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Thomas Black

ARTICLES BY THOMAS BLACK

Aviation capacity expansion still awaits a post-pandemic takeoff. (REUTERS)

Boeing’s runway looks clear while makers of jet engines sputter

4 min read . 29 Jul 2026

Premium US airlines have flyers who are ready to pay for posh services. (istockphoto)

Airlines in America are being pushed upmarket by bloated fuel bills

3 min read . 23 Jul 2026

The risk is that Musk’s determination to become a big AI player will drag on SpaceX’s efforts. (REUTERS)

How Musk may be leading SpaceX into an avoidable conglomerate trap

5 min read . 22 May 2026

Boeing had landed in trouble for judging its own planes as airworthy. (AFP)

Flight risk: US aviation watchdog is set to let Boeing certify its planes again

3 min read . 30 Sept 2025

Trump's repeated tariff tweaks and pull backs have earned him the moniker of TACO—Trump Always Chickens Out. (REUTERS)

TACO debate: Trump’s tariffs haven’t damaged the US economy—for now

5 min read . 18 Jul 2025

The limitations of a robot come from its components: cameras, the lidar and radar, the motors and actuators, the power pack and the computer.

Musk’s humanoid robots are here but they won’t help around the house

4 min read . 27 Oct 2024

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Honeywell has moved to boost production of personal protection equipment,

AC-filter coating kills 97% of virus, claims Honeywell

1 min read . 05 Aug 2021

Photo: Bloomberg

Can covid spread with air conditioning? HVAC makers plan upgrades

4 min read . 27 Jul 2020

The Gulfstream G700 private jet is displayed during an event at the National Business Aviation Association Annual Convention in Henderson, Nevada, US. (Bloomberg)

World's biggest private jet: Gulfstream's new G700 is in race

2 min read . 23 Oct 2019

Workers put up a billboard poster of the Bombardier Global 7000 aircraft at the Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition at Hongqiao International Airport in Shanghai, China 16 April, 2018. Photo: Reuters

Bombardier Global 7000 claims crown as longest-range luxury jet

1 min read . 16 Apr 2018

Lockheed’s experimental plane will be designed to mitigate the shock waves emanating from the nose, wings, engine and other protruding areas of the plane when the sound barrier is broken. Photo: AFP

Nasa plans supersonic jet with less noise, Lockheed wins $247.5 million contract

2 min read . 04 Apr 2018

Dassault Aviation wants to deepen its ties with India after it bid for a defence contract worth $11 billion to supply 126 Rafale aircraft and eventually won an order for only 36 planes last year. Photo: Reuters (Reuters)

Dassault Aviation mulls business-jet manufacturing in India on Narendra Modi push

1 min read . 10 Oct 2017

More than 30,000 residents will be displaced, a number sure to climb now that the Army Corps of Engineers has begun to release water from two dams, a relief tactic that will flood additional neighbourhood. Photo: AP

Hurricane Harvey: Texas faces more flooding as Houston crippled, costs soar

6 min read . 29 Aug 2017

Tropical Storm Harvey drifted into the Gulf of Mexico, poised to recharge before crashing ashore again Wednesday on the Texas-Louisiana border. Photo: AP

Re-energized Harvey to turn wrath once more on Texas, Louisiana

6 min read . 29 Aug 2017

Amazon is one of several firms that are gearing up to launch autonomous drone deliveries of books, pills and pizza. Photo: Bloomberg

Weather forecasting key for drone delivery

3 min read . 22 Jun 2017

Aerion has been working with engine makers to come up with a design that would power the first non-military supersonic jet since Concorde flights were halted in 2003. Photo: Bloomberg

GE to work on engine for billionaire’s dream of supersonic business jet

1 min read . 22 May 2017

Gunmaker Smith & Wesson to drop 19th-century founders from name

2 min read . 08 Nov 2016

The introduction of new models from manufacturers such as Gulfstream and Bombardier in 2018 should stimulate sales. Photo: Bloomberg

Private-jet forecast cut by 600 planes as slow growth zaps sales

3 min read . 31 Oct 2016

Police forensic investigators work at the crime scene of a mass shooting at the Pulse gay night club in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters

Orlando shooting triggers spike in shares of US gunmakers

2 min read . 13 Jun 2016

US buyers are emerging as more crucial for planemakers such as Embraer SA and Textron Inc.’s Cessna. Photo: Bloomberg

Luxury-jet market value seen slipping for first time since 2009

2 min read . 16 Nov 2015