The Irish Times

Solar plane completes first round-the-world flight

Solar Impulse 2 lands in Abu Dhabi, makes history after travelling more than 40,000km

Tue Jul 26 2016 - 12:25

André Borschberg’s five-day voyage in solar-powered plane breaks non-stop record

Fri Jul 03 2015 - 21:05

Solar Impulse 2 left Nanjing China for Hawaii, but faced ‘a wall of clouds’

Mon Jun 29 2015 - 10:07

‘It’s a privilege to fly in an aeroplane like that,’ says pilot Bertrand Piccard

Wed Mar 11 2015 - 14:12

Pilots to journey for five months in single-seater surviving on 20 minute naps

Mon Mar 09 2015 - 07:22

Mission has drawn support from dozens of entrepreneurs and companies

Thu Oct 02 2014 - 01:10

Craft will fly day and night only using solar electricity and batteries to keep it in the air

Wed Apr 09 2014 - 18:18

Plane without traditional fuel took off on 21- hour trip from Washington to NYC

Sat Jul 06 2013 - 13:14