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    Jakarta-based Wahyoo gets $5 million Series A to help small eateries digitize their operations – TechCrunch

    Wahyoo’s team, including CEO Peter Shearer (third from left) While growing up, Peter Shearer watched his mother get up every day at 2AM or 3AM...

    India Set To Take Delivery Of “Air Force One” Boeing 777s Next Month

    India is all set to take delivery of the two VIP Boeing 777 aircraft. Dubbed India’s “Air Force One”, the new plane will fly...

    Hollywood’s Triller sets its own rhythm even as it gains from TikTok troubles – TechCrunch

    Triller, the short video app backed by a Hollywood mogul and music celebrities, is rapidly ballooning in both user size and valuation. It’s...

    Airbus Adds Another Airport To BelugaXL Route Network

    Airbus has added Getafe, Spain, to its BelugaXL route network. The highly distinctive plane is now transporting horizontal tailplanes and wing lower covers from...

    You Can Buy An Airbus A340 Converted Into A Restaurant For $1.4 Million

    Turkey’s largest restaurant happens to be the inside of a retired Airbus A340. The plane-turned-restaurant is located in Balikesir, Turkey, and is currently on...

    London To Sydney On Concorde: How Long Would It Have Taken?

    At one point, Qantas had four supersonic Concordes on order and intended to put them to work flying to London from Australia. What would...

    YC-backed Statiq wants to bootstrap India’s EV charging network – TechCrunch

    Electric vehicles (EVs) are spreading throughout the world. While Tesla has drawn the most attention in the United States with its luxurious and...

    63 Sacked From Pakistan International Over Fake License Scandal

    Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has fired 63 people in the continued fallout from the fake license scandal. Five of the 63 were pilots who...

    The History Of Trans-Tasman Flight

    Before the travel downturn, hundreds of flights a week crisis crossed the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand. It is usually the most...

    Air France Once Flew London To Los Angeles Flights – Here’s Why It Failed

    Air France used to fly between London and Los Angeles. Not via a connection in Paris, but nonstop using a Boeing 777. The airline...

    SpaceX successfully flies its Starship prototype to a height of around 500 feet – TechCrunch

    SpaceX has been developing Starship, its next-generation spacecraft, at its site in Boca Chica, Texas. The company has built a number of different...

    Virgin Australia Outlines Recovery Plan Operating Only Boeing 737s

    Virgin Australia is emerging from the ashes of its April collapse. After a sale and restructuring process, the airline has just announced its future...

    Disney, Staggered by Pandemic, Sees a Streaming Boom

    The Walt Disney Company reported doomsday financial results on Tuesday as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and a television-related write-down, with net quarterly...

    Anthony Levandowski sentenced to 18 months in prison, as new $4B lawsuit against Uber is filed – TechCrunch

    Anthony Levandowski, the former Google engineer and serial entrepreneur who was at the center of a lawsuit between Uber and Waymo, has been sentenced...

    San Diego Pushes On With Terminal Refurbishment

    Fast-growing San Diego International Airport is pushing ahead with plans to replace its 53-year-old Terminal 1. A new state of the art 1.2 million...

    F.D.A. Adds More Hand Sanitizers to List of Products to Avoid

    The Food and Drug Administration has expanded its list of hand sanitizers that consumers should avoid to include products with inadequate levels of alcohol...