In this cross-posting with The Conversation, professors Michael Plank and Shaun Hendy discuss the reality and fragility of the new agreement made between the governments of New Zealand and Australia for a quarantine-free travel bubble. New Zealand’s government this week announced a long-awaited quarantine-free travel bubble between New Zealand and Australia, beginning on 19 April.
US-based package delivery company UPS has reportedly purchased 10 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft from Beta Technologies, redefining the future of its rural delivery services. UPS made the announcement on Wednesday, and said it expects the first ALIA-250 aircraft to be delivered by Beta Technologies in 2024. The purchase agreement also includes an
Iran has officially indicted 10 officials over the Ukrainian passenger jet that was accidentally shot down by Iranian authorities in January 2020, a military prosecutor confirmed on Tuesday. According to local news agencies, Gholam Abbas Torki, the outgoing military prosecutor for Tehran, said, “Indictments have been issued for 10 officials involved in the crash of
Qatar Airways has again flagged interest in a potential future Boeing 777X freighter variant, as Boeing continues to be weighed down by delays on its 777X passenger jet program. Qatar’s chief executive Akbar Al Baker stated that the airlines would “definitely be interested to look into” a freighter version of the upcoming large, wide-body, long-range
The governments of Australia and New Zealand have agreed upon a two-way travel bubble between the two countries across the Tasman Sea, in light of both countries achieving near-total elimination of COVID-19. While both countries still record some cases of COVID-19 in overseas citizens and permanent residents returning home from elsewhere in the world, Australia
Vietnam’s civil aviation authority has officially lifted its ban on the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft passing through its airspace for the first time in two years. The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) first proposed last month that the MAX be permitted to transit through Vietnamese airspace one again, following the vigorous recertification efforts of
