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Airbus tests pilot assist that can automatically divert flights
Airbus is testing autonomous tech that can divert a flight when pilots are in trouble.
Boeing delivers its first 787 Dreamliner after pausing for over a year
Boeing has handed over its first 787 Dreamliner in over a year after dealing with multiple manufacturing flaws.
Microsoft helps speed up work on AI for autonomous drones and flying taxis
Microsoft has unveiled a platform that helps prep autonomous drones and flying taxis for the real world.
The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum will close for at least six months in 2022
The Smithsonian will close the Air and Space Museum for at least six months starting in March.
Rolls-Royce's all-electric airplane smashes record with 387.4 MPH top speed
Just two months after its maiden flight, Rolls-Royce's "Spirit of Innovation" has hit a record top speed of 387.4 MPH.
Rolls-Royce's all-electric aircraft completes 15-minute maiden voyage
Rolls-Royce, best known in aviation for its jet engines, has taken an all-electric airplane on its maiden voyage.
AirCar prototype completes its first inter-city flight
Klein Vision's flying AirCar prototype vehicle has completed its first inter-city flight between airports.
Airspeeder completes the first test flight for its electric flying race car
Airspeeder has completed the first test flight for its electric flying race car ahead of a planned racing series.
A manufacturing issue has pulled some Boeing 737 Max planes from service
It was only late last year that the Boeing 737 Max returned to service, but the long-troubled passenger jet has run into another problem.
American Airlines will resume Boeing 737 Max passenger flights today
It's the first time a US domestic carrier will fly a 737 Max on a service flight since March 2019.
Twitch chat successfully barrel-rolled a ‘Flight Simulator’ plane
Twitch chat users successfully flew a plane in Microsoft Flight Simulator.
'Airplane Mode' will let you relive the monotony of economy class this fall
Move over Microsoft Flight Simulator, there's a new sim in town that let's you live the highs and lows of a six-hour economy class flight.
Virgin Galactic reveals its Mach 3 aircraft design
Virgin Galactic unveils its Mach 3 high-speed aircraft design and plans to work with Rolls-Royce.
Boeing is reportedly ending production of its 747 jumbo jet
Boeing is apparently ending a long chapter in jumbo jets with plans to end 747 production in two years.
Boeing poised to start crucial 737 Max flight safety tests tomorrow
Boeing and the FAA are reportedly due to test-fly the 737 Max on June 29th after months of delays.
Modified Cessna is the 'largest' electric aircraft to take flight
Magnix and AeroTEC have flown what they say is the largest electric aircraft yet, piloting a modified Cessna on a short trip.
Virgin Orbit's first launch demo takes place this weekend
Virgin Orbit will start its first powered launch test flights on May 24th and May 25th.
Virgin Galactic's spaceship flies from its new home base for the first time
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo has finally completed a flight from its home spaceport for the first time, edging closer to commercial journeys to space.
Two more astronauts join SpaceX's first crewed mission to the ISS
Two more astronauts have been assigned to the first operational crewed flight of SpaceX's Crew Dragon on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS). NASA astronaut Shannon Walker and Noguchi Soichi, of the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), will join NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins and Victor Glover Jr., who were assigned to the mission in 2018. If all goes according to plan, this will be the first in a series of regular Crew Dragon flights to the ISS, NASA said in a press release.
Delta hopes to be the first carbon neutral airline
BP isn't the only company hoping to go carbon neutral despite its dependence on fossil fuels. Delta has unveiled a goal to become the first carbon neutral airline in the world, with the company promising $1 billion over 10 years to help "mitigate" all its CO2 emissions. This will include more efficient aircraft (including sustainable fuel) and less overall jet fuel use. It'll also involve carbon removal efforts, such as forest and wetland development, nature conservation and carbon capture tech. The initative kicks off March 1st.
