Articles about Aviation – Page 14 of 14

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

Registering your drone will be like buying online

The Federal Aviation Administration’s drone registration process will be as easy as making an online purchase. In fact, it is an… Read More

Sign up your drone, or else: FAA issues registration rules (and penalties) that take effect Dec. 21

The Federal Aviation Administration has laid out the rules for registering recreational drones, starting Dec. 21, plus the penalties for… Read More

Boeing rolls out its first 737 MAX jet in Renton, thronged by workers who built it

Thousands of Boeing employees turned out today for the rollout of the first Boeing 737 MAX jet, a redesigned version… Read More

Boost for Boeing: Export-Import Bank wins revival after battle in Congress

Nearly six months after the Export-Import Bank was shut down due to congressional wrangling, the federal agency has been revived – which is… Read More

Coast Guard aborts copter training mission after Port Angeles laser flash

The U.S. Coast Guard says it had to cut a helicopter training mission short on Monday night after the airborne crew… Read More

R2-D2 Dreamliner jet flies in from Tokyo, sets Seattle abeep-boop-beep

All Nippon Airways’ R2-D2 Dreamliner jet touched down today at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for the first time, two and… Read More

FAA publishes drone registration recommendations: You must be 13 to enter

The Federal Aviation Administration has released a task force’s recommendations for setting up a registration system for recreational drones – and… Read More

Reports suggest drone registration will be free, simple, online – and wide-reaching

Recreational drones as small as 9 ounces will have to be registered, but users should be able to go through… Read More

Amazon gets two spots on FAA’s task force for drone registration rules

The Federal Aviation Administration says the task force charged with drawing up recommendations for registering recreational drones includes two Amazon… Read More

U.S. plan for recreational drone registration faces a fast, steep climb

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s fast-track plan to register recreational drones may not directly affect Amazon’s ambitions of using robo-fliers… Read More

NASA study: Flying air taxis could be as cheap as an Uber ride, and faster

Taking a ride on a flying air taxi could become as cheap as taking an Uber ride, and get you… Read More

Geek of the Week: Microsoft Bing program manager Kassy Coan is always on the fly

Bing program manager Kassy Coan gives Microsoft’s fascination with “the cloud” a whole new meaning. When she is not working on Bing’s… Read More

My first time piloting a drone: A little fear, no crash landings

We’ve been writing a lot about drones, covering everything from small startups to the efforts of Amazon.com. But until Saturday,… Read More

Drones on tour: Portland startup SkyWard teams with NASA to demonstrate value of aerial robots

SkyWard, a Portland, Ore., startup that makes software for running networks of drones, is teaming with NASA to conduct demonstrations of… Read More

Startup Spotlight: BoldIQ crunches real-time data to help organizations optimize business operations

The World Health Organization (WHO) earlier this week announced that an “unprecedented” number of healthcare workers are infected with the deadly Ebola… Read More

FAA approves drones to monitor wildfires in Washington state

In the event wildfires break out in Washington state this year, the Department of Natural Resources will be able to… Read More

Boeing iPad apps help airline technicians fix problems, reduce flight delays

The iPad isn’t just helping the airline industry in the cockpit. Now, Boeing is offering a suite of mobile apps… Read More

Joining the jet set: My first time flying on Arrow’s new private jet service

My first mistake in testing out Arrow — the new private jet club which unveiled plans today to run daily… Read More

Meet Arrow: New private jet club looks to launch service between Seattle and Bay Area

No lines. No security. No airport parking fees. And, yes, you can even bring your vanilla latte on board. Here… Read More

Imperium, Boeing consortium wins DOE grant to develop renewable jet fuel

A consortium led by LanzaTech, and consisting of Imperium Renewables, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and The Boeing Co., will receive… Read More

Fighter jet maker Dassault using Microsoft Surface 2.0

The new version of the Microsoft Surface tabletop computer made an unexpected appearance at the recent Paris Air Show, as… Read More

Boeing, Alaska Air, WSU and others set ‘flight plan’ for renewable aviation fuels in the NW

A group of more than 40 regional companies, government entities and educational institutions have come together to explore the possibilities… Read More