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NASA has a solution for bug splats on your jetliner

Mar 10, 2016
Bug splats on the surface of wings makes for inefficiency and higher fuel consumption.
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Despite recent troubles, United Airlines hopes to take off

Jan 18, 2016
Bloomberg Businessweek's Drake Bennett explains United's struggle for a comeback.

How do airlines compensate for a plane crash?

Mar 30, 2015
Lufthansa may be vulnerable to unlimited liability, but not punitive damages

Private jet business picks up speed

Jan 6, 2014
Fly faster, do more. That’s what the website for Spike Aerospace’s supersonic business jet reads.

After four decades, Delta's DC-9 jets make final landing

Jan 6, 2014
Delta Air Lines will take its final DC-9 to the skies today, punctuating a most unlikely and colorful span of airliner history.

Boeing's new 777X mini-jumbos are on fire at the Dubai Air Show (but not literally)

Nov 18, 2013
At the Dubai Air Show, Boeing claims the largest product launch in the history of commercial aviation.

Americans in Paris...at the Air Show

Jun 21, 2013
The Paris Air Show is one of the world’s largest aviation and defense showcases. The U.S. pavilion is always the biggest, and typically attracts an entourage of American governors and members of Congress. But in this age of budget cuts, scrutiny on the costs will be high.

For public good, not for profit.

Suspicion of Chinese intentions could hurt aviation investments

Nov 20, 2012
U.S. criticism of Chinese investment in key technology sectors such as aviation could cost the U.S. opportunities, say experts.

Reconsidering digital devices at takeoff and landing

Aug 29, 2012
Does it really matter if we turn off our Kindles and iPads before the plane takes off?

The role of airports in building the economy

Jan 27, 2012
If the United States wants to continue to be the major player in the global economy, it needs an efficient, robust aviation system.