The World of Aviation

In this cross-posting with The Conversation, physics lecturer Ian Whittaker and research fellow in space science Gareth Dorrian discuss whether the billionaires actually reached space, and what the future of space tourism could look like.  Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson and his team successfully flew to the “edge of space” on the Unity 22 mission aboard

United Airlines has announced it will suspend its one daily flight from Paine Field this October, a move based on changing “demand trends”. After two years of operating at the airport in the Seattle metropolitan area, United said it will halt its one Denver to Everett express flight on 5 October this year. The airline

Air Canada is set to reconnect with the US, reintroducing routes and operating up to 220 daily flights between the countries, in light of eased border restrictions. The carrier announced on Monday its summer trans-border schedule, which includes 55 routes to 34 destinations in the US, with up to 220 flights between the US and

On the same day as most UK restrictions eased, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the State Department urged Americans to avoid travelling to Britain. The CDC has moved the UK into its highest ‘level 4’ advisory, as the COVID-19 Delta variant escalates, insisting even vaccinated people should avoid travelling there. “Because of

As travel restrictions ease in the UK, travellers from France will still be required to self-isolate due to fears over its current outbreak of the Beta variant, a moved which the French foreign affairs minister deems “excessive”. From Monday, UK citizens returning from amber list countries are not required to self-isolate, but French travellers will

Cathay Pacific has welcomed four A321neos into its fleet to date, ahead of its planned launch of short-haul flights on the aircraft from 4 August.