TAG: Airports

Why electric aircraft may never be the next big thing

BRUSSELS — The first electric aircraft was certified by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (E...

8 months ago

EU anti-fraud office probes €200M loan to Budapest Airport

BRUSSELS — The EU’s anti-fraud office OLAF is investigating allegations of "serious misconduct" by staff at the European Investment Bank over a €200 million loan granted to Budapest Airport in 2018, according to an internal document about the probe seen b...

6 months ago

5 problems facing hydrogen-powered airplanes

BRUSSELS — The best way to cut greenhouse gas emissions from flying is to fly less — but that's a non-starter for the industry and millions of passengers.Instead, the sector is hunting for a tech fix that would allow airplanes to keep flying while polluti...

5 months ago

Airlines clash in their election message to EU politicians

BRUSSELS — Airlines are jumping into the campaign ahead of June's European election, but they've got wildly divergent messages for politicians.It all depends on what kind of airline is doing the lobbying.Low-costs like Ryanair want the EU Emissions Tradin...

4 months ago

Airlines clash with the EU over greenwashing claims

BRUSSELS — Airlines are trying to lure climate-conscious passengers by advertising that offers guilt-free, low-carbon flights, but that’s run into objections from the European Commission.“I think the airlines are being a little too cute here,” said Andrew...

4 months ago

Starmer’s ‘quiet’ climate radicalism sets up battle with Farage

LONDON — Early last year, U.K. Labour leader Keir Starmer’s top green lieutenant traveled to Berlin. He was there to take notes on a German government full of climate vim. Starmer’s man Ed Miliband — then in opposition, now the U.K. energy secretary — enc...

2 months ago

Hungary quietly takes €1B loan from Chinese banks

Hungary borrowed €1 billion — the largest loan ever taken out by Budapest — from three Chinese banks this spring, data from the government's debt agency website revealed. The loan, provided by the China Development Bank, the Export-Import Bank of China an...

2 months ago

Global tech outage takes down banks, media, airports

Global business operations came to a standstill on Friday morning due to a glitch at a cybersecurity software provider that grounded airplanes and disrupted financial institutions. The outage was caused by a software update at cybersecurity firm Crowdstri...

2 months ago

‘Austria wants to remain in fossil ignorance’: Climate activist group to end campaign

The climate activist group Last Generation has announced that it will end its protests and close the group's operations in Austria, as it sees no chance of impacting the government."We no longer see any prospects for success," Austria's Last Generation br...

2 months ago

The sonic boom is back for passenger aviation … maybe

BRUSSELS — Two decades after the retirement of the Concorde, supersonic flight is preparing for a comeback with the same argument the iconic jet used — it could halve travel times on transatlantic trips.Boom Supersonic, an American aerospace company pumpi...

2 months ago

I went to Iceland for a road trip. I left with climate anxiety.

JÖKULSÁRLÓN, Iceland — I feel like I am watching the end of humanity. As gusts of wind and rain sweep across the glacial lake of Jökulsárlón, milk-white and light blue icebergs slowly drift toward the Atlantic Ocean, circled by otters and birds. Crowds of...

1 month ago