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Desperate vineyard owners have flown Romanian fruit pickers in to Italy by private jet in a bid to save their grape harvests. One of the fruit pickers who was flown to the northern Italian town of Termeno said it was the first time they had been on a plane. Italy’s vines have not stopped growing during … Read more
Astonishing moment a pod of friendly dolphins swim alongside a jet skier in the sea off Brighton Nicholas Coleman, 31, filmed the pod of dolphins a mile from the Brighton coast Two young dolphins and two adults played beside his jet ski as he rode along First time he has seen dolphins off the south … Read more
It’s being billed as ‘the greatest safari in the world’ – though some might conclude that it’s the greatest holiday in the world. Full stop. Unsurprisingly, it’s not cheap. You’ll need to find $125,000 (£102,000) to book a place on the ‘Roar Africa Emirates Executive Private Jet Safari’, but for that whopping sum, you’ll go … Read more
A Russian ex-spy charged with downing the passenger jet MH17 has said he feels a ‘moral responsibility’ for the disaster. Igor Girkin is one of four people accused of murder over the missile shot in July 2014 which killed all 298 people on the Malaysia Airlines flight over Ukraine. Girkin was a commander of separatist … Read more
Inside Roman Abramovich’s customised Boeing jet dubbed ‘The Bandit’ with banquet suite and a missile defence system Chelsea owner and Russia oligarch Roman Abramovich owns an aircraft fleet worth around £400million The most luxurious aircraft he owns is the Boeing 747-33A ER which he himself calls ‘The Bandit’ ‘The Bandit’ has a banquet suite which … Read more
Moment pilot ejects before Canadian Air Force Snowbird show team jet crashes into residential neighborhood A pilot ejected just before a jet from the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Snowbirds exhibition team crashed Sunday The small plane nose dived into a residential neighborhood in the British Columbia city of Kamloops, which is about 200 miles northeast … Read more
The world is now witnessing the death of the iconic 747 as the jumbo jets are stripped apart piece by piece after more than 50 years of aviation. The aircraft – whose first flight was in 1969 – is being scrapped by companies, with Virgin Atlantic leading the way in the dismantling of its fleet. … Read more
Scientists have developed an environmentally-friendly plasma-powered jet propulsion system that uses air and electricity to propel itself forward. A Chinese team say their prototype can generate thrust on the same magnitude as a commercial jet engine without burning fossil fuels and emitting greenhouse gases. The device converts high pressure air into a jet of plasma … Read more
Engineering giant Rolls-Royce preparing to cut up to 8,000 jobs in jet engine business By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:57 BST, 2 May 2020 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 2 May 2020 Engineering giant Rolls-Royce is preparing to cut up to 8,000 jobs in its jet engine business. An insider said the company’s … Read more
Entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne has escaped the lockdown in Britain to jet off to his palatial villa in Portugal with his glamorous wife Nigora. The 71-year-old multi-millionaire flew on a private jet to his £3 million villa on the Algarve – and urged his Twitter followers to heed Boris Johnson’s advice to ‘stay home and protect … Read more