Aircraft Technology

The aerodynamics engineers at Lufthansa Technik stared at their test results in 2022, hardly believing what they were seeing. The microscopic grooves they had applied...

Stand near any major airport today and you’ll notice something different from a decade ago – it’s quieter. Much quieter. The jet engines powering modern...

The business class cabin of 2025 looks nothing like its predecessor from just five years ago. Airlines are investing billions in what industry insiders call...

The Revolution in Inflight Connectivity Inflight WiFi has gotten complicated with all the competing satellite systems and marketing claims flying around. As someone who has...

The Next Generation of GPS Technology The Global Positioning System that aviation relies upon is undergoing its most significant upgrade in decades. GPS III satellites...

Evolution of Airborne Weather Detection Weather radar technology has evolved dramatically from the early systems that first allowed pilots to detect precipitation ahead. Modern weather...

The Race to Hypersonic Speeds Hypersonic flight has gotten complicated with all the competing claims and military secrecy flying around. As someone who has followed...

The Rise of Urban Air Mobility Urban Air Mobility (UAM) represents a paradigm shift in how people and goods move through metropolitan areas. Electric vertical...

The Path to Autonomous Aviation Autonomous flight systems are advancing rapidly, driven by technological progress in sensors, computing, machine learning, and connectivity. While fully autonomous...

Advancing Propulsion Efficiency Aircraft engine efficiency has improved dramatically over the past decades, with modern turbofans consuming roughly 15 percent less fuel per passenger mile...