Drone-like VTOL capabilities with a long-range, high-speed turboshaft cruise mode: South Africa's Pegasus Vertical Business Jet hopes to deliver the best of both worlds in a futuristic transitioning aircraft for high flyers.
Florida's Undefined Technologies claims it has managed to increase the thrust levels of ion propulsion systems to "unprecedented levels" with its "Air Tantrum" technology, enabling near-silent drones with no moving parts, that look like flying pallet
By getting up close and personal with the intricate mechanics of bird flight, scientists continue to unlock secrets that can aid in their pursuit of advanced aerodynamics, and that may include aircraft that generate a lot less noise.
Boeing shares are climbing in premarket trading Wednesday on reports the FAA Administrator Steve Dickson is set to finally release the 737 MAX 8 from a grounding order that has endured for more than 18 months.
Airline passengers would be subject to similar measures being considered by Ticketmaster whereby they would have to verify they've been vaccinated or tested negative 24 to 72 hours before the flight.
In an announcement that drew immediate comparisons to "The Jetsons," the city of Orlando, Fla., and a German aviation company formally unveiled plans on Wednesday to build the first hub for flying cars in the United States.
It's easy to forget that Kawasaki is much more than a motorcycle company. While its famously crazy motorcycles are certainly the most visible part of the brand outside Japan, Kawasaki Heavy Industries is a 124-year-old industrial colossus that brough
Boeing shares soared as much as 3% pre-market Tuesday following an overnight report via Reuters detailing how the troubled 737 Max has entered the final review stage with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in evaluating proposed changes to the
Flying high! Professional skydiver takes maiden flight of the first electric wingsuit designed with BMW that hits speeds of 186 miles per hour while soaring 10,000 feet in the air
Remember the Aeromobil flying car that hit Top Marques Monaco back in 2017? The Aeromobil's original inventor and designer Stefan Klein left that company in 2016, and has been working on another design with a new company called Klein Vision, also bas
United Airlines is getting ready to enact mandatory covid-19 testing for some of their airlines, to see how far they can push passengers into giving up their civil liberties. With this authoritarian move, the airline industry is participating in med
But now, a new layer of "security," that could restrict freedom of movement even further, is being rolled out at several ports of entry in partnership with health technology industry leaders, academic institutions, and government health entities
Dutch company Pal-V has celebrated a milestone for its Liberty vehicle, which it describes as the world's first production-model flying car. A high-performance trike that converts into a gyrocopter, the Liberty has been street-approved in the EU.
For people who want to fly but are worried about contracting COVID-19, United Airlines is offering rapid virus testing for transatlantic flights starting next month.
Boeing stock rebounded after the struggling aerospace giant reported sales, EPS and cash burn that were stronger than expected, and announced it was looking to fire another 7,000 workers while 4,000 would be lost through attrition as it now expects a
The CommonPass system is made possible by Rockefeller Foundation grants to its creator, The Commons Project. Its advisory board consists of dozens of corporate and health-related principals who are tightly connected with the world Economic Forum.
The incident -- which Southwest said came after the man repeatedly refused to wear a mask -- was soon tweeted by Donald Trump Jr., who bashed the airline.
A little more than a year ago, we brought the Sikorsky-Boeing SB-1 Defiant to the attention of our readers, outlining how this "advanced aircraft" was on track to become the US Army's next helicopter.
Airlines and governments are equally complicit in the total surveillance of travelers because they must carefully coordinate to operate airports owned by the government.
At the 2020 World UAV Conference in Shenzhen, Chinese heavy drone company Autoflight unveiled a big new canard-style electric VTOL cargo drone, and announced its intentions to develop a similar aircraft for urban air taxi operations.
People's concept of the flying car has shifted over the last five years or so as electric VTOL designs have started to receive a ton of money and attention. But some remain unconvinced, and Greg Brown is vehemently among them. eVTOLs, Brown reckons,