Aviation

Boeing's new captain promises U-turn after Q3 nosedive

Earnings reported the same day striking union workers vote on a new contract

Offbeat23 Oct 2024 | 29

Boffins explore cell signals as potential GPS alternative

Team sends a flying cooler packed with DIY tech 15 miles up for the test

Science23 Oct 2024 | 28

DARPA pays $6M to see fully autonomous Black Hawk helicopters

Resupply like Call of Duty? Not yet - only one planned for now

Offbeat15 Oct 2024 | 4

Boeing again delays the 777X – the plane that's supposed to turn things around

Also warns it will fire thousands and keep making losses in space

Offbeat14 Oct 2024 | 72

Ryanair faces GDPR turbulence over customer ID checks

Irish data watchdog opens probe after 'numerous complaints'

Security05 Oct 2024 | 69

Ancient US air traffic control systems won't get a tech refresh before 2030

Updated If they don't crash first, say government auditors

Off-Prem24 Sep 2024 | 41

Look! About chest high! Is it a pallet? Is it a drone? No, it's a Palletrone

And it's here to carry your not-very-heavy stuff

Science24 Sep 2024 | 30

Boom Supersonic takes baby steps toward breaking the sound barrier

Twitchy roll resolved, landing gear works on one-third size demonstrator

Personal Tech27 Aug 2024 | 68

SpaceX set to surpass Gemini 11's altitude record with Polaris Dawn mission

Let's hope the spacesuits hold up for extravehicular activity

Science20 Aug 2024 | 31

Rocket Factory Augsburg engine test ends in explosion at SaxaVord spaceport

First stage destroyed during hot fire in Scotland

Science20 Aug 2024 | 41

Missing scissors cause 36 flight cancellations in Japan

Plus a further 200 delays, rockstars knocked off stage … all on a holiday weekend

Offbeat20 Aug 2024 | 117

Getting up close and personal with Concorde, Concordski, and Buran

Geek's Guide The Reg flies to Germany to visit the Speyer and Sinsheim palaces of engineering marvels

Geek's Guide13 Aug 2024 | 64

Delta Air Lines dials up Microsoft's legal nemesis over CrowdStrike losses

Oh, Boies, here we go again

CSO30 Jul 2024 | 17

Uncle Sam opens probe into CrowdStrike turbulence at Delta Air Lines

Concerns abound over why it has taken so long to recover compared to competitors

Security24 Jul 2024 | 10

Southwest latest to aim at electric air taxi dream with Archer partnership

Updated You have to plan for the future, but we're pretty far from a license to fly

Offbeat15 Jul 2024 | 15

Boeing to reacquire spun-off supplier Spirit AeroSpace to shore up safety

Because the best place for a troubled supplier is beneath the wing of original parent company

Bootnotes01 Jul 2024 | 25

NASA tests the ups and downs of air taxi comfort with VR

Nobody would want a roller coaster ride in one of these long-promised flying cabs

Offbeat28 Jun 2024 | 10

British Airways blames T5 luggage chaos on fault 'outside of our control'

Exclusive It was Vodafone, basically

Networks26 Jun 2024 | 104

Hm! Boeing union just ran whistleblower rights training

Staff decibel level is high - and not just from all those jet engines

Personal Tech20 May 2024 | 21

Boeing might be criminally prosecuted for 737 MAX crashes after all, says DoJ

Aviation firm has violated 2021 deferred prosecution agreement, claims DoJ, so criminal charges could come back

Offbeat15 May 2024 | 39

SpaceX set to literally rock Florida with more and bigger Starship launches

Of course the FAA wants a look at the environmental impact of Musk's plans

Science10 May 2024 | 32

Qantas app glitch sees boarding passes fly to other accounts

Issue now resolved and isn't thought to be the work of criminals

CSO01 May 2024 | 8

NASA solar sail to be Siriusly visible in orbit from Earth

Updated Look out for a new star next week

Science19 Apr 2024 | 21

US Air Force says AI-controlled F-16 fighter jet has been dogfighting with humans

Video Robo-plane was made to restrain itself so as not to harm pilot or airframe

AI + ML18 Apr 2024 | 109

Whistleblower cries foul over alleged fuselage gaps in Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Company rejects claims as 'inaccurate'

Offbeat17 Apr 2024 | 90

Six banks share customer info to help Singapore fight money laundering

Asia in brief Plus: Google Cloud ANZ boss departs; Japan revives airliner ambitions; China-linked attackers target Asian entities

Cyber-crime02 Apr 2024 | 4

UK skies set for cheeky upgrade with hybrid airship

Depending on planning permission being given for facility

Offbeat27 Mar 2024 | 41

Uncle Sam wants to know how big airlines use passenger data

'Problematic' carriers can look forward to scrutiny, fines, and new rules

Databases22 Mar 2024 | 10

Justice Dept reportedly starts criminal probe into Boeing door bolt incident

Plus: Pilots on Lion Air’s Batik fall asleep and miss Jakarta

Offbeat11 Mar 2024 | 42

Boeing paper trail goes cold over door plug blowout

Safety watchdog bemoans lack of cooperation with probe

Offbeat07 Mar 2024 | 98

Google co-founder Brin named a defendant in wrongful death complaint

Lawsuit accuses contractor and co-defendants of 'pacify and delay' tactics

Legal23 Feb 2024 | 31

Are you ready to back up your AI chatbot's promises? You'd better be

Opinion Air Canada discovered the hard way that when your ML model makes a commitment, your biz will be on the hook for it

AI + ML23 Feb 2024 | 79

Boeing-backed air taxi upstart Wisk plans to fly you across town at UberX prices by 2030

Absence of an on-board pilot will lower costs and raise blood pressure, starting soon in Texas

Offbeat22 Feb 2024 | 57

Alaska Airlines' door-dropping flight was missing bolts

Preliminary investigation confirms pilot chat was overwritten but doesn't mention attempts to recover data

Personal Tech07 Feb 2024 | 86

Mars Helicopter Ingenuity will fly no more, but is still standing upright

In Memoriam for plucky robot that brushed off dead sensors and dust like they were nothing

Science26 Jan 2024 | 36

UK Civil Aviation Authority ponders vertiports for flying taxis

eVTOL to use existing aerodrome infrastructure

Offbeat25 Jan 2024 | 18

Software troubles delay F-35 fighter jet deliveries ... again

There's more than one way for these things to crash

Public Sector24 Jan 2024 | 64

Boeing goes boing: 757 loses a wheel while taxiing down the runway

That old kit isn't our fault Boeing tells us

Personal Tech24 Jan 2024 | 65

United Airlines’ patience with Boeing is maxed out after repeated safety issues

Plans for life without the 737 Max 10 after CEO rated door plug blowout 'the straw that broke the camel's back'

Offbeat23 Jan 2024 | 90

Travel app Kayak offers Boeing 737 Max 9 filter after that door plug drama

Handy feature as FAA expands inspections to 737-900ER aircraft

Personal Tech22 Jan 2024 | 36

NASA, Lockheed Martin reveal subtly supersonic X-59 plane

Boffins say the quiet part out loud: There's no room for the sonic boom

Science13 Jan 2024 | 100

Chinese company's rocket debut makes waves by launching from the sea

Real-life Kerbal Space Program?

Science11 Jan 2024 | 2

Another airline finds loose bolts in Boeing 737-9 during post-blowout fleet inspections

Someone please remind Boeing how to build airplanes ... again

Offbeat09 Jan 2024 | 178

Nearly 200 Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes grounded after door plug flies off mid-flight

NTSB chair pushes for 25 hours of cockpit voice and flight data recordings

Offbeat08 Jan 2024 | 116

This could still wing its way to you, if you have the dosh: One Concorde engine seeks new home

That'll make a lot of expensive ashtrays

Bootnotes20 Dec 2023 | 39

Southwest Airlines lands $140M fine for that Christmas IT meltdown

Wrist, meet slap: Only a quarter will be paid to Treasury, the rest is vouchers and credits

Software18 Dec 2023 | 14

UK will be HQ for high-flying next-gen fighter jet treaty with Italy, Japan

Global Combat Air Program aims to replace Eurofighter Typhoon and Mitsubishi F-2

Public Sector18 Dec 2023 | 71

Pro-China campaign targeted YouTube with AI avatars

Asia In Brief PLUS: Beijing wants ten-minute reporting of infosec incidents; Infosys CFO bails; TikTok's Indonesia comeback approved, for now

Security18 Dec 2023 | 9

Virgin Atlantic flies 'world's first fossil-fuel free' transatlantic commercial flight

Sustainable kerosene-alt is hot right now as low-emission aviation takes off

Bootnotes28 Nov 2023 | 40

Japan Airlines fuels up on hydrogen hype with eye on cleaner skies

Jet-setting to a greener future?

Science16 Nov 2023 | 44

From yellow cabs to sky cabs: Air taxis take a Big Apple test flight

Mayor wants to electrify downtown heliport, but the FAA has yet to certify eVTOL for passenger flights

Offbeat14 Nov 2023 | 22

NASA and Boeing try to chase the contrail clouds away

The sky isn't the limit when it comes to greener fuel alternatives

Science31 Oct 2023 | 24

Airbus commissions three wind-powered ships to sail the Atlantic

To move parts while making less CO₂, so it can build more planes that make plenty

Offbeat27 Oct 2023 | 55

It is 20 years since the last commercial flight of Concorde

When a 1960s dream ran headlong into economic reality

Offbeat24 Oct 2023 | 94

Teens take a million metaverse Ryanair flights in Roblox

They do this in their free time

Bootnotes24 Oct 2023 | 41

Boeing gives busy billionaires unbothered about bespoke beds a cheaper BizJet

Suggests modular interiors for the frequent flyer in a hurry to take off in their own 737

Offbeat20 Oct 2023 | 31