If the Issue With the Boeing Max 737 Is Just Software,...
New preliminary findings have emerged, saying that Boeing is concealing the truth about the software malfunction that caused two fatal crashes. The pages-long report...
Air Traffic Control Centenary
In the past week, Travel Radar has explored the anniversary of a number of events in the development of commercial aviation; we looked at...
The One and Only Concorde; Part Two
Yesterday we looked at some of the challenges that faced one of the most significant aviation triumphs of the late '60s; the astonishing Concorde....
Aerial Evacuation; Biocontainment of Coronavirus
The spread of the coronavirus (now officially named 'COVID-19') has been in the global news after it was first identified in Wuhan, China.
We've reported...
Airbus Reveals Radical New Design
Yesterday (Tuesday) Airbus revealed a new 'blended wing body' design, they claim with the potential to reduce fuel and therefore carbon emissions by 20%.
The...
Airbus Demonstrates Automatic Take Off
On December 18th last year, Airbus successfully conducted the first completely automatic take-offs.
As part of the Autonomous Taxi, Take Off and Landing (ATTOL) project,...
2019 Was Dire. What Prospects for 2020?
Most observers and commentators agree that 2019 was an awful year for aviation. It went beyond a cyclically weak year—aviation is very clearly a...
Rolls-Royce Unveils All-Electric Aircraft
In an earlier article here we covered the world's first commercial electric aircraft flight by Harbour Air in Canada.Rolls-Royce's publicly announced its ambition to...
Clean, Green London City Airport
London City Airport (LCY) has achieved 'Neutral' certification with the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) programme. The 'Neutral' Level 4 level is the highest awarded...
First Commercial Electric-Powered Flight
Alright it was only 15 minutes, but it's a start…Earlier this month a modified DHC-2 made the first commercial flight using only lithium battery...