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​ In the weeks after we talked about how in-flight comfort has evolved over the years, we’ve been keeping an eye out for what may be coming next for aircraft. Airlines are constantly trying to strike the perfect balance of comfort, weight and space. It’s an unenviable and thankless task which sometimes results in customer dissatisfaction. From the economy class passengers at...

​ It seems staggering – considering the ubiquity of technology – that human error is the biggest cause of cyber breaches. Ignorance of cyber threats are increasingly being consigned to the parts of society who are less likely to be aware of threats. Specifically, the over 70s and children. This is either because they didn’t grow up with technology or their interaction with t...

​ In the modern business world interviews take many forms and can consist of multiple stages. Phone, Skype, Zoom and even FaceTime (other video calling services are available) are all becoming widely accepted approaches to first – and sometimes second – stage interviews. Especially if the employer and candidate are far enough apart that travelling would be impractical. Indee...

​ NASA announced they need at least $1.6 billion in additional funding in order to meet the 2024 deadline for sending another manned mission to the moon. Dubbed Artemis, the programme was originally slated for a 2028 landing as part of the Space Policy Director 1, signed by President Trump in 2017. Artemis, incdentally is the Greek Goddess of the Hunt and the Moon. However, ...

​ When the Wright Brothers first took to the sky (well, a few feet off the ground) in 1903 they unwittingly created an entirely new form of engineering. One that would become one of the most significant in the world, creating offshoots that would ultimately see humans travel in to outer space. Aerospace engineering and its countless innovations have shaped the world in ways ...

​ May 2019 marks 50 years of Airbus. Although the first order for Airbus’ A300B wasn’t placed until 1970, the company’s founding – as we know it today – was the year before. Airbus was a multi-national project designed to rejuvenate the flagging European aerospace industry. It was clear that if something wasn’t done the American aerospace giants would dominate the world, rel...

​ In the 1980s tech visionaries Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Bill Gates imagined a world where every home and every desk would have a computer. Apple launched the Macintosh in 1984 with the iconic ad of the same name. Inspired by the book…of the same name. But it came a year after the internet was in its embryonic state, 6 years before Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wid...

​ Attending expos are great. A big part of our roles requires us to keep up to date with the goings on and innovations in the sectors we operate. But nothing can beat meeting the experts and learning from them. The Cyber Security and Cloud Expo at Olympia didn’t disappoint. With dozens of cyber professionals, the opportunities to learn were abundant. Especially as there were...

​ President Trump announced that a new branch of the US armed forces would be created to tackle threats from space. At the time a lot of people thought that it was empty rhetoric and the trademark Trump bluster that the world has become alarmingly comfortable with. Especially as – unless he knows something we don’t – there aren’t any threats from space. Or perhaps he saw Ave...

​ It’s hard not to notice the extremes in weather we’ve been experiencing all over the world. Even the UK – known throughout the world for its terrible weather – had a summer hotter than some parts of the Mediterranean and Caribbean. While it was great for sun worshippers and holiday makers, it’s a sign that all is not well with our climate and it’s only going to get worse. ...