FILE – The logo for United Airlines is shown during a news conference in New York, on May 3, 2010. A United Airlines plane turned back to a Connecticut airport Thursday, June 20, 2024, after a piece of lining from an engine cover fell off during takeoff. A United spokesperson said a portion of the […]
Gif: CBC News / YouTube A seaplane lifted off directly into the side of a boat while setting off on a Saturday sightseeing flight from a harbor in Vancouver, Canada. The pilot and five passengers onboard De Haviland DHC-2 Beaver escaped the crash uninjured, CBC News reports. Those on the boat weren’t as lucky, with […]
Ford Lightning SuperTruck Looks Ready for Take-OffFord The Ford F-150 SuperTruck EV is scheduled to climb to the top of Pikes Peak during the 2024 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Romain Dumas is scheduled to pilot this aerodynamic F-150 Lightning up the hill this month. Ford says this SuperTruck with a giant wing generates 6,000 […]
After a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday to celebrate Charlotte’s new, $34 million state-of-the art aviation museum, officials are looking forward to re-opening the doors to the public on Saturday. One of the guests in attendance was former U.S. Airways airline pilot Capt. C.B. “Sully” Sullenberger. The former Carolinas Aviation Museum was renamed in his honor for […]
The Federal Aviation Administration is currently investigating a Wednesday morning near-collision between an American Airlines plane and another aircraft on the runway of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia, according to the FAA. “An air traffic controller cancelled the takeoff clearance for American Airlines flight 2134 because another aircraft was cleared to land on […]
An American Airlines flight leaving for Boston’s Logan International Airport was ordered to abort takeoff to avoid crashing into another landing plane. The incident happened around 10:21 a.m. Wednesday morning at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. “An air traffic controller cancelled the takeoff clearance for American Airlines Flight 2134 because another aircraft […]
In case you haven’t noticed: Drones are no passing fad. The little remote-controlled flyers grow more popular by the year, with the overall market estimated to reach a value of $54.6 billion by 2030. That’s a lot of amateur pilots! If you’d like to join their ranks, there’s never been a better time than now. […]
As we wade into this long weekend of unbeatable deals, a bit of advice: Don’t fall victim to retail tunnelvision. While Memorial Day is renowned for mind-blowing markdowns on bedding and tech, there are many underappreciated sale categories that bear a close look. One of those is travel. Don’t believe us? Let’s show you exactly […]
Aurora Flight Sciences has finished its conceptual design of an experimental vertical-takeoff-and-landing plane for the Pentagon and is moving into the next phase. Aurora’s blended-wing design for the SPRINT, or Speed and Runway Independent Technologies, program will now start the preliminary design process, the company said Monday. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency wants its […]
The world’s first winged commercial space plane is one step closer to launch. Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser DC-100 arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, May 18 for final testing before its upcoming mission to the International Space Station (ISS). More from Robb Report The Dream Chaser will be used to ferry […]
A Boeing 737 plane skidded off the runway during takeoff at an airport in Senegal, the country’s transport minister said Thursday, leaving multiple injured. Transport Minister El Malick Ndiaye said 10 people were injured when the Air Sénégal flight operated by TransAir went off the tarmac at Blaise Diagne International Airport, which serves the capital […]
A flight from Dallas to Tokyo was grounded last week after its pilot reportedly drank too much during the hours before the plane was set to take off. Japan Airlines canceled the flight set to take off on April 23, according to the online site Flight Aware, which tracks flight paths. The airline transferred its […]