Keeping the skies safe – and open
Today and tomorrow I'm talking to Martin Rolfe, chief executive of NATS – formerly National Air Traffic Services – about the work air-traffic controllers do to keep the skies safe for passengers and c...
20 Nov 20257min
I'm on the train – and the wifi is superb
Great Western Railway has just unveiled "Formula 1" high-speed internet connectivity on one of its intercity express trains, connecting London Paddington with the West of England and South Wales. It u...
19 Nov 20255min
Indian autumn: Sophie Dickinson is just back from her first trip to the world's most populous country
Travel Desk Tuesday, and The Independent's Deputy Travel Editor has top tips on travelling around by rail and road. Sophie's highlight: the Golden Temple at Amritsar. And, she adds:"The food was the b...
18 Nov 20256min
Women are extremely under-represented in senior roles in aviation – how could that change?
Katherine Moloney is founder of Elevate(her) Aviation. She started flying at 18, and is licensed to fly both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. Katherine has been telling me: "Aviation as a whole is...
17 Nov 20255min
All along the watchtowers – with self-guided tourism where they lend you the key!
Heilbronn is a small city in western Germany. It is notable for being selected as European Green Capital for 2027. But what I find rather more amazing is that there are two medieval towers that you ca...
14 Nov 20257min
"The jungle has everything you need to survive, but also things that can kill you"
I'm finding out about how to survive in jungles and other wildernesses with Dr Joshua Allison, Medical Director at Unique Expeditions. All you need to know about them is that they are, quote, “experts...
13 Nov 20255min
Should premium passengers pay a £500 climate levy?
That's the plan being discussed at COP30, the UN climate summit in Belem, Brazil. France, Spain and Kenya want to see business class, first class and private jet passengers taxed much more heavily, wi...
12 Nov 20254min
November 11th - Ryanair is about to insist that everyone uses a smartphone boarding pass*
(* Though, as Dara Brady, Chief Marketing Officer of Europe’s biggest budget airline has been telling me, if you need a boarding pass printed out at the airport staff will do that for free, so long as...
11 Nov 20258min
