Flying
2 Jan 2021
"2021 will be a better year," said IATA boss Alexandre de Juniac. The industry association predicts losses of just 40% of 2020 figures. "I am sure we will see a significant upturn in the course of next year," Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr told Germany's Wirtschaftswoche magazine.
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A Japanese venture company, SkyDrive has successfully conducted a test flight of an experimental flying car with one person on board.
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards have shot down a US drone, the elite force's news website claimed Thursday. However, the US military denied flying over Iranian airspace.
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Bloomberg's Brad Stone explains the reality of flying cars and describes the companies making them, including eVolo, Airbus, EHang, Kitty Hawk and Uber.
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