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Aviation bodies urge heads of EU to implement pre-flight passenger testing Aviation bodies urge heads of EU to implement pre-flight passenger testing Within a joint letter [1] to the EC President, EU heads of state, and health ministers, they propose a common framework for pre-departure testing to save millions of jobs, whilst reuniting families for the holiday season. They ...

For many years I have researched Electric Vehicles, drooling over the prospect of owning a Tesla Model X. However, as someone passionate in helping the environment, I have struggled to find an Electric Car that I could purchase. It has made think, if somebody like me, that fantasises over owning an EV will not buy one, why would anyone? What is stopping me from buying one an...

   It is widely recognised that Engineers are one of the most looked for after experts these days, and that an organisation's recruitment technique is indispensable to pulling in the best new talent. Use Social Media The conventional method of advertising jobs and applicants submitting their CV is evolving quickly. Today, the likes of social media platforms, such as LinkedIn...

   It takes more than a great CV to find the right role in the current market. Candidates know that using a recruitment agency to find a new role can save you time and help the whole process run smoothly and effectively, compared to applying for a role directly.  There are key advantages to partnering with recruiters who are specialists in your field - and much of these are ...

   Environmentalists and scientists have been urging countries around the world to reverse the extreme levels of denaturalisation and deforestation occurring in developed and developing nations alike. It has been proven that aggressive reforestation programmes will be one of the most effective methods of reducing CO2 emission and combatting climate change. China is taking re...

   A few years ago, finding great people to join an organisation relied on a few simple tactics. Post ads in the local or national newspapers, as well as any industry magazines. Then call through the list of candidates that you’ve already spoken to a dozen times before. Occasionally it would yield results but more often than not you’d either have to put up with a subpar cand...

   A casual Google search for ransomware attacks will throw up a deluge of news stories, all of them from over the last few weeks (at time of writing). At the start of June 2019, the UK based Eurofins Scientific were forced to pay out after a ransomware attack crippled the business. It was so serious the Police suspended working with them until their systems had been brought...

   The Flying V – that we wrote about here – is a dramatic design intended to tackle the major issues facing the aerospace industry. The need for high capacity aircraft, with low operational costs, that consume less fuel and reduce emissions. This is especially challenging when you consider that – usually – when you make something bigger, in order to carry more people or car...

   On the 2nd July 2019 the EASA (European Union Aviation Safety Agency) announced a framework to enable safe operation of hybrid and electric VTOL aircraft. It’s welcome news for businesses working in this emerging market as current frameworks don’t accommodate the sheer variety of aircraft in development and could lead to arbitrary classifcation. Which could lead to an unf...

   Private space and comms companies are planning to create large constellations of microsatellites to create a global broadband network. So, anyone, anywhere in the world could connect to the internet. Building hundreds – if not thousands – of micro satellites, putting them into orbit and linking them into a network is a huge undertaking. Some doubt the viability of such an...