The World of Aviation

Berlin’s newest airport, Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), is set to finally open its doors on Saturday, 31 October, almost a decade after its first scheduled opening date. Despite nine years of delays to the opening, and a total of 14 years under construction, it appears that BER is set to finally open its doors to

The story that 18 women from Australia, the UK and France were invasively searched by Qatari authorities at Hamad Airport this month has refused to go away. In the last few days, the Qatar government has finally issued an apology – but it seems to be more concerned with shifting the emphasis onto the missing baby. On

The futuristic flying car, AirCar, which can convert itself from road vehicle to air vehicle in under three minutes, has now completed its initial flight testing. The AirCar was invented and designed by professor Stefan Klein, with Klein having dreamed up the concept over three decades ago. His company, Klein Vision, has researched and developed

The state of Qatar has said it “regrets any distress or infringement” caused to 18 women forced to undergo an invasive genital examination without consent at Doha’s Hamad International Airport. The acknowledgement comes nearly a month after the incident, which occured on 2 October, and days after the matter became known to the public. Qatari

Emirates has retired an Airbus A380 from its fleet, a first for the world’s largest operator of the superjumbo jet. The retired plane, registration A6-EDG, was the second A380 to ever be delivered to the airline, which was received by Emirates in October 2008. It was the 13th A380 to ever be built. In fact,

Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Oleg Urusky announced on Wednesday that a combination of human error and engine problems were the root cause of a military plane crash that killed 26 people, following an investigation. The Prime Minister noted a number of systemic violations on behalf of the pilots and military organisation, including consistent gross violations