The most popular and the worst seats on a plane: poll

Flight comparison site Skyscanner revealed the results of its poll of 1,000 travelers’ seat preferences. The poll questioned respondents on their seat preferences (aside from extra legroom seats) including which section and whether they chose window, middle or aisle seats. The poll also delved deeper to find out if choices were influenced by lucky numbers … Read more

Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic to establish its second spaceport in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi to New Mexico in no more than an hour Branson’s Virgin Galactic to build Spaceport Abu Dhabi Virgin Galactic, the world’s first space tourism company, will establish its second base in Abu Dhabi. Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides appointed Steve Landeene, an executive director of the Spaceport America project (from 2007 to 2010), with the … Read more

Smithsonian – the new home for the world’s most traveled spaceship

Smithsonian welcomes Discovery to space collection   Space shuttle Discovery, the world’s most traveled spaceship, moved into its new home at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in northern Virginia. Discovery, mated to a specially modified Boeing 747, landed at Washington-Dulles International, where it was de- mated from the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft and made … Read more

Gyroplanes: PAL-V flying car could be the future of personal transportation

The ideea of flying car is in the air and it becomes clear that it is shaping the future of urban mobility. After the US-based Terrafugia said they had successfully tested their own street-legal plane called the “Transition”, the gyrocopter of a Dutch company has just proved it can handle the skies as well as … Read more

$9 million on refit of flying hotel

The expectations of the demanding high-end UAE customers cand cost up to $9 million when it comes to aircrafts. Abu Dhabi luxury flight firm Royal Jet has spent this amount doing up just a single 46-seater Boeing Business Jet. The company said it is splashing its cash on improved inflight entertainment including live TV and … Read more

Growing appetite of the China’s super-rich for luxury air travel

Chinese private jet dealer’s sales take off China’s private jet owners haven’t really been able to enjoy the thrill of flying, as every private flight requires a lengthy approval procedure under strict regulations. And it remains inconvenient for the super-rich to fuel, park or repair their new toys as the jet services sector is still … Read more