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Google Tests AI To Minimize Contrails – But Is It Worth It?
Google and American Airlines have conducted test flights, proving that it’s possible to avoid areas that favor the creation of…
NASA PCA – How To Fly An Aircraft Without Flight Controls!
The little-known NASA PCA program may one day save an airliner (or other aircraft) whose crew faces a terrifying prospect:…
Airbus Launches Technology Hub For New Wing Development
Airbus just announced the opening of a new Wing Technology Development Center (WTDC), that could be key for its next…
Paris Airshow Day 2: Orders And More Headlines
The second day of the Paris Airshow still featured some interesting orders, as well as other stories around new tech…
NASA X-66A – A Better Name For The TTBW!
We have been calling it the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing, or TTBW – but now the NASA experimental aircraft has an…
No New Boeing OR Airbus Before 2035 – Calhoun
Neither Boeing Nor Airbus will bring to market a completely new aircraft design before the middle of the next decade,…
Airline Industry Future: What’s Too Far Away?
Guessing their future needs is proving difficult for many in the airline industry. Broad shifting factors bring opportunities and BIG…
NASA Puts New Twist on Vortex Generators?
NASA is working on a shared project with Boeing, to study vortex generators that literally twist out of the way,…
Rolls-Royce CEO: Aviation Has To Step Up On SAF
The aviation industry really must increase its efforts in spreading the use of SAF (sustainable aviation fuels), says the Rolls-Royce…
FedEx Wants Single-Pilot Freighters?
Fred Smith, the founder of FedEx, would like to see large freighters compatible with single-pilot operations. But what about passenger…