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Concorde Was Faster Than Sound. But at What Environmental Cost?

The iconic supersonic jet, Concorde, (which probably had an even more iconic flight number: BA001) concluded its 27-year service with...
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Flygskam

Flygskam Tried to Stop People from Flying. Did It Actually Work?

In 2018, a Swedish social movement called flygskam, meaning “flight shame,” set out to make people feel guilty about boarding...
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Tågskryt Wants People to Take Trains Instead of Planes. Is It Working?

The rise of sustainable travel, focusing on reducing our carbon footprint, brought about the concept of “flight shame”, which was...
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Coulson Acquires a Retired Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 to Fight Dangerous Wildfires

On May 23, 2024, a British Columbia-based aerial firefighting company, Coulson Aviation, announced the arrival of its first Boeing 737-700...
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More Dangerous Than Lukla? Inside Mingbo, the Forgotten Airport

While the Lukla Airport is known as the Hillary Airport (with the name of the other mountaineer first to Everest- ...
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5 Military Aircraft That Became Casualties of the Russia-Ukraine War

The mutual sanctions and air restrictions resulting either in cancellation or rerouting of flights, increase in ticket prices, issues with...
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Lukla Airport: Myths vs Facts of “the most dangerous airport”

Pradip Bashyal, a BBC journalist based in Kathmandu and writer of the brilliant book “Sherpa” shares his thoughts on the...
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From 10 km/h to Mach 2.15: How Commercial Aircraft Speeds Have Changed

It has been just over a century since passengers have been able to fly commercially. During this time, we have...
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From Wright Brothers to Jet Age: Evolution of Aviation History

Aviation has undergone a remarkable transformation since the era of the Wright Brothers. We have seen the introduction of bizarre...
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