Airlines Lift Payload 
Aerotime
JANUARY 9, 2025
Airbus has announced that STARLUX Airlines of Taiwan has placed a firm order with the European-based planemaker for an additional five A350F freighters. The cargo market is set to become a key element in our business model and will benefit from the advantages offered by Taiwans geographical location, said STARLUX Airlines CEO Glenn Chai.
Aerotime
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
The EL9 uses blown lift technology to land on runways as short as 150 feet (45 meters), which would even enable it to land in unconventional spots such as football fields and parking lots. It has been an intense week for Virginia-based hybrid-electric aircraft startup Electra.
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Aerotime
APRIL 29, 2025
The Atlas V rocket with its heaviest ever payload onboard lifted off on April 28, 2025, at 19:01 EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. To accommodate the huge payload, ULA flew its Atlas V rocket in its most powerful configuration with five solid rocket boosters needed in addition to its main one.
Aerotime
JULY 7, 2025
This massive fleet buildup reflects the fact that, despite years of double-digit growth, Indian airlines may still only have scratched the surface of a huge untapped market. This event gathered hundreds of airline leaders from around the world. I don’t think we are a classic low-cost airline. We’re not Ryanair.
Pilot Institute
JUNE 4, 2025
A tailless airplane is one where everything needed to fly, like lift, control, and stability, is built into the main wing. In level flight, the aircraft is adjusted so that the wingtips dont add lift. Lift is reduced, and the nose pitches downward. This creates an increase in lift, and the nose pitches up.
Aerotime
MAY 29, 2025
After receiving approval from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the VX4 prototype took off, flew and landed like a conventional aircraft, with lift generated by the wing. Aircraft Three recently arrived safely at its home base, the Vertical Flight Test Centre.
Flying Magazine
JULY 7, 2025
Eventually, though, the 10-ton payload model could be the smallest in the Airlander family. Simultaneously, the firm is developing the even larger Airlander 50—and potentially, an Airlander 200 with a 200-ton payload. Helium contributes only about 60 percent of the lift—the shape of the balloon forms a giant wing, providing the rest.
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