Adventures In Aviation
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Flying clean: Electric planes could be ready for take off by the 2030s
These new aircraft could help cut carbon emissions, experts say.
Gökçin Çınar, The Conversation
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Supersonic jets are set to fly again – but must overcome the problems that grounded the Concord
Boom Overture supersonic jets hope to be ready for commercial use by 2029.
Peter Thomas, The Conversation
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World’s largest plane takes first flight, aims to act as flying launch pad for satellites
The six-engine jet’s wingspan is the length of an American football field.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Amelia Earhart’s non-stop flight from the Red Sea to India was marked by British obstructionism
Civil aviation was in its infancy and Britain was developing an air route along the Arab side of the Persian Gulf from Baghdad.
John Hayhurst
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Watch: This skydiver gloriously jumped from a drone. Others like him could soon be saving lives
The next frontier in adventure sports in the sky?
Scroll Staff
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Annoyed with flight delay, Jet Airways passenger tweets ‘hijack’ alert to Narendra Modi
Nitin Verma’s message on Twitter sent security forces into action, and he was deboarded at the Jaipur airport for questioning.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Watch: The world’s largest aircraft ‘Airlander 10’ makes a crash landing (very slowly)
The bottom-shaped plane’s second test run ended in a crash landing.
Scroll Staff
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How to build a plane that never needs to land
Internet connections could one day come from solar-powered planes that fly for months at a time or even longer.
Richard Cochrane, The Conversation
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Watch videos of Air India's first foreign flight – and early air hostesses
Eighty years after JRD Tata piloted the first mail plane to India, the Tatas return to the skies today with their AirAsia joint venture.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller