cyber-crime Tech support scam caused massive data breach at Australian airline Qantas It’s possible to leak PII describing 5.7 million people without breaching privacy rules
OFFBEAT UK puts £20.5M behind 'numberplate for the skies' to keep tabs on drones Remote ID system will log aircraft identity and location as ministers try to stop rogue flyers grounding airports
AI + ML Future holiday horror: ‘A robot lost my luggage in Tokyo’ Haneda airport will start testing humanoid robots, because everything that gets a plane flying was designed for our species
Public Sector The Navy's autonomous carrier-based refueling drone has finally flown After missing its 2025 target, Boeing's MQ-25A Stingray is one step closer to a carrier deck
Offbeat Boeing deliveries soar past Airbus for the first time in years, but this is no time to unbuckle your seat belt Supply chain and engineering woes keep the supply of new planes sputtering
Public Sector Attention, gamers: The FAA wants YOU to be an air traffic controller GG noob, who cleared you to land?
Offbeat Forget drones – the US Army just took delivery of a self-flying Black Hawk helicopter Expendable military drones are so 2025
Public Sector Whitehall seeks lone C++ coder to keep airport passenger model flying Government offers £100K to support software forecasting how travelers choose departure hubs
Offbeat Flying cabs, next-gen aircraft cleared for takeoff in 26 states FAA launches pilot projects starting this summer
Systems Mystery outage behind US airline JetBlue asking FAA to ground its flights Aircraft on the ground briefly halted until systems were up again
Science DARPA's autonomous missile-firing missile advances toward flight tests Yo dawg, we heard you like missiles, so we put some missiles in your missile so you can boom while you zoom
Software You can jailbreak an F-35 just like an iPhone, says Dutch defense chief No worries if the US doesn't want to be friends with Europe anymore
PaaS + IaaS Three is the magic number for Alaska Airlines: triple redundancy Thankfully they only sufffered two outages in 2025. And now it has flown in experts to play with configurations
Offbeat Concorde at 50: Twice the speed of sound, twice the economic trouble Supersonic passenger flight worked technically – but never added up commercially
Networks Trump spectrum sale leaves airlines with $4.5B bill for altimeter do-over Just refreshed to avoid 5G interference? Do it again, FAA tells industry, as Upper C-band auction looms
Public Sector FAA signs radar deals to drag US air traffic control out of the 1980s RTX and Indra land contracts as long-delayed overhaul moves ahead
Agentic AI British Airways fears a future where AI agents pick flights and brands get ghosted CEO warns airlines that don’t learn to sell themselves to machines could soon be flying under the radar
Offbeat Parachutists told to check software after jumper dangled from a plane ‘Chute opened early and snagged on a stabilizer
Off-Prem Diversion to power datacenters earns Boom Supersonic a ticket to revive fast air transport Adapts its engines to power bit barns, and lands cash to fund its takeoff roll
AI + ML IBM touts progress on tech stack for AI-enabled airline with no passengers or alcohol Digital native? Cloud native? No, we need to be AI native, says Riyadh Air
Software Aviation delays ease as airlines complete Airbus software rollback Corrupt data could have made A320 autopilot do things ‘exceeding the aircraft’s structural capability’
Edge + IoT Aviation watchdog says organized drone attacks will shut UK airports 'sooner or later' Skies are open for mischief as hard-to-trace drones and fast-moving cyber raids promise new wave of disruption
Public Sector Black Hawk chown: DARPA takes helicopter pilots out of the air for $6M An hour’s tablet training and a soldier was sending the bird on autonomous errands
Systems Grounded jet engines take off again as datacenter generators AI power demands drive operators to repurpose aircraft parts amid gas turbine shortages
Science Like Apollo before them, ESA astronauts hone lunar landing skills in helicopters Now try a jet engine in a bedstead before strapping into a Starship
Edge + IoT Munich Airport chaos after drone sightings spook air traffic control Overnight shutdown leaves thousands stuck as Oktoberfest crowds stretch city security
Public Sector UK splurges £4.4M on drones, e-planes, and other flights of fancy Taxpayer cash fuels 14 projects from NHS blood-hauling UAVs to posh eVTOL shuttles
Public Sector FAA decides it trusts Boeing enough to certify the safety of its own planes again Jet maker only gets to issue certs every other week, though, freeing up FAA inspectors to do more poking around
Cyber-crime EU’s cyber agency blames ransomware as Euro airport check-in chaos continues Airport staff revert to manual ops as travellers urged to use self-service check-in where possible
Cyber-crime Tech troubles create aviation chaos on both sides of the Atlantic ‘Cyber-attack’ on ticketing outfit Collins and cable cuts at Dallas ground hundreds of flights
Offbeat French jet left circling while Corsican controller caught Zs Wake-up call for dozed and confused chap who had to turn on runway lights
Public Sector Sky-high budget gap: FAA launches air traffic overhaul, lacks cash to finish it Agency wants a single private integrator to herd 74K bits of kit with only 40% of the funding so far
Cyber-crime KLM, Air France latest major organizations looted for customer data Watch out, the phishermen are about, customers told
Security The TSA likes facial recognition at airports. Passengers and politicians, not so much Few passengers are told they can opt out, and when they do, airport staff may push back
Cyber-crime Aeroflot aeroflops over 'IT issues' after attackers claim year-long compromise Russia's top airline cancels 49 flights, delays affect many more
Off-Prem Alaska Airlines grounded itself due to mysterious IT problem Now flying again, but not saying what went wrong
Cyber-crime Turbulence at Air Serbia, the latest airline under cyber siege Attack enters day 11 and still no public disclosure of what insider claims to be 'deep breach' of Active Directory
Cyber-crime Qantas begins telling some customers that mystery attackers have their home address Plus: Confirms less serious data points like meal preferences also leaked
Offbeat Airbus okays use of ‘Taxibot’ to tow planes to the runway Airlines get the chance to cool their jets rather than burn fuel on the ground
Security Australian airline Qantas reveals data theft impacting six million customers Frequent flyers’ info takes flight
Cyber-crime Scattered Spider crime spree takes flight as focus turns to aviation sector Time ticking for defenders as social engineering pros weave wider web
Security Canada's WestJet says 'expect interruptions' online as it navigates cybersecurity turbulence Flights still flying - just don't count on the app or website working smoothly
Offbeat Single passenger reportedly survives Air India Boeing 787 crash Aircraft didn't even get its wheels up before sinking into suburban area
The State of Storage Floppy disks and paper strips lurk behind US air traffic control Not to worry nervous flyers, FAA vows to banish archaic systems... in a few years
Science Trump lifts US supersonic flight ban, says he's 'Making Aviation Great Again' It's boom time for the next generation of fast travel
Science MIT boffins claim liquid sodium battery could one day power aircraft while sucking up CO2 Prototype packs triple the energy density of lithium-ion, they claim
Security Judge allows Delta's lawsuit against CrowdStrike to proceed with millions in damages on the line CS remains hopeful damages will be limited to seven figures
Cyber-crime Attackers pwn charter airline helping Trump's deportation campaign Intruders claim they stole GlobalX's flight records and manifests
Public Sector US Transpo Sec wants air traffic control rebuild in 3 years, asks Congress for blank check Price tag unknown
Security Delta Air Lines class action cleared for takeoff over CrowdStrike chaos Judge allows aspects of passenger lawsuit to proceed
Networks 90-second Newark blackout exposes parlous state of US air traffic control United Airlines canceling flights as chaos mounts
AI Software Development Week Virgin Atlantic is piloting an OpenAI agent in to help with the 'customer journey' Hello, operator? Book me to Memphis, Tennessee
Software Boeing offloads some software businesses to private equiteer Thoma Bravo Ten billion bucks coming in for a soft landing, customers may be about to experience a bumpy ride
Disaster Recovery Week Datacenters near Heathrow seemingly stay up as substation fire closes airport Power outage means no flights for 24 hours. And chaos. Lots of chaos
Personal Tech JetZero teams up with Delta to drag aviation into the future Startup needs tips on fitting its flying surfboard into existing infrastructure
Public Sector Please fasten your seatbelts. A third of US air traffic control systems are 'unsustainable' And the FAA's modernization efforts are going so badly they won't exit turbulence any time soon
Offbeat Boom's XB-1 jet nails supersonic flight for first time US civil sector boldly goes where Concorde has gone before
Offbeat Feds sue Southwest for chronic delays, unrealistic schedules Department of Transportation wants in on last-minute Biden administration action too
Offbeat Boeing going backwards as production’s slowing and woes keep flowing No such problems at Airbus, which cruised at a high level and shipped almost two planes a day last year
Bootnotes SEC sues Elon Musk for allegedly screwing investors out of $150M before Twitter takeover Plus: SpaceX rocket re-entries spark airline delays
Cyber-crime UN's aviation agency confirms attack on recruitment database Various data points compromised but no risk to flight security
Offbeat Second Jeju Air 737-800 experiences mechanical issues following deadly crash Boeing ends abysmal year on an even lower note
Legal Report claims FAA ignores most whistleblower complaints Officials beg to differ, claiming the author misinterpreted Congressional reports
Science NASA's X-59 plane is aiming for a sonic thump, not a boom Pilot James 'Clue' Less is ready to take to the skies
Offbeat Airbus A380 flew for 300 hours with metre-long tool left inside engine Emails and tool-tracking software weren't heeded, but nothing scary happened - except to the nylon tool
Personal Tech No pilot? No problem! EHang's autonomous air taxis take off in Thailand Chinese firm poised for (short) commercial flights by 2025
Personal Tech Toyota and Joby complete Japan's first air taxi flight test Automaker bets big on startup while other promising eVTOL companies scrape around for funding
Offbeat Flying taxis cleared for takeoff under new US aviation rules 'Powered-lift' becomes first new category of aircraft in nearly 80 years
Offbeat Boeing's new captain promises U-turn after Q3 nosedive Earnings reported the same day striking union workers vote on a new contract
Science Boffins explore cell signals as potential GPS alternative Team sends a flying cooler packed with DIY tech 15 miles up for the test
Offbeat DARPA pays $6M to see fully autonomous Black Hawk helicopters Resupply like Call of Duty? Not yet - only one planned for now
Offbeat Boeing again delays the 777X – the plane that's supposed to turn things around Also warns it will fire thousands and keep making losses in space
Security Ryanair faces GDPR turbulence over customer ID checks Irish data watchdog opens probe after 'numerous complaints'
Off-Prem Ancient US air traffic control systems won't get a tech refresh before 2030 If they don't crash first, say government auditors
Science Look! About chest high! Is it a pallet? Is it a drone? No, it's a Palletrone And it's here to carry your not-very-heavy stuff
Personal Tech Boom Supersonic takes baby steps toward breaking the sound barrier Twitchy roll resolved, landing gear works on one-third size demonstrator
Science SpaceX set to surpass Gemini 11's altitude record with Polaris Dawn mission Let's hope the spacesuits hold up for extravehicular activity
Science Rocket Factory Augsburg engine test ends in explosion at SaxaVord spaceport First stage destroyed during hot fire in Scotland
Offbeat Missing scissors cause 36 flight cancellations in Japan Plus a further 200 delays, rockstars knocked off stage … all on a holiday weekend
Geek's Guide Getting up close and personal with Concorde, Concordski, and Buran The Reg flies to Germany to visit the Speyer and Sinsheim palaces of engineering marvels
CSO Delta Air Lines dials up Microsoft's legal nemesis over CrowdStrike losses Oh, Boies, here we go again
Security Uncle Sam opens probe into CrowdStrike turbulence at Delta Air Lines Concerns abound over why it has taken so long to recover compared to competitors
Offbeat Southwest latest to aim at electric air taxi dream with Archer partnership You have to plan for the future, but we're pretty far from a license to fly
Bootnotes Boeing to reacquire spun-off supplier Spirit AeroSpace to shore up safety Because the best place for a troubled supplier is beneath the wing of original parent company
Offbeat NASA tests the ups and downs of air taxi comfort with VR Nobody would want a roller coaster ride in one of these long-promised flying cabs
Networks British Airways blames T5 luggage chaos on fault 'outside of our control' It was Vodafone, basically
Personal Tech Hm! Boeing union just ran whistleblower rights training Staff decibel level is high - and not just from all those jet engines
Offbeat Boeing might be criminally prosecuted for 737 MAX crashes after all, says DoJ Aviation firm has violated 2021 deferred prosecution agreement, claims DoJ, so criminal charges could come back
Science SpaceX set to literally rock Florida with more and bigger Starship launches Of course the FAA wants a look at the environmental impact of Musk's plans
CSO Qantas app glitch sees boarding passes fly to other accounts Issue now resolved and isn't thought to be the work of criminals
Bootnotes This could still wing its way to you, if you have the dosh: One Concorde engine seeks new home
Networks Watchdog clears 90 per cent of US commercial aircraft to land in low visibility at nation's 5G C-band airports
Networks Japan solves 5G airliner conundrum: Keep mobe masts 200m from airport approach paths. That's it
Software After deadly 737 Max crashes, damning whistleblower report reveals sidelined engineers, scarcity of expertise, more
Science Airline meal-sized £700k awarded by UK.gov for green aviation: That's for eco-tech rather than planes, mind
Software Report details how Airbus pilots saved the day when all three flight computers failed on landing
Personal Tech ‘Fasten your seat belts, raise your tray table, and disconnect your Bluetooth headsets from the entertainment unit’
Applications Airline software super-bug: Flight loads miscalculated because women using 'Miss' were treated as children
