NEWS Air India rumoured to start world’s longest non-stop flight – an 18-hour journey from Bangalore to San Francisco

Air India is rumoured to begin new route linking the technology hotspots of Bangalore to San Francisco. 8,699 miles apart. If the flight is government approved, this particular route will be the world’s longest non-stop route with flight time of between 17 and 18 hours. Current longest flight is operated by Qantas, from Dallas to…

NEWS Teenager with cerebral palsy and autism is kicked off a flight to Mauritius for ‘not sitting in his seat properly’

Disabled teenager with cerebral palsy was thrown off flight and banned from travelling along because he was ‘not sitting in his seat properly’ and was making other passengers nervous on the flight. David Bysooa who is 16 from London was escorted from Air Mauritius flight at Heathrow when he became upset after being moved seat…

NEWS New research centre for Boeing in South Carolina

Boeing has opened its research and technology centre in South Carolina, which is devoted to current and next-generation technology development. Boeing leaders joined local dignitaries and employees for a ribbon cutting and tours of the 104,000-square-foot Boeing Research & Technology-South Carolina centre, which leads the company’s research and development efforts in areas of advanced manufacturing…

NEWS China president Xi visits Boeing to confirm 300 plane purchase

Boeing has welcomed China president Xi Jinping to its wide-body commercial airplane factory and announced several agreements that will broaden and deepen mutually beneficial cooperation between Boeing and China. The agreements include orders and commitments for 300 Boeing narrow-body and wide-body aircraft and expanded collaboration between Boeing and China’s commercial aviation industry. Details