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Polaris Dawn spacewalk: Watch live as SpaceX's commercial astronauts attempt mission's historic EVA
The Polaris Dawn mission attempts a historic spacewalk today. Watch live as SpaceX's commercial ast…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A first officer fainted during a flight to Lisbon. It's a reminder why commercial airplanes should always have 2 pilots.
An easyJet pilot fainted during a flight from London to Lisbon on Saturday. The incident shows why …
Mikhaila Friel
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Qantas mistakenly sells first-class flights at a massive discount
Qantas said the prices were "too good to be true" and, as a gesture of goodwill, has offered to reb…
Mia Jankowicz
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SpaceX is launching 4 people on a risky mission to fly through radiation belts and do the first commercial spacewalk
SpaceX's latest daring billionaire mission aims to open the Crew Dragon spaceship in the vacuum of …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Boeing Starliner with Sunita Williams onboard could wait months in space before return as NASA mulls extending mission duration
Officials have repeatedly hinted that the Starliner, which faced issues with helium leaks and thrus…
ANI
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No planned date to return to Earth for two NASA astronauts due to issues with Boeing Starliner spacecraft
The two NASA astronauts were scheduled to return on June 14. However, the pair has no set date to r…
ANI
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A developer is planning a commercial spaceport near Las Vegas that includes a pilot school and STEM academy
Real estate developer Rob Lauer is planning a commercial spaceport near Las Vegas that includes a h…
Lauren Edmonds
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Airlines are scrambling to fix the unsustainable crisis caused by too many cheap flights
A flood of low-priced, money-losing, economy-class seats has airlines across the industry scrambli…
Benjamin Zhang
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4 flight attendants plead guilty to smuggling drug money out of US after prosecutors say they used crewmember lanes to get through security
Prosecutors said the flight attendants took advantage of their "Known Crewmember" statuses to get …
Rebecca Rommen
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A Southwest flight came 150 feet from crashing in the sea. Experts suspect 'pure human error.'
A Southwest flight is being investigated after it flew dangerously close to Tampa's Courtney Campbe…
Mikhaila Friel
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China says it has an uncrewed cargo plane that can carry 4,400 pounds that just made its 20-minute maiden flight
The effort is part of China's strides in advancing its "low-altitude economy," projected to be wort…
Aditi Bharade
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Flying taxis just got another step closer to reality as $1 billion startup Archer received approval for commercial operations
Archer Aviation has received an order worth $1 billion from United Airlines, and now its eVTOLs are…
Pete Syme
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I was the first Black female pilot in the US Air Force, and captained a commercial jet for 30 years. Some people still questioned if I was qualified to fly.
Captain Theresa Claiborne has just come to the end of a legendary career as a pilot.
Polly Thompson
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American Airlines flight had to make emergency landing after man exposed himself and urinated in aisle, authorities say
An American Airlines flight was diverted this week after a 25-year-old man exposed himself and urin…
Erin Snodgrass
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NASA is back on the moon with the first commercial lunar landing ever
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander is the first US spacecraft to land on the moon in more than 50 …
Ellyn Lapointe,Morgan McFall-…
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The first commercial transatlantic flight powered completely by green fuels is in the air, but critics say it's a gimmick and a joke
Activists have said that more needs to be done to make aviation more sustainable in the long run, p…
Pete Syme
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The US will pay for migrants' flights out of Panama to close a route used by over 700,000 people to reach the US-Mexico border
Around 520,000 people crossed the treacherous Darién Gap in 2023, many on their way to the US. Anot…
Matthew Loh
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Boeing is buying Spirit Aero which makes the door plug that flew off the Alaska Airlines flight — in a $4.7 billion deal
Boeing is set to acquire Spirit AeroSystems, a manufacturer of parts for its 737 and 787 planes, Re…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Bette Nash, who held the Guinness World Record for the longest-serving flight attendant, dies at 88
Nash got her first job as a flight attendant with Eastern Airlines in 1957, when Dwight D. Eisenhow…
Cameron Manley
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Qantas will pay up to about $79 million to resolve claims it sold tickets for canceled flights
Qantas Airways agreed to pay approximately 20 million Australian dollars to more than 86,000 custom…