The massive, versatile and unusual Airlander 10 airship

04-16-2017 • cnet.com by Richard Nieva

What may look like an ordinary blimp is actually one of the largest and most unusual aircraft in the world.

Aiming for a new era in airships

04-16-2017 • https://www.cnet.com, by Kent German

It's a plane, it's a helicopter, it's a butt-shaped blimp. The Airlander 10 is like no other aircraft in the skies.

A cruising airship for VIP excursions

04-16-2017 • http://www.theglobeandmail.com,

Designed with sightseeing in mind, the Invitation can take off with a dozen VIP passengers and their families

Gas explorer teams up with Lockheed Martin on helium-fuelled airships

04-16-2017 • http://www.telegraph.co.uk, Jon Yeomans

Giant helium-fuelled airships could soon be plying the skies - and a Tanzania-based gas explorer hopes to be joining them for the ride.

Lockheed Martin: Cargo airship on track for Alaska delivery in 2019

04-16-2017 • https://www.adn.com, Alex DeMarban

An official with Lockheed Martin told Alaska lawmakers Tuesday that efforts are on track to bring a modern cargo airship to the state in 2019.

Sikorsky - Boeing Future Vertical Lift: The Way Forward

04-15-2017 • https://www.youtube.com, LockheedMartinVideos

Sikorsky - Boeing Future Vertical Lift is a scalable design based on proven X2 Technology™. Designed for long range, high speed, superior hover performance and unmatched maneuverability, the Future Vertical Lift program will shape the U.S. military

How United Turned the Friendly Skies Into a Flying Hellscape

04-13-2017 • Wired by Tim Wu

In 1965, United Airlines introduced its famous slogan: "Fly the friendly skies." The man who led the agency that coined the phrase explained: "Let us show the public our warm 'good-guy' genuine concern side,... Some MEMEs included

UH OH! UNITED JUST MADE A SHOCKING ADMISSION ABOUT THE FLIGHT...

04-13-2017 • http://nextnewsnetwork.com

THE PASSENGER WAS RIPPED FROM - BAD!!! Peter Hasson for the Daily Caller reports, The United Airlines flight from which a passenger was forcibly removed to make room for airline employees wasn't actually overbooked, a company spokesman told The D

Watch as United Airlines passenger, picked at random, is dragged off overbooked flight...

04-12-2017 • http://www.scmp.com, AP

Watch as United Airlines passenger, picked at random, is dragged off overbooked flight to make room for staff

Airport cop is SUSPENDED over United scandal --

04-10-2017 • dailymail.co.uk By Chris Summers

--as new video shows bleeding 69-year-old victim mumbling 'kill me' after he was body-slammed and hauled off overbooked flight to make room for airline STAFF

Lilium electric jet: VTOL air travel for the masses?

04-07-2017 • http://newatlas.com, Colin Jeffrey

Can't face the drive to the airport? Why not bypass the whole circus and jump in your two-seat, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) all-electric engine jet aircraft?

Climate change could make severe turbulence even worse

04-07-2017 • http://www.popsci.com

Airplane passengers are in for an increasingly bumpy ride according to a study released today in the journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences. Climate change is altering the jet stream, making severe turbulence more likely. The study builds on earlie

Volocopter 2 air taxi uses swappable batteries to stay on the move

04-07-2017 • http://newatlas.com, Nick Lavars

One year ago, German company e-volo caught our attention by sending its crazy 18-rotor Volocopter into the sky with a living, breathing human aboard. With an eye to actually deploying this thing as a personal flying taxi some time in the future, it h

Hybrid electric passenger jets could be commercialized by a Boeing and Jet Blue ...

04-06-2017 • http://www.nextbigfuture.com

backed startup in the 2020s ...The United States has 13500 small airports but 140 of largest carry over 97% of the air traffic. Zunum Aero (a startup backed by Boeing and Jet Blue) believes electric aircraft of varying sizes are ideally suited to thi

Airlander 10 airship gets outfitted for cushier landings

04-05-2017 • newatlas.com by Ben Coxworth

Hybrid Air Vehicles' Airlander 10 airship, which is the world's largest aircraft, has just been improved.

The Future Of Air Travel? Meet The 150-Seat Wright Electric Airplane

03-29-2017 • http://insideevs.com, by Mark Kane

Wright Electric is a startup company that aims for electrification in the sky, to eliminate the biggest cost for airline carriers of today ?" fuel.

My dream of a flying car

03-29-2017 • http://www.ted.com, Paul Moller

Paul Moller talks about the future of personal air travel -- the marriage of autos and flight that will give us true freedom to travel off-road.

How Jetpacks could shape the future of personal transport

03-29-2017 • http://newatlas.com, Eric Mack

Earlier this month, we witnessed the first "civilian" flight of a real-life jetpack made by Jetpack Aviation. During our time at the test site in California, we also made a point of pulling aside company founder and CEO David Mayman to ask him where

SPEED OF SOUND Boom Supersonic jet which could travel from London to New York...

03-24-2017 • https://www.thesun.co.uk

in THREE hours is tipped for take off...A jet which could turn London to New York into a day trip could be ready for passengers by the early 2020s

US Bans Laptops, iPads, 'Anything Bigger Than A Cellphone' On Flights...

03-22-2017 • http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden

US Bans Laptops, iPads, 'Anything Bigger Than A Cellphone' On Flights From 8 'Majority-Muslim' Countries

Why Planes Don't Fly Faster

03-12-2017 • https://www.youtube.com, Wendover Productions

Why Planes Don't Fly Faster

Major nor'easter threatens to halt travel from DC to Boston

03-12-2017 • http://www.accuweather.com, By Alex Sosnowski

A major nor'easter threatens to shut down travel due to heavy snow and strong winds from Washington, D.C., to New York City and Boston early this week.

Airplanes Routinely Sprayed With Insecticides Linked To Health Risks [Watch]

03-12-2017 • trueactivist.com

Airplanes are routinely coated with insecticides, in some cases while passengers are still onboard. Passengers have raised alarm at the site of flight attendants emptying aerosol cans of insecticides throughout the cabin. T