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May 23, 2013 12:26 PM ET // Tracy Staedter
A ticket purchased on a Saturday instead of a Tuesday could net you a 5 percent savings. Continue reading →
Mar 4, 2013 11:54 AM ET // Jesse Emspak
During its flight, Solar Impulse will maintain a specific altitude about 29,000 feet, where the engines operate with maximum efficiency. ->
Jul 4, 2012 03:33 PM ET // Alexander Davies
The dreams of those who want nothing more than to avoid traffic by launching into the air and flying right over it are one step closer to coming true. The long-anticipated Terrafugia Transition, set to become the first flying car on the market in history, completed its first phase of flight testing...
Aug 23, 2011 10:23 PM ET // Alice Truong
Let's hope your pilot isn't playing Angry Birds in the cockpit. United Airlines announced Tuesday it will replace paper flight manuals with electronic flight bags, aka 11,000 in-flight iPads, Wired reported. This switch will save United 326,000 gallons of jet fuel and 16 million sheets of paper a y...
Feb 9, 2012 08:59 AM ET // Nic Halverson
A zero-gravity roller coaster will make you hurl...down the tracks at 100 miles an hour.
Mar 23, 2012 12:49 PM ET // The DNews Editors
The plane was inspired by a smaller craft built earlier in the year by a 12-year-old boy.
Jul 28, 2012 09:40 AM ET // Jesse Emspak
Using about $1,000 worth of radio equipment, a person could fake an airplane's signal to an air traffic controller.
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