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Airlines are moving away from behemoth aircraft with a desire to downsize to smaller and efficient aircraft. Airbus has sold nearly 4,000 single-aisle A321neo aircraft to airlines looking to lower [...]

WORDS JOE BATES New releases from Jack Daniel’s The duty-free business is finally showing welcome signs of coming out of hibernation. Though international travel is now a dim-and-distant memory for [...]

The article discusses aviator Charles Lindbergh's views on technology and environmentalism. The author suggests that following his flight across the Atlantic Ocean, Lindbergh grew alarmed at the spread of technology at his growing fame. Lindbergh and his family moved to Great Britain following the kidnapping and murder of his son. He campaigned for U.S. neutrality during World War II and worked to protect wildlife. He later lived among indigenous tribes in the Philippines.

LSU researchers in central Louisiana are using precision breeding techniques to develop sugarcane varieties that can withstand colder temperatures, allowing sugarcane to be grown in areas traditionally limited to the south. In St. James Parish, DG Fuels is collaborating with Johnson Matthey and BP to construct a $4 billion clean energy complex that will produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from sugarcane. The facility is expected to have a capacity of 13,000 barrels per day and could fulfill the fuel requirements for over 30,000 transatlantic flights annually, reducing the carbon footprint of air travel worldwide. [Extracted from the article]

Norse Atlantic Airways, a new Norway-based airline, has received an air operator's certificate (AOC) from the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority. The airline, which was founded in March 2021 by former [...]

Byline: Lewis Harper Low-cost long-haul start-up Norse Atlantic Airways took delivery of its first aircraft at Oslo airport on 20 December as it prepares to launch transatlantic flights in spring [...]

Byline: Graham Dunn Lufthansa*is to begin the first direct transatlantic flights from St Louis for almost 19 years after unveiling plans to launch a service to the US city from [...]

The UK government has announced details of a winner of its 'FlyZero' funding initiative to develop decarbonised aviation technologies. The winning project aims to develop a midsize zero-emissions aircraft capable [...]

The article focuses on Deborah Scholes and Mike Scholes, a British couple who attempted a transatlantic balloon voyage, with Deborah as the pilot and Mike as the first blind man to crew such a voyage. They faced various challenges and ultimately had to abandon the voyage after a mid-air incident involving a fire, but they hope to attempt it again in the future. The article highlights their determination and the unique experience of their balloon journey.

Richard offered to take a look atmy car the following week, whileI was away on holiday. The Tour was a real mix of cars,including modern supercars -- andHarry Metcalfe's Espada -- so Roband I deliberately hung back,knowing that we'd be one of theslower entrants. OCTANE CARS by Octane staff and contributors IT ALL STARTED sopromisingly. [Extracted from the article]

Long-haul low cost is here to stay, although not in the way you might imagine. The advent of Norwegian's long-haul transatlantic flights from the UK in 2014 shook up the [...]

Canadian airlines Air Transat (TS, Montréal Trudeau) and WestJet (WS, Calgary) are to partner on transatlantic flights from early 2022, subject to regulatory approval, the companies announced. WestJet's code will [...]

Norwegian startup Norse Atlantic Airways (Oslo Gardermoen) has announced the establishment of its US head office at Fort Lauderdale Executive and plans to launch non-stop transatlantic flights from Fort Lauderdale [...]

American Airlines is one of four US carriers flying overseas to Europe and has recently started increasing services as more countries open to American tourists. Transatlantic flights are pretty much [...]

Byline: Graham Dunn Icelandic start-up carrier Play has signed letters of intent with lessors covering six more Airbus A320neo family aircraft. Icelandic start-up carrier Play has signed letters of intent [...]

Byline: Graham Dunn Icelandic start-up carrier Play has filed for authority to begin services from Reykjavik to the US east coast next summer as it plots the next steps of [...]

Byline: Cirium Virgin Atlantic will launch flights to Barbados and Orlando from Edinburgh as part of wider capacity growth to the region. Virgin Atlantic will launch flights to Barbados and [...]

Viasat has revealed record Q1 fiscal year 2022. Satellite Services revenue increased to US$274 million, a 36% increase YoY. Gains were partially driven by improving in-flight connectivity (IFC) service revenues [...]

American Airlines and United Airlines are among airlines that have ordered the new Airbus A321XLR aircraft, which is expected to make its first flights in 2023. The fuel-efficient, narrow-body aircraft [...]

As England welcomed back fully vaccinated tourists from the United States, Delta Air Lines announced the expansion of transatlantic service to nearly 30 weekly flights this fall. Travelers can fly [...]

As England welcomed back fully vaccinated tourists from the United States, Delta Air Lines announced the expansion of transatlantic service to nearly 30 weekly flights this fall. Travelers can fly [...]

As England welcomed back fully vaccinated tourists from the United States, Delta Air Lines announced the expansion of transatlantic service to nearly 30 weekly flights this fall. Travelers can fly [...]

Byline: Pilar Wolfsteller JetBlue Airways will make 'schedule adjustments' to its transatlantic flights as the continued rapid spread of the highly-contagious 'Delta' variant of the coronavirus as well as ongoing [...]

Byline: David Kaminski-Morrow Premium transatlantic carrier La Compagnie is to branch into cargo operations, transporting freight on board its Airbus A321LR twinjets between Paris and New York. The airline, which [...]

The article focuses on the record-breaking number of transatlantic flights to operate in July 2023, surpassing the number of flights in any other month in commercial aviation history. It mentions the high demand for transatlantic travel has led to an optimistic outlook for the future of the market, with airlines adding and growing capacity due to the strong and reliable yields.

Byline: Graham Dunn *All-business operator*La Compagnie*is to add New York connections to Tel Aviv and Milan after resuming transatlantic flights from France after a break of more than a year. [...]

Alice Larkin argues that the industry is banking too much on untested negative emissions technology - capable of pulling carbon dioxide from the atmosphere - letting it off the need to seriously cut emissions. 'Even if it turns out that all of that becomes incredibly easy, and actually we find lots of different ways of rolling out these negative emissions technologies much quicker than anticipated, it's not a very wise approach to just continue to plan for airports and aviation expansion knowing you haven't got the technology to mitigate their emissions, on the assumption that all of these other things are going to work. Of course, train technology can be as varied as aircraft, and so while the average diesel locomotive might still release between a half and a third the emissions of a plane, modern high-speed trains emit only a fraction (Eurostar promotes its service as having 90 per cent less emissions than the equivalent budget flight). The rapid introduction of domestic high speed rail to central and western China between 2007 and 2014 saw passenger numbers of competing aviation routes fall by seven per cent, even as passenger numbers grew by 32 per cent on routes with no rail alternative, according to a study of 642 routes by researchers at Beijing Jiaotong University and the Shaanxi Polytechnic Institute. [Extracted from the article]

But the D-Day Squadron made history when the clutch of C-47s, DC-3s and their compatriots successfully finished a mission set in motion several years back, when Eric Zipkin - a pilot and charter-flight operator from Connecticut - put his first efforts into helping commemorate one of the most incredible acts of courage and collaboration our century has seen. Zipkin, from the beginning, used his experience in flight operations - "I run 25 airplanes, and I'm used to managing pilots" - to draw up the outline of the logistics required to bring a full squadron of airplanes across the ocean. The formation briefings took on the reverence of a prayer meeting - and in a sense, each one was - an homage to the briefings that these pilots knew viscerally were hauntingly similar to those held by the pilots about to set D-Day in motion. Kathleen "Kat" Healey, an ADT jumper whose birthday is June 6, jumped on that day in Normandy with Hamilton's Pathfinder challenge coin tucked safely into her uniform. [Extracted from the article]

Imperial Airways found its brand-new Short S.26 flying boats and crews impressed into the Royal Air Force, and after Pearl Harbor, the United States military followed suit with Pan Am's Clippers. Foynes remained as busy as ever as the flying boats shuttled a steady stream of diplomats, leaders, and military men and materiel across the Atlantic. Browsing the museum's interesting collection of flying paraphernalia donated by long-passed Pan Am pilots and passengers, I am struck by just how much of that distant era resonates for a modern airline pilot. [Extracted from the article]

One rite of passage for the newly certified pilot is enjoying a "$100 hamburger", or meal of your choice, with likeminded pilots at a neighboring airport. Aircraft-history buffs could easily spend a week, or as little as a day, flying around in the Arizona desert near Phoenix - or in Southern California or Roswell, New Mexico - visiting the multiple aircraft graveyards that house hundreds of relics of the nation's air-transportation industry. The airport is home to several private aircraft-maintenance and pilot- training companies, as well as an active airliner boneyard. Whether visitors camp on the airport grounds, or take advantage of local hotels or bed-and-breakfast facilities, the most memorable part of AirVenture is joining the mad rush of daily arrivals where aircraft tail numbers become irrelevant. [Extracted from the article]