Category: Travel

Australia’s southeastern coast is grappling with severe travel disruptions as Tropical Cyclone Alfred, a rare Category 2 storm, barrels toward the coastline. With over 200 flight cancellations and widespread delays, airports in Brisbane and Sydney are facing chaos, leaving thousands of passengers stranded. Cyclone Alfred Strikes Southeast Australia The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a […]

On February 26, 2025 the Executive Director of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), Florian Guillermet and other representatives from the Agency met with the President and CEO of the Flight Safety Foundation, Dr Hasan Shahidi and key members of the foundation’s team in Cologne. The meeting provided the opportunity for EASA to formally […]

Let’s explore Atlantic Canada on an ultimate mega road trip! Atlantic Canada, also called the Atlantic Provinces, is the region of Canadacomprising the four Atlantic coast provinces: The Maritimes – New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island – and the easternmost province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Now that I’ve visited all four provinces that […]

In this blog post, I wish to share my favourite National Parks across Atlantic Canada. Atlantic Canada, also called the Atlantic Provinces, is the region of Canadacomprising the four provinces located on the Atlantic coast: the three provinces of The Maritimes – New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island – and the easternmost province […]

EASA and ANAC Brazil have agreed to increase their exchanges of information and data with a view to gain better understanding of the issues in the Latin American region, and to promote, develop and strengthen technical cooperation between both organizations. This reflects their mutual interest in, and benefit of, strengthening their partnership and cooperation in […]

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has extended the consultation period for the proposed Level 2 Means of Compliance (MoC): to the Special Condition on Electric/Hybrid Propulsion Systems (EHPS) — SC E-19. EASA encourages all interested parties and affected stakeholders to review and comment on the proposed MoC via the dedicated Comment-Response Tool (CRT) entry until 31 March […]

Siemens Mobility has secured a landmark agreement with RIVE Private Investment to provide up to 50 new Vectron locomotives to the European rail freight market, marking a significant step toward modernizing the sector. The deal, announced in late February 2025, includes an initial order of 15 locomotives, along with an eight-year full-service contract, and an […]

The Association of Romanian Private Rail Freight Operators (AOPGR) has formally lodged a complaint with the European Commission, accusing the Romanian government of unlawfully managing the country’s state-owned rail freight sector. The complaint focuses on what the AOPGR describes as unfair practices that disadvantage private operators in favor of the state-run rail company, CFR Marfă. […]

In a significant development for regional infrastructure, Mongolia and China have reached an agreement to construct the Gashuunsukhait-Gantsmod cross-border railway, connecting their rail networks at the Gashuun Sukhait border crossing. The announcement was made on February 14, following a visit by Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene to Harbin, China. This long-awaited deal comes after 17 […]

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has released an update of the Class and Type Rating and Endorsement Lists along with the related Explanatory Notes, complemented by three appendices (“for info only”). Compared to the previously published Class and Type Rating and Endorsement List — Aeroplane, the SET class has been added to ensure […]