Most civilian planes do not need to regularly fly at the highest altitude they physically can—but this is sometimes the case for the US Air Force. Of the many planes that have passed through the US ...

In a sky-high, 24-hour test flight, BAE System successfully sent its High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) PHASA-35 solar-powered drone into the stratosphere, reaching an ...

The FAA's high-altitude endorsement (FAR 61.31g) has limited applicability, only requiring training for pilots of pressurized aircraft certified to fly above FL250, leaving many general aviation ...

GE Aerospace and its subsidiary Avio Aero have successfully completed the first engine restart ...

The prime directive for flying in convective weather is to stay visual, with a preference for higher altitudes that generally offer smoother air, clearer visibility, and more time to identify and ...

GRAND FORKS — A pilot who just set a high-altitude record in June of 2023 is getting ready to do it again. On Wednesday, Nov. 8, he ran a test of a pressurized flight suit at University of North ...

Comac’s C919 will undergo a series of test flights for high-altitude operations, as the airframer continues to develop the high-altitude variant of the narrowbody programme. The disclosure comes as a ...

Long-duration stratospheric research missions could allow scientists to collect vast amounts of data continuously for their payloads. Such missions could benefit NASA by maturing future space ...

China's first indigenously developed regional passenger jet, ARJ21, successfully completed its first ultra high-altitude flight in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on Tuesday. The aircraft is ...

The FAA has launched nearly 170 new flight routes along the congested eastern U.S. The new routes are mostly above 18,000 feet, when aircraft are cruising, and aim to reduce crowding on popular paths.