Online retail giant Amazon’s emissions from fossil fuels soared 69% last year
However, Amazon depends on fuel-burning planes and trucks to ship billions of items around the world. In fact, it announced… Read More »
AmEx adds private-jet charters, hotel credits in Platinum revamp
American Express is upping the ante to win more premium-card customers. The credit-card giant is adding a raft of new… Read More »
Wally Funk, 82, to join Jeff Bezos on Blue Origin space flight
An 82-year-old woman who has spent six decades trying to reach space will join Jeff Bezos on the first human… Read More »
EU regulators, Italy clear key hurdle for Alitalia’s successor
The European Commission said on Thursday it has reached a deal with Italy on the parameters for separating loss-making carrier… Read More »
OneWeb lays path to commercial broadband services
OneWeb, the London-headquartered tech company trying to develop a global internet service delivered from space, reached a key milestone on… Read More »
American Express is changing its platinum card for those staying closer to home
“We’re not just setting a new bar, we are creating a new category,” says AmEx SVP Rafael Mason. American Express… Read More »
Boeing taps former GE executive Brian West as CFO
Boeing named former General Electric executive Brian West as its chief financial officer, more than two months after the planemaker… Read More »
Virgin Orbit to double launch rate next year, CEO says: ‘We can turn any airport into a spaceport’
Sir Richard Branson’s private space venture Virgin Orbit launched its second successful satellite mission this year on Wednesday, with CEO… Read More »
Why abusive incidents on US flights have surged recently?
Reports of abusive or violent incidents on US flights have surged recently. Pandemic-linked factors are driving the behaviour – and… Read More »
United’s latest jets will offer Bluetooth for in-flight entertainment
United Airlines is adding a long-awaited feature to the in-flight entertainment seatback screens of its new Boeing 737 Max 8… Read More »
Super Air Jet of Indonesia will be flying soon
In early May, our “airline startup of the week” was Super Air Jet of Indonesia. The airline, with its connections to the… Read More »