- Washington, United States -- JetBlue Airways will become the first airline to use Amazon's Project Kuiper satellite network to power...
The partnership will see JetBlue implement Project Kuiper's low orbit satellite technology on select aircraft beginning in 2027.
This will enhance the US airline's existing service with faster speeds and lower latency than traditional satellite systems.
- Oslo, Norway -- An electric plane took to the skies between the Norwegian airports Stavanger and Bergen on Thursday, simulating...
The small aircraft -- an Alia built by US aircraft manufacturer Beta -- flew the 160 kilometers in a test run by the Norwegian affiliate of the transport company Bristow.
The flight took 55 minutes and simulated a cargo flight route in southeastern Norway.
- Kinshasa, DR Congo -- Qatari investment firm Al Mansour Holding hopes to invest $21 billion in the Democratic Republic of...
Group founder and royal family member Sheikh Mansour bin Jabor bin Jassim Al Thani visited the DRC capital Kinshasa on Tuesday as part of an African tour.
The investment would be in various sectors, including agriculture, finance, mining, pharmaceuticals and hydrocarbons.
- Wall Street stocks opened mostly higher, with shares in Google parent-company Alphabet shooting up nearly seven percent after winning a...
Yields on 30-year Japanese government bonds rose to an all-time high of 3.29 percent on Wednesday, while 20-year yields reached their highest since 1999.
The selloff in Japanese debt mirrors widespread moves in the United States and Europe, with investors spooked over substantial piles of government debt globally.
- Geneva, Switzerland -- Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou has overtaken Tokyo-Yokohama to become the world's top cluster for innovation, the United Nations said...
The UN's World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) said the Chinese cluster had leapfrogged its Japanese rival in its 2025 Global Innovation Index.
The change at the top of the world's 100 leading innovation clusters was down to WIPO broadening the criteria to include VC investments to formulate the annual rankings.
- GENEVA, 31st August 2025 (WAM) -- The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Sunday that global passenger demand grew by...
Total capacity, measured in available seat kilometers (ASK), was up 4.4 percent year-on-year.
Capacity was up 5.8 percent year-on-year, and the load factor was 85.6 percent (-0.4 ppt compared to July 2024).
- Beijing, China -- China's factory output ticked up in August but still recorded a fifth straight month of contraction, official...
The Purchasing Managers' Index -- a key measure of industrial output -- was 49.4, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said, up slightly from 49.3 in July.
The last time China recorded a figure above 50 -- indicating growth -- was in March.
- Dubai, UAE -- The United Arab Emirates has continued to attract global companies looking to establish regional or global headquarters....
This trend is supported by the country's legislative and digital infrastructure, as well as its strategic location.
A report from the Kearney Foundation ranked the UAE second among emerging markets in its "FDI Confidence Index 2025."





















