• My 10 rules for air travel

    1: Burbank, always. Burbank and Long Beach are the only two airports on earth that recall the gentlemen’s era of flying, artifacts you should enjoy while you still can. In general, you should always opt for smaller, local airports, but only if they’re not ridiculously far from your destination. You’re gonna let them force you to take your shoes off like a criminal? Give me a break. 2: Avoid LAX at all costs. If you must, make sure to get an Uber Black upon arrival at LAX. Your family should go...

  • EU ministers warned not to relax support for Ukraine amid requests for air defence aid

    Member states warned at meeting not to be complacent but ministers stop short of pledging Patriot missilesEU ministers have been warned against “relaxing” support for Ukraine but stopped short of new pledges to supply air defence systems that Kyiv is urgently seeking to defend itself against relentless Russian bombardment.The Ukrainian government has said it is running out of US-made Patriot air defence missiles as Russia intensifies attacks on infrastructure and cities. Continue reading

  • Fares fall as Australian air travel returns to pre-Covid capacity, Flight Centre says

    Higher seat availability has resulted in lower airfares, group says, but cost-of-living pressures continue their impact on holiday plansGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAirlines have finally shaken off the lingering effects of Covid, with capacity back to pre-pandemic levels for the first time, according to data from Flight Centre.Global seat availability climbed back over 100% of 2019 levels in April, with travellers enjoying lower air fares as a...

  • EU Policy. MEPs green light new EU fiscal rules amid fears of return to austerity

    The landslide vote heralds a return to fiscal responsibility after the pandemic era – but some worry new norms could kill vital green investment

  • EU on the cusp of fresh device repair rules

    The European Parliament waved through proposed rules designed to encourage consumers to have products such as mobile phones repaired rather than replaced, with manufacturers required to ease the process and make it more cost effective.

  • EU Lawmakers To Greenlight New Spending Rules

    The EU hopes to move towards healthier public finances after the expected passage of reforms to the bloc's spending rules on Tuesday in the European Parliament.Brussels has spent two years negotiating an overhaul of its budget rules that have pitted fiscally hawkish states against the bloc's most indebted nations.EU negotiators finally reached agreement on the reform in February and now the European Parliament must give its final green light. It will become official once the EU's 27 member...

  • Brits leaving Tenerife because of EU rule change

    The costs of spending time in Tenerife are soaring and are already putting people off

  • After COVID, WHO defines disease spread 'through air'

    The World Health Organization and around 500 experts have agreed for the first time what it means for a disease to spread through the air, in a bid to avoid the confusion early in the COVID-19 pandemic that some scientists have said cost lives. The Geneva-based U.N. health agency released

  • Air Jordan's Rule-Breaking Grails Are Making a Comeback

    I'll admit that I’m not the biggest Air Jordan guy on the planet, but even I know that the return of the High ’85 “Bred”, Michael Jordan’s first signature Nike

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    New option for dog air travel with no breed restrictions

    Dogs will soon have another option for air travel.

  • Israel Air Travel in Disarray Following Iranian Attack

    In light of the Iranian attack on Israel, Israel’s airspace was closed from 12 AM on Sunday morning as a precautionary measure. Ben Gurion Airport has now reopened to air traffic. However, countless flights have been delayed or canceled. El Al and Arkia intend to resume operations, albeit with significant delays and possible schedule changes. […]

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    Coachella 2024: Festival quietly relaxes its alcohol rules

    Festival-goers can now take their drinks out of the beer garden and walk around the grounds with them.