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Deborah O’Donoghue is a British-Irish writer who has lived in the UK, France and Belgium. She has travelled all over the world and worked in car body repairs, in the best fish ‘n’ chip shop in Brighton, and been a gopher in a comedy club, as well as a teacher. She’s a past winner of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Short Story Prize. Her début novel, Sea of Bones, was published by Legend Press in 2019 and comes out in Germany in 2021. Follow Deborah on Twitter and Instagram.

14 February 2023

Tree coverage could reduce heat-related deaths in cities

Deaths caused by soaring summer temperatures could be reduced by planting more trees, research published in The Lancet suggests. Cutting-edge modelling of 93 European cities by […]
14 February 2023

Do you know how many airlines didn’t survive the pandemic?

More than 160 airlines have gone belly up since 2019 and during the scourge of the pandemic. This is reflected in the latest data from the […]
14 February 2023

ICAO forecasts rapid growth in passenger demand in 2023

On Wednesday February 8th, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) forecast that air passenger demand in 2023 will rapidly recover to pre-pandemic levels on most routes […]
14 February 2023

These were Europe’s busiest airports in 2022

The airport industry has finally turned the corner on the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Airports Council International’s (ACI) 2022 traffic report for the European region. […]
14 February 2023

Society isn’t changing fast enough to stop climate change, new study shows

Entrenched consumption patterns and corporate indifference are slowing down urgent climate protection measures, revealed the Hamburg Climate Futures Outlook. The participating researchers systematically assessed to what […]
14 February 2023

United States to limit airspace closures amid record rocket launches

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has reduced the time that airspace is closed for space missions. According to Simple Flying magazine, the FAA has cut […]
13 February 2023

Pregnant Russians travel to Argentina for babies’ citizenship

Over the past few months, more than 5,000 pregnant Russian women flew to Argentina to give birth there in order for their babies to be granted […]
13 February 2023

What makes the Boeing 747 unique?

On January 31st, the delivery of the last 747 took place at Boeing‘s factory in Everett, Washington, in front of thousands of guests. Present were members […]
13 February 2023

Climate activists block private jet terminal at Brussels Airport

This morning climate activists from three groups blocked the private jet terminal at Brussels Airport, denouncing the rich people flying privately. Organised by Extinction Rebellion and […]
13 February 2023

Warsaw is the best European destination to visit in 2023

The results of the European Best Destination 2023 competition have been revealed and the results are undeniable: Warsaw is the best European destination to visit this […]
13 February 2023

Major international airlines resume flights to and from China

With more than a month since Chinese Covid-19 travel restrictions were finally lifted, visitor numbers are already projected to reach 100 million by the end of […]
12 February 2023

Fully autonomous passenger planes may not be too far into the future

The concept of autonomous flying is becoming ever more attractive to the aviation industry. Artificial Intelligence and control systems are reaching high levels of precision and […]
12 February 2023

UK to work with France on new EU biometric entry/exit system

The United Kingdom and France confirmed their willingness to collaborate on the implementation of the new EU biometric entry system. Last week, UK’s Transport Secretary Mark […]
10 February 2023

Amsterdam to Barcelona rail connection to start running in 2025

Going to sleep in Amsterdam and waking up in Barcelona is no longer a faraway dream. The long-awaited train is expected to be launched in May […]
10 February 2023

KLM flight returns to Amsterdam after galley fire

On 9 February, a KLM flight heading from Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport to Johannesburg, South Africa, had to return to the Netherlands after about two hours in […]
10 February 2023

Investigators link Putin to 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight over Ukraine

On 17 July 2014, Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it was shot down while flying over eastern Ukraine. […]
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