The development of a V-shaped, fuel-efficient airplane design known as the Flying-V is getting a boost with the announcement that Dutch national carrier KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will help to fund it.

Air travelers might soon be flying on a V-shaped passenger jet. The ambitious Flying-V project recently received a big boost with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines announcing it will help fund the ...

The environmental impacts of air travel has become a growing global concern. The aviation industry is focused on producing faster planes that fly higher and provide more comfort for passengers, which ...

A while back we brought to your attention, briefly, a V-shaped plane from KLM and Tudelft. Back then it was just a good looking and sounding idea that was seeming to catch on. Well, now it finally has ...

A V-shaped airliner that seats passengers in the wings instead of a central fuselage could make long-distance air travel more sustainable — and it’s more than pie in the sky. The Dutch airline KLM ...

SEOUL—Dutch carrier KLM has teamed up with Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) to work on a wide-fuselage long-haul concept aircraft, known as the Flying-V, which would carry 314 passengers. KLM ...