15 January, 2024
Odys Aviation and Aramex Announce Partnership to Develop Cargo Operations in the United Arab Emirates and Oman
10 January, 2024
Sabre and IAG expand partnership with multi-year distribution agreement including NDC content
Rocket Lab USA has set the launch window for its first mission of 2024.
21 December, 2023
US charter carrier JSX signs up for 100 Heart Aerospace ES-30 aircraft
13 December, 2023
Volocopter Wins Over Young Hearts with First Osaka & Hyogo Flight
Volocopter, the pioneer of urban air mobility (UAM), successfully conducted a multi-day flight test campaign between 7 and 13 December with a crewed 2X aircraft in the Japanese cities of Osaka and Amagasaki. This week-long testing campaign signifies the completion of the first steps of local flight testing to acclimate the crew, communications tools, and flight test procedures in preparation for the 2025 World Exposition, Osaka Kansai EXPO. The 500-day countdown to the 2025 EXPO has begun, and Volocopter remains committed to flying at this international exhibition with its commercial air taxi, the VoloCity.
Air New Zealand announces BETA’s ALIA as launch aircraft for Mission Next Gen Aircraft programme
Air New Zealand selects BETA’s ALIA CTOL as its first next generation aircraftThe electric aircraft has been purchased to meet the airline’s goal of flying a commercial demonstrator by 2026NZ Post announced as cargo partner for commercial demonstratorAnnouncement in early 2024 revealing the two frontrunner airports to be home to next-generation aircraft
07 December, 2023
Reliable Robotics flies large cargo aircraft with no one on board
FAA-approved uncrewed flight test, supervised by a remote pilot, is an important step forward for the aviation industry.
06 December, 2023
Flight trials integrate uncrewed aircraft into controlled airspace
A partnership of aviation leaders come together to demonstrate that uncrewed aircraft can be safely integrated into controlled airspace among piloted aircraft through multiple test flights.
04 December, 2023
Airbus starts Galileo Second Generation satellite production
Manufacturing of six state-of-the-art GNSS satellites to augment the current Galileo constellation
28 November, 2023
A waste of money? 80% of people think AI investment should be spent elsewhere
In his recent Autumn Statement, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremey Hunt, announced that the government will invest a further £500 million in AI research and development over the next two years, which will ‘allow researchers and SMEs to develop new foundation models and maximise the UK’s potential in AI’.
But how do the people of the UK feel about their government pledging this sort of investment at a time when the economy seems to be hanging on by a thread? To find out, ID Crypt commissioned a survey of 1,052 members of the UK public, asking them what they thought about Mr Hunt’s recent pledge.
The results show that news of another £500 million investment into AI is not particularly popular among the people of the UK, with 68% saying they do not welcome the announcement.
More directly, 79% say that the money could be better spent on other areas of the economy at such a financially difficult time.