The World of Aviation

United Airlines is considering Boeing’s smallest iteration of its 737 MAX family, the MAX 7, as the eventual replacement for its ageing 737-700 jets. The possibility was revealed by United chief financial officer Gerry Laderman while speaking at the United hangar at Newark Liberty International Airport. “The -700s have certain capabilities for hot and high

A team from the University of Calgary examine the impact of precipitation, wind speed and temperature on drone flyability.

Brussels and Rome also decided the new airline would not carry the debts of its bankrupt predecessor, Alitalia, which received billions in state aid. 

The third test flight for Dassault Aviation’s “benchmark” wide-body Falcon 6X business jet took off this week as the aircraft nears certification. 

Virgin Galactic has now confirmed that the British billionaire will be taking his seat aboard the next crewed spaceflight on 11 July, pending weather and technical checks.

The dual-mode car aircraft completed its 142nd milestone flight landing in Bratislava, Slovakia at 6:05 a.m. on 28 June, driven by its creators, Professor Stefan Klein and Anton Zajac.