Why Flying Boats Dropped In Popularity After WWII
Flying boats or aircraft that took off and landed on the water were the mainstays of international aviation transport for many years – but then…
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Why MRO Job Cuts Could Leave The Biggest Scars
Airline maintenance is a lagging indicator of global passenger and cargo demand. Aircraft flown less frequently or parked rob maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) suppliers…
Can a helicopter fly on Mars?
In the early morning of July 30, an enormous Atlas V rocket fired the Mars 2020 spacecraft into the skies above Cape Canaveral Air Force…
Pandemic Likely to Delay New Aircraft Developments for Years
The Covid-19 pandemic downturn will delay any major developments for new aircraft by at least three to four years while the commercial aircraft manufacturing and…
KinectAir Makes Plans To Operate VoltAero’s Electric Cassio
VoltAero is to work with on-demand charter provider KinectAir to explore possibilities for bringing its hybrid-electric Cassio fixed-wing aircraft into commercial service. U.S.-based KinectAir will…
What’s in a Winglet?: Inside the Epic Quest To Build a Better Airplane Wing
When Boeing’s new 777X taxied out for takeoff for its first flight earlier this year, it shared the look of most modern airliners. Its long fuselage…
The Slow Decline Of The Boeing 737 Classic
Recently due to the current pandemic, we’ve focused extensively on the decline of the four jet widebody. However, another aircraft has been in decline since far…
Battery-powered cars are commonplace on our roads but will holidaymakers ever get the chance to jet off and be green on electric planes?
Batteries for electric planes are currently too heavy and have too little power Airbus’s E-Fan plane made a successful crossing of the English Channel in…
Has COVID Killed The Airbus A340?
Recently we’ve talked a lot about the effect of COVID-19 on the Airbus A380 and the Boeing 747. However, we’ve not touched so much on…
UTC Reveals Hybrid-electric Aircraft Demonstrator
The newly formed United Technologies’ Advanced Projects (UTAP) division unveiled its initial hybrid-electric demonstration aircraft this morning, which it said will yield 30 percent fuel…