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Environment Sep 16, 2022

Refreezing Earth's poles feasible and cheap, new study finds

The poles are warming several times faster than the global average, causing record smashing heatwaves that were reported earlier this year in both the Arctic and Antarctic. Melting ice and collapsing glaciers at high latitudes ...

Space Exploration Nov 13, 2019

Image: Aircraft nose dome assessed in ESA Hertz chamber

ESA test facilities can test more than just space hardware: here, the 2.0m-diameter nose of an Airbus A340 aircraft is seen in ESA's Hertz chamber, undergoing radio-frequency testing.

Business Jun 17, 2019

Safety and pollution top of the agenda as Paris Air Show opens

Aviation executives descended on the Paris Air Show on Monday with pledges to improve transparency over plane safety in the wake of the Boeing 737 MAX crisis and to reduce emissions.

Business May 9, 2019

Emirates Airline profit dives 69 percent in 'tough' year

Emirates Airline reported a 69 percent drop in net profits Thursday on high fuel prices and a strong dollar in what it described as a "tough" year.

Business Jul 19, 2018

Airbus fetes first flight of its new 'whale in the sky'

European aerospace giant Airbus conducted Thursday the first test flight of the giant new Beluga XL, an even bigger version of the company's workhorse transport plane which has been in service since the mid 1990s.

Business Apr 10, 2018

Airbus to offer sleeping berths down in cargo hold

Soon when you fly in an Airbus jet and you fancy a bit of shut-eye, all you will need do is make your way down to the cargo hold.

Business Apr 7, 2018

American Airlines orders 47 Boeing 787s, cancels A350 order

American Airlines has ordered 47 Boeing 787 Dreamliners in a deal valued at $12 billion at list prices, while cancelling a major order for Airbus A350s.

Business Mar 26, 2018

In a trade war, aviation giant Boeing could be a sitting duck

The sparkling new Boeing 787s bound for China Southern Airlines and Air China are waiting to be delivered, but the prospect of a trade war could make for a less rosy future.

Engineering Jul 25, 2017

Inside the tech that makes 'near-miss' air collisions almost impossible

The sky is a crowded place. In June 2017, there were on average 33,000 flights every day over Europe alone.

Environment Feb 28, 2017

Hawaiian Airlines joins international climate change study

Hawaiian Airlines says it has become the first U.S. airline to join an international research project on climate change and air quality.

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