One of the most consequential shifts in aviation technology today is the transformation of maintenance from reactive to ...

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Georgia Tech celebrates the opening of its new Aircraft Prototyping Laboratory, a facility dedicated to advancing research in electric and autonomous flight in collaboration with academic, government, ...

Electric aircraft startup Lilium may have ceased operations a year ago, but its insolvency filing wasn’t quite the end of the German-based company. There were multiple failed attempts to restructure ...

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the maiden flight of the Airbus A380, the double-decker, wide-body aircraft that remains the largest passenger plane ever built. At 10:30 am local time on April ...

The push for quieter, cleaner skies is not just about engines anymore; it’s also about the brains of the aircraft. As pressure mounts from regulators and society for net-zero aviation, and as airlines ...

Some technologies, like smartphones, have a transformative impact on entire sectors of the economy and our everyday lives. Advances in autonomous unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or drones, are driving ...

BLACKSBURG, Va., Aug. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Electra.aero, Inc. ("Electra"), in partnership with Surf Air Mobility Inc. ("Surf Air Mobility") (NYSE: SRFM) and Virginia Tech, successfully completed ...

NORTH CAROLINA’S LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, RACHEL HUNT, SPENT PART OF HER DAY IN THE PIEDMONT TRIAD TODAY VISITING FORSYTH TECH’S STATE OF THE ART AVIATION TECHNOLOGY LAB. CHRIS PETERSON HAS OUR REPORT ...

The Aviation Week Space Tech Challenge Awards spotlight execution-ready innovations designed to address nearly 200 validated capability gaps in the space industry, spanning lunar operations to Mars ...