Scientists have known for years that birds like geese and ibises gain an aerodynamic advantage from flying in a "V" formation ...

Passenger planes could start flying in convoy like flocks of migrating geese to slash fuel use. Virgin Atlantic is among several airlines taking part in trials that may ultimately allow jets to fly in ...

The unmistakable V-formation geese adopt in flight is more than a cool aerial trick. The entire flock benefits from upward air flowing off the lead bird’s wings, whose fellow fliers then get to save ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Birds are the masters of flight. And these avian creatures have been a source of inspiration for human flight for centuries. The ...

Airbus will next year launch a further round of flight tests under its fello’fly initiative as it bids to bring the fuel-saving Wake Energy Retrieval (WER) concept into commercial service in the first ...