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Following an announcement from Boeing that it is testing handheld UV wands as a method to kill COVID-19 pathogens, Karl Linden has warned of potential risks with the use of UV, in this cross-posting from The Conversation. Ultraviolet light has a long history as a disinfectant and the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, is readily rendered harmless by

EasyJet chief executive Johan Lundgren has warned the UK government that this is its “last chance to save the UK airline industry”, as its inaction could permanently hinder the local sector.  According to Lundgren, a lack of targeted government support for the local aviation sector will only make the UK travel industry “increasingly reliant” on

Analysts from Morgan Stanley have predicted that US passenger air travel demand will return to pre-COVID levels by late 2021 to early 2022, years ahead of the International Air Transport Association’s prediction. Despite the fact that the IATA has predicted that air travel demand will continue to be subdued below 2019 levels until early 2024,

Ryanair has slashed its annual passenger target by a further 10 million as travel restrictions persist, and a new wave of COVID-19 cases sweeps through Europe. The airline group’s chief executive Michael O’Leary said that the upcoming European winter travel season will essentially be “a write-off”, as the airline cut its annual passenger target to

Aircraft from US Marine Fighter Attack (VMFA) – 211 Squadron have now arrived at RAF Marham to start their UK detachment. The 10 F-35B jets flew from their base in Yuma, Arizona, via MCAS Beaufort to visit the UK for the first time. The US Marine Corps Squadron will be working alongside 617 Squadron ahead of

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a US$13.3 billion contract by the US Air Force, to modernise the country’s ageing ground-based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) systems. The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Centre announced that the effort will span 8.5 years and include weapon system design, qualification, test and evaluation and nuclear certification for the engineering and manufacturing