Zephyr S pseudo-satellite drone hits record altitude of 76,100 ft

Airbus' high-endurance stratosphere drone, the Zephyr S, has set a new altitude record for an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) in its class, soaring to 76,100 ft (23,915 m) in the skies over Arizona during two flights totaling 36 days aloft. (newatlas.com) Ещё...

Ciao, Alitalia. “The Pope’s Airline, Alitalia, to Fly Last Flight”

Alitalia may have had its faults, but how many airlines can claim to have been the “pope’s airline” for over five centuries? (www.nytimes.com) Ещё...

Southwest Employees Wants A Court To Delay Its Vaccine Mandate

The Southwest Pilots Union has sued the airline in federal court over its vaccine mandate. (simpleflying.com) Ещё...

Singapore Airlines to Fly Hour-Long A380 Flights

Singapore Airlines will be flying the Airbus A380 on routes lasting about 60 minutes in flight. (aeroxplorer.com) Ещё...

How The Boeing 747 Carried The Space Shuttle

The Boeing 747 is a great aircraft and has been a ‘piggyback’ aircraft for the NASA Space Shuttle. (simpleflying.com) Ещё...

Frontier Airlines selects Skywise Health Monitoring as fleet performance tool

Skywise Health Monitoring to be deployed on 111 Frontier Airlines aircraft (www.airbus.com) Ещё...

Japan Airlines Boeing 777 Faces Engine Malfunction After Takeoff

Earlier this week, a Tokyo-bound Japan Airlines Boeing 777 had to return to Los Angeles after departure following an engine malfunction. (simpleflying.com) Ещё...