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Qantas announces major change to mobile phone rules on flights

Qantas has tightened the rules around photographing and filming on its flights in strict new conditions introduced by the airline last month.Passengers will now need consent to film or photograph other airline passengers and staff on board Qantas flights after the airline updated its Conditions of Carriage on November 8.WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Fight breaks out on Qantas flight.Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >>Under section 12 of “Conduct During Flight” passengers must “seek consent before filming

Russia will assist NASA with ISS space flights through 2025

Russia and the United States have had a strained relationship, at best, in recent years. However, the pair are still working together in one regard: getting crews to the International Space Station (ISS). Roscosmos, Russia's federal space agency, has announced that the two countries will continue partnering on "cross-flights until 2025 inclusive."Cross-flights involve putting crews from multiple countries onto the same spacecraft. Roscosmos intends always to have at least one of its own representatives in the Russia…

Full-scale Overair Butterfly eVTOL prototype is set for first test flights

eVTOLs are one of those things that many groups announce their plans to create, but fail to produce in actual physical form. Such is not the case with Overair's Butterfly however, the just-unveiled prototype of which should soon begin flight testing.To recap our previous coverage, the Butterfly is an eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft being developed by Overair, a California-based aeronautical startup. Overair's parent company, Karem Aircraft, has been involved in a number of vertical-lift-related US…

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Gwalior: Additional Flights Set to Take Off this Makar Sankranti, Full Detail Inside

Gwalior: Additional Flights Set to Take Off this Makar Sankranti. (Image for representation: News18)Gwalior's air travel skyrockets with 4 new flights ahead of Makar Sankranti. Air India Express boosts connectivity as new terminal awaits inauguration.Gwalior’s airport is set to witness a surge in connectivity with the introduction of four additional flights, just in time for Makar Sankranti.The routes include Bengaluru-Gwalior, Gwalior-Delhi, Delhi-Gwalior, and Gwalior-Bengaluru.Air India Express is set to play a pivotal…

Delta beefs up Austin flights in battle for fast-growing airport

Angel Di Bilio | iStock Editorial | Getty ImagesDelta Air Lines is adding more flights next year at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, in a bid to gain market share in one of the country's fastest-growing airports.The carrier plans to add 11 nonstop flights from Austin in April, giving it almost 50 peak-day flights, the airline said Friday.Flight additions include Midland-Odessa and McAllen in Texas, as well as Raleigh-Durham in North Carolina, Nashville and Cincinnati.It will also route connecting passengers through…

Air India Express to Launch Daily Dubai Flights From Surat Soon

Last Updated: December 15, 2023, 11:34 ISTAir India Express to Launch Daily Dubai Flights From Surat Soon. (Photo: Air India Express)Surat to Dubai Air India Express Flights: Addressing demands of traders and tourists, with potential for more global connections.Just a day after Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia’s tweet about Surat airport, Air India Express is set to kick off a daily Dubai flight from Surat as reported by TOI.The flight is scheduled to take off early in the morning, reaching its destination…

Bhubaneswar: Biju Patnaik International Airport Registers Record 2264 Non-Scheduled Flights

Last Updated: December 12, 2023, 13:00 ISTBhubaneswar: Biju Patnaik International Airport Registers Record 2264 Non-Scheduled Flights. (Image for representation: News18)Biju Patnaik International Airport skyrockets with 50 percent surge in non-scheduled flights, eyeing 4,000 landings; political buzz amplifies economic impact.Biju Patnaik International Airport has witnessed an impressive 50 percent surge in non-scheduled flights, handling a staggering 2,264 landings by the end of November.Airport sources reveal that a…

Active turbulence cancellation makes bumpy flights 80% smoother

Austrian company Turbulence Solutions claims it's already flight-testing a system that can detect and neutralize air turbulence, reducing the forces felt by passengers by up to 80% – and reducing fuel burn by up to 10%. It's set to launch in 2024. Nobody likes to fly through turbulence – which is tough luck, because climate change has already caused it to increase by as much as 55% on some popular routes, and it's projected to continue getting worse as temperatures rise, bringing wind speeds and thus wind shear along with…

How to use Google Flights to know the right time to book flight tickets

As a part of Google Explore, the company offers users the option to plan the complete trip. This includes things like finding the destination, hotels, places to visit and even flight tickets. To make things easier for users to book the flight tickets, Google also offers a couple of features like price tracking, alerts and even access to multiple websites for getting the best price available.Recently, Google introduced Search Generative Experience (SGE) to Google Search along with Google Flights and as a part of which, it…