Airbus with Lufthansa to launch world’s first passenger bio-fuel flights

According to recent press release from Airbus, Lufthansa is launching the world’s first ever scheduled commercial passenger flights using bio-fuel in the first half of 2011, with an IAE (International Aero Engines) powered Airbus A321 aircraft.

The first bio-fuel flight path, daily flights between Hamburg and Frankfurt.

The bio-fuel blend made from 50 per cent Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO)so less CO2 emissions.

Airbus with Lufthansa to launch world’s first passenger bio-fuel flights

Jumbo Jet AIRBUS A380 reports it first Jet Engine failure

Jumbo Jet A380 successful test and its power was echoed around the world a few months ago, now once again Airbus A380 is "BREAKING NEWS" . One of the passenger plane "QF32" with 433 passengers and 26 crew on board operated by Australia's Qantas Airways had to make an emergency landing due to engine failure.

One of the jet engines failed after take-off from Singapore. Engine maker Rolls-Royce has recommended checks.

Jumbo Jet AIRBUS A380 reports it first Jet Engine failure

Prototype Sailplane Launches Itself With Retractable Jet

Traditional sailplanes have no motor. They're typically towed to altitude by an airplane or a very big winch. Once high enough, the pilot detaches from the towline to begin the search for the rising columns of air, known as thermals, that can keep the sailplane aloft for hours.

Prototype Sailplane Launches Itself With Retractable Jet

Chance to Boeing 747 Dreamliner at Farnborough international air show.[VIDEO]

(BBC.com)The BBC's Richard Scott watched the plane coming in to land with chief project engineer Mike Sinnett at Farnborough. Farnborough is a town in north east Hampshire, England

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner has landed at Farnborough for its first appearance at an international air show.

Boeing's flagship aircraft is different from conventional aircraft, having been built largely out of light-weight composite material.

"This is the first time we've had a new airplane at an air show since the early 1990s," Jim Albaugh, boss of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, told the BBC.

Chance to Boeing 747 Dreamliner at Farnborough international air show.[VIDEO]

Concept Flying SUV, competes with DARPA

(Credit: AVX Aircraft)

AVX Aircraft Company of Texas, in response to the same DARPA research project that has spawned the Marines' flying machine, has developed a design for a flying SUV. Called the Transformer, it is said to have the capability to drive on roads at a mere 80 mph, on rough terrain at 30 mph, and fly at around 140 mph.

It is also designed to go 250 miles on just one tank of fuel. And it takes just 60 seconds to convert it from SUV to flying SUV.

Concept Flying SUV, competes with DARPA

Boeing's Hydrogen-Powered Spy Plane Can Fly for 4 Days

(Popular Mechanics) The future of spycraft looks pretty heavy, if this new Boeing plane is any indication. Adding to today's parade of pretty new planes, Boeing unveiled a hydrogen-powered unmanned aircraft system Monday that will stay aloft at 65,000 feet for four days.

The Phantom Eye is not exactly sleek, but it's one of the greenest aircraft out there -- its only byproduct is water.

The aircraft heralds a potential new market in data and communications collection, Boeing says. Later this summer, it will be shipped from Boeing's Phantom Works facility in St. Louis to NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center for ground and taxi testing. The debut flight will likely take place next year and should last four to eight hours, a mere preview of the aircraft's apparent capabilities.

In terms of power, Phantom Eye is a lightweight -- it has two 2.3 liter, four-cylinder engines that provide 150 hp each, not much more than your average car. This makes sense, because Ford provided the engines, according to a Boeing news release.

The plane has a 150-foot wingspan and can carry up to a 450-pound payload, Boeing says. It will cruise at 150 knots, or 170 miles per hour.

The prototype of a high-tech British roboplane capable of attacking targets as far away as Afghanistan was unveiled by defense contractor BAE Systems in the U.K. Monday.

It's the latest effort by Boeing to build aircraft powered by hydrogen. The firm claimed firsties on a hydrogen fuel cell aircraft back in 2008 when a different Phantom Works division flew a manned aircraft powered by hydrogen fuel cells.

Phantom Eye evolved from Boeing's Condor aircraft, also powered by a piston engine, which made history by reaching a top altitude of 67, 028 feet. Its likely descendants include the Phantom Ray drone, which looks like a slim B-2.

Boeing's Hydrogen-Powered Spy Plane Can Fly for 4 Days

Solar Impulse plane powered by sunlight, starts 24-hour test flight

A New experimental aircraft that will be powered by largest energy source SUN is on test flight for 24 Hrs.

The aim is to assess whether the plane can fly in darkness, using solar cells on its wings to generate enough power to stay in the air for 24 hours.

The HB-SIA plane, which took off from Switzerland, has the weight of a family car but the wingspan of a big airliner.

Solar Impulse plane powered by sunlight, starts 24-hour test flight

India's first indigenous Naval Light Combat Aircraft unveiled .

India's first Indigenous Naval Light Combat Aircraft LCA (Navy) NP1 rolled out on Tuesday from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) facility in Bangalore. Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma was the chief guest at the event. Defence Minister A K Antony, and other senior officials were also present on the occasion.

An important milestone for the naval programme of Bangalore-based Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), the aircraft was brought out of the build hangar where it was assembled part-by-part during.

The aircraft is being readied for induction into the Navy and for deployment on board the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC), currently under construction at the Cochin Shipyard, by 2015.

India's first indigenous Naval Light Combat Aircraft unveiled .

Solar Plane to be flown all night by Swiss Team

(AP) -- A Swiss team hoping to fly a solar-powered plane around the world in 2012 says it plans to take a prototype for an all-night spin later this month.

The team, led by adventurer Bertrand Piccard, says it will try to fly the Solar Impulse nonstop for 24 hours as part of its test program.

It says the pilot, Andre Borschberg, will need to conserve enough battery power during the day to make it through the night.

Borschberg says being able to fly through the night will allow the plane to stay airborne for successive cycles and come close to permitting perpetual flight.

Solar Plane to be flown all night by Swiss Team

Kingfisher, Finnair voted among best airlines.

Vijay Mallya-led Kingfisher Airlines has been voted the best Indian carrier and Finnair the best in north Europe in a global survey by an independent research agency - often called the Oscars of airline industry.

Kingfisher got the honours under three categories - best airline in India and Central Asia, best economy class seats and excellent staff service, while the Nordic carrier was awarded for its overall performance as a "four-star" airline.

London-based Skytrax announced the results after a survey among 18 million air passengers from some 100 different countries that was carried out between July 2009 and April 2010.

"Being recognised by Skytrax is an honour and we would like to thank our valued guests who chose to fly Kingfisher Airlines," said Mallya, whose business interests span airlines and Formula 1 racing to spirits and beer.

Kingfisher Airlines is one of just six airlines worldwide that currently meet the rigorous quality criteria which Skytrax set for this prestigious, top tier 5-Star airline ranking.

"The greatest attribute behind five-star status is an airline's ability to deliver the combination of product and service," said Skytrax chief executive Edward Plaisted.

"The renewal of the five-star ranking to Kingfisher Airlines reaffirms its standing as the only airline in India and one of only six airlines in the world which has been awarded this status."

Kingfisher, Finnair voted among best airlines.

MIT-designed plane to use 70 % less fuel.

A 'green airplane' designed by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)-led research team is likely to use 70 per cent less fuel than existing ones while slashing noise and emission of nitrogen oxides.

The design was one of two that the team, led by faculty from the MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AeroAstro), presented to the Nasa last month as part of a $2.1 million research contract.

MIT was the only university to lead one of the six US teams that won contracts from Nasa in October 2008. Ed Greitzer, professor of aeronautics and astronautics was the principal investigator of the project.

MIT-designed plane to use 70 % less fuel.