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It is safe to say that, given the risk factor involved, the pandemic has exacerbated online activities, and even if, as the severity of its effect decreases (when a vaccine has been developed, for instance), people return physically to their places of work, the current expansion of online work practices means it is likely to remain so to a significant degree.

The coronavirus and the rise of the network society

Two kinds of virus, one biological and the other digital, have spread around the world, changing society and creating social elites

A worker wearing a protective suit disinfects a plane amid concerns of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen/AFP)

‘Ghost’ flights are yet another example of our polluting ways

Due to covid-19, there are aeroplanes jetting about with few, if no passengers in them, which means those planes are releasing unnecessary greenhouse gases that will trap heat…

The flight from the city-state to Newark Airport can take up to 18 hours and 45 minutes under normal weather conditions, but the pilots will have something in reserve in an aircraft capable of flying more than 20 hours non-stop. (Reuters)

Now boarding: Passengers ready for world’s longest flight

The twin-engine plane that will make the journey uses a modified system that burns 25% less fuel than other aircraft of a similar size

The Vintage Air Rally departed on 12 November 2016 from Crete

Vintage planes wing it (slowly) across Africa

The amazing intercontinental feat was replete with drama and astounding views of Africa.

Less likely to fly off the handle if you fly without first class

Just walking through an elite passenger section is enough to raise the risk of antisocial behaviour – much more so than booze or cramped seats.

Greenpeace activists protest against Shell’s oil drilling project in the Arctic.

Editorial: Bad precedents for plane politics

The problem is that we stumbled around for half a decade without addressing the structural problems that cause scandal to erupt every few months.

According to Mr Mshayi aircraft passengers are all issued slippers

Ol’ man river takes a flight of fancy and kills a cobra

Different perspectives make for wonderful stories.

Indian sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik applies the final touches to a sand art sculpture he created wishing for the well being of the passengers of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370.

Two floating objects could be Malaysia Airlines wreck

Two objects possibly related to the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have been sighted in the southern Indian Ocean.

Eleven days have passed since Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 went missing.

Missing Malaysian plane may have strayed south of Phuket

Malaysia’s military has traced what could have been the jetliner missing for almost five days to an area south of the Thai holiday island of Phuket.

Rescuers pulled out ‘four completely charred bodies from the wreckage. It was the most frightening sight’

Aircraft crash, explosion in Indonesia leaves 4 dead

Four people have died following the crash of a light aircraft, which was hit by lightning, crashed and then burst into flames in eastern Indonesia.

The ANC Women’s League has condemned Zapiro for his latest cartoon.

Next generation Airbus takes to the skies

Thousands of people have gathered at Airbus’s Toulouse campus to watch the first flight of the aircraft manufacturer’s A350.

Despite international military intervention

Why budget flights aren’t for the faint of heart

For just £370, a flight from London to Johannesburg with one short ­layover in exotic Addis Ababa seemed like a great idea.

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Solar-powered plane lands after aviation ‘milestone’ flight

A solar-powered aeroplane has landed in Phoenix after a flight from California that included several hours in the air after sundown.

Bali: All survive after plane lands in shallow waters

All passengers and crew have survived after a Lion Air Boeing 737 missed the runway on the Indonesian resort island of Bali.

Lloyd Gedye describes the terror flight from Libreville that got him here.

No place like home

Now safely back on home soil, Lloyd Gedye describes the terror flight from Libreville that got him here.