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The chief executive for Dubai International Airport, previously the world’s busiest airport, has warned that 2021 will be another tough year for the Middle Eastern hub, as travel demand remains subdued. “We are planning for it to be a tough year. That’s undoubtedly the case … anyone that doesn’t think it’s going to be a

A two-seater flying car has been awarded an airworthiness certificate by the FAA for the first time, which could see the product on US roads (and skies) by next year. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded a Special Light-Sport Aircraft airworthiness certification to Volvo-owned Terrafugia’s ‘Transition’ vehicle, a hybrid “roadable aircraft” – or,

In this cross-posting with The Conversation, human geography professor Laurie Parsons discusses the risk and reward involved in closing international borders to slow the spread of COVID-19. Borders have moved, not uncommonly for the UK, to the forefront of public discussion in 2021. The home secretary, Priti Patel, recently expressed rare contrition for the failure

Airbus’ mini unarmed aerial system (UAS) subsidiary SURVEY Copter has secured a contract to supply the French Navy with 11 systems (22 aircraft) of the electrically powered fixed-wing Aliaca maritime version UAS (known as SMDM). The contract also involves the provision of training and integrated logistic support. The first tranche of SMDMs is scheduled to

It was a week that saw government bailouts, trans-Atlantic rivalries, and moves towards sustainable aviation. Tune in to this episode of the World of Aviation Podcast, where host Adam Thorn and guests Hannah Dowling and Christian “Boo” Boucousis discuss the current status of US government financial aid for US airlines and airports. The team also

A US House committee has approved a proposal to give airlines another US$14 billion in government aid, while the government has also folded to industry pressure to ditch its plans to introduce a mandatory pre-flight testing policy for domestic travellers. The House of Representatives Financial Services Committee voted 29-24 in favour of supplying an additional