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At the Altitude25 conference in Lisbon this week, British Airways’ Chief Commercial Officer, Colm Lacy, revealed details about the carrier’s bold transformation for the future. Part of this investment touches on plenty of technological improvements, including a brand-new app and website. The whopping £7 billion ($8.8 billion) investment covers all sectors of its operation and will last through 2027.

A mysterious flash of X-ray emission from outside the Milky Way has left astronomers puzzled.

At the Amadeus Altitude25 conference in Lisbon earlier this week, Air France-KLM announced it would be joining three other airlines in signing for Amadeus’ Nevio technology. The airline group follows similar announcements from Finnair, Saudia and British Airways.

Air France had 10 Airbus A380s. Its first example arrived in 2009, while its last aircraft was welcomed in 2014. For obvious reasons, Air France was the European launch customer; non-commercial considerations undoubtedly partly influenced its decision-making. The type entered revenue service from Paris CDG to New York JFK in November 2009.

Spirit Airlines expects to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the coming weeks after its plan of reorganization was confirmed by a US bankruptcy court. The airline will exit bankruptcy in a take-private deal that gives its major bondholders control of the company.

Pratt & Whitney, an RTX Corporation enterprise, and General Electric have completed the first all-detailed design reviews (DDRs) of their XA103 and XA102 adaptive cycle engines (aka variable cycle engines) for the United States Air Force's (USAF’s) Next-Gen Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) program. NGAP is intended to propel, at the bare minimum, the USAF’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NBAD) fighter jet.

Such a dramatic cut to a flagship space telescope still in its prime will be felt across the mission's entire operations, affecting science.

Scientists have discovered more about the process that causes black holes to "leak" energy to their surroundings, finding the faster they spin, the more energy is extracted.

Over the years, the wealth and geographical convenience of the Middle East has seen the region become a key market for commercial aviation. The area's main hubs are ideally located to handle connecting traffic between Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, while, at the same time, Middle Eastern countries are working hard to establish themselves as tourist destinations in their own right to boost traffic.

The Wachowskis' attempt at reenergizing the space opera genre is widely considered to be a low point in their career, but maybe we were too harsh?

Astronomers have discovered that many infant stars born in stellar nurseries of the early universe may have preferred "fluffy" stellar blankets.

The International Space Station "has served its purpose" and should be deorbited "as soon as possible," SpaceX chief and close Trump adviser Elon Musk said today (Feb. 20).

According to the US Department of Transportation, ~77 million passengers flew between the US and Europe in the 12 months to November 2024. More than three in 10 of the country's international passengers flew to/from the continent. Some 37 carriers operated 500+ routes and 340+ airport pairs. They filled an average of 83% of the seats for sale.

Rippled textures in a shallow lake bed on Mars indicate that ice-free liquid water once pooled here.

If we're looking for life as we don't know it, the best solvent out there may be concentrated sulfuric acid — the stuff that's floating around in the clouds of Venus.

This Astronaut star projector is currently just 20% off, offering gorgeous indoor nebulas in a fun, novelty model at a sizable discount.

A SpaceX rocket stage fell to Earth early Wednesday morning (Feb. 19), blazing a trail of fire through European skies.

Narrowbody aircraft on long flights elicit many reactions. Focusing on the Boeing 737,OAG data shows up to 28 daily transatlantic flights in the peak summer, the highest number to date. The type will operate one in every 53 passenger flights eastwards from the Americas, which would rise for just North America.

The Hubble Space Telescope captured the ​​colorful, wispy clouds near the Tarantula Nebula, one of the most luminous and active star-forming regions in our galactic backyard.

Passengers onboard Delta Air Lines Flight 4819 have been offered $30,000 each following the crash landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday. The Endeavor Air CRJ900 has now been removed from Toronto's Runway 23 as operations at the airport normalize following the crash and a spell of bad weather.