by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Jan 26, 2023 | Flight, Sustainability
Plastic is out and inflight beverages on Alaska Airlines flights are to be served in Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified paper cups or, if a passenger shells out for first class, in reusable glassware. “We began the process of eliminating our five largest...
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Jan 26, 2023 | Editorial Comment, Flight
The Queen’s Cup, usually stored at the Royal Air Force Museum, is the oldest and most prestigious sporting trophy in the UK, dating back to 1719. In 2010 it was entrusted to the Royal Aero Club by its patron, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who originally received the...
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Jan 26, 2023 | Flight, Inspiration
Virgin Atlantic has named its newest aircraft “Queen of the Skies” in honour of Queen Elizabeth II. The aircraft, an Airbus A330 neo , is to be receive the royal registration G-VEII, which Virgin said is a tribute to the late monarch. The jet will enter...
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Oct 17, 2022 | Flight
In 2026, Lufthansa will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its founding: On January 6, 1926, Deutsche Luft Hansa was launched in Berlin through the merger of Deutscher Aero Lloyd and Junkers Luftverkehr. The first flight of the new airline followed on April 6, 1926....
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Oct 12, 2022 | Flight, Space
Having obliterated their previous record for zero gravity flights in a single year, Zero-G, which offers individuals the opportunity to experience true “weightlessness” without going to space onboard a modified 727-200, has doubled the amount of public zero gravity...
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Oct 12, 2022 | Editorial Comment, Flight, Motors
Adelaide, South Australia has hosted the world’s first ever electric takeoff and landing (eVTOL) or “flying car” race. The event is being hailed as a landmark moment in both the history of motorsport and the genesis of the flying car mobility revolution on...
