It's all about cost savings. By eliminating the weight of the windows and designing a more aerodynamic fuselage, aircraft can ...

These planes may never be built - but they are some of the most creative new aircraft designs we have seen from Boeing, Airbus, and More. What are they, and what would they be like in reality? Let's ...

NAS PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The U.S. Navy recently completed a second successful demonstration advancing multi-platform ...

In the next few decades, the standard passenger aircraft will look radically different, according to the head of one of the world’s largest plane manufacturers. Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said in a ...

Global aircraft manufacturer Airbus has offered a peek into the future. The European manufacturer has released the latest instalment of the Future by Airbus, its vision for sustainable aviation in ...

Electra intends to start flying a full-scale prototype of the nine-passenger, hybrid-electric EL9 Ultra Short airplane in 2027 as it works towards type certification under existing FAA Part 23 rules.

More than 70 aircraft are struck by lightning every day. If you happen to be flying when a strike occurs, chances are you won’t feel a thing, thanks to lightning protection measures that are embedded ...

What steps can be taken to mitigate lightning strikes on future aircraft designs? This is what a recent study published in IEEE Access hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated new ...

Could the airplanes of the future change their wing shape, or work like a giant battery hurtling through the sky? Maybe, if NASA has its way. Those are just two of the ideas NASA is exploring to see ...