Over the past two months, passengers traveling aboard Boeing aircrafts have endured a sudden, injury-inducing nose-dive, a mid-air wheel detachment, and an emergency door plug […]
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What Boeing’s door-plug debacle says about the future of aviation safety
This article was originally featured on MIT Press. On January 6, as Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, a Boeing 737 MAX 9, was climbing out of […]
Continue readingDelta’s solar eclipse flight sold out, but your best bet to see it is still down here
Earlier this week, Delta Air Lines announced an extra flight for its April 8 schedule, timed specifically to provide passengers an aerial view of the […]
Continue readingDid sonar finally uncover Amelia Earhart’s missing plane?
New deep sea sonar scans are reigniting interest in one of the 20th century’s most enduring mysteries—the disappearance of Amelia Earhart. For those in charge […]
Continue readingBoeing faces FAA audit after its 737 Max 9 plane’s door plug blew off mid-air
The Federal Aviation Administration announced immediate “new and significant actions” to its increased oversight of Boeing’s aircraft manufacturing and production processes on Friday—one week after […]
Continue readingNASA plans to unveil experimental X-59 supersonic jet on January 12
It may officially be Hollywood awards season, but NASA is also rolling out a red carpet of its own. On January 12 at 4pm EST, […]
Continue readingHere’s what to know about the Japan Airlines collision
Air traffic experts are currently conducting their investigation into the deadly collision between two planes at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport that killed five Japan Coast Guard […]
Continue readingNASA’s Ingenuity helicopter set a new flight distance record on Mars
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter (technically a rotorcraft) has made dozens of tiny aerial jaunts across Mars since first arriving on the planet in February 2021, but […]
Continue readingWant to report a UAP sighting? US government workers can now use this website.
The government’s ongoing campaign to investigate and destigmatize unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) sightings entered its latest stage this week. A new, easy-to-use online reporting tool […]
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