It looked like a helicopter–airplane hybrid, but the Fairey Rotodyne was something entirely new. With vertical takeoff, jet-powered rotor tips, and room for 75 passengers, it promised to revolutionize ...

Launch delay Aircraft seats have been a particular difficulty since the pandemic ravaged international supply chains, delaying plane deliveries. Air India CEO Campbell Wilson previously told BI ...

“Not again.” I was about six years old when, walking home from school, one of my brothers pointed to a stumpy-winged, twin-propeller aircraft above. It was a Fairey Rotodyne—at that time the ...

Riyadh Air is in talks to buy more aircraft, and CEO Tony Douglas wants ... Air France's La Première, which debuted this month, has two seats and takes up the length of five windows.

Howard Hasbrook volunteers for a demonstration of a scaled-down version of Lieutenant Colonel John Stapp’s rocket sled set up in the hangar at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics ...

Bookings on flights from Canada to the US have dropped by more than 70%, travel data firm OAG found. Airlines are reducing capacity by up to 3.5% in July and August. WestJet said there was rising ...

Even better, when maintenance is carried out on the aircraft, the seats are removed as part of the process. This time the engineers simply installed the new seats. It takes around a month to carry ...

The new designs were unveiled at Hamburg's annual Aircraft Interiors Expo under the Airspace brand. The bespoke design created by Airbus is ready for airlines buying the long-range A350-1000 to ...

Cebu Pacific receives its first aircraft delivery for 2025 — a 459 ... Philippines – Cebu Pacific is ending its anniversary month with a seat sale, offering flights for as low as P1 for ...

Archer's piloted Midnight electric aircraft seats four passengers, features 12 engines and propellers, and can fly at up to 150 mph Archer CEO Adam Goldstein previously said in 2023 that an air ...

According to the UK's Civil Aviation Authority, more than 40 fires were sparked on planes in the last five years due to mobile phones being crushed after they fell down aircraft seats.