FCC sets the stage to make in-flight Wi-Fi ridiculously fast

In-flight Wi-Fi is one of the best aspects of modern air travel -- even though it's far slower than what you'd get from a 4G LTE smartphone or a typical home broadband connection. But that could all change in a few years.

FCC relaxes restrictions on airline Internet access

The Federal Communications Commission released a new set of rules today aimed at making it easier for airline carriers to offer their passengers in-flight Internet access -- and I don't think I'm alone when saying it's about freakin' time.

NASA gives $100K to supersonic plane concept that can fly sideways

While most of the attention for NASA involves the Mars Curiosity mission, the organization has its fingers in tons of other projects, such as funding supersonic jet concepts like the one shown in the image.

New hack could literally move a plane in flight

You don’t often hear about planes crashing in mid-air. The systems they have in place have done a fairly good job at keeping passengers safe. But safety and security are two different things, and while the systems may work, one …

Power to the people: Qantas passengers to get iPads for in-flight entertainment

Australian airline Qantas will provide economy and business passengers on all 767 flights with iPads, a move that pushes the state of in-flight entertainment forward.

Not only will iPads make flying Qantas more attractive to economy and business customers, the …

With 8 jets of their own, Google execs aim to save historic Hangar One

Google’s top three executives have offered to pay $33 million through a jointly owned company to save Hangar One, a historic building used to house large airships at Moffett Field in Mountain View, Calif.

Google’s Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and …