Business / Tech Nov 4, 2021
100-seat electric plane may be ready by 2027
by Charlotte Ryan
Wright plans to build a fleet of converted planes, which will have a range of about one hour or 460 miles.
World | FOCUS Oct 15, 2021
Out-of-practice airline pilots are making errors back in the air
by Angus Whitley and Anurag Kotoky
These potentially disastrous errors all took place in the U.S. in recent months as pilots returned to work.
Business / Corporate Oct 13, 2021
Honda unveils new small business plane for nonstop long-haul flights
The new model is said to improve fuel efficiency by around 20% as compared to light jets and more than 40% compared to midsize jets.
Business Oct 6, 2021
Airlines warn erratic global COVID-19 rules could delay recovery
Airlines called for an end to restrictions on vaccinated travelers and for common health protocols at borders, though global coordination in aviation tends to move at a deliberate pace.
Business Oct 5, 2021
Japanese startup SkyDrive aims for flying taxi service at 2025 World Expo
Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura said recently he wants flying cars to begin carrying passengers in the Osaka Bay area in 2024.
Business / Corporate Jul 30, 2021
ANA logs loss amid COVID-19, but cargo demand limits damage
by Noriyuki Suzuki
The pandemic ruined the demand for travel, but the cargo business helped ANA take advantage of the pandemic-triggered demand for goods and home delivery.
Business Jun 16, 2021
Biden wrings a plan out of a reluctant Europe to stand up to China
by Bryce Baschuk
A deal on aircraft subsidies includes a commitment for the U.S. and the EU to tackle practices that could threaten Boeing Co. and its European rival Airbus SE.
Business Jun 14, 2021
Flying taxis have moved a step closer to becoming a fixture buzzing across the world’s urban skyscapes after startups in the U.K. and Brazil made commercial breakthroughs and a closely watched effort was unveiled in Los Angeles. Vertical Aerospace Group, based in Bristol, England, won ...
World Jun 10, 2021
Airbus tells EU hydrogen won't be widely used in planes before 2050
by Tim Hepher and Laurence Frost
Airbus officials say the research will, in any event, seed disruptive technology likely to play a role in the next generation of airplanes.
Business / Tech May 15, 2021
Luxury jet-makers battle over lucrative spy plane niche
by Allison Lampert and Tim Hepher
From the South China Sea to the Middle East, nations are eyeing "special mission" business jets capable of looking or listening at potentially lower costs than converted military planes.
Asia Pacific May 4, 2021
Pleasure flights over Japan take off with travel-hungry South Koreans
by Dahee Kim
Since permission was given by authorities last November, a number of airlines have begun flying would-be tourists over parts of Japan.
World / Science & Health Apr 20, 2021
NASA’s Mars helicopter completes first flight on another world
by Kenneth Chang
Like the first flight of an airplane by Wilbur and Orville Wright, the flight did not go far or last long, but it showed what could be done.