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The aircraft was originally powered by lithium-ion batteries rated at 260 Wh/kg, but has been reconfigured so that the single motor runs on solid-state batteries that deliver 410 Wh/kg. The company says that new batteries are smaller than the lithium
The military aviation and defense news blog The Aviationist has spent years tracking mysterious aircraft activity around U.S. restricted airspace.
Solid-state batteries could become essential for delivering the safety, performance, and energy density needed for large-scale deployment of flying cars.
The new secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, is threatening to pull U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents from some airports across the United States.
I recently sat down with Blake Scholl, the founder of Boom Supersonic and a guy who looked at modern air travel and asked a question most of us stopped asking a long time ago - why are we still flying slower than we should be?
Last year, I walked into the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force outside Dayton, Ohio, and stood close to the batwinged shape of a B-2 Spirit, and I have the video and photos below to prove it.
If it's ever been your dream to spend 22 hours on a non-stop flight from Sydney to London, then good news: Airbus has announced the maiden flight of the world's longest-range airliner, the Airbus A350-1000ULR, with a range of almost 10,000 nautical m
The venerable Cold War SR-71 Blackbird may be looking nervously at its laurels after Hermeus's latest Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 uncrewed prototype broke the sound barrier at Spaceport America over the White Sands Missile Range airspace in New Mexico in Mar
AutoFlight has completed a heterogeneous three-aircraft formation flight with the V5000 Matrix, a 5-metric-ton electric aircraft that could push eVTOL technology well beyond the urban air taxi niche.
Homeland Security 'Drawing Up Plans' to Suspend International Flights Into Sanctuary Cities Until They Stop Protecting Illegal Aliens
They simulated flight conditions at Mach 5, which is roughly five times the speed of sound and far faster than the iconic Concorde ever reached during its time in the air
A new frontier for autonomous flight appears to have been breached as Merlin, Inc. introduces its Merlin Pilot for Commercial Cargo AI-powered flight system that aims to eventually bring pilot-free flight to large cargo aircraft.
You don't even have to turn on the financial news. You can tell whether oil prices will be up or down in the morning by simply reading the president's midnight social media posts
Boeing-China Jet Deal
Allegiant Travel Co.'s acquisition of Sun Country Airlines closed on Wednesday, and the chief executive of the combined company, Greg Anderson, said Allegiant Air will continue to stand out despite industry turmoil, including a surge in jet fuel cost
Last month, a modified Robinson R44 lifted off from Roland-Désourdy Airport in Bromont, Quebec, and completed what may be the most consequential short flight in rotorcraft history.
Spirit Airlines Was the First Major American Casualty. It Won't Be the Last.
A TikTok campaign to buy and revive Spirit Airlines, hours after the company suspended operations, has raised more than $88 million.
Altovolo unveils flight footage of the Sigma prototype, proving flight characteristics and demonstrating the efficiency and performance of the new Sigma concept.
Now that the TSA is fully funded thanks to the end of the partial government shutdown, sources confirmed that air travel was already back to being awful for its usual reasons.
...for baggage handling set to start May 2026.
For years, the guardians of "consumer welfare" in Washington postured as vigilant sentinels against consolidation in the airline industry, so that when JetBlue sought to acquire Spirit Airlines, the Department of Justice intervened immediately an
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and aviation company Joby conducted the first air taxi demonstration in New York City on Monday.
The first operational Boeing MQ-25A Stingray has taken to the sky for the first time. On April 25, 2026, the carrier-based autonomous aerial refueling plane took off from MidAmerica Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois for a two-hour test flight.
California-based aerospace company Airhart Aeronautics recently completed test flights of its new cockpit avionics suite for small planes at the company's Long Beach facility. We sat down with Airhart President Nate Thuli to learn more.
Volocopter's new two-seat VoloXPro has a base price of $574,000,
The German company that owns Lufthansa Airlines and other European carriers said Tuesday that it would cut 20,000 short-haul flights through October as the Iran war drives up oil prices and deepens worries that some countries may run low on jet fuel.
American Airlines slashed its full-year outlook on Thursday morning, warning it could post a loss in 2026 as the Iran-U.S. war, which sent jet fuel prices soaring, adds roughly $4 billion in fuel costs.
For decades, federal regulators controlled airline prices and routes, limiting competition and keeping fares high. The Airline Deregulation Act changed everything.
The airline is the latest to lean in more to its first-class offerings.
