When is a car faster than a plane? When it's electric
A recent race between an electric plane and a car demonstrated the challenges of battery-powered flying, but this quest to reach an island in the North Sea underlines the potential, as well as the challenges, of electric aviation.
2023-11-14 22:52
A climate researcher risks losing university post for refusing to fly home
Climate researcher Dr. Gianluca Grimalda says that he risks losing his post at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in Germany for refusing to use a plane as a means of transport back from Papua New Guinea.
2023-10-05 00:21
Delta flight makes U-turn over diarrhoea incident
The flight from Atlanta to Barcelona was forced to turn around after a passenger had diarrhoea on board, reports say.
2023-09-05 17:49
Escaped bear delays flight in Dubai
A bear being transported on an Iraqi Airways flight from Baghdad to Dubai Friday caused delays after it escaped from a crate in the cargo hold.
2023-08-07 20:50
Future airplanes must meet stricter handicap standards, but not for years
Manufacturers and airlines now have more than a decade to make bathrooms large enough for wheelchair users on the most common type of airliners under a new Department of Transportation rule issued on Wednesday.
2023-07-27 04:52
Rhodes fires: Holidaymakers praise locals as wildfires rage on
Wildfires have also broken out on the Greek islands of Corfu and Evia as thousands are evacuated.
2023-07-24 18:51
Emergency evacuation slide from United flight falls into neighborhood near Chicago O'Hare International Airport
A United Airlines Boeing 767 plane lost its emergency evacuation slide in mid-air Monday -- and it ended up in the backyard of a home near Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, officials and a witness said.
2023-07-18 08:00
A passenger took over controls and crash landed a small plane at Martha's Vineyard Airport after the pilot suffered a medical condition, officials say
A pilot of a small plane suffered a medical emergency in the air Saturday, prompting a passenger to take over controls and make a crash landing with no landing gear at Martha's Vineyard Airport, authorities said.
2023-07-17 11:18
5G deadline and bad weather threaten to disrupt US holiday weekend
Many airlines cannot meet a Saturday deadline to equip their fleets with new 5G-tolerant technology.
2023-07-01 06:47
Biggest plane deal in history: Airbus clinches massive order from India's IndiGo
Airbus has just landed the biggest-ever aircraft order in the history of commercial aviation.
2023-06-20 00:15
Two planes 'likely collided' at airport in Tokyo
Two airplanes have "highly likely collided" with each other at the Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japanese public broadcaster NHK is reporting, citing the country's transport ministry.
2023-06-10 16:16
Investigators face challenging terrain and obliterated wreckage as they begin recovering an unresponsive plane that crashed in Virginia, killing all onboard
The recovery of the private plane that crashed in Virginia, killing all four people onboard, after its pilot became unresponsive and veered dramatically off course, is expected to begin Tuesday as investigators face challenging rural terrain and the near total devastation of the aircraft, a federal official said.
2023-06-06 16:51