Ryanair threatens to axe Irish routes, says travellers lie to avoid hotel quarantine
European budget giant Ryanair has said it may look to temporarily cancel a number of Irish routes from its network, in light of the Irish government’s current hotel quarantine requirements. According to the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs, any passengers travelling into the Republic of Ireland who have, in the last 14 days, spent any
Green aviation start-up raises US$20.5m, pushes for hydrogen flight by 2025
Universal Hydrogen, a US company working towards developing solutions for the use of hydrogen as an alternative to jet fuels in aviation, has successfully raised US$20.5 million in its series A funding round. The company has said the funds are allowing it to accelerate its development in green aviation solutions, and it hopes to see
106 Boeing 737 MAX jets remain grounded while Boeing investigates fix for electrical issues
The US Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing have confirmed that 106 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft have been grounded around the world as the planemaker continues to investigate a way to fix the jets’ numerous electrical faults. Earlier notices to operators of the affected jets suggested that operators could themselves organise engineers to repair the aircraft
US warns against travel to UK despite dwindling cases
The US has added the UK to its “Level Four: Do Not Travel” advisory lift, among 150 other countries, just weeks before the UK is expected to allow Britons to travel across the pond. The US State Department announced this week that the UK, along with 150 other countries making up nearly 80 per cent
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has successfully completed its second flight test on the surface of Mars, flying higher and farther than it did during its first test earlier this week. Ingenuity’s second flight, which occurred on Thursday, saw it fly five metres above the Martian surface over Jezero Crater, an area now dubbed Wright Brothers Field.
New FAA drone rules officially come into play
New rules allowing small automated drones to fly above the heads of humans and at night have officially come into place, following an earlier announcement by the Federal Aviation Administration to introduce such regulations. The new regulations over the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), otherwise known as autonomous drones, in the same area as
