Until vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) machines, with their innovative ways of flying, get here, there are two main kinds of aircraft in operation today: fixed-wing planes that speed horizontally ...

International Airlines Group (IAG) has announced a partnership to implement Starlink-enabled high-speed Wi-Fi connectivity for more than 500 aircraft across its fleet. IAG is one of the world’s ...

Not only can the aircraft take off and land vertically like a helicopter, it can also fly forward at a top speed of 80 km/h (50 mph). That said, it's limited to a flight time of 20 minutes per battery ...

First-ever piloted wingborne flight of a winged eVTOL in European open airspace Landmark flight follows approval from the UK Civil Aviation Authority, an important step on its path toward ...

The Electra EL9 is the type of aircraft that, if it really makes it into this world, might revolutionize air transport. And that's the kind of promise that's bound to get the attention of an industry ...

A commercial airliner can weigh anywhere from 100,000 pounds to over a million pounds. It is astonishing how such gargantuan weight can not only take off from the ground, but also routinely fly long ...

A vertical take-off and landing aircraft first flown 60 years ago is being revived, with the aim of offering a cheaper and greener alternative to modern helicopters. “For years we have been looking ...