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There’s a lot to consider for pilots in the path of a hurricane

Mobile app updates for the holidays

The myths, theories and facts about what keeps our flying machines up in the sky

It seems improbable, but the Pilgrims helped shape my love of flying. The Thanksgiving holiday is strongly associated with air travel, for good and for bad. It’s good that so many of us are able to jet from where we live to be with our extended families, and at the same time, airline terminals are […]

Investigators describe details of the crash sequence that raise numerous questions about the fateful flight

Should the FAA have regulatory authority over model airplanes? It’s a more complicated debate than many people realize. The drone debate has been back and forth and back again, with the FAA stressing that it wants to have the authority to regulate even recreational drones. The agency, you might remember, established rules last year requiring […]

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NASA researchers apply new tools to old aerodynamic problems

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The second successful flight of the Three Journeys Round project employed some new technology to improve flight safety