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Joby Aviation completed a fully autonomous flight from California to North Carolina (engadget.com)

2026-09-20 | by Jackson Chen | tags: joby aviation, autonomous flight, cessna caravan

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FAA tees up $875M AI tool to help manage air traffic congestion (arstechnica.com)

2026-09-18 | tags: faa, smart system, air traffic control

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Joby Aviation’s 3,100-mile autonomous flight signals its push beyond electric air taxis (techcrunch.com)

2026-09-18 | by Kirsten Korosec | tags: joby aviation, autonomous flight, electric air taxis

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Qantas Airbus A380 catastrophic engine failure in 2010 (2023) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-02 | tags: qantas, airbus a380, engine failure

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Larry Page’s flying car company Pivotal loses its CEO (techcrunch.com)

2026-09-01 | by Sean O'Kane | get DJI Mini 4K drone → | tags: pivotal, evtol, helix

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The largest electric aircraft just flew [video] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-01 | get LEGO Technic airplane set → | tags: electric aircraft, largest aircraft, aviation

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Airline Defends Decision to Fly Two Full Sized Passenger Jets So Close to a Packed Stadium That They Nearly Grazed the Roof (futurism.com)

2026-09-01 | by Frank Landymore | get Uniden BC125AT handheld scanner → | tags: airlink, embraer, qatar airways

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American Airlines mechanic Azriel “Al” Blackman has died (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-29 | tags: american airlines, azriel blackman, mechanic

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American Airlines mechanic Azriel “Al” Blackman has died, aged 100 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-29 | tags: american airlines, azriel blackman, aviation

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American Airlines' Legendary Mechanic Passes Away at 100 After 80-Year Career (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-29 | tags: american airlines, mechanic, aviation

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Physical AIFollows Aviation’s Flight Plan (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-26 | get Kitty Hawk Field Guide? no → | tags: aviation, self-driving trucks, engines

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Coconut Oil Jet Fuel Matches Kerosene's Efficiency in Engine Tests (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-23 | by Studyfinds Analysis | get Nutiva organic virgin coconut oil → | tags: coconut oil, biofuel, kerosene

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Google is trying to solve contrails with AI (engadget.com)

2026-08-19 | by Will Shanklin | tags: google, operation blue skies, contrails

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Amazon’s Prime Air is taking off in nearly 500 U.S. cities (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-19 | by Lauren Forristal | tags: prime air, amazon, drone delivery

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How the Middle East can become a hub for sustainable aviation fuels (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-18 | by Jiang | tags: sustainable aviation fuels, strait of hormuz, middle east energy

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TechCrunch Mobility: The shifting flight path of electric air taxis (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-16 | by Kirsten Korosec | tags: archeer aviation, wisk aero, boeing

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Coin-sized device can hack a Boeing 737 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-13 | by Andy Greenberg | tags: boeing 737, aviation cybersecurity, usenix conference

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Transportation Secretary Announces That the Air Traffic Controller Crisis Is History Now That He’s Hired Thousands of Epic Gamers (futurism.com)

2026-08-12 | by Frank Landymore | tags: air traffic controllers, sean duffy, epic games

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US hires over 2k video gamers as air traffic controllers (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-11 | by Megan | tags: federal aviation administration, sean duffy, new jersey airport

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Joby Aviation builds out defense business with $500M acquisition (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-11 | by Kirsten Korosec | tags: joby aviation, resonant sciences, electric air taxi

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Laser wireless charging could keep drones airborne indefinitely — improved receiver converts at 38.49% efficiency and uses nanocrystalline material for thermals (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-11 | by Kunal Khullar | tags: laser wireless charging, civil aviation university of china, perovskite laser cell

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Joby flexes military muscle with $500 million defense acquisition (theverge.com)

2026-08-11 | by Andrew J. Hawkins | tags: joby aviation, resonant sciences, electric aircraft

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Boeing sells eVTOL subsidiaries, takes stake in Archer (cnbc.com)

2026-08-10 | by Phil Lebeau Meghan Reeder | tags: boeing, archer aviation, wisk aero

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Archer buys former rival Wisk Aero (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-10 | by Kirsten Korosec | tags: archer aviation, wisk aero, boeing

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Archer shares surge after Boeing stake, electric aircraft subsidiary deal (cnbc.com)

2026-08-10 | by Phil Lebeau Meghan Reeder | tags: boeing, archer aviation, wisk aero

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Boeing is selling its air taxi startups to Archer Aviation (theverge.com)

2026-08-10 | by Andrew J. Hawkins | tags: evtol, boeing, archer aviation

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Indie App Spotlight: ‘Overflight’ lets you glance at what planes are flying above you (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-01 | by Michael Burkhardt | tags: overflight, apple tv, 9to5mac

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Hybrid-Electric Aicraft Engine Targeting 30% Fuel Efficiency (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-23 | tags: hybrid-electric, aircraft engine, fuel efficiency

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Pan Am Plane Crash That Inspired Modern Safety Briefings Found After 74 Years (slashdot.org)

2026-07-23 | tags: pan am, clipper endeavor, sonar drone

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Archer stock rips 20% higher as company unveils military craft with Anduril (cnbc.com)

2026-07-20 | by Samantha Subin | tags: archer aviation, anduril, thunder