Franky Zapata, a 40-year-old inventor, takes to the air in Sangatte, Northern France, at the start of his attempt to cross the channel from France to England, aboard his flyboard, Sunday Aug. 4, 2019.

Though the sky is ripe for disruption with jetpacks and flying cars, we are stuck on the ground partly because we want to be. By Heather Murphy Over the weekend, a video of a man gliding over Paris on ...

This strategy can have many disadvantages, not just to the passenger, but also to other passengers, the flight attendants and ...

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A man soared over Bastille Day celebrations in Paris Sunday on a flying board, dazzling the crowd and President Emmanuel Macron. A man soared over Bastille Day celebrations in Paris Sunday on a flying ...

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