Twitter is deploying new features to curb 2020 election disinformation
Twitter is deploying new features on Thursday that it says will keep pace with disinformation and influence operations targeting the… Read More »
How computer modeling of COVID-19’s spread could help fight the virus
Scientists who use math and computers to simulate the course of epidemics are taking on the new coronavirus to try… Read More »
Laptop screen was crushed by reclining seat
A passenger on a Delta Air Lines flight from Austin, Texas, to Los Angeles, California, says his livelihood was destroyed… Read More »
China Southern Airlines unit to transfer half its equity in mixed-ownership reform
A wholly-owned unit of China Southern Airlines, the first of the country’s state-owned carriers to unveil mixed-ownership reform plans in… Read More »
European airlines stepped up their warnings over the coronavirus outbreak
European airlines stepped up their warnings over the coronavirus outbreak on Friday, with British Airways owner IAG and Finnair flagging… Read More »
US says Chinese warship fired military laser at US aircraft
The US Navy said Thursday that a Chinese military warship fired a military-grade laser at US Navy P-8 surveillance aircraft… Read More »
SpaceX aims to launch 70 missions a year from Florida’s Space Coast by 2023
SpaceX is planning a huge boost to the number of rocket launches from its Florida launch sites in the next… Read More »
United Airlines postpones new pilot class and warns of additional flight cuts
United Airlines is postponing start dates for some new pilots this month and warned about further flight reductions, the carrier… Read More »
FAA tells Boeing more training for 737 Max pilots may be needed
Boeing has already reversed its long-held position that Max pilots who were certified to fly on earlier versions of the… Read More »
Despite Cybersecurity risks, the 2020 Census goes online
After centuries of putting pen or pencil to paper, the U.S. government is getting ready to rely on digital screens… Read More »
AirAsia X offers a year’s unlimited flights for $181 in response to coronavirus
AirAsia X is offering unlimited international flights for a year for just 499 ringgit ($A181) as the coronavirus hits passenger… Read More »
Twitter’s eccentric CEO could be looking for a job soon
Jack Dorsey isn’t your regular CEO. He often says and does things that raise eyebrows. Now, one large investor has… Read More »
Google employee tests positive for Coronavirus
A Google employee in Switzerland has tested positive for the new coronavirus, as the tech giant and other American companies… Read More »
Study by Stirling University reveals how safe cabin air really is
A researcher at a Scots university has lifted the lid on “fume events” on commercial aircraft, where oil leaks into… Read More »
Korean Air flight attendant with coronavirus reportedly flew between South Korea and US twice
The South Korean Center for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that the Korean Air flight attendant diagnosed with coronavirus… Read More »
Vistara is India’s first domestic airline to offer in-flight Internet access
A partnership agreement between Panasonic Avionics and Tata Group subsidiary Nelco Limited is set to make Vistara India’s first domestic… Read More »
HNA Group asks Chinese government for help
HNA Group, a once-acquisitive Chinese travel conglomerate and the parent group of Hainan Airlines, has asked the government of China’s… Read More »
U.S. airlines and hotels are extending options to rebook travel
U.S. airlines and hotels are extending options for customers to rebook travel to a growing list of countries, including Italy,… Read More »
Space industry and travel predictions for 2020
In 2019, the U.S. Space Force was formally established, NASA received a 2024 deadline for returning Americans to the moon,… Read More »
Lufthansa is offering employees unpaid leave and deferring new hirings
Lufthansa is offering employees unpaid leave and deferring the hiring of new flight attendants and station personnel-even though they already… Read More »
Judge rejects Britain’s London Heathrow Airport expansion plan
The expansion of Heathrow Airport was declared unlawful by an appeal court judge on Thursday, a major setback for the… Read More »
FAA proposes 737NG flight control software inspections and updates
The Federal Aviation Administration intends to require airlines to inspect flight control computers on more than 500 737NGs to address… Read More »
Airfares from South Korea to China shoot up amid covid-19 fears
Airfares from South Korea to China have spiked amid a growing coronavirus outbreak on the southern half of the Korean… Read More »
All Nippon ANA orders 11 Boeing 787-10 and four 787-9s jets
Boeingand ANA Holdings announced the Japanese airline group today decided to acquire up to 20 more 787 Dreamliner airplanes. The… Read More »
EU certifies the Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter conversion
European authorities have certified the Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter conversion undertaken by the airframer’s EFW joint venture with ST Engineering. Approval… Read More »
Pilot of Pegasus airplane that skidded off Istanbul airport runway arrested
An Istanbul court has ordered the arrest of the captain pilot of a Pegasus Airlines plane that skidded off a… Read More »