Electric-aircraft challenge winner; NASA’s extreme-access flyers; blast-containing baggage container; TsAGI quiet supersonic idea.

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Industry needs to work together to advance energy storage, conversion and transmission technology if electric-powered airliners are to become a reality, says Airbus CTO.

U.S. airlines are divided as the government weighs whether to start open skies consultations with Qatar and UAE

Lufthansa is trying to persuade the German government that protectionist policies make sense.

The FAA incurs a cost of $93,000 per Air Traffic Control trainee annually. The FAA argues that its new Biographical Assessment “measures qualities known to predict air traffic controller success” and has been “validated based on years of extensive research.” But do these claims stand up to scrutiny?

After a hiatus of 38 years, Hawaiian Airlines is reentering cargo service.

The Republic of Congo wants to develop a safe, reliable and competitive aviation sector. This is no easy task.