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Mauricio Ruiz is a writer and journalist who has lived in the US, Belgium, Mexico and Norway. His work has appeared in Words Without Borders, CatapultThe CommonThe RumpusElectric LiteratureJMWWRiver TeethLiteral Magazine, among others. He's been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize and Myriad Editions Competition in the UK, as well as the Fish Short Story Prize in Ireland. He has received fellowships from OMI writers (NY), Société des auteurs (Belgium), Jakob Sande (Norway), Can Serrat (Spain), and the Three Seas' Council (Rhodes). His second book, Silencios al sur, was published in early 2017, and his work has partially been translated into Dutch and French. Mauricio Ruiz can be followed on Twitter and Instagram.

5 January 2022

2021 was the second safest year in air travel

A recent report has revealed that fewer people died in aviation tragedies in 2021 than in 2020. A safety consultancy based in the Netherlands, To70, showed […]
5 January 2022

How much does a flight attendant make?

Getting paid to travel around the world sounds like the dream job for many people. Indeed, flight attendants may have exhausting flights but they get to […]
5 January 2022

Emirates rated again as the world’s safest airline

Emirates has been rated the world’s safest airline for the second consecutive year. The airline from Dubai scored a risk index of 95 per cent. Based […]
5 January 2022

Denmark wants all its domestic flights to be green by 2030

Denmark’s government has set itself the ambitious goal of making all domestic flights green by 2030, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on January 1st, 2022. Frederiksen […]
4 January 2022

Challenges and risks of the aviation industry in 2022

Entering the new year, the aviation industry faces considerable challenges and risks ahead. From battling recessions triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic to government regulations, terrorism, labor […]
4 January 2022

U.S. airlines cancel over 2,600 flights

The global aviation sector is still suffering from the contagious Omicron variant, with nearly 4,600 flights cancellations globally. Airlines have canceled more than 5,300 U.S. flights […]
3 January 2022

Woman quarantined in bathroom for 3 hours after testing positive on flight to Reykjavik

An American woman chose to isolate herself in the bathroom of an airplane after testing positive for Covid-19 mid-flight from Chicago to Iceland. Marisa Fotieo said […]
28 December 2021

Morocco tourism sector goes bankrupt due to new travel restrictions

On Friday, Morocco’s National Office of Airports (ONDA) decided to extend a ban on international flights until the end of January in an attempt to stop […]
28 December 2021

Miracle of Gottröra: An emergency landing that saved 129 lives

Yesterday, December 27th,  marked the 30th anniversary of what went down in  history as the miracle of Gottröra (in Swedish Miraklet i Gottröra) or the Gottröra […]
27 December 2021

Air passengers more likely to get Covid-19, says IATA’s doctor

The risk of being infected on a flight with the Omicron variant is three times bigger than with Delta. This is the warning from the doctor […]
27 December 2021

Ryanair’s annual loss forecast grows amid Omicron fears and tighter travel restrictions

Ryanair has doubled its annual loss forecast due to the impact of the Covid-19 omicron variant. The appearance of the new variant has led to a […]
23 December 2021

Brussels Airport is expecting around 527,000 passengers during the Christmas holiday

Between Friday 24 December and Sunday 9 January, Brussels Airport is expecting around 527,000 passengers at the airport. That is more than double the 215,000 passengers […]
21 December 2021

Thousands of passengers affected as Brussels Airlines’ employees go on strike

On Monday December 20th, Brussels Airlines cabin crew went on strike for 24 hours starting at 5 a.m. Their goal was to denounce excessive work pressure […]
20 December 2021

Korean Air launches aircraft inspection technology using drones

Thanks to its extensive experience in manned and unmanned aerial vehicle development, Korean Air has developed drone swamps that can inspect the aircraft. The Korean company […]
20 December 2021

Ryanair CEO O’Leary says “idiot” anti-vaxxers shouldn’t be allowed to fly

Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary has stated that only vaccinated people should be allowed to fly and heavily criticized those who have not yet been vaccinated. After […]
16 December 2021

European Commission extends slot relief rules for airlines

Yesterday, the Commission adopted an extension to the slot relief rules of the 2022 summer scheduling season, running from 28 March 2022 until 29 October 2022. Instead […]
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