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Saudi Arabia's Future Aviation Forum: Post-COVID take-off tops agenda

In partnership with Future Aviation Forum

The pandemic, sustainability, innovation and new technologies are the key themes during the inaugural Future Aviation Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Mobility

Would you trust this self-flying plane with your life?

A US start-up has developed software that can integrate with existing flight-control systems to make standard aircraft capable of flying unmanned.

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Tsuyoshi Shinjo makes grand entrance aboard hoverbike

Ex-MLB star Tsuyoshi Shinjo makes grand entrance aboard hoverbike at Sapporo Dome

Destinations

World’s longest flight times: Would you spend 18 hours on a plane?

An Auckland to New York service is flying into the number four spot later this year.

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Mobility

Why are there GPS disturbances on Finland’s border with Russia?

Earlier this month a skier in Finland noticed her smartwatch's GPS tracking was wrong, very wrong. She wasn't the only one having problems.

Mobility

Could a 3-metre flying disk change the face of urban mobility?

Stephen Tibbitt hopes his invention, which is competing for the Boeing-sponsored GoFly prize, will transform the way we move around.

Russia

Sanctions stop Aeroflot flying anywhere outside Russia except Belarus

Sanctions have forced Russia's flagship airline Aeroflot to announce an end to almost all of its international flights.

Mobility

The Swedish-built electric 'flying car' designed for anyone to fly

The drone-like Jetson One, weighing 190 pounds and boasting a 20-minute flight time, is fully electric and is designed to be a "jet ski of the skies".

Travel News

British Airways cancels short-haul flights from London's Heathrow

The airline clarified that the issue was not caused by a cyber attack as had been previously speculated.

Nature

Is the 12km-high ash cloud hovering above Mount Etna dangerous?

After a period of quiet, Europe’s tallest volcano returned to action on Monday with a 12-kilometre high ash cloud spiralling above Italy’s port city of Catania.

Mobility

This Japanese airline wants to launch a flying taxi service

Japan's biggest airline is working with a flying taxi startup, but the companies have a lot of work to do before the flights can take off.

World

Business Review of the year

There's been a climate of uncertainty that’s hurt the retail sector in particular. Businesses across the world will be hoping for a more stable operating environment in the year to come

Climate

Green flights are possible but government policy is holding us back

We speak to Transport & Environment on how the innovation that will make flying green is being held back by government policy.

Mobility

Jetpacks, flying cars and taxi drones: The future of urban transport?

The advanced air mobility market is expected to be worth €15 billion by 2025 - but is it more fiction than science?

Europe News

EU to blacklist transport companies involved in human trafficking

Under the new rules, the European Commission will be able to suspend flights, limit operations and withdraw licences across EU territory.

Conscious Travel

The quickest way to become more eco? Stop taking short-haul flights

Short-haul flights remain popular but maybe not for long, as EU countries move to phase them out.

United Kingdom

Massive queues at UK major airports following e-gate failure

The problem has affected at least Heathrow, Manchester and Edinburgh.

Mobility

Airbus' next-generation 'flying taxi' will take to the skies by 2025

Capitalising on a growing market for sustainable urban air mobility, Airbus revealed its latest flying taxi model in Toulouse this week.

Eco-Innovation

These hybrid airships are the low-carbon future of travel

Our skies could soon be filled with these updates on the blimp, and they are safer than ever before

Eco-Innovation

When will flying cars really take off?

Flying cars will combine many elements of a light aircraft within the size constraints of a road vehicle.