Briefing: United to cut 5% of flights, planning for $175 oil from Iran war
Strategic angle: United Airlines announces flight reductions amid rising oil prices due to geopolitical tensions.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
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Briefing: Airlines Are Breaking Ticket-Sale Records As Travelers Rush To Buy Before Iran-War Price Increases Hit
Strategic angle: It's almost as if the war against Iran is having huge, unintended consequences. Who could have predicted this?
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Amsterdam Bans Fossil Fuel Ads
Strategic angle: The city takes a bold step in the fight against climate change by prohibiting advertisements for flights, petrol cars, and cruise ships.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Travelling to Spain for Easter? Prepare for flight disruption as airport staff call strikes
Strategic angle: The stoppages will coincide with a peak travel period, when millions of passengers pass through Spanish airports.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: This Dutch train startup has launched with €19 tickets from Amsterdam to Berlin
Strategic angle: The service plans to expand to France in late 2026.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Europe and Japan signal readiness to secure Hormuz as tanker traffic resumes selectively
Strategic angle: The conflict around the Strait of Hormuz is starting to draw in global powers, as disruptions to shipping and energy flows raise concerns about wider economic fallout.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Middle East crisis may divert millions of tourists to Europe
Strategic angle: The blow to tourism in the Middle East and Gulf opens up both an opportunity and a risk for Europe.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Several injured as turbulence hits Delta flight into Sydney
Strategic angle: Three flight attendants were taken to hospital after the Airbus A350 experienced turbulence during its descent into Sydney Airport.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Watch: New €10 Amsterdam–Berlin train service by Govolta takes off
Strategic angle: A new low-cost rail service linking Amsterdam and Berlin was launched on 19 March as GoVolta’s first train departed from Amsterdam Centraal.
Editorial Staff Mar 19
Tesla's Full Self-Driving is on the cusp of a recall
Tesla's Full Self-Driving system is under scrutiny by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration due to safety concerns in poor visibility conditions.
Editorial Staff Mar 19
Greek animal airlift evacuates pets and owners from Middle East war
A flight carrying dozens of cats, dogs and their owners landed in Athens as part of a successful government effort to evacuate pets from the war in the Middle East.
Editorial Staff Mar 19
Briefing: 3D Model Predicts Mosquito Flight Paths from Sight and CO₂ Cues
Strategic angle: Researchers at MIT and Georgia Tech unveil a model that demonstrates how mosquitoes use visual and chemical cues to locate their targets.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: FAA Tightens Safety Rules for Helicopters and Planes Around Major Airports
Strategic angle: Regulators at the Federal Aviation Administration are enhancing safety protocols in busy airspace, including the suspension of visual separation.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Germany news: Strike to block all flights at Berlin airport
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport is set to ground all flights amid a strike called for Wednesday.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: SAS to cancel 1,000 flights in April after jet fuel price doubles in 10 days
Strategic angle: The Scandinavian airline has announced further cancellations expected after Easter due to soaring jet fuel prices.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: Europe’s airlines eye opportunities from Iran war fallout
Strategic angle: With services of dominant Gulf rivals disrupted, there is a brief window to provide direct flights that avoid the region’s hubs.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: From dust to planets: Parabolic flight reveal a turbulent path
Strategic angle: A research team explores how fine dust aggregates into building blocks for planets through parabolic flight experiments.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: Spirit Airlines Will Have Just 80 Planes To Repay $2 Billion In Debt
Strategic angle: Spirit's position as an ultra-low-cost carrier leaves it vulnerable to rising fuel prices.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: Changing flight paths could slash aviation's climate impact
Strategic angle: Small changes to aircraft flight paths could reduce aviation's global warming impact by nearly half, a new study suggests.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: 'Significant, but not catastrophic': A fall in Chinese visitors barely dents tourism numbers to Japan
Strategic angle: Experts stress that Japan’s tourism portfolio is now more diversified and resilient, with Western markets also contributing strongly.
Editorial Staff Mar 17