The World of Aviation

In this special episode of the World of Aviation podcast, Adam and Boo speak to a man who taught US Navy pilots on the very same TOPGUN course that the movie was based on.

European plane manufacturer Airbus has revealed three new visual concepts for “zero emission” hydrogen-powered aircraft, in honour of Zero Emissions Day 2020. The planemaker has now set itself a goal to design and produce the world’s first carbon-free commercial aircraft by 2035, as European governments continue to push for the use of cleaner technology. Airbus’

US planemaker Boeing is likely to make an announcement in the coming weeks that will see it move all of its 787 Dreamliner manufacturing to its factory in South Carolina. Currently, the Dreamliner manufacturing is split across two plants – Boeing’s inaugural Seattle-based plant in Everett, and its newer factory in North Charleston, South Carolina.

Update 22 September 2020: It appears that seven of British Airways Boeing 747s have not in fact been sold to Rossiya Airlines in Russia, as previously reported. The seven aircraft listed below briefly changed registration from British Airways to Rossiya Airlines on Monday, according to PlaneSpotters.net, which sparked reports that the planes had been sold

In this cross-posting with The Conversation, Paul Cureton uncovers how and why drones will permanently and drastically change our global cities. Drones, personal flying vehicles and air taxis may be part of our everyday life in the very near future. Drones and air taxis will create new means of mobility and transport routes. Drones will be

The future of parcel deliveries made via drone just became one step closer to reality in the UK, with the creation of the world’s first ‘flight corridor’ – a commercial airspace created specifically for drones. The new ‘aerial highway’ for drones, to be located just south of Reading in the south-east of England,  will span