Ever smelled dirty socks on a flight? You could have unknowingly been part 'Fume Event', where toxic fumes from a jet’s engines leak into the cabin, causing sickness and even nervous system injury.
Hugely important reporting here from @_benkatzwsj.com/business/airlines/ai…
France’s rail network has been “attacked” just before the Olympics opening ceremony, with fires started on TGV lines running north, east and west of Paris. bbc.co.uk/news/live/cxe24vg5…
Self driving car companies have a conundrum: To prove they’re safe they’re getting more vehicles to drive more miles. But that increases the probability of encountering and accident…
So how do these companies prove they’re safe? Latest from me: youtu.be/Ej0wvdvKyCg?feature…
This article is absolutely incredible and I love how nerdy it is. Hats off to @bzcohen
The Astrophysicist Who Has a Better Way to Board Airplanes
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Despite it being less than 40 miles from Gaza, Israel's Ben Gurion Airport has remained open throughout the war.
Here's how Israel keeps its airspace open in a war zone, and what the risks are to aircraft in the region.
Latest by me: youtube.com/watch?v=-0t67Oqy…
Questionable jet-engine parts have been found on about 100 aircraft, including ones at the biggest U.S. airlines wsj.com/business/airlines/do… via @WSJ
Rivian set out to make the ultimate electric truck. They're so expensive to build that the company has been losing $33,000 on every one sold. wsj.com/business/autos/rivia… via @WSJ
Elon Musk tapped SpaceX, the rocket maker he oversees as chief executive, for a $1 billion loan around the time he was acquiring the social-media company formerly known as Twitter wsj.com/business/deals/elon-… via @WSJ
This summer we've seen a slew of airlines offering low-cost trans-Atlantic fares as post-pandemic travellers take advantage of a strong U.S. dollar....
...but as winter approaches, there's a chance these low-cost carriers could run out of runway:
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This all comes as major U.S. airlines are tempting fliers with the kind of deep autumn discounts that disappeared during the past few years.
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Yet, in the U.K., the government here is vowing to improve transparency and crack down on "hidden fees" - by which it means the very "unbundled ancillaries" that low cost carriers are using to generate profits: bbc.co.uk/news/business-6670…
Today's must read: A wave of new EV factories is transforming the rural American South writes @NoraEckert
"Auto co's have announced more than $110 bn in EV-related investments in the U.S. since 2018, with about half that destined for Southern states"
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