Remote control tugs aren't just a shut-up-and-take-my-money cool gadget. They actually solve the problem of towing an aircraft in and out of the hangar by hand using a tow bar, or with some other form ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In February, Reliable Robotics completed a series of remotely operated test flights directed by a pilot stationed in its Mountain View headquarters over fifty miles ...

We generally tend to think about aircraft in a binary way, at least when it comes to how they are operated: you either have piloted aircraft, or uncrewed ones, and that's about it. But there is ...

The US Navy recently landed a strike fighter on the deck of an aircraft carrier without the pilot inside actually doing anything. Instead, an officer aboard the carrier guided the aircraft down by ...

Datalink and communications specialist Cubic Defense Systems has applied for a US patent for technology to control commercial aircraft flight systems remotely from the ground during hijacks or ...

IN ONE of his many former lives, Gulliver qualified as a pilot. He therefore exudes an aura of unquestionable confidence when striding into an aircraft cabin, secure in the belief that, if the worst ...

LANGEN, Germany - Technology that would allow planes to be controlled remotely in situations similar to the Germanwings tragedy is being eyed by German authorities. Investigators believe co-pilot ...

ENDICOTT, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Boeing Company has selected BAE Systems to provide the Remote Electronic Units (REU) for both variants of the 777X aircraft. An REU is an electronic unit that ...