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30,000 Feet High And Rising To The Challenge: Staying Productive In The Air

Grab the best of the cheap seats, use a tray-friendly laptop, and crank out some serious work, even if your plane seems designed to stop you.READ»

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This Week In Bots: Sorry, Goose, But It's Time To Buzz A Tower

Healthy humans are generally better than robots at fancy flying maneuvers, walking, running, and rolling, too. But for how long? READ»

The Concorde Of The Future: Paris To Japan In Just 2.5 Hours, Emissions Free

Flying Paris to Tokyo in less time than it takes to watch two movies, with barely a wisp of exhaust? That's the plan for the Zhest rocketplane being developed in Europe. READ»

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Fly Like You're Rich With Social Flights (And Private Planes)

Now that people can organize themselves online, private air travel isn’t just for the wealthy anymore.READ»

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Will the Next Generation of Top Guns Be Gamer Geeks? The Unmanned X-47B Makes Its First Flight

With its maiden voyage, the military's X-47B suggests that remote-piloted, stealthy, deadly combat flying is the future. READ»

NASA Reveals the Weird and Wonderful Commercial Airliners of 2025

NASA's contracted three of the biggest names in aircraft design to dream up the kind of airliner we'll see in 2025, and has just shown the initial concepts. They're weird, eco-friendly, and wonderful.READ»

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The Rise of the Machines, Redux: Robot Quadrocopters to Build Homes, Maybe Let Us Live in Them

Every time we catch up with developments in quadrocopter technology they seem to be getting even more astonishing. What's next, construction on the moon? Don't laugh. READ»

China's Stealth Fighter Flies, But Does It Work By Ripping Off U.S. Tech?

China's now test-flying its new J-20 stealth fighter, coincidental with a visit to the nation by Defense Secretary Robert Gates. But exactly how does the Chinese aircraft stealth tech work?READ»

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IBM Messaging System Could Speed Up Alerts for Pilots Dodging Volcanoes, One Another

In conjunction with Boeing, IBM today announced a life-saving messaging system that combines software and management techniques.READ»

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How Honeywell Is Redesigning the Skies for Quicker, Greener, Less Painful Flying

Bob Smith, Honeywell's CTO, talks with FastCompany.com about the technology that will soon control the skies overhead.READ»

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JetBlue COO Thinks Flying From New York to Boston Is a Waste

It seems obvious: flying short distances is less efficient than taking the train. We never expected an airline executive to admit as much, but JetBlue Chief Operating Officer Rob Maruster surprised us all at the recent "Airports: ...READ»

Mini Flying Drones Cluster, Dance, and Demonstrate the Future of Flight

Quadrocopters: One very likely future for all sorts of autonomous flying vehicles. New research is even showing how these 'bots can cluster together in swarms to lift anything from human-sized upwards. Sci-fi never seemed so ...READ»

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Lockheed Martin's Maple-Leaf UAV Helicopter Is Too Much Fun for Spying

Proof positive that working for a scary-ass defense company can be fun: the Samari mini monocopter. It's a research project to develop an innovative unmanned spy drone, sure. But it also looks like the fun hybrid of a boomerang and an ...READ»

Steve Fossett's Round-the-World Record Smashed by 29-Year-Old Jet

Three Swiss pilots have broken the round-the-world flight record, smashing Steve Fossett's four-year-record by almost ten hours, reports Reuters. The flight touched down yesterday in Geneva, 57 hours and 54 minutes after taking off, ...READ»

Uncommon Indicator: Metaphors Concerning Airline Industry Soaring

This is your Upswing captain speaking: Please expect less turbulence and higher earnings in the flying business this year. READ»

At Last, a Flight Check-In System That Doesn't Suck

A revolutionary software system could take some of the tech turbulence out of air travel.READ»

TSA's New Flight Restrictions: Welcome to the 20th Century

By now you'll know all about the Christmas Flight 253 bomb attempt, and the draconian restrictions in place for in-bound U.S. flights. But do the TSA's emergency regulations make sense, or are they dumbly throwing us back into a ...READ»

Holiday Hack: How and Why You Should Pack a Single Bag

This holiday season Virgin America has announced a plan to reward travelers who save the stuffing for their turkeys rather than their carry-on bags. But you'll need a few extra skills to get where you're going without breaking your ...READ»