World
A jet with an anteater’s nose and a cockpit so far back the pilot flies by camera
The X-59 is designed to flatten the sonic boom that kept Concorde off routes across the US. It is the latest in a line of experimental NASA…
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World
One chemical tank nearly exploded in California — and aircraft window production has still not fully restarted
A tank holding 7,000 gallons of toxic material began heating up at a GKN Aerospace site. Fifty thousand residents were evacuated, and one…
World
900 flights delayed in one day, some by 11 hours — and the industry is told to treat it as a warning
Thunderstorms over southern England in late June left about 900 Heathrow and Gatwick flights delayed and dozens cancelled. Some in the…
Technology
Starlink tripled its traffic in 2024: 6,764 satellites, airlines and cruise ships signed, a laptop-sized dish — and a receiver being shown around Dhaka
Cloudflare’s year-end data shows Starlink usage more than tripled in 2024. SpaceX now has 6,764 satellites in orbit after launching 1,866…
Technology
The whale that flies: why Airbus’s Beluga, the strangest-looking aircraft in service, is now an airline of its own
Built in 1994 to carry wings and fuselages between Airbus factories, the Beluga is loved by planespotters for its bulbous white head. Now…