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A new decade of European exploration – to the Moon and Mars. Airbus to design and build the Earth Return Orbiter (ERO) for Mars Sample Return (MSR) campaign. ERO will reach Mars orbit, capture orbiting samples launched from the Red Planet, and bring them back to Earth Airbus has…

Improved testing and procedures have helped, but there’s more to do. In part because of the design of modern airliners, air travel is safer than other forms of activity, according to the Flight Safety Foundation. Joshua Hanson/Unsplash   The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) announced earlier this week, “The industry’s efforts have…

Wearing a mask is commonplace for all portions of air travel today. But how can facial recognition technology at security checkpoints be How can biometric security checks work alongside mask-wearing?. Photo: Emirates expected to recognize us with half our face covered? Arun Vemury, Director of Biometrics and Identity Technology Center…

Malaysia Airlines planes parked at Kuala Lumpur International Airport earlier this month. Planes have been slower to take back to the sky, hobbling sales of jet fuel. PHOTO: LIM HUEY TENG/REUTERS The downturn buffeting the global aviation industry has slashed demand for jet fuel, posing yet another obstacle to…

by Joanne Bailey, September 9, 2020 One of the biggest questions frequent fliers are asking themselves right now is how COVID will affect future air travel. Just as the events of September 11th have shaped the security experience at the airport, so COVID will likely leave some lasting…

By David Kaminski-Morrow, 4 September 2020 Airbus has developed a new liquid-resistant integrated control panel for the A350, designed to avoid the risk to engine systems from accidental drink spillage in the cockpit. Its development follows two incidents, in November last year and January this year, in…