Blast blanket

Winged wonder

US researchers have developed an aircraft that could possibly explain the mystery of UFOs

Tending on its own

Flying with a laptop

A new sofware will now provide aspiring pilots the chance to do their groundwork before flying

Hanging wonder

Airships can provide transport on an eco-friendly and cost-effective basis

Safety kit for copters

Floating devices would save helicopters from capsizing

Flying machine

Miniature spy

Flying high on hydrogen

Hydrogen makes a comeback as a fuel to propel a new type of airplane

Flying safely

A hi-tech system may help avoid aircraft collisions

Free from bird-hits

New technology promises to keep birds away from airplanes

Wings clipped by age

Downward flight

Smart wings

Class struggle in mid-air

Lack of leg-room in economy-class seating can be harmful to middle-aged people

Gliding back home

'Gliding lifeboats' can bring astronauts back to earth in case the space station fails

Green rockets

A little low?

Video doctor

A new antenna system can soon become a lifesaver for travellers taken ill

The memory remains

New-generation flight data recorders will give full details of an air crash

Flying dirt

Boeing's new aircraft threatens to aggravate pollution

The fumes of the aircraft

The environmental implications of the recent aviation boom

In Short

Crash courses

True to its metal

Metal foams are useful in building lighter and safer vehicles