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As of 2023, most of the world’s airports had seen significant recovery in passenger numbers compared to 2019, but revenue lagged behind. According to a report by Airports Council International (ACI), passenger traffic recovered to 94.6% of 2019, while revenue had only recovered up to 88.6%.

A Venus lander launched by the Soviet Union in 1972 has been predicted to fall back to Earth some time in May.

Unless you’re in premium classes, ultra-long-haul flights—of up to 19h 15m—might be unappealing. That is less of a problem for the first and second entries: Singapore Airlines’ services from New York JFK and Newark back to Singapore. They use 161-seat Airbus A350-900ULRs, which only have business and premium economy cabins. Note that due to 'only' being blocked at up to 16h 40m, Cathay Pacific's new Dallas/Fort Worth operation is far from long enough to be included.

Neutron stars are some of the weirdest cosmic objects, and the greatest mysteries lie deep in their hearts.

Using the Dark Energy Camera astronomers have found a packed stellar nursery of infant stars in the dark nebula in the 180-light-year-wide Circinus West molecular cloud.

This fantastic Lego set makes a great display piece but with movable limbs, it's fun for fueling youngsters' Marvel Universe imagination and it's rarely discounted, so grab it while you can.

March was a busy month for climate disasters in the U.S., as the nation endured tornado outbreaks, raging wildfires, and record-setting heat.

Finnair has announced that, due to its ongoing dispute with its pilots’ union, the airline will have to furlough 36 pilots operating long-haul flights from the end of September until at least May 2026, with the Finnish airline reducing the number of wet-lease routes that it operates on behalf of Qantas.

The latest schedule update shows that Norse Atlantic has removed three winter US routes: Athens to New York JFK, Berlin to JFK, and Paris CDG to Los Angeles. It might not have intended to operate them all anyway, especially not Athens to JFK, a summer market, but it had scheduled them. Barring any additions, its December-February US flights have fallen 52% year-on-year.

As the investigation continues into the fatal mid-air collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in January this year, several new developments are being reported that help understand the complex chain of events that led to the two aircraft colliding over the Potomac River.

Etihad Airways has revealed a range of exciting details regarding how it plans to configure its incoming Airbus A321LR twinjets. While some passengers have expressed concerns that such narrowbodies will not be able to replicate the luxury of twin-aisle aircraft, particularly when it comes to premium cabins, the UAE flag carrier has looked to allay these fears with lie-flat luxury in business and first class.

Europe's Sentinel-1 satellites captured radar images of Myanmar before and after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck on March 28, revealing significant ground movement.

Earlier today, large parts of Spain and Portugal were hit by major power cuts that have brought certain aspects of life to a standstill. From traffic lights not working to tennis tournaments having to be suspended, the severe outage has brought significant disruption to the Iberian Peninsula.

Following the delivery of its first long-range Airbus A350-900, Emirates has confirmed that it will operate flights to Adelaide, Australia, one of the airline’s five destinations in the country, replacing the Boeing 777-200LRs currently flying to the destination.

The first bits of data have come back from NASA's EZIE cubesat mission, which aims to solve some mysteries surrounding the "auroral electrojet" phenomena in Earth's atmosphere.

Airbus has signed a definitive agreement with Spirit AeroSystems, paving the way for the European plane maker to take ownership of up to six sites and acquire the wing production facility in Prestwick, Scotland.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have found an extremely ancient galaxy piercing through a thick blanket of cosmic fog in the distant universe.

On 25 April the Minister for Science and Culture of Lower Saxony, Falko Mohrs, visited the faculty, bringing a delegation of members of parliament and representatives from government, universities and research institutes. As part of the visit Dean Henri Werij and Professor Peter Hecker, the Vice President Research at Braunschweig University signed an agreement to renew and strengthen the partnership between the two universities. TU Delft and Braunschweig will continue to join forces in large innovation programmes and work together on research in the area of sustainable aviation. The two universities have now also agreed to explore the options for expanding the topics of collaboration to include sustainable and multimodal transport.

SpaceX launched its 250th dedicated Starlink mission on Sunday night (April 27), sending 23 of the broadband satellites to low Earth orbit.

United Airlines reportedly plans to schedule a second daytime flight on the transatlantic corridor between Newark International Airport (EWR) and London Heathrow Airport (LHR) in the United Kingdom. According to a report by AeroRoutes, the changes to the flight schedule will take place during the winter season, specifically on October 25, 2025.