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With the FAA firing hundreds of employees, Elon Musk says that his SpaceX engineers will come in to "make air travel safer."
Elon Musk

As Airplanes Fall Out of Sky, FAA Fires Hundreds and Brings In Elon Musk

By Frank Landymore

President Donald Trump ranted about the FAA's DEI hiring practices during a speech addressing the aviation disaster.
Future Society

After Gutting Airline Safety and Immediately Experiencing the Worst Airliner Tragedy Since 2001, Trump Blames Woke

By Frank Landymore

After a terrifying nosedive, a pilot admitted that he'd lost control of the Boeing 787 due to the plane's instruments going "blank."
Future Society

Pilot Lost Control of Boeing Jet Because Gauges “Went Blank,” Causing Nosedive

By Noor Al-Sibai

A hydrogen balloon expedition turned dangerous in China when the men operating it lost control, leading too a two-day, nearly 200-mile detour. 
Advanced Transport

Man Loses Control of Hydrogen Balloon, Helplessly Drifts Almost 200 Miles

By Noor Al-Sibai

A pilot readying to land a plane at the giant, uber busy Los Angeles International Airport spotted someone flying a jetpack just 15 miles away from LAX.
Advanced Transport

Pilot Spots Jetpack While Landing at LAX

By Lonnie Lee Hood

David Mayman, CEO of JetPack Aviation, sells his new flying motorcycle to global militaries and billionaires. He's also terrified of heights.
Advanced Transport

Inventor Says He’s Built a Real Life Flying Motorcycle

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Baseball player Tsuyoshi Shinjo "Big Boss" returned to Japan's Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters team this week and he flew in on a hover bike.
Advanced Transport

Japanese Baseball Star Soars Into Stadium on Flying Motorcycle

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Australian inventor David Mayman has flown his jetpack all over the world but sales are a failure becase of its practicality, weight and risk.
Advanced Transport

Jetpack Builder Complains That Jetpacks Just Aren’t Getting Attention

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The German government just unveiled a facility that synthesizes jet fuel out of nothing but water and atmospheric carbon dioxide.
Energy

New Facility Creates Jet Fuel Out of Water

By Dan Robitzski

The startup Hybrid Air Vehicles says that the carbon emissions of short-distance plane trips are unsustainable, so it's developing airships to replace them.
Advanced Transport

Startup Says It’ll Fly Passengers Between Cities in Giant Blimps

By Dan Robitzski

Under extreme, rare circumstances, taking a plane trip could expose you to harmful levels of cosmic radiation given off by violent space weather.
Studies

Passenger Jets May Get Blasted by Dangerous Radiation, Scientists Warn

By Dan Robitzski

Somehow, no one was hurt after two planes crashed into each other in mid-air and made emergency landings just outside of Denver.
Advanced Transport

Two Planes Collide — With, Miraculously, Zero Injuries

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists found a way to turn food scraps into viable jet fuel that burns cleaner than traditional petroleum fuels and works with the planes we have today.
Food

Food Waste Could Power the Jet Engines We’re Currently Flying With, Scientists Say

By Dan Robitzski

NASA is preparing for a grounded voltage test of its all-electric X-57 Maxwell airplane, which will prepare the team for actual test flights.
Advanced Transport

NASA Is Testing an All-Electric Airplane

By Dan Robitzski

Fume events, or instances where dangerous chemicals make it into an airplane's air supply, are disturbingly common. Yet the problem is often ignored.
Advanced Transport

Faulty Planes Reportedly Poisoned Passengers on Hundreds of Flights

By Dan Robitzski

Bill Gates, Amazon, and the U.K. government put millions into the hydrogen-powered plane startup ZeroAvia, which had a successful test flight in September.
Advanced Transport

Bill Gates Invests in Hydrogen-Powered Airplane Startup

By Dan Robitzski