Qantas’ grounding of one A380 aircraft and Airbus’ subsequent plans to check all flying A380s might have made some flyers nervous, but one Australian expert says the move reflects “teething problems” and shouldn’t stress travellers. More »
This is Argus One, the Pentagon’s newest unmanned aerial spy. It can carry 14kg of high-tech sensors and it just happens to be shaped like a sperm because this shape is better at handling turbulences at high altitudes. More »
Passengers flying in a British Airways’ aeroplane from Miami to London thought they were going to die last Friday, when a recorded voice announced: “This is an emergency, we will shortly be making an emergency landing on water.” More »
Northrop Grumman thinks we all will be flying in oversized B-2 bombers by the year 2025. Who am I to say no to that? Bring them on! More »
This image is now making the endless copypaste Tumblr rounds wrongly labelled as “missiles in the stratosphere”. But if those are not really missiles, what are they? The answer is much more interesting, according to Military.com. More »
People scared to fly didn’t like the video of the crazy crosswind landings at Düsseldorf. This one doesn’t show any extreme situation, just beautiful landings and take-offs in Brazil, from an Airbus A320 cockpit. Still, it may cause some vertigo. More »
A team of Australian engineers are concerned about cracks that they’ve found in the wings of some A380s. But why is Airbus doing nothing about it? More »
I recently flew a World War II Curtiss P-40 Warhawk (with three kills). It was a beautiful experience in a beautiful plane, but it pales in comparison with the P-51 Mustang. Watch and enjoy this amazing classic aeroplane porn. More »
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has released a list of the worst/best/most crazy things caught by their airport agents, including a whooping 1200 loaded firearms. I picked my favourite top 10 because theirs is wrong. More »
If high school taught me anything, where you sit — and who you sit next to — in the cafeteria is absolutely imperative to your social status and future happiness. And that lesson is now being retaught by a Danish airline — they’ll let you chose your seatmate based on their social media profile. More »
