Boeing Starliner Fires Its Thrusters to Prove Propulsion System Works
27 May 2019, 15:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / During the procedure, 19 thrusters were fired to simulate in-space maneuvers, 12 to simulate high-altitude abort and 22 to mimic a low-altitude abort
Drake Unveils His Customized Boeing 767, “Air Drake”
13 May 2019, 15:36 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Rapper buys $80+-million bird, boasts about it on social media. The unveiling coincides with the announcement that he’s the newest partner of CargoJet
NASA Official Says SpaceX Failed Parachute Test in April
10 May 2019, 15:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA associate administrator Bill Gerstenmaier reveals a parachute test conducted by SpaceX in April was a failure, says lessons were learned
3 Passengers Open Emergency Exit, Climb on Boeing 737 Wing as Engine Spits Fire
18 Apr 2019, 15:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Utair flight out of Moscow was grounded right before takeoff and all passengers were moved to another plane – except the 3, who were detained
Watch the World’s Largest Aircraft Soar to the Skies
15 Apr 2019, 08:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Stratolaunch dual fuselage aircraft spent two and a half hours in the air during the test flight and reached a speed of 189 mph (304 km/h)
Boeing Starliner Spaceship Targets Extended Stay in Orbit
8 Apr 2019, 10:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA and Boeing have agreed that the first mission in space of the Staliner, at the end of this year, will be a long duration one
NASA Begins Testing Gateway Habitats
29 Mar 2019, 16:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The five prototypes include to be tested have been engineered by Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Boeing, Sierra Nevada Corporation, and Bigelow Aerospace
Boeing Staliner Launch Possibly Delayed Until August
26 Mar 2019, 13:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA and Boeing allegedly delay the launch of the Starliner capsule to at least August, with the crewed mission now pushed to November
Bangladeshi Customs Find 106 Gold Bars Hidden in Boeing 777 Toilet
13 Mar 2019, 14:15 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The bars weighed about 12 kg (26.4 pounds), have an estimated value of $500,000 and were taped behind the bathroom mirror
Boeing Introduces BATS, the AI-Powered Drone
27 Feb 2019, 15:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / While on a mission, the drone uses its AI, for instance, to maintain the distance between it and the aircraft it accompanies
NASA Targets Crew Dragon Launch on March 2, Pushes Starliner’s to April
7 Feb 2019, 13:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The new launch date is now March 2 for the SpaceX Crew Dragon, and the Boeing Starliner has been pushed to a date no earlier than April
NASA Rights Space Launch System Huge Hydrogen Tank on Test Pad
17 Jan 2019, 08:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The rocket will push into outer space NASA’s Orion spacecraft, and the combo will be used later in its life cycle for a trip or two to Mars
DARPA Launches MACH Program to Discover New Materials for Hypersonic Airplanes
18 Dec 2018, 12:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / DARPA announced this week the creation of the Materials Architectures and Characterization for Hypersonics (MACH) program
Emirates Airlines Redefines “Extra” With Boeing 777 Covered in Diamonds
14 Dec 2018, 13:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Airline company shows artwork of renown artist Sara Shakeel, and it goes viral because people on social media assumed it was the real deal
Kanye West Rents Boeing 747 For Himself And a Handful of People, No Big Deal
28 Nov 2018, 14:33 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Wife Kim Kardashian boasts about Yeezy’s “floating office,” both get dragged on social media for being reckless, tactless and wasteful
SpaceX Crew Dragon Flight Test Launches on January 7
21 Nov 2018, 16:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA releases launch calendar for the SpaceX Crew Dragon and Boeing Starliner capsules, the first launch to take place on January 7
Man Hit And Killed by Boeing 737 in Moscow, While Running From The Police
21 Nov 2018, 12:07 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The man was on a stopover from Spain, about to be deported back to Armenia. He fled the cops and, instead of boarding his plane, made a dash for the runway
Ryanair Plane Impounded in France, Just as It’s About to Take Off
12 Nov 2018, 14:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Ryanair refused to talk to the passengers, the media. The flight eventually landed at London’s Stansted airport with a 5-hour delay
Lion Air Flight Crash Could Have Been Caused by Bomb, Says Aviation Expert
30 Oct 2018, 10:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / “An airplane like this does not normally fall out of the sky,” aviation analyst Captain John Nance says, adding that JT610 had only 800 hours of flight
Lion Air Flight Crashes After Takeoff, All 189 Passengers Presumed Dead
29 Oct 2018, 13:35 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / This is the first major incident involving a Boeing 737 Max and a serious hit to Indonesia’s low-cost flight operator. An investigation is underway