Thai Airways (THAI) has made light work of fleet expansion plans in recent days after the carrier secured 14 Airbus A321neo aircraft in two separate agreements with two different lessors. On April 23, 2025, the Singapore lessor BOC Aviation confirmed that an agreement had been signed with Thai Airways to deliver five Airbus A321neos from […]
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American Airlines, Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines are streamlining the connecting traveler’s journey at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) as Alaska and Hawaiian officially move their operations to Terminal 8 in 2025. The strategic move starts today with Hawaiian kicking off operations of its daily flight from JFK to Honolulu (HNL) out of Terminal
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A NASA spacesuit glove designed for use during spacewalks on the International Space Station is prepared for thermal vacuum testing inside a one-of-a-kind chamber called CITADEL (Cryogenic Ice Testing, Acquisition Development, and Excavation Laboratory) at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California on Nov. 1, 2023. Part of a NASA spacesuit design called the Extravehicular
EDITOR’S NOTE: Beginning this spring, Andrew Jones is explaining the business, politics and technology of Chinese space activities as part of a new biweekly newsletter. Sign up now to receive the latest edition in your inbox. The April 19 launch of six classified Shiyan-27 satellites into Sun-synchronous orbit via a Long March 6A rocket has
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Cargolux has reported exceptional financial results for 2024, posting a net profit of US$448 million on revenues of US$3.3 billion, making it the strongest non-COVID year in the company’s history. CEO Richard Forson credited the performance to the company’s agility and dedication to service amid geopolitical instability and shifting market dynamics. Rising e-commerce volumes, particularly
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Destinations are increasingly focusing on fashion to enhance the tourism experiences and empower local communities, especially among indigenous populations, as well as small-scale creators and businesses. However, as a new report from UN Tourism and Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI) makes clear, tourists themselves still need to have a greater awareness of responsible behaviour and
South Africa’s award-winning tech-driven fitness franchise, Body20, is turning sweat into support with the launch of the 2025 Body20 Cares charity drive, in aid of childhood cancers and life-threatening blood disorders. For two months, 50% of all new joining fees across Body20’s 47 nationwide studios will be donated to CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation South Africa, in
Healthcare in Africa faces a perfect storm: high rates of infectious diseases like malaria and HIV, a rise in non-communicable diseases, and dwindling foreign aid. In 2021, nearly half of the sub-Saharan African countries relied on external financing for more than a third of their health expenditure. But donor fatigue and competing global priorities, such
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A scheduled performance from Kehlani at Cornell University in New York State has been canceled, with the university’s president issuing a statement on behalf of a divided student body. The school confirmed their decision to remove Kehlani was due to her making what were felt to be “antisemitic, anti-Israel sentiments.” Kehlani was due to perform
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“The Thursday Murder Club,” an upcoming whodunnit with a cast led by Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie, will release on August 28 on Netflix. Based on Richard Osman’s 2020 novel of the same name, the story is set in a retirement community in England and follows four irrepressible retirees — ex-spy Elizabeth (Mirren),
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