A Korean Air plane with 302 passengers on board caught fire minutes before taking off from a Tokyo airport. Two men and five women injured in the incident.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/korean-air-plane-catches-fire-8060651#ICID=sharebar_facebook
Helicopter drones delivering SD cards and flash drives to North Korean residents hungry for entertainment and information from the outside.
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/25/asia/north-korea-drones/index.html
The first fully VIP Boeing 787 stands tall in the static display at Geneva's Cointrin Airport. Unique among the aircraft, it features a main multi-use lounge with divans, tables and 55-in. flat-screen monitors.
http://aviationweek.com/ebace-2016/vip-boeing-787-8-takes-center-stage-ebace
Nine passengers have jumped from a hot air balloon hovering over Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay onto a police boat. The balloon was hovering about 500 metres offshore and was low on fuel.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-21/passengers-jump-from-stricken-hot-air-balloon/7434240
Corpses, body parts and debris of the EgyptAir plane which crashed in the Mediterranean Sea with 66 people on board were founded, but are still trying to locate the black box recorders.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-egyptair-airplane-idUSKCN0YD0BZ
California is the No. 1 state where America’s drones are flying; for having the most registered drones in the commercial and hobby space too.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-the-no-1-city-where-americas-drones-are-flying-2016-05-18
The process involves seeding clouds with silver iodide.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3575571/The-drone-make-RAIN-Cloud-seeding-UAV-makes-flight-Nevada-provide-relief-drought-stricken-state.html
Mountain Dew is sponsoring a drone race this August. Even created an ad to promote the event.
http://www.uavexpertnews.com/mountain-dew-sponsoring-big-drone-race-la-august/
Airbus landing in crosswinds on a rainbow in Cape Town.
http://traveller24.news24.com/News/Flights/watch-airbus-landing-in-crosswinds-and-a-rainbow-is-the-coolest-thing-youll-see-today-20160516
Medieval knight takes down drone with spear.
http://digg.com/video/drone-spear?utm_source=digg&utm_medium=twitter
Drones in Top Gun 2. Drones are the future and the movie will definitely change the way we view drones.
http://moviepilot.com/posts/3909265
Airbus’ CEOTom Enders says the company wants to become a major player in the fast-growing global drone industry.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/airbus-seeks-to-raise-its-profile-in-the-drone-industry-1462996820
The six biggest misconceptions about drones.
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2016/05/the_six_biggest_misconceptions_about_drones.html?wpsrc=sh_all_dt_tw_top
Sikorsky will reveal its first optionally piloted UH-60A Black Hawk later this year. A full flight campaign will commence in 2017.
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/sikorskys-optionally-piloted-uh-60a-conversion-to-p-425038/
Kansas’ new aviation director aims to increase access to air ambulance service. The goal would be to get 94 percent of the residents’ access to an air ambulance within 30 minutes.
http://www.kansas.com/news/business/aviation/article76018557.html
Recently released video captures a dangerous recovery operation that nearly turned deadly for the rescuers tasked with the mission.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/helicopter-pilot-narrowly-avoids-crash-recovery-mission-dramatic/story?id=38886604
Solar-powered plane arrives in Arizona. It began its globe-circling journey last year, and flew from Hawaii to the Silicon Valley last week.
Drone footage shows abandoned city: Chernobyl.
http://www.wsj.com/video/chernobyl-drone-footage-reveals-an-abandoned-city/69FCC5AC-4629-4B86-804B-A523B0A79383.html
Flight delayed because the pilot would not take off without a particular female co-pilot to operate the flight.
http://www.aerotime.aero/en/did-you-know/11295-flight-delayed-because-pilot-demands-female-co-pilot?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=p_w_awarded_14bn_contract_for_production_of_f_35_engines_top_news_of_the_week_aerotime
Drone footage shows the longest and tallest bridge in China, which is set to open next month.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/drone-footage-longest-tallest-suspension-bridge-china-a6993231.html