A solar-powered airplane finished crossing the United States on Saturday, landing in New York City after flying over the Statue of Liberty during its historic bid to circle the globe, the project team said. The spindly, single-seat experimental aircraft, dubbed Solar Impulse 2, arrived at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport at about 4 a.m. local time after it took off about five hours beforehand at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Pennsylvania, the team reported on the airplane's website. Such a pleasure to land in New York! For the 14th time we celebrate sustainability," said the project's co-founder Andre Borschberg on Twitter after flying over the city and the Statue of Liberty during the 14th leg of the trip around the globe. The Swiss team flying the aircraft in a campaign to build support for clean energy technologies hopes eventually to complete its circumnavigation in Abu Dhabi, where the journey began in March 2015. The solar cr...
Given the terrifyingly airline seat patents filed in recent years, the future of flying often looks bleak. But last week's Singapore Airshow injects hope for an aviation world that we can actually look forward to. The biggest airshow in Asia this year put emphasis on emerging technologies, with forums and a whole exhibition zone dedicated to the topic. We asked the industry experts in attendance what we can look forward to over the next few years.Given the terrifyingly airline seat patents filed in recent years, the future of flying often looks bleak. But last week's Singapore Airshow injects hope for an aviation world that we can actually look forward to. The biggest airshow in Asia this year put emphasis on emerging technologies, with forums and a whole exhibition zone dedicated to the topic. We asked the industry experts in attendance what we can look forward to over the next few years.Now attention spans can be stretched in the air as well as...