Speaking to CNBC’s Hadley Gamble at the Dubai Airshow, Emirates President Tim Clark said: I see a fourth wave coming through and we have all sorts of concerns about what may happen. The president of Emirates has said he sees a fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic coming from Europe which is concerning the airline. Story: https://cnb.cx/3nid0Tw ____________________________ Subscribe to CNBC International TV: http://cnb.cx/2wAkfMv Subscribe to CNBC International: http://cnb.cx/2gft82z Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/cnbcinternational Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cnbcinternational/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/cnbci
Engineers in Slovakia are hailing a new era of transport after a flying car completed its first inter-city flight. The “AirCar” completed a 35-minute journey on Monday. The dual-transportation vehicle uses wings that fold away in less than three minutes. Al Jazeera’s Sonia Gallego reports. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Slovakia #FlyingCars #Aircar
0 A passenger jet rained debris on the Denver suburbs, narrowly missing a home, after it suffered an engine failure shortly after takeoff on Saturday. The Honolulu-bound United Airlines Flight 328 made an emergency landing at Denver’s international airport when one of the Boeing 777-200 engines experienced trouble and caught fire. There were cheers of relief from passengers on the flight after a dramatic landing. Al Jazeera’s Kristen Saloomey reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #UnitedAirlines #Boeing777 #UA328
0 Rescuers are looking for wreckage from an Indonesian passenger plane believed to have crashed into the sea minutes after takeoff from the capital, Jakarta. A total of 62 people are feared dead. Rescue ships have been dispatched to the Thousand Islands chain, which is just north of Jakarta where authorities believe they have found debris of the plane. Al Jazeera’s Jessica Washington reports from Jakarta. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Indonesia #SJ182 #SriwijayaAir
In Australia, half a century of aviation history has ended at Qantas Airways, with the early retirement of its final Boeing 747. It is the latest airline casualty of the coronavirus pandemic, which has devastated the industry globally, forcing many airlines to decommission part or parts of their fleet, and cut staff. Qantas had planned to retire its 747s by the end of 2020, but COVID-19 brought its end forward. Al Jazeera’s Nicola Gage reports from Sydney. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Qantas #Australia #Coronavirus
Mach 5 aircraft technology would enable flight times of 4.5 hours from Europe to Australia. CNBC goes behind the scenes with the latest innovators to find out more Subscribe to CNBC International: http://bit.ly/1eiWsDq Teams in Oxford, U.K., and Boston, U.S., are working on new designs for plane engines, with the potential to create a “very high-speed aircraft” and take fuel out of the equation altogether. CNBC takes a look at both options. Scimitar is a prototype jet engine from UK-based Reaction Engines. Developers tell CNBC that the experimental apparatus can extend the speed, the power, and the range of existing systems by up to 5 times the speed of sound. […]