It’s time to wake up to the devastating impact flying has on the environment
Most passengers have no idea how bad air travel is for the environment.
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Understanding all kinds of English accent can improve empathy and learning – and even be a matter of life and death
Accents are not inherently easy or difficult to comprehend. Rather, the lack of exposure people have to a variety of accents causes communication difficulties.
The wiring in your plane could soon be made from recycled plastic – new research
Using recycled plastic to wire planes could reduce their emissions while cutting down on waste from the 3-D printing industry.
With a tragedy averted, the Flydubai incident has put cockpit security under new scrutiny
A core tenet of aviation security is keeping threats out of the cockpit. What happens if the danger is one of the pilots?
If airlines offer in‑flight Wi‑Fi, they should invest in an extra black box for security
If passengers are to be offered in-flight Wi-Fi, then airlines should add another black box to record what’s happening on their networks.
Airshows are risky – that’s why we like them – but they also have a strong safety record
Ghoulish obsession with flames, death and grief among the media obscures how safe we really are.
Two crucial omissions that could jeopardise Paris climate deal
If shipping and aviation don’t rein in their emissions it could seriously jeopardise our goal of preventing more than 2°C of warming.
Shoreham crash will bring safety changes, but airshows are here to stay
The first loss of life among airshow spectators since 1952, any changes to rules that follow will make them safer still.
Airlines are facing yet more turbulence – expert assesses what they need to get through it
The Middle East conflict is the latest crisis to hit the industry.
Could 5G really ground planes? Why the US has delayed rolling out the mobile internet technology around airports
The radio frequency at which 5G operates in the US is close to that of an important piece of aircraft equipment, called radio altimeters.
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