Mondo dell'aviazione, Notizia
Dopo un decennio di promesse, il taxi aereo elettrico sta finalmente per trasportare passeggeri paganti negli Stati Uniti, e potrebbe accadere già quest'estate. I due principali contendenti hanno superato gli ostacoli più difficili. Joby Aviation ha raggiunto la quarta fase del...
Mondo dell'aviazione, Notizia
L'Atlantico si sta affollando. Nel 2026, le compagnie aeree stanno inaugurando nuove rotte transatlantiche a un ritmo che non si vedeva da anni, e molte di queste volano su un unico corridoio. Gli esperti del settore stimano che quest'anno verranno lanciate circa una trentina di nuove rotte transatlantiche da...
Mondo dell'aviazione, All'interno di MiGFlug
Una descrizione condivisa da piloti di caccia esperti e istruttori di centrifugazione. A 9G, il tuo sangue pesa nove volte di più del normale. Le tue braccia sembrano piene di cemento bagnato. La tua vista collassa dai bordi verso l'interno finché non guardi attraverso...
Mondo dell'aviazione, Aviazione militare
On May 31, 2026, CENTCOM issued a terse statement: Iran had shot down a “U.S. MQ-1 drone” over international waters. The U.S. responded with strikes on Iranian radar and drone command sites on Goruk and Qeshm Island.The internet immediately lost its mind....
Mondo dell'aviazione, Notizia
Here’s a number that should terrify anyone who flies in the United States: 76. That’s how many consecutive days American aviation has been disrupted since April 1, 2026 — the longest unbroken streak of chaos since airline deregulation in 1978.And June 15...
Mondo dell'aviazione, Storia e leggende
The de Havilland Comet was the most beautiful airliner ever built. It was also the most deadly — and its failures saved more lives than any single aircraft in history. We’ve written about the Comet before — see our earlier piece on its legacy. This article...
Mondo dell'aviazione, Notizia
United Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321XLR — and with it, the promise that crossing the Atlantic in a narrowbody jet does not have to mean suffering through it. The aircraft, registered N64321, left Airbus’s Hamburg-Finkenwerder facility on...
Mondo dell'aviazione, Notizia
At 43,400 feet over Edwards Air Force Base, the needle crossed Mach 1.1. No bang. No boom. Just a soft thump that most people on the ground wouldn’t notice. On 5 June 2026, NASA’s X-59 QueSST did what 53 years of regulation said commercial aircraft could...
Mondo dell'aviazione, Notizia
While American carriers agonise over whether to order Airbus widebodies, a Brazilian airline has quietly answered the question for itself. Azul has signed for four more Airbus A330-900neos — doubling down on the jet that has become the backbone of its long-haul...
Mondo dell'aviazione, Notizia
American Airlines flies more aircraft than almost anyone on Earth, yet it has quietly backed itself into a corner over the ocean. Its long-haul order book has dwindled to just 19 jets. Now the airline is preparing to fix that — and the most interesting part of the...
Mondo dell'aviazione, Storia e leggende
On 14 December 1986, a spindly aircraft made almost entirely of paper, glue, and carbon fibre wobbled down the runway at Edwards Air Force Base with so much fuel aboard that its wingtips dragged on the concrete, damaging the winglets. Nine days, three minutes, and 44...
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