Climate crisis: aviation industry hears clamour for electric planes
Shift from fossil fuels top of agenda for Paris air show, industry having lagged behind other sectors
Air transport
Uber Air announces Melbourne as trial city for flying taxi service
Ridesharing company says test flights of Uber Air’s helicopter-like ‘flying car’ will begin next year
Luxury personal air mobility: Aston Martin Volante Vision autonomous flying car concept
Aston Martin’s first flying car concept is a door to the future air transport. Aston Martin took the Goodwood Festival of Speed by storm in 2018, with eight cars taking on the world- renowned hillclimb. Between 12th and 15th July, there were no fewer than three public debuts, as well as the new Vantage … Read more
Flying cars: why haven’t they taken off yet?
Despite their potential, no one has managed to take them from flight of fancy to everyday reality
Revealed: Sergey Brin’s secret plans to build the world’s biggest aircraft
Google co-founder is building airship designed to be able to deliver supplies and food on humanitarian missions to remote locations, sources said
Brace for the in-flight movie that never leaves the ground
A new film viewing experience – on a plane, on terra firma – is for the super-rich. Still, it shows how much we now prize luxury in the cinema