Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gaurav Sharma is a London-based analyst who covers energy & ESG. In a bid to reduce its carbon footprint, the global aviation ...

Air travelers in the next few years may be able to take a futuristic flight on an innovative blended-wing-body aircraft meant to help Delta Air Lines reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Delta is ...

Have you ever wondered what the interior of a passenger-ready, blended wing body (BWB) aircraft would look like? Well, wonder no more, as today a San Diego-based company called Natilus released ...

EDWARDS, Calif. — NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif., provided critical support for the first flight July 20 of the X-48B. The 21-foot wingspan, 500-pound remotely piloted test ...

For ages, it seems, we have grown accustomed to airplanes looking a certain way: there's a central fuselage that hides room for people and cargo, wings to either side of that, and engines generally ...