Aviation
How Much Risk Do Small Drones Pose to Aircraft, Really?
The UK government has commissioned a project that will analyse the damage drones can do to aircraft.
Watch This F-16’s Autopilot Save an Unconscious Pilot’s Life
Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System successfully avoids ground.
Facebook’s Drone Creators Are Planning an Edible Humanitarian Aid Aircraft
A disposable drone you can eat on a one-way trip to disaster areas.
NASA Funded 5 Experiments that Could Change How We Fly
The space agency wants to make aviation quiet, economical and environmentally friendly.
Innovation and Perseverance Were Key To The First Trans-Atlantic Solar Flight
Solar Impulse 2 succeeded in flying around the globe, but it wasn't easy.
China just flew its first passenger jet — and it’s a clunker
The Comac ARJ-21 is a point of pride for the country that painstakingly made it. But it's nowhere near a challenge for the Western companies that dominate civil aviation.
Meet NASA’s New Electric Plane: ‘Maxwell’
The space agency is flying slowly toward a carbon-free future.
The TSA Fired its Head of Security After He Got $90,000 in Bonuses Despite Security Failures
Some employees say that bureaucracy and gross mismanagement is the reason for maddeningly long lines at airport security checkpoints across the US.
Egyptian Military Finds Body Parts, Passenger Belongings From Missing EgyptAir Flight
The Egyptian navy is currently sweeping the area 180 miles north of the Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria looking for the plane's black box. It's still not known what brought it down.
Officials Aren't Sure What Caused the EgyptAir Crash, but Trump Already Says It's Terrorism
The Republican frontrunner wasted no time in weighing in on the situation, despite officials saying repeatedly they do not know what happened yet.
Greek Authorities Say Recovered Debris Not From Missing EgyptAir Flight
The Airbus A320 carrying 66 people from Paris to Cairo disappeared over the Mediterranean on Thursday. Egypt's aviation minister said terrorism is more likely than an accident.
TSA Warns of Even Longer Lines at US Airports — But That Doesn't Mean Security Is Better
A day after TSA agents in Minnesota reportedly failed several security tests, a top agency official warned US travelers to expect lengthy lines this summer.