Aviation Articles

Drone night flights authorised

A new authorisation has made it easier for United States-based pilots to operate their drones at night and in a wider range of locations

French SAF flight takes off

Air France, TotalEnergies, the Métropole of Nice Côte d’Azur and Nice Côte d’Azur Airport have collaborated on a ground-breaking Nice-Paris flight using sustainable aviation fuel

ADB Safegate acquires Protec Automation

ADB Safegate has acquired Protec Automation, a specialist in airfield lighting control systems, power technologies and services in industrial automation

Google Maps world first for Zurich Airport

Google has activated the Live View feature in Google Maps at Zurich Airport, making it the first airport in the world with this function

NASA electric engine contracts awarded

NASA has selected two US companies to support its Electric Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD)

Flyr flies with SITA

New Norwegian low-cost carrier Flyr has chosen travel IT specialist SITA’s solutions for everything from weather reports to air-to-ground comms

airBaltic unveils online COVID documentation checks

Latvian carrier airBaltic has launched an automatic COVID-19 travel document check for passengers on direct flights to Riga

JetBlue reunites Gatwick and JFK

New York airline JetBlue has launched a nonstop service between New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport and London Gatwick Airport

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Space tourism: for the masses or just the super-rich?

Space tourism is all the rage among the billionaire set, but is this something that mere mortals can aspire to? Tara Craig talks to commercial spaceflight expert Dr Maharaj Vijay Reddy