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...

AviationTech

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...

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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...

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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 ...

AviationTech

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...

AviationSpace

Delta uses tray tables to create art gallery in the sky

28th February 2017

Art in the air: Delta and Coca-Cola have come together to create an art gallery in the sky by installing aircraft tray tables decorated by famous designers. Han...

Aviation

Low-cost long-haul: Norwegian sells £50 transatlantic flights

24th February 2017

Edinburgh to New York for £50 – is Norwegian selling the cheapest transatlantic flight ever? Ben Brown reports Transatlantic flights are about to get much c...

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Revolutionary ‘Side Slip’ seat proposed for economy class

17th February 2017

Ben Brown reports on a new prototype economy class seat, the Side Slip, that has been designed to give passengers more space and speed up boarding times. Every...

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Boeing designs stylish 21st-century spacesuit

17th February 2017

Hannah Hastings reports on the new-generation Boeing Blue spacesuit, a stylish onesie complete with touchscreen gloves and built-in Rebook boots. Described as ...

AviationSpace

What does the airport of the future look like?

28th January 2017

From microchip implants to sprawling people movers, senior trend reporter Ben Brown investigates what travelling through the airport of the future may look like...

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BA proposes digital pill for monitoring air passenger wellbeing

3rd December 2016

British Airways has filed a patent for a digital pill designed to be swallowed by passengers before their flight. The micro device could then be used to transmi...

AviationTech

Free flights: Ryanair proposes no-fare tickets within a decade

26th November 2016

Ryanair’s eccentric CEO, Michael O’Leary, has announced his ambition to offer free flights for all within ten years, reports Ben Brown. His plan to justify...

Aviation

Baby Boom: Virgin Galactic unveils new supersonic passenger jet

18th November 2016

Ben Brown reports on a collaboration between Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic and an emerging US startup to launch Baby Boom, a new supersonic plane that will ...

AviationSpace

Airportr luggage delivery service transforms airport commutes

16th October 2016

UK startup Airportr has partnered with British Airways to pick up passenger luggage from anywhere in London and deliver it to the airport on their behalf. The ...

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Autonomous flying taxis are set to revolutionise urban travel

28th August 2016

By 2030, 60 per cent of the world's population will live in cities. With roads ever-more congested, Ben Brown reports on how flying taxis will soon be taking us...

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Why airlines are promoting in-flight meditation

3rd August 2016

This summer, British Airways announced a partnership with meditation app Headspace, installing versions of its soothing instructional videos on in-flight entert...

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Cheapflights to let travellers search for flights with emojis

16th July 2016

Global flight search and travel deals website Cheapflights has enabled the world's first emoji flight search function. It will mean holidaymakers will be able t...

Aviation

Caring capitalism: concept airline POP will give profits to charity

7th July 2016

POP, which stands for People Over Profit, is a concept airline that intends to donate 51 per cent of its net profits to charity, and is relying on crowdfunding ...

AviationInnovators

Why ‘personalisation’ will make airlines and hotels rich

6th July 2016

A survey of British consumers has revealed people are willing to spend up to £61 on hotel and airline extras that personalise their trip – be it champagne on...

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Flying high: Airbus unwraps space-age cabin for A330neo

23rd March 2016

French aircraft manufacturer Airbus has revealed stunning new designs for its upcoming A330neo jet that will encompass ambient lighting projected on to sleek in...

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Why 2016 is the year for ultra long-haul flights

19th February 2016

Cheap oil, fuel-efficient engines and new aircraft mean airlines will be flying longer, and further from this year. This will open up routes between some of the...

Aviation

High and mighty: world’s biggest aircraft to take to the skies

11th February 2016

Designed by the UK's Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) company, futuristic blimp the Airlander 10 will make its first flight in March, 2016, over the fields of Bedfords...

Aviation

Chasing status: the economy class VIP

26th January 2016

In the February edition of Business Traveller magazine, Jenny Southan wrote a feature on 21 travel trends for 2016 (extracts of which you can read below). One o...

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