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National carrier Qantas says it will have Wi-FI on two domestic A330s and half of the 737 fleet by the end of June, and then 75% of the combined fleet by the end of the year.

Published in Mobility

It's almost three months since Qantas switched on fast, free in-flight Wi-Fi. The carrier now has lots of insights into passenger adoption of the tech and has fitted the tech into a second plane.

Published in Wi-Fi

The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recommended that the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) takes the cybersecurity of in-flight Wi-Fi threats much more seriously.

Published in Security
Tuesday, 19 January 2010 23:26

Boeing Dreamliner is testing like a dream

For the last four weeks, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner program has tested two aircraft for a total of fifteen flights of nearly sixty hours. It passed its latest test, achieving 'initial airworthiness' status.

Published in Space
The Solar Impulse solar-powered airplane is run with batteries, uses the Sun for power, and is only as heavy as a medium size car but as wide as a jet airplane. And, it just became the first piloted solar-powered airplane to take off under its own power. So, what's next?

Published in Energy
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded approximately US$12.21 million to five aeronautics-based organizations to study advanced concepts for subsonic and supersonic commercial transport aircraft that could be flying our skies 22 to 27 years from now.

Published in Space
The QinetiQ company launched its solar/rechargeable-battery-powered, propeller-driven plane (Zephyr) on July 28, 2008. It was flown by autopilot through satellite signals during most of its 83-hour, 37-minute flight, an unofficial world record for an unmanned plane.

Published in Space

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