Airlines got travelers comfortable about flying again once before – but 9/11 and a virus are a lot different
The U.S. airline industry has generally faced two obstacles in enticing more people to fly: fear and fares.
Jul 13, 2020
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Automotive
Study shows Ohio freeway median cable barriers stop vehicles from crashing into oncoming traffic
As America slowly reopens and people resume hitting the open road, travelers through the Buckeye State can rest assured median cable barriers are doing their job. A University of Dayton Transportation Engineering Lab study ...
Jun 16, 2020
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Fuel and engine research brings cleaner, more efficient cars and trucks closer to finish line
Typically, passenger cars and light-duty (LD) trucks account for 55% of U.S. transportation energy use. While the coronavirus pandemic has temporarily curtailed the amount of time most Americans spend behind the wheel, sharp ...
Jun 9, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Cheaper, lighter and more energy-dense: The promise of lithium-sulphur batteries
Lithium-sulphur batteries, which are lighter and cheaper than today's models, may be the next generation of power cells that we use in electric cars or mobile phones—if scientists can get them to last for longer.
Jun 5, 2020
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Hydrogen cars won't overtake electric vehicles because they're hampered by the laws of science
Hydrogen has long been touted as the future for passenger cars. The hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV), which simply runs on pressurised hydrogen from a fuelling station, produces zero carbon emissions from its exhaust. ...
Jun 3, 2020
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Business
UN agency recommends health guidelines for airlines
Mask wearing, temperature controls, disinfection of aircraft: the International Civil Aviation Organization on Monday published a series of health recommendations for the pandemic-hit airline industry as it relaunches air ...
Jun 1, 2020
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Business
Ryanair gets ready to fly more often in July (Update)
Budget airline Ryanair says it will begin operating nearly 1,000 daily flights starting in July, assuming government restrictions on flights within Europe are lifted after the shutdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
May 12, 2020
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Business
Virus-ravaged UK aviation sector faces quarantine woe
Britain's aviation sector grappled Monday with news that international arrivals will soon face a 14-day quarantine to stop new infections of coronavirus, which has already ravaged travel demand worldwide.
May 11, 2020
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Heathrow airport urges roadmap for quarantine exit
London's Heathrow airport on Monday urged the British government to issue a "roadmap" for its planned coronavirus quarantine for air travellers, after revealing traffic almost evaporated in April.
May 11, 2020
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Irish airline Ryanair cuts up to 3,000 jobs over virus
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair said on Friday it planned to axe 3,000 pilot and cabin crew jobs, or 15 percent of staff, with air transport paralysed by coronavirus.
May 1, 2020
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