Airbus flight tests plane with flapping wing-tips inspired by the albatross
• https://newatlas.com, David SzondyTaking their cues from the birds, Airbus engineers have flown a scale-model airplane that incorporates flapping wing-tips.
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Transportation: Air Travel
People hate flying, and it could lead to the demise of the airline industry
• fastcompany.com, By stephen rice and scott winterNew research shows that people see driverless cars as an attractive alternative to flying. Could AVs kill the airlines?
As Only US Airline to Use Biofuel on Regular Basis, All United Flights From LA Are Now ...
• https://www.goodnewsnetwork.orgPowered By Biofuel...Last month, United Airlines strengthened their commitment to being "the world's most environmentally conscious airline by agreeing to purchase up to 10 million gallons of cost-competitive, commercial-scale, sustainable aviati
First public flight for largest hybrid-electric plane to ever take to the skies
• https://newatlas.com by Nick LavarsThere's plenty happening in the world of environmentally friendly aviation, with a string of clean-burning aircraft notching up milestones in recent years, including the first flight of an electric light sport aircraft in Australia, the first electri
NYC to Shanghai in 40 minutes: SpaceX's goal for point-to-point space travel
• https://www.cnbc.com by Michael SheetzSending everyday people to space has been a dream since the days of the Apollo missions but space travel has long been out of reach for all but a select few humans in history.
First public flight for largest hybrid-electric plane to ever take to the skies
• https://newatlas.com by Nick LavarsThere's plenty happening in the world of environmentally friendly aviation, with a string of clean-burning aircraft notching up milestones in recent years, including the first flight of an electric light sport aircraft in Australia, the first electri
TSA allowing illegal migrants to fly without proper documents
• https://www.washingtonexaminer.comEL PASO, Texas -- The federal agency tasked with overseeing security at transportation hubs has been violating its own policy by allowing migrants who have been released from federal custody onto flights despite not having required documents, accord
Google billionaire founder Sergey Brin begins building gargantuan blimp
•Job vacancies have been posted in Silicon Valley this week for top aerospace engineers to work on search engine co-founder Sergey Brin's secretive "Lighter Than Air" or "LTA" project.
Single Stage Point to Point Up To 6000 Miles With Mach 20 Starship
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wangElon Musk says adding two to four Raptor Engines to the Starship will let it go sub-orbital for 6000 miles at mach 20. This would mean trips like San Francisco to Shanghai or New York to Berlin. Many world cities are within 6000 miles of each other.
Skai hydrogen-powered eVTOL air taxi boasts enormous 400-mile
• https://newatlas.com, Loz BlainA new electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) air taxi company came out of stealth mode today, using a hydrogen fuel cell powertrain that neatly sidesteps the energy density issue that's holding back battery-powered aircraft.
Uncle Sam's Latest Plan to Spy on Air Travelers
• By Mark NestmannWhen you arrive at the airport to board a flight, do you have any legitimate "expectation of privacy?" Uncle Sam and the Orwellian Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) would like you to think you don't.
What Would You Do to Survive? An Analysis of the Takeover of Terminal 2
• https://www.theorganicprepper.com/wwyd-takeover-ofOver the weekend, hundreds of angry migrants took over Terminal 2 of the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, France. They were demanding papers that would allow them to stay in France indefinitely.
Startup Hermeus Wants to Build a Hypersonic Jet That Flies at 5 Times the Speed of Sound
• https://www.space.com, By Doris Elin SalazarA U.S. venture-capital firm recently led a round of seed investment for Hermeus Corp., a new startup looking to develop a hypersonic aircraft.
Hundreds Of "Black Vest" Migrants Seize Paris Airport Terminal: "France Does Not Belo
• https://www.zerohedge.comThe French!"...Yesterday, hundreds of undocumented migrants took control of Terminal 2 of the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris France. Approximately 500 migrants seized the terminal.
Pilots Confront Boeing: 737 Max Crashes Were NOT Pilot Error
• moneymaven.io by Mike Mish ShedlockThe lie of the day: Skilled pilots could have prevented the two 737 Max crashes.
Introducing the Lilium Jet
• https://lilium.com/Enabling a world where anyone can fly anywhere, anytime
Lilium's full-sized electric jet flies for the first time
• https://newatlas.com by Nick LavarsLilium first emerged in 2016 as an aviation startup with some very lofty ambitions, revealing plans to develop a five-seat electric aircraft that can take off vertically, switch to horizontal flight in mid-air and cover some sizable distances on each
JET SET GO Plans to build 3,000mph plane that will fly passengers from New York to London
• https://www.thesun.co.uk By Jenny AwfordHermeus wants to develop supersonic planes that will fly five times the speed of sound
US Suspends All Passenger And Cargo Flights To Venezuela
• https://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler DurdenThough all of the major US carriers have already ended their flights to Caracas, the Department of Homeland Security has officially suspended all air traffic - passenger and cargo - between the US and Venezuela due to the "ongoing political stability
Incredible cockpit camera captures US Navy's Blue Angels display team as it soars over...
• https://www.dailymail.co, By NICK ENOCHIncredible cockpit camera captures US Navy's Blue Angels display team as it soars over Florida coast
Miami Condo Prepares Landing Pad for Flying Cars
• https://moneymaven.io, by MishIn what's likely to be some sort of marketing ploy, a condo development in Miami is making preparations for flying cars.
Are Electric Planes Possible?
• https://www.youtube.com, Real EngineeringAre Electric Planes Possible?
World's first "flap-free" aircraft maneuvered by blown air takes flight
• https://newatlas.comBAE Systems has made a bit of aviation history by maneuvering the first aircraft in flight using supersonically blown air instead of ailerons or other control surfaces.
Boeing and the Importance of Encouraging Employees to Speak Up
• https://hbr.orgWhat does it take to change a culture? Too often the answer is disaster.
Warrantless: US Searches Of Phones, Laptops At Airports Rising
• https://www.technocracy.newsU.S. government searches of travelers' cellphones and laptops at airports and border crossings nearly quadrupled since 2015 and were being done for reasons beyond customs and immigration enforcement, according to papers filed Tuesday in a federal l
Pilots Are Giving Free Flights to Diverse Kids Who Need High-Flying Role Models and Mentors
• https://www.goodnewsnetwork.orgThere is a notorious lack of diversity in the aviation industry, but this man is using his passion for flying to encourage youngsters to pursue their dreams - no matter their race.
How to Land a Plane in 'Non-Normal' Situations
• https://www.wired.comAs a professional pilot, I spend four or five days a year in multimillion-dollar flight simulators being examined by specialized training pilots. Since professional pilots already know how to fly, much of the testing focuses on what are called "non
Boeing Shares Slide As FAA Turns Attention To Dreamliner Hydraulic Leakage
• https://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler DurdenAhead of Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg's first showdown with shareholders since the March 10 crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302, the FAA has drawn attention to recent reports about dangerous hydraulic leakages involving the Boeing 787, otherwise k
Explaining American Airlines Gung Ho Attitude on the 737 Max Despite Pilots
• https://moneymaven.ioPilots and American Airlines see things quite differently on the 737 Max. It's a case of profits vs safety.
Is 1 Hour of iPad Training on the 737 Max All That's Needed?
• https://moneymaven.ioBoeing is pressing hard to get the 737 Max back in the air ASAP, hoping to avoid simulators. Will the public go along?
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