Right now, if I wanted to, I could book a flight this afternoon from my hometown here in Memphis and be in Chicago by this evening. One of the few concessions I would have to make in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, of course, is wearing a mask for the duration of that flight. …
The ongoing rollout of COVID-19 vaccines is unquestionably helping the world slowly get past the coronavirus pandemic. According to the latest data, a little more than 50% of the global population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. To be sure, the pace of those vaccinations has been uneven. Some countries, for …
As more people continue to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, some aspects of pre-pandemic life are starting to return. Such as an uptick in leisure travel, with planes that are more full these days and travel destinations around the country seeing an increase in visitors — eager to finally break out of their 18-month-long …
One of the last out-of-town trips I took before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic was to Sin City, where I stayed in one of the casino resorts to catch a show on the Las Vegas Strip. I’d be lying if I said that since then, I hadn’t missed the US city that probably best …
A man in Germany has been arrested for using two-way radios to mess with air traffic. The man, who is 32 years old but remains unnamed, used his radios to attempt to redirect aircraft and even police helicopters. The man was fooling around with official aircraft communications channels for six months before he was caught. …
Local governments in Australia have decided to give the go-ahead to install road-scanning cameras that search for distracted drivers. The three-month trial will be purely for testing purposes, and no citations will be handed out. If the trials prove successful, law enforcement could roll the camera systems out to a wider area and begin enforcing …
Airbus is developing a new system that can sniff out threats, including biological hazards. The system uses genetically engineered living cells to detect traces of various molecular compounds in the air. The system will begin testing later this year, the company says. Visit BGR’s homepage for more stories. Airlines are struggling right now. It’s easy …
If your car is sitting due to the coronavirus pandemic, its health might be a concern. Letting your car sit for weeks or months at a time can have devastating effects, and leave you with costly repairs down the road. Drive your car weekly if possible, even if it’s just for a few blocks, and …
In a move that isn’t particularly surprising to anyone who has been following the woes of aircraft manufacturer Boeing, the company has now officially halted production of the troubled 737 Max aircraft. As CNN reports, the manufacturer has frozen the assembly facility that was constructing the popular planes. The 737 Max was grounded worldwide in …
Boeing’s 737 Max woes have already been well documented over the past year and a half or so. Airlines around the world were forced to ground every single one of the planes after a pair of fatal crashes in late 2018 and early 2019. It’s not a good situation, and it’s become increasingly clear in …
