Technology
Australia’s Loyal Wingman drone is carrying Boeing’s 797 on its wings
The pull back in commercial jetliner development makes the maturation of its digital tools on the...
FedEx and Sikorsky quietly begin single-pilot tests for cargo airliners
A modified ATR 42 began flight trials last week in Connecticut as part of an effort to test technology...
Emergency Autoland puts Garmin on the bleeding edge of autonomous flying
Designing and certifying automated systems in the era of the 737 Max.
Exploring the vast Earth Microsoft has created for Flight Simulator 2020
The Air Current was given the world's first hands-on look at the new 2020 version of Microsoft Flight...
Rolls-Royce and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year
Rolls-Royce wants to move beyond its headaches toward an Ultrafan for A350neo and NMA.
Tracing the origins of Boeing’s ‘Diamond’ from Apollo to NMA
"Black Diamond was about bringing scar tissue [from 787] to bear."
What is the Boeing 737 Max Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System?
Boeing quietly added a new system "to compensate for some unique aircraft handling characteristics."
The linchpin technology behind Boeing’s 797
How a secret program launched in 2012 explains everything Boeing is doing now as it readies to launch...
How the 777X’s folding wing tips work
It's 2023 and Singapore Airlines 242 is getting ready to fly home from Sydney.
Southwest & Emirates close the book on the planes that built their airlines
Unintentional history at Paine Field.