Photo: Chris Sattlberger (Getty Images) Earlier today, Reuters ran a story from the Paris Airshow. The event, traditionally full of networking between pilots and companies, has introduced an odd twist to its attendance policies this year: Free admission for anyone without a job. Delta’s Luggage Only Flight The move is an attempt to bolster enthusiasm […]
Troubled Chinese Airliner Finally Slated For First Commercial Flight
Photo: Imaginechina (AP) Building a commercial airliner is a task so monumental that there are only two significant manufacturers in the world, Airbus and Boeing. However, the People’s Republic of China hopes to break into the multi-billion dollar market with its first domestically-produced large passenger aircraft, the Comac C919. After 14 years of development and […]
Why Retired Planes Are Still Worth Millions of Dollars
The utilitarian design and the rivets holding everything together can make it feel like airliners are built to last forever. Despite this illusion of longevity, a commercial airliner can expect to last around 27 years in service. But once they leave an airline’s fleet, there are still millions of dollars worth of components hidden in […]
Alaska Flight School is Turning a Boeing 727 Into Student Dorms
What was your student dorm like? Mine was a bland, bottom-floor apartment with gray walls, a tiny shared kitchen and a distinct lack of soundproofing. For pupils at a flight school in Alaska, their campus housing is about to get a whole lot more exciting, as the school prepares to convert an old Boeing 727 into […]
United Air Wants Electric VTOL Flying Taxis in Chicago by 2025
Apparently, flying cars are the future of personal transport and, one day, we’ll all be zipping around in the skies getting from A to B with ease. But as it stands, no flying cars actually exist yet, so we have to make do with startups around the world promising to build new, all-electric aircraft capable […]
These Are the 25 Best International Airports in the World
Photo: Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto (Getty Images) International airports are the first impression that most travelers have of a country or major city. Terminals serve as literal gateways to the world where millions of passengers pass through annually. Some governments prioritize constructing and maintaining state-of-the-art airports to attract tourism and economic trade. It is also a point […]
Boeing Argues There Was No Pain or Suffering in 737 Max Crash
We’re one week past the four-year anniversary of the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, which went down in Ethiopia shortly after takeoff on March 10, 2019, killing all 157 people onboard. It was the second crash involving a Boeing 737 Max airplane, occurring just a few months after Lion Air Flight 610 went down […]
Airline Fined $225,000 After Police Freed Passengers From Plane
Photo: Oliver Berg / picture alliance (Getty Images) The U.S. Department of Transportation has decided to fine German carrier Eurowings $225,000 for an incident that happened in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, four years ago. Transatlantic flights are already uncomfortable experiences at their core. Passengers in economy have to spend at least a third of a day […]