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The aviation ambitions of several African countries are linked to Chinese investment.
Your next flight could be the single biggest contribution to global warming you make all year. Experts imagine how we might travel in future, without the 'flygskam'.
More than a century since humans learned to fly, we need to revolutionise how we stay up there.
Recent advances in technology and new trends in commercial air travel could make supersonic flight economically viable. But regulations will have to change first.
It's hoped that this new aviation legal framework will help Ghana to improve its reputation and performance in all sorts of safety and compliance measures.
Indonesia's promising aviation industry is reflected in the thriving business of its two plane makers, DI and RAI.
Many current and former US military leaders call climate change a serious national security threat, but few of them mention the Defense Department's big carbon footprint.
Morse code works whether flashing a spotlight or blinking your eyes – or even tapping on a smartphone touchscreen.
Putting driverless cars on the road safely is hard enough. Doing it in the air is much more difficult.
With all Boeing 737 MAX planes now grounded, airlines could be losing close to US$60m a day.
Some are calling the FAA's relationship with Boeing an open-and-shut case of 'regulatory capture.' The reality is more complicated.
The fallout from Boeing grounding some of its aircraft amid safety concerns will hit both passengers and airlines. Be prepared for delays and higher fares.
MIT researchers have built ion thrusters with no moving parts pave the way for silent drones.
We have known for more than a decade that the pilot training pipeline is close to rupturing. Now the crunch has come there are some obvious things to do.
On Sept. 30, 1968, the first Boeing 747 rolled off the assembly line, ready to hit the skies as the bigger commercial jet at the time. Today, as its days as a civilian carrier come to a close, the first jumbo jet remains an icon of aviation.
New research shows how smart aircraft can learn to use updrafts of warm air to stay in the sky.
Australia was once at the forefront of RPAS regulation, but we now trail other jurisdictions – and we’re alarmingly misaligned with international best practice.
A "lack of evidence" didn't help investigators find any cause for the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, but a report recommends further changes to try to prevent such accidents happening again.
July is the hottest month in much of North America. Experts explain who is most affected by heat waves and ways to cope with them.
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Associate Professor, University of Western Australia
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Faculty of Law, University of Western Australia
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Former Academic Research Fellow, Khalifa University
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Senior Lecturer, UNSW Aviation, UNSW
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Lecturer in Strategy; Researcher in Aviation, Trinity College Dublin
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Professor of Institutional Economics, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Newcastle University
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Associate Professor/Discipline Leader Accident Investigation and Forensics, CQUniversity Australia
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Professor of Tourism, University of Otago
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Lecturer, Department of Economics, Federation University Australia
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Professor, Monash Business School, Department of Management, Monash University
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Adjunct Professor - Management, Queensland University of Technology
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David Beirman is a Friend of The Conversation.
Senior Lecturer, Tourism, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Tourism, Victoria University
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Associate Professor, University of Sydney Business School, University of Sydney
