Aviation.


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.

25 April 2022

Finnair lifts use of face mask unless required by local authorities

Several countries, including the US, are easing their Covid-19 restrictions. On Monday April 18th, the requirement to wear face masks on board planes and public transport […]
21 April 2022

Shanghai to New York in two hours? China to offer hypersonic flights by 2030

From Shanghai to New York in 2 hours is the goal set by the Chinese company Space Transportation with the hypersonic aircraft it is developing. The […]
21 April 2022

Russian flight went around the entire continent to retrieve diplomats from Spain and Greece

As soon as the war in Ukraine started, various European countries started closing their airspace in an effort to sanction Russia. Soon after, the measure was […]
21 April 2022

Could the world’s largest plane be rebuilt?

Images released by the Ukrainian government on March 4th, showing the remains of the Antonov AN-225 Mriya, the world’s largest commercial airliner, shocked everyone. Destroyed by […]
20 April 2022

Emirates’ boss says the airline will keep flying to Russia

The Emirates’ President Sir Tim Clark stressed that all flights to Russia will continue, unless the airline’s owner, the government of Dubai, instructs him to act […]
18 April 2022

3-day strike of Belgium-based Ryanair staff planned at the end of the week

At the beginning of the month, an indefinite strike notice was introduced to Ryanair management in Dublin by Belgian trade unions CNE and ACV Puls, on […]
18 April 2022

Google selects Travalyst for emissions data on flight searches

Google is using the emissions’ report model developed by Travalyst to display flight emissions data, in an effort to push travelers towards making more sustainable travel […]
15 April 2022

The world’s 10 busiest airports in 2021

On Monday April 11th, Airports Council International (ACI) World released the top 10 busiest airports in the world in 2021, showing encouraging signs of traffic recovery […]
14 April 2022

With a 44% increase in flights by 2050, 16 million per year, can aviation reach net-zero emissions?

EUROCONTROL has released a new long-term air traffic forecast, looking at how aviation in Europe will grow over the coming decades. For the first time, the […]
14 April 2022

1.1 million passengers at Brussels Airport in March, 6 times more than in 2021, yet only 56% of 2019

In March 2022, more than 1.1 million passengers chose Brussels Airport, an increase of 500% in comparison with March 2021, but a decline of 44% compared […]
14 April 2022

Bombardier continues to bet on business aviation

Canadian company Bombardier will increase its revenues to $6.5 billion during 2022, said the company’s president and CEO Éric Martel to Canadian media. In 2022, the […]
12 April 2022

April Fools joke of Thai airline could lead to staff imprisonment

Thai Vietjet’s official twitter account posted a joke on 1 April that caused a lot of controversy and could even lead to the imprisonment of the […]
12 April 2022

Russia starts production of Tu-214 aircraft to replace Boeing and Airbus passenger planes

United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), the Russian aircraft manufacturer, has just launched an urgent program to manufacture 20 new Tupolev 214 aircraft to replace its leased Airbus […]
12 April 2022

What to do if your flight gets cancelled?

Whenever a flight cancellation occurs the consequences can often be unpleasant. It is important to know what the passengers’ rights are and what to do. The […]
12 April 2022

EU blacklists 21 Russian airlines

Twenty-one airlines certified in Russia have been included on the EU Air Safety List — the EU’s list of airlines that are subject to an operating […]
11 April 2022

DHL plane breaks into pieces in Costa Rica

A DHL cargo plane broke a few meters after landing on 7 April in San Jose, Costa Rica. The Boeing 757-27 was operating the flight between […]