Meet an aircraft that has the functionality of a satellite, is powered by the sun, and leverages the latest advances in racing car technology. By Paul Sillers

APEX Insight: AirPortr plans to channel its latest round of funding into increasing visibility of the service on digital platforms, like airline websites and online travel agents, and expanding to new cities.

A special pressure-sensitive paint is helping NASA to gain new insights during wind-tunnel testing – which could ultimately lead to huge savings in fuel. Paul Sillers reports.

Passé planes don’t have to end up on the scrap heap. Some follow a new trajectory, reincarnated as cool concepts and innovative designer artifacts.

Organically merging the wings and the body of passenger planes could create new efficiencies in air travel, says Paul Sillers.

Gamle fly behøver ikke å ende på skraphaugen. Noen tar en ny bane, reinkarnert som kule konsepter og innovative designerartefakter.

If only we could zip through the necessary but tedious checkpoints at the airport without waiting – at check-in, bag drop, passport control, security. There would be more time to spend in the oyster bar or browse the latest “bargains” in those natty airside boutiques. Airports are equally keen to speed you through the bottlenecks, for every minute spent queuing is a minute that could be spent in retail therapy, which generates around half of all airport revenue.

Chinese and Russian commercial aircraft manufacturers have forged an alliance to take on the lucrative wide-body airliner market.

Global air traffic surged over the past year and is expected to more than double over the next two decades.

Flying between any two airports on Earth within two hours could be possible by the 2030s – but only if airliners of the future can take the heat, says Paul Sillers.

Salzburgs mest välkända kompositör, titeln på en filmsuccé och huvudpersonen i en slagdänga från 80-talet – Amadeus skulle kunna vara alla dessa saker. Men inom flyget har det en helt annan betydelse och det har haft ett finger med i spelet i alla våra flygresor under de senaste 30 åren.

Nobody wants to be the bearer of bad news – but let’s face it, the headlines aren’t too cheery these days. That doesn’t mean passengers fancy a news fix any less. In fact, airlines are noting increased appetite for real-time headlines.

A uniquely robust glider that can fly to the edge of space is paving the way for the high-speed, high-altitude airliners of tomorrow, says Paul Sillers

An ecosystem for disabled airline passengers is evolving, comprising stakeholders across the accessibility and aviation communities. Its mission is to allow wheelchair users to travel in their own wheelchairs inside the cabin.

From the lofty vantage point of a control tower, air traffic controllers can survey the airport’s approaching and departing aircraft. But that could all change in the future, says Paul Sillers

The birth of mobile and electronic ticketing has greatly changed the way passengers view documentation on their journeys. Behind the scenes though, this move towards “ticketless travel” has been anything but, and SAS has been at the forefront of a revolution in the way your documentation is carried out before you board.

Airport technology keeps getting increasingly advanced to make things more personalised, more automated, and hopefully more of a breeze. Here’s what’s in store.

A giant, twin-fuselage aircraft could revolutionise the way satellites are launched into Low Earth Orbit.

Weather can be a force for good, not just an obstacle course for pilots. After all, “Bra vind i ryggen er best.” (“A fair wind at our back is best.”)

Finnair joins the 14% of airlines and 9% of airports that already use AI-powered chatbots, according to SITA’s 2017 Air Transport IT Trends