Electric air taxis have been promised for years, with manufacturers promoting them as the future of short-range air transportation. These are generally designed as VTOL aircraft (vertical takeoff & landing) with propellers, and are primarily intended to travel on missions like from city centers to nearby airports, hence the ‘air taxi’ designation.
The three global airline alliances are not static organizations. In 2026 alone, ITA Airways switched from SkyTeam to Star Alliance, Hawaiian Airlines joined oneworld following its merger with Alaska Airlines, and Asiana Airlines will leave Star Alliance in December when it merges into SkyTeam member Korean Air. Each move reshapes the balance between the three […]
In June 2018, Airbus launched the Autonomous Taxi Takeoff and Landing project and began a path towards transforming aviation technology. The Titanic European plane maker aims to bring a paradigm shift in the form of software-defined aircraft that decouple hardware from the programs they run to transform next-generation airliners. While Airbus was a pioneer of […]
The Airbus A350-1000, according to Airbus, has a maximum range of up to 8,700 nautical miles (16,100 km), giving it a measurable edge over the Boeing 777-300ER, which, according to Boeing, has a range of 7,370 nm (13,649 km). Still, the real story is how that 1,330 nm (2,463 km) gap can actually become a […]
For much of the past decade, the widebody spotlight has been firmly fixed on next-generation carbon-composite aircraft like the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350. These jets have redefined long-haul efficiency and become the flagship choices for airlines seeking the latest technology. Yet away from the headlines, Airbus has steadily refined a different proposition. Rather […]
In the world of military aviation, tail codes tell a deep story about the aircraft they are painted on with just a few symbols. The US Air Force, for example, has a large two-letter code that identifies the base an airplane is assigned to, while a smaller two or three-letter marking shows the command it […]
The Boeing 747 and Airbus A380 are both large, heavy, four-engine aircraft that operate into the same airports and land on the same runways. However, in a crosswind, the techniques their captains use to get them on the ground safely are not the same. The 747 captain has three crosswind landing methods available and the […]
SWISS is preparing to withdraw the CS100 turned A220-100 from commercial service. Only four of the airline’s original nine Airbus A220-100s remain operational, but all are expected to leave service by the end of 2027.
To meet growing passenger capacity, several airport-related projects are being undertaken in cities all around the world, ranging from extending existing infrastructure to replacing aging facilities and, in some cases, even building brand-new airports. Two projects that quickly become interesting when considering the numbers are the upgrades underway at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and […]
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is set to get some relief from a summer of unusually severe disruption after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved a new procedure allowing staggered parallel landings. The change, due to take effect on August 12, partially unwinds restrictions imposed at the end of March that sharply reduced the number […]