Day Archives: 1 October 2024

[ad_1] IATA director general Willie Walsh has criticised the European Union’s approach to sustainability, accusing the bloc of damaging the competitiveness of its airlines. “The EU is not the model to follow,” he said during a panel discussion at the association’s World Sustainability Symposium in Miami on 24 September. “We should look at what they are doing and not make the same mistakes they are making.” Walsh highlights a recently published European Commission report on the region’s competitiveness from Mario Draghi, the former …

[ad_1] Despite its technical brilliance, the Brabazon - originally known as Type 167 - was a commercial failure. By the time it was ready, the market for expensive luxury travel was shifting towards smaller airlines with high-density seating and lower fares.But it earned a place in aviation history as it laid the groundwork for the Bristol Aeroplane Company's eventual contract to build the world's first supersonic passenger jetThe Brabazon Hangar and Filton runway, specifically built for the Brabazon, would later prove …