The Northrop Grumman-built unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) have completed inaugural flight tests ahead of their delivery to Japan. Defence prime Northrop Grumman announced it successfully completed the first test flight of Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk last Wednesday (15 April). The UAV was procured by the Japanese Ministry of Defence in 2014, and is expected to

South Korea announced on Thursday that it will issue digital COVID-19 ‘vaccine passports’ to all citizens who have received their vaccine, in a major step that could see the return of international travel. The concept of digitised health credentials has been touted in the industry for many months, with many believing it to be the

The Hanjin Group, owner of South Korean flag-carrier Korean Air, has said it will buy out its smaller embattled rival Asiana Airlines in a $1.6 billion deal that will see the airline join the ranks of the world’s largest carriers. The deal will be funded in part by investment from Korea Development Bank, with the

Due to overwhelming demand, Singapore Airlines has now added new dates for its parked A380 pop-up restaurant experience. The airline previously announced that tickets for its A380 restaurant experience offering, which included both lunch and dinner time slots on 24 and 25 October, sold out within 30 minutes of bookings being made live.  The airline