Why passenger jets could soon be flying in formation
The Airbus fello’fly flight demonstration project will fly two large commercial aircraft in formation, looking to mimic the energy savings of our feathered friends.
Aerial ballet: How airplanes fill up with fuel mid-air
Aerial refueling is a standard operation, but a challenging and critical one, for air forces around the world. It has become a force multiplier -- boosting range and ability -- in mission planning and execution.
The world’s largest electric commercial plane takes flight
The first flight of a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan powered by a magniX electric propulsion system is the next step in electric flight.
Coulson’s CU-47 is ready for the fire fight
Leveraging its experience with fixed-wing air tankers, Coulson Aviation has unveiled its latest aerial firefighting conversion, the CU-47.
Queen of the Skies: The Boeing 747 is playing a hero’s role during Covid-19 crisis
50 Years after the first 747 went into service, the groundbreaking wide-body jet may be having its finest hour.
Clear Solution
In a marriage of technological prowess, Lufthansa Technik and LG Electronics have joined forces to transform the way we see cabin class dividers.
Hot Wings
Since 1969, Conair Group Inc. has specialized in designing, building and operating aerial firefighting aircraft. Today, with the frequency and severity of wildfires on the rise, the company is looking to the future with state-of-the-art equipment and a renewed sense of purpose.
Harbour Air & MagniX are Electri-Flying
Not so long ago, the idea of electric commercial aviation was a decidedly futuristic notion. But last December, B.C.-based Harbour Air and magniX made a giant leap forward with the first flight of their DHC-2 Beaver “ePlane.”
First flight for Boeing’s 777X, its biggest jet yet
The plane’s maiden flight was three hours and 51 minutes in duration, with pilots reporting the 777-9 “flew beautifully” during a detailed test plan that exercised its systems and structures.
Cool Running
Carlisle IT has a overheating solution for electronically steered antennas