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, Catapult, The Common, The Rumpus, Electric Literature, JMWW, River Teeth, Literal 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.
The Flemish Federation for a Better Environment (Bond Beter Leefmilieu) and citizen movements around Brussels Airport are calling on Flemish Environment minister Zuhal Demir to investigate […]
The efforts are part of the European project Heaven, a consortium of five partners to demonstrate the feasibility of using liquid, cryogenic hydrogen-powered fuel cell powertrain […]
Airports Council International (ACI) World has published the top 10 busiest airports worldwide for 2022, which welcomes back some of the world’s largest airport hubs as […]
On Tuesday April 4th, London City Airport announced that it has become the first major airport in the UK to deploy next generation security scanners for […]
On Thursday April 6th, Royal Jordanian announced that beginning October 26th, a new direct route between Amman and Brussels Belgium is to start operating. RJ will […]
Last year, the Dutch government announced plans of limiting the number of international flights in the Netherlands in a move to reduce the country’s carbon emissions, as well […]
Eurocontrol’s latest forecast predicts that the number of European flights will reach pre-pandemic levels of around 11 million flights by 2025. 1. Spring forecast On April […]
Noise pollution around Brussels Airport is affecting 220,000 people, according to a study by the Flemish Federation for a Better Environment (Bond Beter Leefmilieu). On Monday […]
With the Easter holiday break around the corner, European airlines and airports are urging passengers to arrive on time and have their carry-on bags ready for […]
Ahead of a busy and possibly, yet again, chaotic summer for air travel, Brussels Airport is preparing to ease the journey for passengers by introducing a […]
Violent and disorderly passengers could be banned from flying if US lawmakers succeed in passing their no-fly list bill second-time round. Abusive behaviour has exploded in […]
Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary has announced that Ryanair intends to stage a comeback in Ukraine ‘as fast as possible’ after authorities declare it safe. In remarks […]
The use of private jets in Europe has increased by 64% in 2022 compared to 2021, reaching a record number of 572,806 flights, and carbon-dioxide emissions […]
With sunny days returning, Brussels Airport has officially entered the summer season with its traditional sunshine destinations but also with several new ones. This summer, no […]
Although it thankfully does not happen very often, sometimes airplane pilots can become incapacitated during flights. When that happens, the best chance that aircraft has of […]
This week, the European Commission declared illegal the €400 million in state aid that Alitalia received in 2019. Italy‘s government will now have to recover the […]