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Every week, it seems, brings a new report of an airport mishap or a near collision between airplanes. Why are so many of these happening now, and what does it tell us about the state of commercial air travel? On episode 74 of The Politics of Everything, co-hosts Laura Marsh and Alex Pareene talk with journalist and private pilot James Fallows about the particular circumstances of some of the more alarming recent incidents, and with author Ganesh Sitaraman about whether the current systems govern

Australian airline set to unveil order for A350-1000 planes as it eyes record-breaking route

Qantas is set to announce a landmark order for Airbus A350-1000 jets capable of non-stop flights from Sydney to London in under 20 hours.

Qantas Airways Ltd is set to announce a landmark order for Airbus SE A350-1000 jets capable of nonstop flights from Sydney to London as part of a wider deal with the European planemaker, industry sources told Reuters.

The Old Boys of St. Peters’s College, Bambalapitiya (Colombo 4), based in London, are certainly marching along, with pride – celebrating their old school’s 100 anniversary…this year. The celebrations began in January, and with a lot more activities planned for the next few months. Most of the major activities are taking place, in England, according […]

A few days ago, I read in the newspapers that Sri Lanka had opened another International Airport (RML) at Ratmalana on the 27 March. There was also a photograph of the arrival of the first plane, a Maldivian Airline Dash-8, twin turboprop 50-seater that flew from the Velana Airport, in Hululle, to Ratmalana. The aeroplane […]

While most countries are still feeling the heat of the pandemic, Melbourne, Australia, is shining bright, especially where entertainment is concerned. Yes, it’s turning out to be a happening scene, over there, with the Sri Lankans having a gala time. I’m told that for the first time, in Melbourne, three bands will be in action, […]

The young B17 pilot who organized the crash survivors and got them to safety was Gene Roddenberry.

Big tech, big data, big money. That’s why Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft are all-powerful and all-seeing. Collectively, they know everything about everybody, monetize that knowledge with mysterious algorithms and control our lives while pretending to help us understand the mysteries of existence.  That’s why I turned to Google to understand two of those mysteries: How do we die and what do we do with all of our stuff?  For my advanced age (born the day that FDR wa...