British Airways has confirmed that it is poised to auction off 17 pieces of artwork from its corporate collection on 28 July, in a bid to raise much-needed cash. First to go under the hammer at Sotheby’s “Rembrandt to Richter” event will be Bridget Riley’s “Cool Edge” (pictured below). Demoted from pride of place at
The UN's top court has effectively ruled that a three-year-long 'blockade' of Qatar aircraft by Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE is illegitimate.
Japanese start-up SkyDrive is gearing up for the first public demonstration of its “flying car” – an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft prototyped for urban air mobility. Just seven months after achieving the first unmanned outdoor sortie in December 2019, the company has announced a plan to demonstrate a manned flight to the
Alaska Airlines Flight 422 has been turned back shortly after departing Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, after a passenger threatened to “kill everyone on board”. The plane, which departed on Saturday at 11:10pm bound for Chicago O’Hare, was still in ascent phase when the passenger became belligerent. A spokesperson for the airline said that the passenger became
Iranian investigators have detailed the “human error” that contributed towards two missiles being erroneously fired at the Boeing 737-800, killing all 176 passengers on board. In January, Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 was gunned down by the country’s Revolutionary Guard shortly after taking off from Tehran in January. The 17-page report posted to the Civil
Emirates predicts delayed debut for Boeing 777X
The Boeing 777X will likely miss a debut planned for next year, says Emirates chief operating officer Adel Al Redha. The Dubai-based carrier has outstanding orders for 115 of the model – making it the world’s biggest purchaser of the 777X. Speaking to media on Wednesday, Al Redha explained that Boeing has struggled to meet
