Son of notorious ‘Lord of the Skies’ drug kingpin Amado Carrillo is shot dead at his home ‘on orders of El Chapo’s children’ amid bloody turf war Julio César Carrillo was gunned down at his home in Sinaloa, Mexico He was the son of the notorious drug lord Amado ‘Lord of the Skies’ Carrillo The 35-year-old … Read more
Bolt from the blue: Video captures lightning striking a palm tree – despite clear skies above in Florida The lightning struck downwards into a tree in suburban Tampa in daylight The odd footage was captured from the inside of a Florida man’s car An eruption of thunder can be heard in the video before the … Read more
Zero-emissions aeroplanes could take to the skies ‘within years’ thanks to British scientists who are developing technology that will allow them to run on ammonia. The collaboration between Oxford-based Reaction Engines and the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council could see ammonia replace kerosene as jet fuel. Unlike kerosene-based jet fuel, ammonia is less of a fire … Read more
STOCK WATCH: Bill Gates snaps up jet shares before they head for skies By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:30 BST, 8 August 2020 | Updated: 22:30 BST, 8 August 2020 He says having his own plane is his one ‘guilty pleasure’ in life. But billionaire Bill Gates also likes to … Read more
These pictures are sure to leave you starry-eyed. They have been snapped by German photographer Alex Forst, who has made taking magical pictures of star-filled night skies over stunning landscapes something of a speciality. The amateur photographer, who now lives in Walchwil, Switzerland, says his love of science fiction is what inspired him to start … Read more
Paragliding for couch potatoes! Daredevil takes to the skies on a SOFA and flies around watching TV in his slippers in crazy stunt without any safety equipment Hasan Kaval, 29, from Izmir, Turkey, is a paragliding pilot and instructor He took to the skies on the sofa with the TV on in Oludeniz in southwest … Read more
Boeing is set to begin a week of flight safety tests in a bid to get its 737 Max back into the skies, after the plane was grounded following two fatal crashes. The best-selling aircraft was grounded around 15 months ago after two fatal crashes killed 346 people. Now, the Boeing 737 Max is set to … Read more
The Red Arrows and their French equivalent, the Patrouille de France, took to the skies this afternoon to perform a spectacular flyover over London ahead of Emmanuel Macron‘s visit to the UK. Red, white and blue smoke was streaked across the horizon of the French capital this morning as the French President payed his respects at the Mont-Valerien, the country’s … Read more
New satellite images reveal the boom in air travel over Europe today as hundreds of planes take to the skies in response to loosening coronavirus restrictions. Live data recorded more than a thousand planes over the continent this afternoon – compared with just a few hundred at the height of the pandemic in April. It … Read more
The world’s largest all-electric aircraft made its maiden flight on Thursday as it made a short flight over Washington State, according to manufacturers magniX. For the first flight a test pilot took to the skies alone, but the plane can seat nine passengers. It took off at 16.00 BST (08:00 PST) and flew over Moses Lake. … Read more