Helicopter Successfully Catches Earth-Bound Rocket in a 'Supersonic Ballet'

Rocket Lab deployed 34 satellites to orbit before the 'Electron booster stage' was successfully snagged by helicopter on its return to Earth.

By Jeanne Goddard

09 May 69 Views

Vermont Startup's Electric Plane That Lifts-Off Vertically is Really Taking Off

The Alia eVTOL - electric vertical take off and landing - is going to usher in zero-emissions shuttle aviation for the first time in history.

By Blake Isbell

27 April 67 Views

Scientists Invent De-icing Coatings to Cut Airline Delays by Lasting Longer Without Toxic Runoff

UIC researchers developed a longer-lasting and non-toxic alternative to conventional deicing for airlines and runways.

By Jeanne Goddard

24 April 64 Views

An Airbus Jumbo Jet Just Completed Two Flights Powered by Cooking Oil

The cooking oil fuel has been developed for some time, and Airbus believe they can have all craft flying on oil by the end of the decade.

By Blake Isbell

04 April 65 Views

A Flying Car Just Got Certified as Airworthy to Fly

A flying car in Slovakia just received its airworthiness certification after 700 hours of flight time and 200 take-off/landings. Future time.

By Blake Isbell

28 January 68 Views

Jet Flown by United Airlines Entirely Powered by 100% Plant-Based Fuel from Corn Stalk Waste

A plant-based fuel that reduces emissions by 505 was just used for the first time ever to power 100% of a United flight from Chicago to D.C.

By Blake Isbell

09 December 66 Views

Passenger Talked Through Landing a Plane After Pilot Collapses

Flying instructors in Britain told a passenger over the radio how to land a plane after the pilot of a small aircraft collapsed and died at the controls. One of two instructors who guided in the plane said the passenger did an amazing job.

By Jeanne Goddard

09 October 58 Views

Hero Air Controller Guides Couple to Safety After Pilot Passes Out

When one of the nation's 15,000 air traffic controllers does something wrong, you always hear about it. When one of them does something right, it's called a save. After just completing a class on recognizing the symptoms of oxygen-deprivation, a Denver-based controller averted disaster by talking to the wife of a pilot who had passed out from the condition.

By Jeanne Goddard

28 January 62 Views

Watch Toddler's Overjoyed Reaction Inside Airplane Doing Loops and Rolls

You can bet this adorable 4-year-old girl is going to grow up to be just as big a daredevil as is her pilot-father.

By Jeanne Goddard

02 April 59 Views

Qantas Airline Makes Mercy Dash to Help Town Cut Off by Flooding

Qantaslink called the mayor of Moree asking if there was anything they could do to help locals who were suffering from the worst floods to devastate the region in 36 years. "Unless you can get a plane in here loaded with fresh fruit, bread and milk for our kids, there's not much else you can do to help," she said. They rang back three hours later, promising to have a plane on the tarmac by the end of the day.

By Jeanne Goddard

10 February 63 Views