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- Airline analysts warn âthe hardest partâ is yet to comeUncertainty is jarring to an industry that thrives on predicting demand with mathematical precision
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- UK firm flying high as eco-friendly airship project gathers paceBedfordâs HAV crowdfunds a further £1.6m to bring low-emissions âzeppelinâ back to the skiesMore than 80 years after the Hindenburg disaster, commercial airships could soon take to the skies again â carrying freight from Africa and as luxury transport for the super-rich on trips to the Arctic.A small Bedford-based company has emerged as the front-runner in a race to bring environment-friendly versions of the zeppelin-type aircraft back to the skies. Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV), which has in the past attracted funding from Peter Hambro, a founder of Russian gold miner Petropavlovsk, and Iron Maid...
- Extinction Rebellion plans bank holiday weekend 'uprising'Climate protests including âfuneral marchâ due to take place across UK, with focus on airportsClimate demonstrations are due to take place across the UK this weekend, as the environmental campaign group Extinction Rebellion launches its latest âuprisingâ.This weekendâs events will include a âfuneral marchâ in Lewes, East Sussex, to âmark the death and destruction wrought by humans on our natural worldâ. The march, described as a Procession for the Planet, will include mourners dressed in black and a jazz band. Continue reading...
Mail Online
- New 'bullet' plane is revealed that aims to make private air travel as affordable as commercialThe first official information and images of the Celera 500L, an aircraft expected to revolutionize private air travel, were launched by Otto Aviation Wednesday
- Military police arrest RAF Voyager captain for 'drink-flying' moments before jet was due to take offMilitary police stopped the refuelling tanker as it was taxiing down the runway at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. The pilot and one crew member were arrested after allegedly failing a breathalyser test.
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- Plea for airport tests to kickstart UK-US tradeIndustry heavyweights have written to the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps and his US counterpart demanding a testing trial between New York and London by the end of next month.
Bristol Live
- The best pictures from Extinction Rebellion's protest at Bristol AirportThe environmental activist group held a "mourning procession" at 12pm today.
Leeds Live
- Leeds Extinction Rebellion 'mega protest' draws fewer than 50 peopleIt is in opposition to the new terminal at Leeds Bradford Airport
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- UK firm flying high as eco-friendly airship project gathers pace … from the European Union. Other international firms are also developing airships. French … building 154-metre airships near Bordeaux for cargo transport. In the US … travel and transport by air can be sustainable. Lighter-than-air technology can …
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