Australians and Americans rank as most adventurous countries in the world
Australians are most interested in adventure, followed by people from the US, UK, New Zealand and Germany, according to an… Read More »
Star Alliance plans to develop a biometric identification platform
Star Alliance has announced plans to develop a biometric data-based identification platform “that will significantly improve the travel experience for… Read More »
Cathay Pacific is collecting images of passengers on aircraft
Cathay Pacific’s new privacy policy is brutally honest or very creepy. Or perhaps it is both as Cathay becomes the… Read More »
What are the alcohol rules for US airline pilots?
The arrest of an airline pilot on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol has travelers wondering about alcohol… Read More »
Airport lounges opening the second half of 2019
New luxury lounges opening at major airports all over the world this year. American Airlines rolled out a new Flagship… Read More »
Are offshore aircraft-repair stations a safety risk to passengers and crew?
Somewhere on the ground in São Paulo, Brazil, an aircraft technician needed help. He was a man of about 40,… Read More »
Aviation experts disagree on Boeing’s 737 Max quick software fix
On Boeing’s earnings call with analysts yesterday, David Strauss from Barclays asked a question that dredged up the issue plaguing… Read More »
Soft launch for European Aviation Network (EAN)
Inmarsat and Deutsche Telekom have announced the ‘soft launch’ phase of the European Aviation Network (EAN), with initial airline customers…. Read More »
Wing cracks reported in Airbus A380 Superjumbo jets
Tiny cracks have been discovered in the wings of a number of Airbus A380 superjumbo jets. A total of 25… Read More »
Cape Air airlines orders first all-electric passenger airplane
Commercial electric aviation took its first steps forward last month when a Massachusetts-based regional airline announced the first order of… Read More »
A look at NASA’s contributions to aviation
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, commonly known as NASA, celebrated the 50th anniversary of a major achievement last weekend…. Read More »
What and how astronauts are eating today 50 years after Apollo 11
In 1969, Charles Bourland flew to Houston to interview for a food scientist position at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. From… Read More »
United Airlines working on providing free Wi-Fi on its US flights
One of the important on-board features for many passengers on flights these days is Wi-Fi service. While some flights charge… Read More »
Airbus’ new bird-plane hybrid is both fascinating and unsettling
European manufacturer Airbus has created a concept aircraft inspired by the natural features of eagles, hawks and other aerial predators…. Read More »
US FAA says cellphones a flight danger on these Boeing jets
U.S. government officials in 2014 revealed an alarming safety issue: Passenger cellphones and other types of radio signals could pose… Read More »
The Boeing 787 is setting new speed records
The recent record-setting Atlantic crossings by Boeing 787 reminds us of the good old days of “The Sled”. For a… Read More »
Vinpearl Air is the latest airline to be launched in Vietnam
Hot on the heels of Vietnam’s latest airline, Bamboo Airways, the Vietnamese Vingroup is due to start a sixth airline… Read More »
Garuda Indonesia tells passengers no photos or videos inside cabin
Airlines have for years been embarrassed by photographs and videos taken by disgruntled passengers with smartphones and posted on social… Read More »
Boy slips through London Heathrow security to board British Airways flight to Los Angeles
The unaccompanied child, who had no travel documents, mingled with passengers getting on the flight and was only spotted when… Read More »
There’s no airplane quite like the Grumman X-29
There’s no airplane quite like the Grumman X-29. Its astonishing forward-swept wings were just one of its many bold innovations…. Read More »
New research highlights why sleep loss poses an insidious threat to flight safety
Sleep-deprived pilots suffer several impairments in mood and cognition, according to new research published in the scientific journal Biological Rhythm… Read More »
EasyJet has launches summer European-wide on-board lending library
EasyJet has launched its popular summer European-wide on-board lending library with over 60,000 books stocked on more than 300 aircraft…. Read More »