“Europe’s Best Airline” title goes to…

Turkish Airlines Retains “Europe’s Best Airline” Title   For the second year in a row, Turkish Airlines has been named “Europe’s Best Airline” by Skytrax, a leading global aviation research organization. Skytrax polled over 18 million business and leisure air travelers from 100 countries to determine the winners, which were announced at the Farnborough Airshow … Read more

Branson family to make first voyage into space

Branson family to make first trip on space tourism programme 528 people have been into space since Yuri Gagarin’s historic first mission. Richard Branson announced that Virgin Galactic will have 529 future astronauts signed up to join Virgin in space. British tycoon said that he and his family will be the first on board the … Read more

Airbus to establish first U.S.-based production facility

Airbus to establish first assembly line in United States In a major strategic announcement, Airbus said it will establish a manufacturing facility in the United States to assemble and deliver A320 Family aircraft. Located at the Brookley Aeroplex in Mobile, Alabama, it will be the company’s first U.S.-based production facility. The facility in Alabama will … Read more

Son of Concorde supersonic jet: four times faster than speediest aircraft

Nasa, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Gulfstream scientists work to build a supersonic jet that would fly more than 2,485 mile per hour, and can fly its passengers from London to Sydney in just four hours. The biggest obstacle scientists are working to overcome is the sonic boom that was produced by the Concorde supersonic jet. … Read more

Space tourism: to the Moon and back as early as in 2015

 Excalibur Almaz prepares tourist-trips to the moon. Excalibur Almaz, a commercial aerospace company based on the Isle of Man, British Isles, announced that the company prepares tourist-trips to the moon. Excalibur Almaz will offer the affordable and reliable transportation of humans and cargo to Low Earth Orbit, libration point, the Moon and beyond. Tickets to the moon … Read more

Top Ten Wish List for the Perfect Plane

Skyscanner Reveals Most Wanted Features of Dream Aircraft A new survey of over 1000 passengers by leading global flight search site Skyscanner reveals what people actually want to find on their dream aircraft. Although the single most requested feature was capsule-style bunks (taking 20% votes), 26% of people wanted facilities to reduce noise and annoyance … Read more