At the recent Farnborough Airshow, my personal highlight was a visit to the Airbus Zephyr production facility (above), in the nearby Science Park. I wrote about this for AIN here and, as predicted, this fascinating solar-powered design has since claimed a new endurance record for an aircraft - more than 25 days. The Zephyr project … Continue reading HIGH-ALTITUDE PSEUDO-SATELLITES (HAPS) – A QUICK REVIEW →

The Malaysian-led team investigating the disappearance of flight MH370 for ICAO has issued a new 450-page report into what has become the greatest aviation mystery of all time. There’s not much new, except for the first official release of data found by the Royal Malaysian Police on the flight simulator that Captain Zahari kept at … Continue reading LATEST MH370 REPORT AVOIDS THE OBVIOUS →