Bombardier claims new Global 8000 is world’s fastest business jet

Bombardier has taken the covers off its new Global 8000 business jet, which the company claims is the world’s fastest and longest-range production…

American Airlines puts down deposit for 20 Boom supersonic aircraft

The future of civilian commercial supersonic travel looks a bit firmer today after American Airlines and Boom Supersonic signed an agreement for the…

Turbojet to hypersonic ramjet: Hybrid Chimera engine shows its range

Atlanta company Hermeus has its sights set on Mach 4 next year, to beat the Mach 3.3 benchmark set by the SR-71 Blackbird…

Tornado Updraft gives balsa-wood model planes an electric RC makeover

Many readers may fondly recall building rubber-band-powered balsa wood model airplanes. While the things were kinda cool, they didn’t fly for long, nor…

Wisk Aero reveals 6th-gen autonomous four-seat eVTOL air taxi

Air mobility startup Wisk Aero has bumped up the passenger-carrying capacity of its upcoming air taxi from two to four, and none of…

Geely begins testing the largest eVTOL prototype ever flown in China

The Aerofugia AE200 technical demonstrator is a full-size, five-seat eVTOL air taxi prototype with tilting propulsion units. It’s a clear statement of intent:…

Drone speed 240 km/h

The Cento aircraft has a carrying capacity of 45 kg with a range of up to 1,000 km thanks to the use of…

Pelican Cargo unveiled as world’s largest autonomous electric cargo plane

Back in 2020, California-based startup Pyka launched an autonomous electric crop duster called the Pelican. Now the company has developed a cargo-carrying version…

ASKA debuts fully functional A5 flying car prototype at CES

Looking like a cross between a helicopter and a fixed-wing airplane, ASKA’s full-scale A5 eVTOL prototype is currently capable of both driving and…

Arc announces hybrid slowed-rotor aircraft with 800-mile range

Britain’s Arc Aero Systems, formerly Samad Aerospace, has put forth its vision for a “cost-effective, low-carbon solution to intercity travel.” The hybrid Linx…

Boeing to build braced-wing airliner, shooting for 30% efficiency gain

With a US$425-million cash injection from NASA, Boeing will build and test a full-sized airliner based on its transonic truss-braced wing (TTBW) concept,…

ZeroAvia celebrates maiden flight of world’s largest hydrogen aircraft

ZeroAvia’s 19-seat Dornier 228 has taken its first test flight in the UK. It’s a testbed for the company’s clean aviation technology, using…
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