How soon will supersonic jets return to our skies?
A new era of supersonic flight might be just around the corner, but there are three challenges to overcome when it comes to flying faster than the speed of sound.
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New technology enables plane to land itself
Last summer in Australia, a man taking flying lessons for the first time was forced to land a small aircraft when his instructor passed out at the controls. Everyone was okay, but it was a harrowing incident that might have been avoided had the airplane been able to land on its own.
Thomas Cook collapse strands thousands of travelers
British tour operator Thomas Cook collapsed on Sunday night, stranding hundreds of thousands of travelers and putting 21,000 jobs at risk.
Cathay Pacific says it could fire staff who support protests
Cathay Pacific on Monday warned its staff that those who "support or participate in illegal protests" in Hong Kong could be fired.
Pete Buttigieg makes inroads with Obama's elite bundlers
Former Vice President Joe Biden drew dozens of Barack Obama's fundraisers to his presidential bid during the April-to-June fundraising quarter, but his rivals -- led by South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg -- also are capturing some of those elite bundlers, a CNN analysis of new 2020 campaign f
Family of 4 among 10 killed in Texas private plane crash
At least one of the crew members of a plane that crashed into an airplane hangar in Texas over the weekend and killed all 10 aboard spoke of an engine problem seconds before a cockpit voice recording ends, a federal official said Tuesday.
10 dead in private plane crash at airport north of Dallas
The Federal Aviation Administration will begin its own investigation of a deadly plane crash at an airport in Addison, Texas, after a private plane plowed into a hangar Sunday killing all 10 people aboard, the FAA said in a statement.
Beijing building new airports as millions of Chinese take to skies
When China's air industry hits the news, stories are typically centered on passengers going rogue, punching each other, trying to wrestle open emergency doors mid-takeoff or dangerously tossing coins into airplane engines for luck.
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