What makes anyone want to take a plane ride for 18 hours? A renowned economist travels on the longest flight on earth

The two flights I was on for most of the day allowed me ample time to think about the history as well as the economic implications of long-distance flights, with plenty of time spent watching binge-worthy movies. A long journey Airlines and pilots have pushed the limits of flight time since the beginning of flying. In reality, 19 hours is quite rapid […]

Senate committee recommends that the government look into’ its refusal of Qatar flights

The Senate investigation into the Albanese government’s refusal to consent to the request for additional flights from Qatar Airways has recommended the decision be reviewed immediately. The report of the inquiry, which was released Monday, is also negative of Qantas its executives, who were questioned with a snide attitude about its treatment of customers as they appeared in front of […]

Even if a number of million dollars punishes Qantas, it will likely consider us a burden

As Qantas is subject to stern questions from a Senate committee and is also being investigated by an appeal of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for as high as 600 million dollars for selling tickets for more than 8000 “ghost flights,” it had canceled before, its customers may be thinking that the future is about to get better. However, there are a […]

New light sheds on a legendary Cold War double defector

In the summer of 1954, alarm bells rang out throughout Western capitals when Otto John, the founding director of the West German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (Bundesamt for Verfassungsschutz), which was the security agency, defected to East Berlin, and subsequently the Soviet Union. Otto John’s move into The Communist East was rooted in the war experience and […]

Need answers in the flight recorders for Air Asia flight

Geoffrey Dell does not work for or consult with, hold shares in, or receive funds from any business or organization that could profit from this piece and has disclosed no affiliations other than their academic one. Partners Since the disappearance, there has been a lot of speculation on what happened during the plane’s flight. The last communication known with air […]

Flight or fight? For youngsters in Venezuela, it is the main question

Daily protests against the regime that is headed by Nicolas Maduro are in their third month with thousands of people taking to the streets every day in Caracas, Maracaibo, San Cristobal, Valencia and many other cities. Wearing t-shirts and red-blue-and-yellow hats, or encased by the tricolor Venezuelan flag, youngsters as well as retirees and women demonstrate by the hundreds with signs that […]

Why the answer to the MH17 issue could be in a forgotten legal precedent

Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, has passed away from a heart attack. Churkin was well-known for his tussle against his US colleague Samantha Power over Russia’s bombing of Aleppo as well as when Russia rejected resolution in the United Nations Security Council resolution to create an inquiry into war crimes in order to look into the downing of flight MH17. Churkin was […]

Space, we’re in the era of reusability

The biggest plans are being made in space. Investment banks are looking for the ability to mine asteroids to extract precious, rare metals. Japan plans to build a Solar power plant. The billionaire tycoons would like to construct hotels on orbit for space travelers. We may be witnessing the beginning of a new growth in the economy of space. However, so far, none […]