Tag: SpaceX

Qatar Airways to Track Its Aircraft Minute by Minute

Reading Time: < 1 minute Qatar Airways is to track its aircraft in flight in almost real-time from 2018. It will be one of the first airlines equipped with this kind of surveillance system – with the aim of avoiding a repeat of the MH370 disaster. Today 70% of the world’s airspace is off the radar for traditional, line-of-sight Air […]

Elon Musk Idea: An Electric Plane That Can Take Off Vertically

Reading Time: < 1 minute Answering an audience question at the Hyperloop Pod competition awards ceremony at Texas A&M University earlier this week, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said of his next great idea. I have been thinking about the vertical takeoff and landing electric jet a bit more. I think I have something that might close. I’m quite […]