aviation, Tag

NASA will fly a crewed X-plane, one of the experimental aircraft it creates to test various technologies, for the first time in two decades in the near future...

Short-distance commuter air travel has come a long way in the past few years — at least when it comes to concepts. The latest vision from Embraer of how we’ll get around in the city skies of the (near?) future...

Air travel accounts for a significant chunk of greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants, and the amount of air travel has risen steadily over the past few decades, with emissions from aviation predicted to grow significantly...

A small, autonomous helicopter could soon soar above the rusty rocks of Mars. Dubbed the Mars Helicopter, the rotorcraft is hitching a ride to the Red Planet as part of NASA's Mars 2020 rover mission. The BBC said this could...

Uber's latest "flying car" air taxi model will be revealed at its annual Elevate conference in Los Angeles today, but CBS News viewers were treated with an early sneak-peek of the innovative vehicle...

Designed for both the skies and the streets, the AeroMobil 5.0 is the latest futuristic creation from the Slovakia-based flying car company. Rather than taking off as a traditional airplane does, the AeroMobil 5.0 is able...

Self-flying taxis could zip through the skies of New Zealand if Kitty Hawk has anything to do about it. Financed by Google co-founder Larry Page, the company has reached an agreement with the country to test the planes for...

 Airbus recently had the first ever successful flight of its Vahana autonomous air vehicle, and now it’s released video of that pivotal moment in the aircraft’s development...

The world's first biofuel flight between the United States and Australia landed in Melbourne after a 15-hour trip. The Guardian reported the blended fuel was 10 percent derived from brassica carinat, which Qantas describes...

The E-Fan X is a hybrid-electric jet plane that may herald a new era of electric power in transportation. Designed by a consortium that includes Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Siemens, the E-Fan X will offer partially electric powered...

Boeing is set to release a new plane that the company claims to be "the future of air power." In a video posted on Twitter, Boeing, one of the largest aircraft manufacturers in the world, offered a glimpse of its new creation,...

Hybrid-electric commercial planes could be a reality if Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and Siemens are successful. The three companies recently teamed up to work on the E-Fan X technology demonstrator that could hit the skies in around...

Although Uber has suffered some setbacks recently in Europe, having recently been banned from London's streets, it seems to be clear skies in the United States for the ride-hailing/future self-driving car company...

After over a decade in development, Virgin Galactic, a private space travel service founded by billionaire Richard Branson, is almost ready to enter orbit. “We are hopefully about three months before we are in space, maybe...

Imagine being able to travel from New York to Shanghai in just 30 minutes. If Elon Musk succeeds with his newest plan, a trip of this kind will soon be possible. During Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp., the entrepreneur...