Articles by Daniel Mena

STORIES Nov 13, 2025 Meet the Startup Building the Plane Everyone Else Said Was Impossible AeroXplorer spoke with Meagan Villanueva of Otto Aerospace about how the startup plans to build the world's most efficient business jet. Otto is betting on a simple but radical idea: if you can minimize drag across an aircraft's surface, you can unlock performance improvements that legacy designs can't even touch. Read More →

STORIES Nov 05, 2025 The Next Big Upgrade in Air Travel Might Be Your Window Shade While most cabin refurbishments focus on plush seats and mood lighting, one Florida company believes the next big upgrade lies in something passengers barely notice: the window shade. Read More →

ROUTES Oct 30, 2025 Delta to Launch Nonstop Flights to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Delta Air Lines is breaking new ground with a non-stop Atlanta (ATL) to Riyadh (RUH), Saudi Arabia route, operations of which will commence in October 2026. The move is Delta's foray into the Middle East and banks on Saudi Arabia's growing travel and tourism ambitions. Read More →

STORIES Oct 29, 2025 Boom Supersonic Suggests Business Jets Could Be in Its Future AeroXplorer had the privilege of speaking with Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg, Chief Test Pilot at Boom Supersonic. In conversation, he commented on how he sees the future of Boom's product line and if supersonic cargo or business jets could be in the company's future. Read More →

STORIES Oct 27, 2025 Boom Supersonic Says It Can Fly Faster Than Sound, Without a Sound After the retirement of the Concorde in 2003, the regulations that grounded high-speed airlines over land, which were originally written in the 1970s, remained untouched. Boom Supersonic's upcoming airliner, Overture, aims to change that. Through a combination of modern aerodynamics and advanced computing, Boom believes the era of quiet supersonic flight over populated regions is closer than most might think. Read More →

STORIES Oct 23, 2025 This Delaware Firm is Saving FBOs Millions in Hangar Costs When most people picture innovation in the aerospace industry, they envision new airline or aircraft startups that revolutionize the way people travel. But sometimes, the biggest revolutions happen on the ground. One Delaware-based aviation firm is quietly shaping the way airports, FBOs, and MROs move aircraft, and saving them millions of dollars in the process. Read More →

STORIES Oct 22, 2025 PHOTOS: Inside Gulfstream's New G800, the World's Longest-Range Business Jet Inside Gulfstream's new G800, showcased at NBAA-BACE 2025. Read More →

TRIP REPORTS Oct 10, 2025 Beijing's Boeing: What It's Like Onboard China's COMAC C919 Aboard China's COMAC C919, I experienced more than just a flight; I witnessed China's ambition to challenge decades of Western dominance in the skies. Could China really build a world-class passenger jet? Read More →

NEWS Sep 12, 2023 A Massive Lufthansa Group Expansion: SWISS to Washington-Dulles, A380 Service, and a 787 to Minneapolis The Lufthansa Group announced a considerable expansion this morning that will substantially increase route capacity and alliance connectivity. With the expansion, Lufthansa is set to offer 27 gateways in the summer of 2024. Read More →

NEWS Mar 18, 2023 A Fresh Look: Emirates Releases its New Livery Earlier this week, one of the world's most iconic airlines shared its new look with the world. This is a big announcement for the airline, as it marks its newest livery change in almost 25 years. The first aircraft to wear this paint is A6-EOE. It operated flight EK51 from Dubai to Munich yesterday, March 17. Read More →