Emirates has spent 22 years fighting for permission to fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), but the Dubai-based airline has unexpectedly put its plans on ice. Despite Germany’s September decision to permit a fifth UAE airline destination, President Sir Tim Clark says unresolved conditions mean Emirates will not launch theContinue Reading
Despite being the superior platform on paper, the Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion program has struggled to break the market stranglehold of the Boeing 737-800 Converted Freighter (BCF). Due to the poor sales debut, this has left Airbus with many idle airframes waiting for buyers. The barrier to the A321Continue Reading
Indian electric powertrain developer Ferrstron Powertrains has road-tested a prototype 150 kW, 400 Nm powertrain in a 2.3-ton multi-utility vehicle. The powertrain’s motor uses ferrite magnets instead of rare earth magnets. Ferrstron is developing electric powertrains for heavy-duty trucks and buses, high-speed trains and marine vessels, plus generators for direct-driveContinue Reading
EV charging provider Plugit has conducted what it calls Finland’s first public Megawatt Charging System (MCS) charging session. MCS is a charging standard developed for heavy-duty vehicles. It enables electric trucks’ large batteries to be charged during a driver’s scheduled break. Plugit charged a Volvo FH Aero Electric truck atContinue Reading
Some brands are removing PFAS-related materials. Here’s what evidence shows, plus new research on hepB vaccines and AI cancer predictions.Continue Reading
Plus, she was building her dream home. Then came plans for a massive AI data center across the street. Energy Reporter Keaton Peters uncovers how a permitting shortcut is fueling a neighborhood fight.Continue Reading
Poverty is a policy decision. Concentrated wealth is a policy decision. Inequality is a policy decision. Remember this.Continue Reading
A gunman, who officials suspect may have been motivated by Islamophobic hatred, opened fire from a car west of Paris, killing one person and wounding four others, including a 12-year-old girl. Officials said the 39-year-old suspect, who has not been named, drove through the town of Trappes, where he firedContinue Reading
Blistering record heat in Europe this summer helped kill more than 50,000 people, with nearly two-thirds of that death toll blamed on human-caused climate change, a new study found. (Image credit: Gregorio Borgia)Continue Reading
Manchester United make worst start to a season in 40 years, but Michael Carrick ‘confident’ ahead of Bournemouth game., Manchester United make worst start to a season in 40 years, but Michael Carrick ‘confident’ ahead of Bournemouth game. Manchester United manager Michael Carrick mounted an impassioned defence of his leadershipContinue Reading
Polls show leftist incumbent Lula closing gap on right-wing rival Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of second round of voting., Voters in Brazil are headed to the polls for the second time in one month, as Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva square off in a run-off electionContinue Reading
Image source, Hollie Sharman Image caption, Hollie Sharman spent hours searching symptoms, feeling panicked and isolated Hollie Sharman was convinced she was dying. She would go to hospital “four to five times a week” complaining of excruciating chest pain. “I think the longest I spent in A&E was 13 hours,”Continue Reading
Jared Kushner threatened to sue Vanity Fair for publishing an excerpt of a forthcoming book describing how the president’s son-in-law oversaw foreign slush funds filled by the leaders of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. In the new book Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed’s SecretContinue Reading