Aviation

Trump lifts US supersonic flight ban, says he's 'Making Aviation Great Again'

It's boom time for the next generation of fast travel

Science07 Jun 2025 | 170

MIT boffins claim liquid sodium battery could one day power aircraft while sucking up CO2

Prototype packs triple the energy density of lithium-ion, they claim

Science28 May 2025 | 55

Judge allows Delta's lawsuit against CrowdStrike to proceed with millions in damages on the line

CS remains hopeful damages will be limited to seven figures

Security21 May 2025 | 5

Qatar’s $400M jet for Trump is a gold-plated security nightmare

Air Force Dumb

Bootnotes13 May 2025 | 106

Attackers pwn charter airline helping Trump's deportation campaign

Intruders claim they stole GlobalX's flight records and manifests

Cyber-crime12 May 2025 | 49

US Transpo Sec wants air traffic control rebuild in 3 years, asks Congress for blank check

Price tag unknown

Public Sector09 May 2025 | 108

Delta Air Lines class action cleared for takeoff over CrowdStrike chaos

Judge allows aspects of passenger lawsuit to proceed

Security07 May 2025 | 2

90-second Newark blackout exposes parlous state of US air traffic control

United Airlines canceling flights as chaos mounts

Networks07 May 2025 | 58

Virgin Atlantic is piloting an OpenAI agent in to help with the 'customer journey'

Interview Hello, operator? Book me to Memphis, Tennessee

AI Software Development Week25 Apr 2025 | 20

Boeing offloads some software businesses to private equiteer Thoma Bravo

Ten billion bucks coming in for a soft landing, customers may be about to experience a bumpy ride

Software23 Apr 2025 | 21

Datacenters near Heathrow seemingly stay up as substation fire closes airport

Power outage means no flights for 24 hours. And chaos. Lots of chaos

Disaster Recovery Week21 Mar 2025 | 282

JetZero teams up with Delta to drag aviation into the future

Startup needs tips on fitting its flying surfboard into existing infrastructure

Personal Tech06 Mar 2025 | 18

Please fasten your seatbelts. A third of US air traffic control systems are 'unsustainable'

And the FAA's modernization efforts are going so badly they won't exit turbulence any time soon

Public Sector05 Mar 2025 | 124

Boom's XB-1 jet nails supersonic flight for first time

US civil sector boldly goes where Concorde has gone before

Offbeat29 Jan 2025 | 94

Feds sue Southwest for chronic delays, unrealistic schedules

Department of Transportation wants in on last-minute Biden administration action too

Offbeat16 Jan 2025 | 8

Boeing going backwards as production’s slowing and woes keep flowing

No such problems at Airbus, which cruised at a high level and shipped almost two planes a day last year

Offbeat15 Jan 2025 | 91

SEC sues Elon Musk for allegedly screwing investors out of $150M before Twitter takeover

Plus: SpaceX rocket re-entries spark airline delays

Bootnotes15 Jan 2025 | 54

UN's aviation agency confirms attack on recruitment database

Various data points compromised but no risk to flight security

Cyber-crime08 Jan 2025 | 4

Second Jeju Air 737-800 experiences mechanical issues following deadly crash

Boeing ends abysmal year on an even lower note

Offbeat31 Dec 2024 | 113

Report claims FAA ignores most whistleblower complaints

analysis Officials beg to differ, claiming the author misinterpreted Congressional reports

Legal31 Dec 2024 | 24

NASA's X-59 plane is aiming for a sonic thump, not a boom

Feature Pilot James 'Clue' Less is ready to take to the skies

Science30 Nov 2024 | 66

Airbus A380 flew for 300 hours with metre-long tool left inside engine

Emails and tool-tracking software weren't heeded, but nothing scary happened - except to the nylon tool

Offbeat15 Nov 2024 | 163

No pilot? No problem! EHang's autonomous air taxis take off in Thailand

Chinese firm poised for (short) commercial flights by 2025

Personal Tech12 Nov 2024 | 29

NASA fires up super-quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft

Vid A try called Quesst

Bootnotes08 Nov 2024 | 91

Toyota and Joby complete Japan's first air taxi flight test

Automaker bets big on startup while other promising eVTOL companies scrape around for funding

Personal Tech05 Nov 2024 | 27

Flying taxis cleared for takeoff under new US aviation rules

'Powered-lift' becomes first new category of aircraft in nearly 80 years

Offbeat24 Oct 2024 | 19

Boeing's new captain promises U-turn after Q3 nosedive

Earnings reported the same day striking union workers vote on a new contract

Offbeat23 Oct 2024 | 29

Boffins explore cell signals as potential GPS alternative

Team sends a flying cooler packed with DIY tech 15 miles up for the test

Science23 Oct 2024 | 28

DARPA pays $6M to see fully autonomous Black Hawk helicopters

Resupply like Call of Duty? Not yet - only one planned for now

Offbeat15 Oct 2024 | 4

Boeing again delays the 777X – the plane that's supposed to turn things around

Also warns it will fire thousands and keep making losses in space

Offbeat14 Oct 2024 | 72

Ryanair faces GDPR turbulence over customer ID checks

Irish data watchdog opens probe after 'numerous complaints'

Security05 Oct 2024 | 68

Ancient US air traffic control systems won't get a tech refresh before 2030

Updated If they don't crash first, say government auditors

Off-Prem24 Sep 2024 | 41

Look! About chest high! Is it a pallet? Is it a drone? No, it's a Palletrone

And it's here to carry your not-very-heavy stuff

Science24 Sep 2024 | 30

Boom Supersonic takes baby steps toward breaking the sound barrier

Twitchy roll resolved, landing gear works on one-third size demonstrator

Personal Tech27 Aug 2024 | 68

SpaceX set to surpass Gemini 11's altitude record with Polaris Dawn mission

Let's hope the spacesuits hold up for extravehicular activity

Science20 Aug 2024 | 31

Rocket Factory Augsburg engine test ends in explosion at SaxaVord spaceport

First stage destroyed during hot fire in Scotland

Science20 Aug 2024 | 41

Missing scissors cause 36 flight cancellations in Japan

Plus a further 200 delays, rockstars knocked off stage … all on a holiday weekend

Offbeat20 Aug 2024 | 117

Getting up close and personal with Concorde, Concordski, and Buran

Geek's Guide The Reg flies to Germany to visit the Speyer and Sinsheim palaces of engineering marvels

Geek's Guide13 Aug 2024 | 64

Delta Air Lines dials up Microsoft's legal nemesis over CrowdStrike losses

Oh, Boies, here we go again

CSO30 Jul 2024 | 17

Uncle Sam opens probe into CrowdStrike turbulence at Delta Air Lines

Concerns abound over why it has taken so long to recover compared to competitors

Security24 Jul 2024 | 10

Southwest latest to aim at electric air taxi dream with Archer partnership

Updated You have to plan for the future, but we're pretty far from a license to fly

Offbeat15 Jul 2024 | 15

Boeing to reacquire spun-off supplier Spirit AeroSpace to shore up safety

Because the best place for a troubled supplier is beneath the wing of original parent company

Bootnotes01 Jul 2024 | 25

NASA tests the ups and downs of air taxi comfort with VR

Nobody would want a roller coaster ride in one of these long-promised flying cabs

Offbeat28 Jun 2024 | 10

British Airways blames T5 luggage chaos on fault 'outside of our control'

Exclusive It was Vodafone, basically

Networks26 Jun 2024 | 104

Hm! Boeing union just ran whistleblower rights training

Staff decibel level is high - and not just from all those jet engines

Personal Tech20 May 2024 | 21

Boeing might be criminally prosecuted for 737 MAX crashes after all, says DoJ

Aviation firm has violated 2021 deferred prosecution agreement, claims DoJ, so criminal charges could come back

Offbeat15 May 2024 | 39

SpaceX set to literally rock Florida with more and bigger Starship launches

Of course the FAA wants a look at the environmental impact of Musk's plans

Science10 May 2024 | 32

Qantas app glitch sees boarding passes fly to other accounts

Issue now resolved and isn't thought to be the work of criminals

CSO01 May 2024 | 8

NASA solar sail to be Siriusly visible in orbit from Earth

Updated Look out for a new star next week

Science19 Apr 2024 | 21

US Air Force says AI-controlled F-16 fighter jet has been dogfighting with humans

Video Robo-plane was made to restrain itself so as not to harm pilot or airframe

AI + ML18 Apr 2024 | 109

Whistleblower cries foul over alleged fuselage gaps in Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Company rejects claims as 'inaccurate'

Offbeat17 Apr 2024 | 90

Six banks share customer info to help Singapore fight money laundering

Asia in brief Plus: Google Cloud ANZ boss departs; Japan revives airliner ambitions; China-linked attackers target Asian entities

Cyber-crime02 Apr 2024 | 4

UK skies set for cheeky upgrade with hybrid airship

Depending on planning permission being given for facility

Offbeat27 Mar 2024 | 41

Uncle Sam wants to know how big airlines use passenger data

'Problematic' carriers can look forward to scrutiny, fines, and new rules

Databases22 Mar 2024 | 10

Justice Dept reportedly starts criminal probe into Boeing door bolt incident

Plus: Pilots on Lion Air’s Batik fall asleep and miss Jakarta

Offbeat11 Mar 2024 | 42

Boeing paper trail goes cold over door plug blowout

Safety watchdog bemoans lack of cooperation with probe

Offbeat07 Mar 2024 | 98