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Scientists have devised a robot that flies like a bird using real feathers — could this be the future of fighter jets?
Scientists have developed a robotic bird, PigeonBot II, that uses real pigeon feathers to mimic bir…
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The CEO of a private aviation company explains the 'empty-leg' trick that can make chartering jets cheaper
FlyJets CEO Jessica Fisher said an "empty leg split" can cut the cost of flying private by up to 40…
Taylor Rains
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Singapore Airlines to invest additional Rs 3,195 cr in Air India post-Vistara merger
Singapore Airlines is set to invest an additional Rs 3,194.5 crore in Air India following the Vista…
PTI
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Turbulence is getting more frequent and more severe. An aviation and climate expert explains why.
"Climate change is making encounters with clear air turbulence more likely and more severe," the Un…
Pete Syme
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Airbus may have benefited from Boeing's struggles, but it isn't smooth sailing for the rival aviation giant
Airbus stock dropped 11% after it announced reduced delivery targets for its planes, and pushed bac…
Pete Syme
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China renamed its homegrown regional airliner to better sell it abroad. Here's how it compares to its closest rival.
The C909 has been compared to planes like the Boeing 717 and the McDonnell Douglas MD-80, but its c…
Taylor Rains
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Air traffic control chaos affecting 700,000 passengers was made worse when an engineer couldn't log in remotely
The air traffic control problem last summer meant travel plans had to be processed manually. An eng…
Pete Syme
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Xpeng's new 'land aircraft carrier' is a $276,000 van with a 2-man quadcopter, and it thinks it can sell 10,000 of them a year
Xpeng said it received 2,000 orders of its "land aircraft carrier" after its public flight debut in…
Matthew Loh
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CEO of failed supersonic plane startup on what went wrong — and how other companies might find success
Supersonic aviation startup Exosonic, which was working on commercial and military faster-than-soun…
Taylor Rains,Benjamin Zhang
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China's renaming of its regional jet is another clear sign its homegrown planemaker is coming for Boeing and Airbus
The ARJ21 is now to be known as the C909. The renaming plays into COMAC's ambition to enter the glo…
Matthew Loh
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US Navy aviators killed in stateside Growler fighter jet crash flew combat strike missions off a carrier in the Red Sea fight
They were among only a few women to fly combat missions over land, the Navy's Carrier Strike Group …
Jake Epstein
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Airlines are suspending flights to Haiti after a Spirit plane was hit by gunfire
A Spirit Airlines flight diverted after being shot on approach to Haiti. A JetBlue flight was also …
Pete Syme
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Boeing secured its first order after a 7-week strike — 80 Boeing 737 Max jets
Boeing received its first order after reaching a deal with striking machinists, but it still faces …