From the dawn of aviation, through to the modern day, the airship has undergone sporadic revivals. A pattern emerges that the airship’s sustainability comes down to economics.

Engineering trumps throughput as seat-makers’ biggest obstacle in the years ahead.

Airlines have attempted ultra-long-haul flying in the past, but more capable aircraft coupled with a reduction in fuel prices make this go-round seem more achievable.

Airlines explore ways to fit in more seats without squeezing passengers too much.

An FAA reauthorization bill making its way through the U.S. Senate could require the Department of Transportation to create within two years a “final rule authorizing the carriage of property by operators of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for compensation or hire within the United States.”

Yandell Henderson, professor of physiology at Yale Medical School, explains the effects of altitude sickness in an article from Aviation Week 99 years ago. He said that acclimatisation to altitude is key.

A growing number of airlines are introducing ultra-long-haul services, taking advantage of lower fuel prices and new long-range aircraft.

Icephobic rubber; nanopowder lasers; sonic-boom data probe; Congress advances delivery UAS; industry wants FVL insight.