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 | 97
Google co-founder Brin named a defendant in wrongful death complaint Lawsuit accuses contractor and co-defendants of 'pacify and delay' tactics Legal23 Feb 2024 | 31
Are you ready to back up your AI chatbot's promises? You'd better be Opinion Air Canada discovered the hard way that when your ML model makes a commitment, your biz will be on the hook for it AI + ML23 Feb 2024 | 79
Boeing-backed air taxi upstart Wisk plans to fly you across town at UberX prices by 2030 Absence of an on-board pilot will lower costs and raise blood pressure, starting soon in Texas Offbeat22 Feb 2024 | 57
Alaska Airlines' door-dropping flight was missing bolts Preliminary investigation confirms pilot chat was overwritten but doesn't mention attempts to recover data Personal Tech07 Feb 2024 | 86
Mars Helicopter Ingenuity will fly no more, but is still standing upright In Memoriam for plucky robot that brushed off dead sensors and dust like they were nothing Science26 Jan 2024 | 36
UK Civil Aviation Authority ponders vertiports for flying taxis eVTOL to use existing aerodrome infrastructure Offbeat25 Jan 2024 | 18
Software troubles delay F-35 fighter jet deliveries ... again There's more than one way for these things to crash Public Sector24 Jan 2024 | 61
Boeing goes boing: 757 loses a wheel while taxiing down the runway That old kit isn't our fault Boeing tells us Personal Tech24 Jan 2024 | 65
United Airlines’ patience with Boeing is maxed out after repeated safety issues Plans for life without the 737 Max 10 after CEO rated door plug blowout 'the straw that broke the camel's back' Offbeat23 Jan 2024 | 90
Travel app Kayak offers Boeing 737 Max 9 filter after that door plug drama Handy feature as FAA expands inspections to 737-900ER aircraft Personal Tech22 Jan 2024 | 36
NASA, Lockheed Martin reveal subtly supersonic X-59 plane Boffins say the quiet part out loud: There's no room for the sonic boom Science13 Jan 2024 | 100
Chinese company's rocket debut makes waves by launching from the sea Real-life Kerbal Space Program? Science11 Jan 2024 | 2
Another airline finds loose bolts in Boeing 737-9 during post-blowout fleet inspections Someone please remind Boeing how to build airplanes ... again Offbeat09 Jan 2024 | 178
Nearly 200 Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes grounded after door plug flies off mid-flight NTSB chair pushes for 25 hours of cockpit voice and flight data recordings Offbeat08 Jan 2024 | 116
This could still wing its way to you, if you have the dosh: One Concorde engine seeks new home That'll make a lot of expensive ashtrays Bootnotes20 Dec 2023 | 39
Southwest Airlines lands $140M fine for that Christmas IT meltdown Wrist, meet slap: Only a quarter will be paid to Treasury, the rest is vouchers and credits Software18 Dec 2023 | 14
UK will be HQ for high-flying next-gen fighter jet treaty with Italy, Japan Global Combat Air Program aims to replace Eurofighter Typhoon and Mitsubishi F-2 Public Sector18 Dec 2023 | 71
Pro-China campaign targeted YouTube with AI avatars Asia In Brief PLUS: Beijing wants ten-minute reporting of infosec incidents; Infosys CFO bails; TikTok's Indonesia comeback approved, for now Security18 Dec 2023 | 9
Virgin Atlantic flies 'world's first fossil-fuel free' transatlantic commercial flight Sustainable kerosene-alt is hot right now as low-emission aviation takes off Bootnotes28 Nov 2023 | 40
Japan Airlines fuels up on hydrogen hype with eye on cleaner skies Jet-setting to a greener future? Science16 Nov 2023 | 44
From yellow cabs to sky cabs: Air taxis take a Big Apple test flight Mayor wants to electrify downtown heliport, but the FAA has yet to certify eVTOL for passenger flights Offbeat14 Nov 2023 | 22
NASA and Boeing try to chase the contrail clouds away The sky isn't the limit when it comes to greener fuel alternatives Science31 Oct 2023 | 24
Airbus commissions three wind-powered ships to sail the Atlantic To move parts while making less CO2, so it can build more planes that make plenty Offbeat27 Oct 2023 | 55
It is 20 years since the last commercial flight of Concorde When a 1960s dream ran headlong into economic reality Offbeat24 Oct 2023 | 94
Teens take a million metaverse Ryanair flights in Roblox They do this in their free time Bootnotes24 Oct 2023 | 41
Boeing gives busy billionaires unbothered about bespoke beds a cheaper BizJet Suggests modular interiors for the frequent flyer in a hurry to take off in their own 737 Offbeat20 Oct 2023 | 31
Amazon unveils new drone design, plans liftoff of aerial delivery in UK, Italy Smaller, quieter, and expected to deliver millions of packages in coming years Science19 Oct 2023 | 52
British boffins say aircraft could fly on trash, cutting pollution debt by 80% Domestic jets can use 'municipal solid waste' to fly the friendly skies Research17 Oct 2023 | 115
Yes, Singapore immigration plans to scan your face instead of your passport No, that does not mean you can leave it at home just yet Security02 Oct 2023 | 16
Infosys launches aviation cloud it claims can halve lost luggage Also optimizes routes and tames crowds, but can't stop that person who just reclined into your knees Software29 Sep 2023 | 24
US military F-35 readiness problems highlighted in aptly timed report This surely can't be related to that crash debacle over the weekend, right? Offbeat22 Sep 2023 | 26
Airport chaos as eGates down for the count across UK Updated Travelers told routine work being performed nationwide On-Prem22 Sep 2023 | 43
Airbus takes its long, thin, plane on a ten-day test campaign Those of you happy to spend ten hours in a single-aisle A321, take note Offbeat14 Sep 2023 | 100
Airbus suffers data leak turbulence to cybercrooks' delight Ransomware group nicked info from employee of airline, say researchers Cyber-crime13 Sep 2023 | 1
Scared of flying? Good news! Software glitches keep aircraft on the ground NATS explains last week's UK chaos as bug delays 211 United Airlines flights Software06 Sep 2023 | 62
UK air traffic woes caused by 'invalid flight plan data' Former BA boss slams resilience, says explanation 'doesn't stand up from what I know of the system' Networks30 Aug 2023 | 139
UK flights disrupted by 'technical issue' with air traffic computer system British Bank Holiday blues as flight plans have to be filed by hand Offbeat28 Aug 2023 | 159
ESA sees satellite-based air traffic monitoring on near horizon EURIALO project aims to prove flights can be tracked in real time through multilateration Networks26 Jul 2023 | 18
Forget these apps and AI, where's my flying car? Ah, here's one with an FAA license Also: No comment on that choice of name for a wee leccy chopper Bootnotes29 Jun 2023 | 67
Singapore, Amazon lead push for 'purpose bound' digital money Asia In Brief PLUS: US joins India’s software diplomacy push; Suzuki to make flying cars; Indonesia's broadband bird Software26 Jun 2023 | 14
NASA to tear the wings off plane in the name of sustainability They'll be replaced with longer, thinner wings supported by a truss Science14 Jun 2023 | 97
FAA proposes air taxi pilot licensing plans, sans actual air taxis We're still a couple years out from eVTOLs picking you up for that red eye flight, and even that may be pushing it Offbeat08 Jun 2023 | 7
Boeing discovers Dreamliner defect, delivery delay decided Better than not delaying it, we suppose Offbeat07 Jun 2023 | 34
Bookings open for first all-electric flights around Scandinavia … in 2028 You'll need to be fast to score one of 30 tickets for planes that don't go very far Offbeat02 Jun 2023 | 50
Airline puts international passengers on the scales pre-flight An aircraft mass properties engineer and an eating disorder therapist weigh in on Air New Zealand's plan Science31 May 2023 | 122
China's homegrown airliner makes first paid-for flight Asia in Brief PLUS: Grab founder quits operational role; Meta's fiber-bot crawls to Japan; ChatGPT enhances Taiwan's status Systems28 May 2023 | 11
Atlassian says 'Don't #@!% the Planet' so it can keep making money Which when you think about it, is a pretty good reason to build a sustainable business Devops24 May 2023 | 9
NASA's electric plane tech is coming in for a late, bumpy landing Internal audit finds cost overruns and delays that mean more sustainable flight is nowhere near a runway Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week18 May 2023 | 77
Stratolaunch takes hypersonic flight dreams to new heights with mid-air release success Paul Allen must be smiling up there ahead of test flight in summer Science17 May 2023 | 9
Irony alert: Major airport to be interrupted for two hours to replace UPS Three power outages have hit NAIA in the past year. What was that about ramping up tourism? Offbeat08 May 2023 | 9
Chinese company claims it's built batteries so dense they can power electric airplanes But Dr Rachid Yazami, one of the key minds behind lithium-ion batteries, thinks this could be hot air Science20 Apr 2023 | 146
Military helicopter crash blamed on failure to apply software patch A rather nice beach in Australia now briefly hosted an unusual feature Patches18 Apr 2023 | 49
To improve security, consider how the aviation world stopped blaming pilots When admitting to an error isn't seen as a failure, improvement easy to achieve, says pilot-turned-CISO Security14 Apr 2023 | 69
China aims to pair J-20 stealth fighter with 'loyal wingman' battle drone Reports suggest Beijing may speed past rivals with supersonic helper for its air superiority weapon Defense Tech Week03 Apr 2023 | 28
Vessels claiming to be Chinese warships are messing with passenger planes Australian airline Qantas warns pilots to keep calm and carry on amid reports of satnav and altimeter jamming Defense Tech Week20 Mar 2023 | 152
US warns aging air-traffic control code won't be fixed until 2030 NOTAM chance in hell this stuff is getting sorted soon despite outage Software07 Feb 2023 | 13
Mitsubishi gives up on Japan's first domestically manufactured passenger jet Lessons learned could be applied to a next-gen fighter, says company Systems07 Feb 2023 | 37
Southwest promotes internal IT executive to CIO in wake of that Christmas meltdown She's got a lot of work to do On-Prem02 Feb 2023 | 7
Boeing bids the 747 a final, ultimate, conclusive farewell Cargo airline Atlas Air takes delivery of 1,547th and last Queen of the Skies Offbeat01 Feb 2023 | 29
Aviation overhaul bill passes US House... for the third time Maybe it'll be different this year as clamors of 'I told you so' accompany the proposal Networks26 Jan 2023 | 16