A startup wants to fly passengers in its supersonic plane by 2029, but high costs and unproven technology have some experts raising their eyebrows

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Boom Supersonic's Overture flying among clouds.
Boom Supersonic is developing a faster-than-sound passenger jetliner, but it has a laundry list of challenges to overcome.

Boom Supersonic

Russia's helicopters are screwing up its attempt to fool Ukraine with decoys by landing on its fake painted fighter jets: intel

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A Russian Ka-52
A Russian Ka-52 "Alligator" military helicopter fires a missile during the Aviadarts competition, as part of the International Army Games 2021, at the Dubrovichi range outside Ryazan, Russia on Aug. 27, 2021.

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Airbus flew its first 'Beluga Transport' mission to the US, using a freighter designed to carry oversized cargo like engines, tanks, and even other aircraft. Take a look.

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The BelugaST with an A320 fuselage inside.
Airbus recently secured an operator's certificate to fly in the US.

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I toured an experimental Boeing 777X aircraft, which the planemaker is using to certify the new $442 million widebody. See inside.

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A selfie of the author in front of the 777X test bed.
I toured an experimental Boeing 777X in January to see how engineers conduct tests and analyze flight data.

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After Russia lost 2 prized A-50 planes, Ukraine struck a factory that's replacing them, reports say

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A Russian Beriev A-50
A Russian Beriev A-50.

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The captain and copilot of an A320 fell asleep for 28 minutes during a flight to Jakarta, report says

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A Batik Air plane.

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Russia has likely grounded its early warning aircraft fleet from flying Ukraine operations because of unsustainable losses, says UK intel

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A Russian Beriev A-50
A Russian Beriev A-50.

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The Cessna CitationJet family was the most popular private aircraft in the US for 2023. See all the varying models that make it so desirable.

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Cessna CJ3 white interior.
The Cessna CitationJet series of aircraft was the most-flown in the US in 2023.

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I catapulted off the deck of a US aircraft carrier in a largely windowless prop plane the Navy's been flying since the 1960s. It was jarring and intense.

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US Navy personnel perform inspections on our COD flight in Bahrain.
US Navy personnel perform inspections on our COD flight in Bahrain.

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See the hectic flight deck of a US warship fighting Houthis in the Red Sea

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Constant jet launches, high tech, and tight quarters are part of daily life for US Navy members as they battle Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.

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