Grounding fliers

Environmental activists are fighting against the dramatic expansion of air traffic in the Netherlands

Winged wonder

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

Tending on its own

Tough time, safe landing

Results of simulated landings using the global positioning system show that planes can now land safely even in zero visibility

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

Noise enfolded

Muffling the sound made by a supersonic jet during take-off could bring calm to areas where air traffic is high

Sniffing out the killers

They are tiny and remote-controlled. And these sniffer planes will soon fly into biowarfare danger zones

Off with flying colours

A new software increases flight safety by helping pilots calculate their take-off speeds more accurately

Flying safely

A hi-tech system may help avoid aircraft collisions

Free from bird-hits

New technology promises to keep birds away from airplanes

Stretching the limits

Set free to pollute

TBAC outside the purview of USA's Clean Air Act

Choke-a-bloc

No breathing space

Most comprehensive US study on air pollution indicative of a crisis

WHO issues guidelines to improve quality of air

Dirty business

Four stroke LPG autos only

Partneship for Clean Indoor Air looking for Indian partners

China to probe accuracy of its air pollution data

Some provincial governments have been manipulating figures to meet national standards, says minister

Chile choked

Pollution forces authorities to impose strict measures in Chile