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Shortly after a Smartlynx Estonian Airbus 320 took off on February 28, 2018, all four of the aircraft’s flight control computers stopped working. Each performed precisely as designed, taking themselves…
McKinnon had grown up listening to police and fire scanners. Her father was a deputy fire marshal, and her mother was a nurse. From their living room, McKinnon heard about…
Photo: SynthEx (Shutterstock) Even before the COVID-19 pandemic upended air travel, there were still plenty of opportunities for inconvenience—like when your flight was delayed or canceled (or that one decent…
Was the Central Air Data Computer the first microprocessor? Well, histories are complicated. In 1998, Ray finally got clearance from the Navy to tell people about it, and The Wall…
By Michael Le Page Flying’s contribution to global warming has nearly doubled since 2000motive56/Shutterstock The most comprehensive analysis so far of how much warming is caused by aeroplanes has found…
By Adam Vaughan Aircraft have been grounded during the coronavirus pandemicDARREN DARREN ENGLAND/AAP/PA Images/AAP/PA Images A landmark deal curbing the impact of aviation on climate change was watered down at…
By Donna Lu Eye-tracking devices could help pilots keep their hands on the throttleIndian Institute of Science in Bangalore Pilots in India are testing aircraft display systems that work by…