Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan beat the altitude record for a solar-powered electric plane in a flight that took him soaring to 9,521 meters, or 31,237 feet, his team announced Wednesday. The SolarStratos plane made the landmark flight from Sion airport in ...

After some scrubbed attempts, NASA’s X-59 QueSST flew for the first time from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale on Oct. 28, 2025. In a landmark milestone for

The preliminary information, disclosed by Russian federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia, states that the An-24’s tag on the air traffic controller’s display did not show the aircraft’s altitude. As the flight proceeded southwest, preparing for a 180° right turn to the final approach path, it continued to descend.

Radical has put a full-size prototype for a solar drone through its first flight as part of its campaign to conduct stratospheric missions.

Emergency landing in Shanghai highlights growing dangers of lithium battery fires aboard aircraft as aviation industry grapples with surge in thermal runaway incidents. Passengers aboard Air China Flight CA139 witnessed scenes of terror and heroism