Airlines

At the best of times, the Boeing 747 is a costly plane to operate. When a pandemic causes passenger numbers to plummet, however, it can become unsustainable. It was with this in mind that British Airways has announced it's retiring its entire fleet.

A new study from Cardiff University points to a method that could have helped rescuers narrow down the search zone for Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 and may make it easier to find future downed craft, along with a host of other violent sea-based events.

A new study claims that airlines could significantly reduce their impact on the climate through minor changes to some flight routes. Although the proposed changes would only increase airline operating costs by around 1 percent, their impact on the climate could be reduced by up to 10 percent.

Every 12 hours, weather balloons are launched from about 70 locations across the US. A lot can change between those intervals and those locations, however. That's why a new project is using Southwest Airlines jets as airborne weather sensors.

Samoa Air has become the first airline in the world to charge passengers based on their weight.