Aviation
Moonshots for Planes: NASA's Got Out-There Concepts for Aviation Too
"It just might be that it's not feasible, but that's OK."
The Obama Administration Wants to Clean Up the Airline Industry
American carriers account for 29 percent of global aviation emissions and carbon dioxide pollution from airplanes is set to triple worldwide by 2050.
Around the World Solar Flight Just Suffered a Small Setback
Heavy wind gusts damaged the Solar Impulse 2 while on the ground in Nagoya, Japan, delaying its attempt to fly around the world powered entirely by the sun.
If You Want to Help the Environment, Sometimes It's Better to Fly Than Drive
Today's commercial jets are far more efficient than the typical car for some trips, according to a new study from the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute.
Germanwings Co-Pilot Was Treated for Suicidal Tendencies in the Past, Say Investigators
Prosecutors have revealed that Andreas Lubitz, the co-pilot of Germanwings flight 4U9525, which crashed last week killing 150 people, had past treatment for suicidal tendencies.
We Asked an Aviation Psychiatry Expert Why Pilots Might Have Psychotic Breaks
Why would someone like copilot Andreas Lubitz crash a plane deliberately when he seemed so healthy and happy?
Why Are We So Obsessed with Plane Crashes?
Plane crashes are terrifying. As humans, they play to some sort of visceral fear inside of us—we aren't supposed to fly, so the thought of something going wrong up there is particularly unsettling.
Was 2014 a Dangerous Year For Air Travel?
To those following the news it felt like these tragedies must add up to the worst year air travel has possibly ever seen; surprisingly though that this is not at all true.
After the AirAsia Disaster, Industry Experts Say It’s Time to Overhaul Air Safety Standards
Analysts and reports suggest the recent incidents involving Southeast Asian air carriers are perhaps indicative of broader issues facing commercial air travel worldwide.
My First Great Cocktail Made No Sense Whatsoever
At 24 years old, my dream came true when I got a job at one of the best cocktail bars in New York, Death + Co. But I had no idea what I was doing when I made my first great cocktail there.
Finally, Here's Every Organization Allowed to Fly Drones in the US
After months of delays, the FAA has finally released the list of which public agencies are flying drones in America—and which are aiming to.