by Calum Wilson | Airports, Technology
The future is here for Munich Airport as it introduces its service robot JEEVES along with its offering of refreshments to its passengers. Developed by German company Robotise, the ‘snackbot’ will roam Terminal 2 to serve customers as a one-year test run....
by Calum Wilson | Editorial Comment, Flight, Technology
Airbus has unveiled its full electric eVTOL aircraft, the CityAirbus NextGen. It is expected to have its maiden flight later in 2024 and will be suited for operations in major cities for various missions. “Rolling out CityAirbus NextGen for the very first time...
by Calum Wilson | Editorial Comment, Flight, Technology
NASA and Lockheed Martin formally unveiled their quiet supersonic aircraft, the X-59, on January 12, 2024. The aircraft will travel faster than the speed of sound at Mach 1.4 (925 mph). Mach being the ratio of the speed of the aircraft to the speed of sound through...
by Calum Wilson | Editorial Comment, Technology
Artificial intelligence experienced something of a renaissance in the past year and it seems 2024 will be no different. Companies across the board are committing to greater AI use as its functionalities and intelligence improves at tremendous speeds. Several reports...
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Editorial Comment, Inspiration, Sustainability, Technology
Airbus will renew the entire fleet of chartered vessels that transport aircraft subassemblies between production facilities in Europe and the United States with three modern, low-emission roll-on/roll-off vessels, supported by wind-assisted propulsion. Airbus has...
by Olivia | Space, Technology
Blue Origin, the rocket company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is searching for a site to build an international launch facility as it looks to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The company is also on the hunt for new partnerships and acquisitions in Europe and...
