Articles about Aviation – Page 13 of 14

Working Geek: Boeing exec Nicole Piasecki does her best work in the sky

Nicole Piasecki has been close to aviation her whole life. Not only is she a high-ranking executive at Boeing, but her… Read More

Solar Impulse round-the-world plane lands in California after 2.5-day flight

Two and a half days after setting out from Hawaii, pilot Bertrand Piccard made a picture-postcard arrival in California tonight aboard… Read More

‘Let’s go!’ Solar Impulse airplane resumes fuel-free odyssey around the world

More than a year after its odyssey began, the Solar Impulse 2 airplane resumed its round-the-world, solar-powered trip in Hawaii today. The ultra-lightweight… Read More

FAA panel calls for drone crash tests and other measures to guard against injuries

Drones should face the equivalent of crash-test dummies to gauge how safe they are for flying around people, a panel… Read More

Zipline unveils drone delivery venture with a medical mission and big-name funding

A drone delivery venture called Zipline International is coming out of stealth mode with backing from big-name investors and a… Read More

Virgin America and Alaska Airlines tails

Alaska Air confirms purchase of Virgin America for $2.6 billion after ‘hard-fought competition’

Alaska Air Group confirmed reaching a $2.6 billion deal to buy Virgin America after a bidding war with JetBlue Airways. “This… Read More

Alaska Air Group reportedly closes in on $2 billion purchase of Virgin America

Seattle-based Alaska Air Group is close to a $2 billion deal to purchase Virgin America, beating out a rival… Read More

Boeing takes steps to trim 4,000 jobs; more layoffs may be on the way

Boeing Commercial Airplanes says it’s following through on its job reduction plan with the target of reducing its workforce by 4,000 positions by… Read More

Alaska’s Mount Pavlof volcano settles down, and so do flight disruptions

Update for 6 p.m. PT March 29: The massive ash cloud from Alaska’s Mount Pavlof has thinned out, two days… Read More

Flirtey makes first urban drone delivery in FAA test, beating Amazon to the punch

A startup named Flirtey says it’s executed the first FAA-approved urban drone delivery in the United States, in a test that… Read More

Boom moves ahead on supersonic plane project, with help from Virgin Galactic

Remember the Concorde? Boom Technology has picked up a high-profile set of allies in its quest to revive supersonic passenger… Read More

Alaska Airlines changes Anchorage-Honolulu flight to catch total solar eclipse

Now, that’s service: Amateur astronomers persuaded Seattle-based Alaska Airlines to shift its departure time for Tuesday’s flight from Anchorage to… Read More

Good news for germophobes! Boeing introduces the self-cleaning airplane toilet

In-flight services may be getting worse, but there’s at least one aspect of commercial air travel that might get better –… Read More

After 53 years, Boeing’s first 727 jet makes its last trip … to Seattle’s Museum of Flight

Today’s final flight of the first Boeing 727 prototype jet ever produced was one of the shortest trips it’s made… Read More

Boeing puts out the call for memorabilia to celebrate a century of innovation

Think of it as “Antiques Roadshow” for the aerospace set: The Boeing Co. is looking for historical artifacts and memorabilia… Read More

Next-gen B-21 bomber’s design unveiled

Today the U.S. Air Force took the wraps off the design for its Long Range Strike Bomber, now known as… Read More

Navy investigates mystery drone sighting near Bangor submarine base

The Navy has confirmed that it’s investigating the illegal flight of an unidentified drone over Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, the home base… Read More

FAA creates panel to come up with rules for letting drones come near innocent bystanders

What are the rules for letting a drone get in your face? Right now, there are no rules, but today… Read More

GAO shoots down challenge to Northrop Grumman’s Long Range Strike Bomber contract

The Government Accountability Office ruled that Northrop Grumman won the U.S. Air Force’s contract for the Long Range Strike Bomber… Read More

Boeing sees sunny skies for airlines

LYNNWOOD, Wash. – The stock market may be caught in a downdraft, but things are looking up for the commercial airline… Read More

How Amazon inspired a drone delivery system for birth control in Ghana

When U.N. health experts were trying to come up with a way to deliver contraceptives to women in hard-to-reach areas of… Read More

‘The Age of Aerospace’: Boeing sponsors TV series looking back at 100 years of high-flying history

This year marks the Boeing Co’s 100th anniversary, and the company is using the centennial as an opportunity not only… Read More

Boeing’s fuel-saving 737 MAX jet gets a ‘wow’ review after first flight

Boeing’s newest breed of airplane, the fuel-efficient 737 MAX, took to the air for the first time today – and… Read More

Boeing will ratchet down 747 production in Everett to one jet every two months

The Boeing Co. says it will cut back the production rate for its 747 jets to one every two months… Read More

Airbus and Uber will preview on-demand helicopter rides at Sundance Film Festival

Independent films aren’t the only things that’ll be previewed at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah this week: Airbus Group… Read More

Lily’s 60,000 pre-orders add up to a $34 million boost for the age of ‘selfie drones’

If you ever needed evidence that “selfie drones” are the hot thing for 2016, you can find it in last week’s… Read More

Chinese company unveils a drone so big it can carry a human – but is it a drone?

Look! Up in the air! It’s a drone, it’s a plane, it’s … Super-Quadcopter! Droves of drones were unveiled this… Read More

FAA says 181,000 sign up for drone registration; new B4UFLY app released

The Federal Aviation Administration’s chief says he’s happy to see about 181,000 Internet users register recreational drones in less than three weeks’… Read More

The Year in Aerospace: New horizons in 2015, from drones to dwarf planets

New Horizons is the name of the Pluto mission that reached its climax in 2015, but the name also provides… Read More

FAA’s drone registration website experiences a rough takeoff, then straightens out

The Federal Aviation Administration launched its registration website for recreational drones today – and based on the initial reports, it was a rough… Read More