New supersonic aircraft will take to the skies in mid 2020s

3rd March 2019

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the start of Concorde flights but in 2003, this supersonic plane was grounded forever. It was a major step back for avia...

Aviation

New airline smart seat adapts to passenger physiques

2nd March 2019

A collaboration between London-based design firm Layer and French aircraft manufacturer Airbus has given birth to a futuristic 'smart' economy class seat, one t...

Aviation

Ultra long-haul flights: at 19 hours nonstop, we’re fast approaching the limit

6th December 2018

What would you do with 19 hours on a nonstop flight? Catch up on some sleep? Write a short novel? Or watch Bridget Jones’s Diary 12 times? Ben Brown reports o...

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Audi debuts self-piloted flying drone taxi

30th November 2018

German car manufacturer Audi has unveiled a prototype of a vehicle that can both drive and fly, joining the growing raft of companies investing in urban aviatio...

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Fingerprint entry comes to Delta airport lounges

9th May 2018

Biometrics are a growing trend across airports, with an increasing number installing facial recognition cameras, for example, to allow passengers to go straight...

Aviation

New economy class ‘saddle seat’ proposed

20th April 2018

Italian manufacturer of airline seats, Aviointeriors, has revealed designs for the Skyrider 2.0, an ultra-high density economy class "saddle seat" giving passen...

Aviation

Airbus designs bunk beds for aircraft cargo holds

18th April 2018

French aircraft manufacturer Airbus has partnered with Zodiac Aerospace to overhaul the cargo holds of planes, turning them into rest zones for economy passenge...

Aviation

Virgin Atlantic releases signature scent

21st March 2018

Following the example of hotels that fill their lobbies and public areas with bespoke fragrances, Virgin Atlantic has teamed up with British scent designer and...

Aviation

Kitty Hawk autonomous flying taxi takes off in New Zealand

16th March 2018

Would you trust a self-driving car? How about a self-flying plane? Google co-founder and Alphabet CEO Larry Page has made a huge leap forward in backing the dev...

Aviation

British Airways tests biometric boarding gates at US airports

9th March 2018

British Airways is trialling new biometric gates designed to speed up boarding and arrivals processes at four US airports – Orlando, Los Angeles, Miami and Ne...

AviationTech

Will planes of the future be battery powered?

17th October 2017

Electric cars have already evolved from a distant dream to inevitable reality. But what about planes? Can the same battery technology be used to power aircraft?...

Aviation

Airbus x Pagani: new Infinito jet to have futuristic ‘Sky Ceiling’

9th August 2017

A collaboration between aircraft manufacturer Airbus and Italian supercar designer Pagani has given birth to the futuristic new Infinito cabin. Ready to be inst...

Aviation

Why private jet company Stratajet is targeting Generation Z

4th August 2017

Stratajet founder Jonny Nicol reveals that, contrary to popular belief, the fast-growing segment of private jet users are aged between 18 and 26. In other words...

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Air France targets millennials with new airline Joon

24th July 2017

Joon, which mimics the French word jeune, meaning “young”, is a new airline set to launch under Air France this September. Ben Brown and Jenny Southan repor...

Aviation

Delayed air passengers to get digital meal vouchers

6th July 2017

Innovative UK tech company iCoupon is partnering with airlines and airports across Europe to provide passengers facing delays with digital vouchers for free foo...

AviationTech

KLM develops GPS ‘Care Tag’ for city navigation

6th July 2017

Dutch airline KLM has developed a GPS-powered "smart" luggage tag that has been designed to trigger audio advice and tips on what to see and how to navigate Ams...

AviationTech

Virgin Holidays to open ‘Departure Beach’ airport lounge in Barbados

23rd June 2017

Virgin Holidays is planning to launch the world’s first seaside airport lounge, the Departure Beach, allowing travellers to enjoy the final hours of their vac...

Aviation

Qantas prints Aussie art on business class amenity kits

19th April 2017

Australian airline Qantas is tapping into the trend for using art to create a sense of place and a taste of local culture on board its fleet of aircraft. (Globe...

Aviation

Why the airport of the future could have a circular runway

25th March 2017

Dutch scientist Henk Hesselink, who works at the Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR), believes planes should be landing and taking off not on the long straight r...

Aviation

‘PopUp’ flying car from Airbus will transform your commute

18th March 2017

Aircraft manufacturer Airbus has designed a prototype flying car called PopUp. Ben Brown investigates when we might see these sci-fi vehicles zooming through ou...

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New low-cost long-haul airline ‘Level’ coming this summer

17th March 2017

British Airways' parent company IAG is launching a new low-cost long-haul airline called Level, in June 2017, with flights from Barcelona to Los Angeles, San Fr...

Aviation

Qatar Airways unveils world’s first double bed in business class

15th March 2017

Great news for people who find it difficult to sleep on planes, Qatar Airways has designed a new business class cabin that features seats that convert into full...

Aviation

Facial recognition to replace passports and boarding cards

7th March 2017

In partnership with Dutch carrier KLM, Amsterdam Schiphol airport has started testing a “biometric boarding” initiative using facial recognition technology ...

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SpaceX to send tourists to the Moon in 2018

4th March 2017

Next year, American aerospace company SpaceX will take tourists on a trip around the Moon. Ben Brown reports on the ambitious plan from the company's founder, E...

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