Featured in aircraftBYWill Sabel CourtneyMar 6, 2019ShareVirgin Atlantic Boeing 747 Full of Cruise Ship Passengers Quarantined Due to Widespread SicknessThe jumbo jet was isolated at London’s Gatwick Airport after landing. BYWill Sabel CourtneyMar 6, 2019ShareBYEric AdamsMar 4, 2019ShareWe Take Sikorsky’s Ground-Breaking Experimental Autonomous Helicopter For a Test-FlightHopping aboard a vision of our self-flying mobility future a few years ahead of schedule. BYEric AdamsMar 4, 2019ShareBYWill Sabel CourtneyMar 1, 2019ShareIs This Airbus A380 High Altitude Fly-By Close Enough to Be Called a ‘Near Miss’?On-board video of the Airbus passing an Aer Lingus flight suggest the two planes passed puckeringly close to one another. BYWill Sabel CourtneyMar 1, 2019ShareBYWill Sabel CourtneyFeb 26, 2019ShareCould These New Airplane Seats Make Flying in Coach Tolerable?A new setup for commercial airline seats by British design firm Layer could ease the pain for customers stuck in the cheap seats. BYWill Sabel CourtneyFeb 26, 2019ShareBYWill Sabel CourtneyFeb 21, 2019ShareWatch This Plane Fail at Landing, Plow Straight Into a Snow Bank in the French AlpsThat’s a shame. BYWill Sabel CourtneyFeb 21, 2019ShareBYWill Sabel CourtneyFeb 19, 2019ShareVirgin Atlantic Boeing 787 Dreamliner Hits 801 MPH Over Pennsylvania, Thanks to Jet StreamNothing like a little breeze at your airliner’s back to make it look like you’re going supersonic. BYWill Sabel CourtneyFeb 19, 2019ShareBYWill Sabel CourtneyFeb 14, 2019ShareThe Airbus A380, the World’s Largest Passenger Plane, Is Being Killed OffThe mammoth two-level, four-engine airliner will end production in 2021. BYWill Sabel CourtneyFeb 14, 2019ShareBYEric AdamsJan 11, 2019ShareBeta Technologies, a Vermont Air Taxi Start-Up, Might Be About to Change the Aviation WorldIn the snowy valleys of the Green Mountain State, a small company is pushing the boundaries of e-VTOL technology. BYEric AdamsJan 11, 2019ShareBYEric AdamsJan 8, 2019ShareBell Reveals the World’s First Realistic Air Taxi Concept at CES 2019Meet Bell’s new concept, which throws some much-needed shade on Silicon Valley aeromobility startups. BYEric AdamsJan 8, 2019ShareBYEric AdamsDec 26, 2018ShareThe Drive‘s Guide to What to Expect in Transportation Tech in 20192018 was a wild year in terms of the intersection of mobility and technology. 2019 seems poised to be even wilder. BYEric AdamsDec 26, 2018ShareBYEric AdamsOct 22, 2018ShareDJI Demands Researchers Retract Drone Vs. Plane Wing Crash Test—But Is It Truly Inaccurate?DJI wants the record set straight after the University of Dayton Research Institute released a video of a quadcopter being fired into a wing. BYEric AdamsOct 22, 2018ShareBYEric AdamsOct 3, 2018ShareHere’s How the Autonomous Air Taxi of Tomorrow Won’t Let You DieThe Drive’s tech writer and aviation expert takes us into the future for a ride in a self-flying electric aircraft. It might be a bumpy ride. BYEric AdamsOct 3, 2018ShareBYEric AdamsAug 21, 2018ShareIcon A5 Aircraft Test Flight: Flying Into What the Future of Mobility Should BeAn easy-to-fly combination of jet-ski and aircraft, Icon Aircraft’s amphibious airplane breaks new transportation ground. BYEric AdamsAug 21, 2018ShareBYStephen EdelsteinJul 16, 2018ShareRolls-Royce Is the Latest Company with a Flying Taxi ConceptWe’re talking about the aircraft engine manufacturer, not the automaker. BYStephen EdelsteinJul 16, 2018ShareBYMarco MargaritoffJul 13, 2018ShareSwiss Near-Miss Collisions Between Drones and Aircraft on the RiseThe Swiss have seen a disconcerting increase in irresponsible drone use and UAV registration could soon be introduced. BYMarco MargaritoffJul 13, 2018ShareBYEric AdamsMay 31, 2018ShareFlying Every Which Way (Including Upside-Down) in the New Airbus H160 HelicopterThe newest Airbus helicopter is smooth, quiet, and ready for anything. Including an aerial loop. BYEric AdamsMay 31, 2018ShareBYEric AdamsMay 21, 2018ShareUber’s Self-Flying Air Taxi Dreams Are a Delusional FantasyClaims of hundreds of electric, autonomous UberAir taxis zooming from rooftop to rooftop every hour are theoretically possible. Just not by 2023. BYEric AdamsMay 21, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2018ShareThese Handy Graphics Show The Entire Inventories Of The Israeli And Canadian Air ForcesBeing able to visualize an air force’s aircraft fleet and how it is organized helps bring perspective as to its strengths and weaknesses. BYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2018ShareBYEric GoeresApr 2, 2018ShareIs ‘1970 in Aviation’ the Most Fascinating Page on Wikipedia?A year of hijackings, crashes, military operations, and regulation that ends on the sour note of also being the most financially ruinous year in commercial aviation to date. BYEric GoeresApr 2, 2018ShareBYMarco MargaritoffMar 27, 2018SharesenseFly Releases New Version of eMotion Flight Management SoftwareThe new update to the flight and data management software includes data transmission capabilities required by main airspace regulators. BYMarco MargaritoffMar 27, 2018ShareBYStephen EdelsteinDec 28, 2017ShareWorkhorse Spins Off Surefly Octocopter In Separate BusinessThe aircraft will make its first public flight at CES. BYStephen EdelsteinDec 28, 2017ShareBYStephen EdelsteinNov 29, 2017ShareAirbus, Rolls-Royce, Siemens Team up on Hybrid AirplaneThe partners want to have a demonstrator ready by 2020. BYStephen EdelsteinNov 29, 2017ShareBYWill Sabel CourtneyNov 8, 2017ShareFormer MLB Pitcher Roy Halladay Dies After His Icon A5 Crashes Off the Florida CoastThe 40-year-old ex-ballplayer was a licensed pilot with an apparent love for the sky. BYWill Sabel CourtneyNov 8, 2017ShareBYStephen EdelsteinOct 6, 2017ShareZunum Aero Plans 12-Passenger Hybrid Regional JetIt wants to have the aircraft ready by 2022. BYStephen EdelsteinOct 6, 2017ShareBYEric BrandtAug 15, 2017ShareDelorean Aerospace Is Working on Flying CarsWhere these Deloreans are going, they don’t need roads. BYEric BrandtAug 15, 2017ShareBYWill Sabel CourtneyAug 1, 2017ShareWatch This Tesla Model S Help a Lockheed Martin U-2 Take OffThe iconic spy plane needs a fast car friend for takeoffs and landings. BYWill Sabel CourtneyAug 1, 2017ShareBYWill Sabel CourtneyJul 7, 2017ShareNASA’s Supersonic Passenger Jet Is One Step Closer to TakeoffThe QueSST X-plane concept has passed its initial design review, bringing it closer to a potential first flight in 2021. BYWill Sabel CourtneyJul 7, 2017ShareBYWill Sabel CourtneyJun 22, 2017ShareNASA, Honeywell Say They Have a Fix for the Biggest Problem with Sonic BoomsNew developments could allow the planes to go supersonic over the United States without disturbing the masses. BYWill Sabel CourtneyJun 22, 2017ShareBYStephen EdelsteinJun 1, 2017ShareWorkhorse’s SureFly Is an Extended-Range Hybrid Electric HelicopterWorkhorse claims its new helicopter is not only environmentally friendly, but safer to fly as well. BYStephen EdelsteinJun 1, 2017ShareBYStephen EdelsteinApr 11, 2017ShareBoeing to Use 3-D Printed Titanium Parts to Cut 787 Dreamliner CostsBoeing hired Norsk Titanium AS to 3-D print structural titanium parts for its newest jumbo jet. BYStephen EdelsteinApr 11, 2017ShareBYWill Sabel CourtneyFeb 9, 2017ShareNew NASA Electronics Can Withstand Venus’s Hellish Heat and PressureThe surface of Venus is twice as hot as an oven and has dozens of times the air pressure…but NASA’s new circuits don’t mind at all. BYWill Sabel CourtneyFeb 9, 2017Share12
BYWill Sabel CourtneyMar 6, 2019ShareVirgin Atlantic Boeing 747 Full of Cruise Ship Passengers Quarantined Due to Widespread SicknessThe jumbo jet was isolated at London’s Gatwick Airport after landing. BYWill Sabel CourtneyMar 6, 2019Share
BYEric AdamsMar 4, 2019ShareWe Take Sikorsky’s Ground-Breaking Experimental Autonomous Helicopter For a Test-FlightHopping aboard a vision of our self-flying mobility future a few years ahead of schedule. BYEric AdamsMar 4, 2019Share
BYWill Sabel CourtneyMar 1, 2019ShareIs This Airbus A380 High Altitude Fly-By Close Enough to Be Called a ‘Near Miss’?On-board video of the Airbus passing an Aer Lingus flight suggest the two planes passed puckeringly close to one another. BYWill Sabel CourtneyMar 1, 2019Share
BYWill Sabel CourtneyFeb 26, 2019ShareCould These New Airplane Seats Make Flying in Coach Tolerable?A new setup for commercial airline seats by British design firm Layer could ease the pain for customers stuck in the cheap seats. BYWill Sabel CourtneyFeb 26, 2019Share
BYWill Sabel CourtneyFeb 21, 2019ShareWatch This Plane Fail at Landing, Plow Straight Into a Snow Bank in the French AlpsThat’s a shame. BYWill Sabel CourtneyFeb 21, 2019Share
BYWill Sabel CourtneyFeb 19, 2019ShareVirgin Atlantic Boeing 787 Dreamliner Hits 801 MPH Over Pennsylvania, Thanks to Jet StreamNothing like a little breeze at your airliner’s back to make it look like you’re going supersonic. BYWill Sabel CourtneyFeb 19, 2019Share
BYWill Sabel CourtneyFeb 14, 2019ShareThe Airbus A380, the World’s Largest Passenger Plane, Is Being Killed OffThe mammoth two-level, four-engine airliner will end production in 2021. BYWill Sabel CourtneyFeb 14, 2019Share
BYEric AdamsJan 11, 2019ShareBeta Technologies, a Vermont Air Taxi Start-Up, Might Be About to Change the Aviation WorldIn the snowy valleys of the Green Mountain State, a small company is pushing the boundaries of e-VTOL technology. BYEric AdamsJan 11, 2019Share
BYEric AdamsJan 8, 2019ShareBell Reveals the World’s First Realistic Air Taxi Concept at CES 2019Meet Bell’s new concept, which throws some much-needed shade on Silicon Valley aeromobility startups. BYEric AdamsJan 8, 2019Share
BYEric AdamsDec 26, 2018ShareThe Drive‘s Guide to What to Expect in Transportation Tech in 20192018 was a wild year in terms of the intersection of mobility and technology. 2019 seems poised to be even wilder. BYEric AdamsDec 26, 2018Share
BYEric AdamsOct 22, 2018ShareDJI Demands Researchers Retract Drone Vs. Plane Wing Crash Test—But Is It Truly Inaccurate?DJI wants the record set straight after the University of Dayton Research Institute released a video of a quadcopter being fired into a wing. BYEric AdamsOct 22, 2018Share
BYEric AdamsOct 3, 2018ShareHere’s How the Autonomous Air Taxi of Tomorrow Won’t Let You DieThe Drive’s tech writer and aviation expert takes us into the future for a ride in a self-flying electric aircraft. It might be a bumpy ride. BYEric AdamsOct 3, 2018Share
BYEric AdamsAug 21, 2018ShareIcon A5 Aircraft Test Flight: Flying Into What the Future of Mobility Should BeAn easy-to-fly combination of jet-ski and aircraft, Icon Aircraft’s amphibious airplane breaks new transportation ground. BYEric AdamsAug 21, 2018Share
BYStephen EdelsteinJul 16, 2018ShareRolls-Royce Is the Latest Company with a Flying Taxi ConceptWe’re talking about the aircraft engine manufacturer, not the automaker. BYStephen EdelsteinJul 16, 2018Share
BYMarco MargaritoffJul 13, 2018ShareSwiss Near-Miss Collisions Between Drones and Aircraft on the RiseThe Swiss have seen a disconcerting increase in irresponsible drone use and UAV registration could soon be introduced. BYMarco MargaritoffJul 13, 2018Share
BYEric AdamsMay 31, 2018ShareFlying Every Which Way (Including Upside-Down) in the New Airbus H160 HelicopterThe newest Airbus helicopter is smooth, quiet, and ready for anything. Including an aerial loop. BYEric AdamsMay 31, 2018Share
BYEric AdamsMay 21, 2018ShareUber’s Self-Flying Air Taxi Dreams Are a Delusional FantasyClaims of hundreds of electric, autonomous UberAir taxis zooming from rooftop to rooftop every hour are theoretically possible. Just not by 2023. BYEric AdamsMay 21, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2018ShareThese Handy Graphics Show The Entire Inventories Of The Israeli And Canadian Air ForcesBeing able to visualize an air force’s aircraft fleet and how it is organized helps bring perspective as to its strengths and weaknesses. BYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2018Share
BYEric GoeresApr 2, 2018ShareIs ‘1970 in Aviation’ the Most Fascinating Page on Wikipedia?A year of hijackings, crashes, military operations, and regulation that ends on the sour note of also being the most financially ruinous year in commercial aviation to date. BYEric GoeresApr 2, 2018Share
BYMarco MargaritoffMar 27, 2018SharesenseFly Releases New Version of eMotion Flight Management SoftwareThe new update to the flight and data management software includes data transmission capabilities required by main airspace regulators. BYMarco MargaritoffMar 27, 2018Share
BYStephen EdelsteinDec 28, 2017ShareWorkhorse Spins Off Surefly Octocopter In Separate BusinessThe aircraft will make its first public flight at CES. BYStephen EdelsteinDec 28, 2017Share
BYStephen EdelsteinNov 29, 2017ShareAirbus, Rolls-Royce, Siemens Team up on Hybrid AirplaneThe partners want to have a demonstrator ready by 2020. BYStephen EdelsteinNov 29, 2017Share
BYWill Sabel CourtneyNov 8, 2017ShareFormer MLB Pitcher Roy Halladay Dies After His Icon A5 Crashes Off the Florida CoastThe 40-year-old ex-ballplayer was a licensed pilot with an apparent love for the sky. BYWill Sabel CourtneyNov 8, 2017Share
BYStephen EdelsteinOct 6, 2017ShareZunum Aero Plans 12-Passenger Hybrid Regional JetIt wants to have the aircraft ready by 2022. BYStephen EdelsteinOct 6, 2017Share
BYEric BrandtAug 15, 2017ShareDelorean Aerospace Is Working on Flying CarsWhere these Deloreans are going, they don’t need roads. BYEric BrandtAug 15, 2017Share
BYWill Sabel CourtneyAug 1, 2017ShareWatch This Tesla Model S Help a Lockheed Martin U-2 Take OffThe iconic spy plane needs a fast car friend for takeoffs and landings. BYWill Sabel CourtneyAug 1, 2017Share
BYWill Sabel CourtneyJul 7, 2017ShareNASA’s Supersonic Passenger Jet Is One Step Closer to TakeoffThe QueSST X-plane concept has passed its initial design review, bringing it closer to a potential first flight in 2021. BYWill Sabel CourtneyJul 7, 2017Share
BYWill Sabel CourtneyJun 22, 2017ShareNASA, Honeywell Say They Have a Fix for the Biggest Problem with Sonic BoomsNew developments could allow the planes to go supersonic over the United States without disturbing the masses. BYWill Sabel CourtneyJun 22, 2017Share
BYStephen EdelsteinJun 1, 2017ShareWorkhorse’s SureFly Is an Extended-Range Hybrid Electric HelicopterWorkhorse claims its new helicopter is not only environmentally friendly, but safer to fly as well. BYStephen EdelsteinJun 1, 2017Share
BYStephen EdelsteinApr 11, 2017ShareBoeing to Use 3-D Printed Titanium Parts to Cut 787 Dreamliner CostsBoeing hired Norsk Titanium AS to 3-D print structural titanium parts for its newest jumbo jet. BYStephen EdelsteinApr 11, 2017Share
BYWill Sabel CourtneyFeb 9, 2017ShareNew NASA Electronics Can Withstand Venus’s Hellish Heat and PressureThe surface of Venus is twice as hot as an oven and has dozens of times the air pressure…but NASA’s new circuits don’t mind at all. BYWill Sabel CourtneyFeb 9, 2017Share