High-energy lasers are having an overdue moment. The Pentagon plans to procure them soon for the Army and the Navy and demonstrate a 1-megawatt-class laser capable of downing ballistic and hypersonic ...

The first airplane equipped with an autopilot was a pivotal moment in aviation history. It transformed flying from a constant struggle to a more controlled, reliable endeavor. The first autopilot goes ...

Modern military aircraft not only fly fast and oftentimes carry heavy payloads, they can also virtually disappear. One of the biggest challenges in making this happen lies with concealing the engines, ...

*Airplane passengers are routinely asked to activate airplane mode before departure, yet many travelers are not entirely sure why the rule exists. While the instruction is standard on flights, ...

Some technologies, like smartphones, have a transformative impact on entire sectors of the economy and our everyday lives. Advances in autonomous unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or drones, are driving ...

In 2025, the airline industry is set to surpass $1 trillion in revenue for the first time, marking a 4.4% increase from 2024 and highlighting a strong recovery in air travel demand post-pandemic.

On Aug. 7, an American Aviation Yankee two-seater airplane was loaded on a flatbed truck in Rochester and driven 60 miles to a hangar at Boire Field in Nashua to start a new life in Nashua Community ...

DARPA has assigned the designation X-76 to the Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) project, a Bell proof-of-concept technology demonstrator for a high-speed tiltrotor. The DARPA ...

ENDICOTT, N.Y., Jan. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- BAE Systems (LON: BA) has signed an agreement with Airbus to provide the energy storage system for Airbus' microhybridization demonstration project for ...

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the maiden flight of the Airbus A380, the double-decker, wide-body aircraft that remains the largest passenger plane ever built. At 10:30 am local time on April ...

"Please ensure your seats are in the upright position, tray tables stowed, window shades are up, laptops are stored in the overhead bins and electronic devices are set to flight mode." The above is a ...