[ The back, though liable to separate from the plane in a catastrophic crash, is more likely to stay intact than the front and middle portions that are still connected to the engines. “The rear section often will break off,” Adjekum says, meaning the latter section of the plane from behind the wings. “Lots of … Read more
[ Japan Airlines said Thursday that it is buying 42 airplanes from Boeing and Airbus as part of a drive to boost its international and domestic operations. The airline said it will add 20 Airbus A350-900 aircraft and 10 Boeing 787-9 to its international routes, adding to its existing fleet of more than 50 Boeing … Read more
[ Commercial aviation is a near-duopoly between Boeing – headquartered in Virginia, in the US, and founded in Seattle in 1916 – and Europe’s Airbus, founded in 1970 by France, West Germany and the UK. Pilots train on, and fly, either one or the other – and it will be for a specific aircraft, such … Read more
[ The UK and US have launched another round airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. American and British fighter jets hit sites in eight locations, according to US officials. The strikes comes after a surge in attacks around the Red Sea by the Iran-backed group. Precision-guided bombs were used against the drones and their launchers, … Read more
[ US President Joe Biden is under growing pressure to explain his Middle East strategy to an American public that has been left mostly in the dark, even as US forces now take military action against three separate nations in the region. Saturday night’s joint US-UK bombing raids against Houthi targets in Yemen came just … Read more
[ While this CES has been a more subdued affair in the on-road electric vehicle space—with Ford, General Motors, Toyota, and Stellantis all not exhibiting at the show—2024 seems to be a year of companies once again trying their darnedest to make flying cars happen. Electric vertical takeoff and landing craft, or eVTOLs, for superfast … Read more
[ Welcome to Tuesday’s Early Edition from i. “The masks dropped, and people are screaming,” one passenger recounted. “A toddler’s shirt flew off,” she added, phones were sucked out of the plane and into the night. “It was just so surreal.” The terrifying ordeal that faced passengers on Alaska Airlines flight 1282, bound for Ontario, … Read more
[ RAF military aircraft flew between Israel and an RAF airbase in Cyprus more than 50 times since the start of the war in Gaza, raising questions about the UK’s military links to the conflict. Using flight tracking tool Radarbox, an i investigation can reveal that since the Hamas attack on Israel that killed 1,200 … Read more
