The term ‘combat drone’ is an imprecise term. it can include anything from what is little more than a guided flying one-way attack munition through to some of the world’s most cutting-edge next-generation autonomous aircraft intended to complement or even replace manned fighter jets.

Delta Air Lines will cut three key inter-city routes from John F. Kennedy International Airport(JFK), with the airline planning to axe nonstop services to Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Memphis International Airport (MEM) and St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL). All of these routes were only introduced last year, and instead will now only […]

In 1997, NASA needed an aircraft that could perform an incredibly unique experiment in order to test a revolutionary type of rocket engine. The only plane in the world capable of being the test bed for its linear aerospike experiment, or LASRE, was the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. It was the only jet that could carry […]

American Airlines is one of the largest airlines in the United States, and its operations include both domestic, short-haul, and long-haul international services. The airline launched its shortest international route this year, as the airline commenced flights from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Bimini in the Bahamas on February 14.

Located within airline proxy statements are executive pay rates. Airlines as a whole are fairly controversial, as they generally have poor public perception, employee wages are notoriously unstable, and airline CEO compensation can therefore carry challenging optics. Still, CEOs of large companies in any industry earn massive sums, and the airline industry is no different. […]

Commercial aviation has spent decades chasing passenger growth, but Airbus believes the next major shift will be driven by something entirely different. Rather than simply carrying more people, airlines are increasingly competing to offer a better experience, with premium cabins becoming one of the industry’s most valuable assets.

United Airlines may be installing some peculiar-looking rows of seats in the new Airbus A321XLR’s economy section. The extra-long-range A321neo narrowbody jets can carry more than 200 flyers in higher-density layouts, but United’s XLRs that are planned to debut this summer will only be outfitted with 150 seats.

Singapore Airlines is one of the largest all-time operators of the Airbus A380, with present fleet data made available by ch-aviation showing that the carrier has flown 24 examples of the double-decker quadjet over the years. Today, its fleet size for the superjumbo is a more modest 12, with these behemoths clocking in at an […]