Aircrafts

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April 13, 2025

Plane Crash Isle of Wight Holiday Park Leaves Two Injured as Aircraft Bursts into Flames

A light aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park near Bembridge on the Isle of Wight Saturday afternoon, but quick-thinking bystanders pulled both occupants to safety before the

Qatar Airways Starlink Upgrade. Photo Source: Qatar Airways (Newsroom)

Aviation·Business·News

Qatar Airways Starlink Wi-Fi Reaches 80% on 777s, First to Equip A350s

Qatar Airways is completing its fleet-wide Starlink internet installation on Boeing 777 aircraft and will start equipping its Airbus A350 fleet this month, becoming the first airline globally to offer this technology on the A350 model. With over 80% of

April 10, 2025

Robinson’s R88: 10-Seat Helicopter with 1,800-Pound Payload and 350-NM Range

Aviation

Robinson Helicopter Company has launched the R88, its first all-new helicopter in nearly 15 years. This 10-seat single-engine rotorcraft pushes Robinson into new territory

Airlines Ban In-Flight Power Bank Use After Fire Destroys Aircraft

Aviation·News·Travel

Major airlines are introducing stricter rules for power banks following several concerning safety incidents, including a fire that led to an emergency evacuation on

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Aviation·Business

Flexjet’s $7B Order Amid 57% Surge in Fractional Jet Ownership Post-COVID

Think of it like sharing a vacation home, but with wings. That’s how private jet ownership is changing. Instead of one person bearing the full financial burden of an aircraft, several people

Sunita Somvanshi

February 17, 2025

Boom Supersonic Announces Boomless Cruise

Aviation

Boom Supersonic Achieves Silent Supersonic Flight, Marking New Era in Air Travel

In a significant development for commercial aviation, Boom Supersonic has demonstrated the ability to fly faster than sound without creating the thunderous sonic booms that have long restricted supersonic flight over land.

Rahul Somvanshi

February 16, 2025

Aviation

Japanese Flying Car Takes Major Step Toward Reality as SkyDrive Gets Safety Approval

Japanese company SkyDrive has moved closer to making electric flying vehicles a reality after receiving crucial safety approval for its three-passenger aircraft. The company also started building these vehicles at Suzuki Motor

Rahul Somvanshi

February 12, 2025

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, right, stands near the apex of a sand ripple in an image taken by Perseverance on Feb. 24, 2024, about five weeks after the rotorcraft’s final flight. Part of one of Ingenuity’s rotor blades lies on the surface about 49 feet (15 meters) west of helicopter (at left in image). Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/CNRS

Space

NASA Investigates Ingenuity’s Final Crash After 72 Flights, 17 km Traveled, and 2 Hours in the Martian Sky

NASA has completed the first-ever aircraft accident investigation on another planet, examining the crash of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter during its 72nd and final flight on January 18, 2024. The investigation, conducted

Karmactive Team

December 15, 2024

Aviation·Business

Pyka Raises $40M for Largest FAA-Approved Uncrewed Aircraft in Agriculture, Defense, and Cargo Aviation

In a development that merits scrutiny, Pyka, the Alameda-based electric aviation company, has secured $40 million in Series B funding. The investment arrives at a time when autonomous aviation continues to evolve.

Rahul Somvanshi

December 11, 2024

Aviation

Air India Expands Airbus Order: 100 More Planes Take Total to 344 Amid $70B Fleet Modernization

Air India has ordered 100 more Airbus aircraft, adding to its previous order of 470 planes placed in 2023. The new order includes 10 widebody A350s and 90 A320 Family aircraft, primarily

Sunita Somvanshi

December 10, 2024

A model of the X-66 aircraft with a wingspan of almost 6 feet was placed in the 12-Foot Low-Speed Wind Tunnel at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia on October 30, 2024. During the tests, the team captured measurements of forces such as lift and drag over many aerodynamic configurations and flight conditions. NASA/Ryan Hill

Aviation

NASA Tests X-66 Aircraft Model at Langley to Validate 30% Fuel Savings Through Revolutionary Wing Design

Wind tunnel tests of NASA’s X-66 aircraft model at Langley Research Center on October 30, 2024, mark a technical milestone for commercial aviation’s push toward sustainability. The 6-foot wingspan scale model underwent

Sonali Tiwary

November 30, 2024

The Mk-II Aurora during an all-up systems test in June 2024 at Tāwhaki National Aerospace Centre.

Aviation

Aurora Mk-II Cleared for Supersonic Flights at 80,000 Feet—Could It Surpass SR-71 Blackbird’s Record?

On July 12, 2024, in New Zealand, Dawn Aerospace, a space transportation company with operations in New Zealand, the Netherlands, and the United States, announced that the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has

Sunita Somvanshi

August 28, 2024

Wing’s Aircraft Library design approach shape new aircraft

Business·Technology

Wing’s Latest Drone Aims to Optimize 30% of Larger Deliveries

Wing, a pioneer in drone delivery services, just revealed the addition of a new, larger aircraft to its fleet, marking a major fleet improvement. This action is intended to optimize the delivery

Sunita Somvanshi

January 21, 2024