Airplane | Pixr8 News

A cargo plane emblazoned with "Prime Air" descended from an empty sky at Lehigh Valley International Airport on Tuesday, ninety minutes from the bustle of New York City, loaded with crates of goods during the peak holiday shopping season. It's one of 40 jets leased by Amazon.com for a new cargo service to meet delivery demand from the retail giant's customers. Exclusive payload data reviewed by Reuters and interviews with airport officials around the country show that Prime Air planes are flying nearly full, but with lightweight loads, taking away valued business from FedEx and United Parcel Service. Expanding into transportation, from trucks to planes, is one of Amazon's most important endeavors as it strives to lure new customers with fast shipping while keeping costs under control...

A Russian inventor claims that he has perfect plan for "detachable cabins", which could save lives in a plane crash. Vladimir Tatarenko unveiled the patented concept, which he’s been working on for three years. The early stages of his concept in a video that sees the capsule detach from the cockpit of the plane. “Surviving a plane crash is possible. While aircraft engineers all over the world are trying to make planes safer, they can do nothing about the human factor,” he reportedly told LiveLeak. The demonstration shows how the cabin can detach at any time throughout the flight, including takeoff and landing, and, with the help of parachutes, safely land on water or ground. Passengers may be pleased to learn the cabin would also include the undercarriage of the plane, ...

Tag: Airplane

Amazon Starts Flexing Muscle in New Space: Air Cargo

Russian Inventor designed ‘detachable cabins’ that can save lives during plane crash