonic travel.
TSA won't make airport security report deadline -- due the day of Brussels bombings
• http://www.politico.comThe same day bomb blasts in an unsecured part of Brussels' airport and transit system left dozens dead, the administration was set to miss a deadline mandating that the TSA answer whether U.S. airports are equipped to respond to a similar attack.
Virgin America is reportedly thinking about selling itself
• Business InsiderVirgin America is reportedly considering a sale... According to Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the matter, the airline is reaching out to potential buyers about a sale of some or all of the company.
Can Boom bring back supersonic flight without the astronomical price tag?
• GizmagA Denver-based startup company is entering the race to reintroduce supersonic commercial travel with the promise of a 40-passenger airliner that can not only fly faster than Concorde, but at business class prices.
The 'Flying Bum' is ready for lift off:
• dailymail.co.ukWorld's largest aircraft the Airlander 10 is fitted with fins and engines ahead of its first flight
My too intimate relations with the TSA: James Bovard
• http://www.usatoday.comOn March 5, I finally received a bevy of TSA documents and video footage with a grope-by-grope timeline.
Boeing is shaking up its management
• http://www.businessinsider.com, ReutersBoeing Co announced more management changes at its commercial airplanes unit on Tuesday, elevating several program leaders who will report directly to the division's chief, Ray Conner.
More airports calling out TSA for long lines
• usatoday.comThe Transportation Security Administration finds itself under increasing criticism for its airport staffing levels as the busy spring travel season begins to shift into high gear.
Is this what air travel will look like in 2050?
• dailymail.co.ukRadical concept plane has virtual reality headsets, live outdoor scenes on the walls and more legroom (even though there are seats for 1,000 passengers)
Lines At TSA Check Points Getting Longer; Waits Will Get Worse
• sanfrancisco.cbslocal.comTravelers aren't imagining it - lines are getting longer at TSA check points, and it's only going to get worse as the spring and summer travel seasons ramp up.
U.S. airlines sign up for commercial flights to Cuba
• http://money.cnn.comThe major U.S. airlines have signed up to fly to Cuba.
10 Proposed Airliners Of The Future
• listverse.comAir travel is a common occurrence in our modern society. When most people imagine commercial airliners, they imagine the standard tube-and-wing configuration.
NASA unveils supersonic airliner of the future
• http://www.usatoday.comIts astronauts already travel fast enough, so now NASA wants to bring the ultimate in speedy flight to the masses.
Refurbished Solar Impulse 2 returns to the skies
• gizmag.comFollowing a seven-month grounding in Hawaii, Solar Impulse 2 is preparing for a return to its historic round-the-world sun-powered flight.
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