One in FIVE Europeans suffer from noise pollution caused by traffic and aircraft

One in five Europeans suffer from noise pollution caused by traffic and aircraft as officials warn up to half of city-dwellers are exposed to constant road noise.  Alarmingly, figures are set to rise in the next decade due to urban growth, the European Environment Agency (EEA) predict.   Noise pollution can disrupt sleep at night, while chronic … Read more

The amazing expanding aircraft lavatory that offers disabled passengers 40 per cent more space 

Revealed: The amazing expanding aircraft lavatory that offers disabled passengers 40 per cent more space It’s called Access and has been created by London-based Acumen and Singapore-based ST Engineering The extra space creates a lavatory large enough to allow a passenger in a wheelchair to enter The innovative design can be retrofitted or line-fitted to … Read more

US says Chinese ship fired laser at American aircraft

U.S. says Chinese naval ship fired a laser at American surveillance aircraft that could have BLINDED pilot The Navy confirmed the incident more than a week after it happened about 380 miles west of Guam It said the People’s Republic of China naval destroyer lased the American P-8A Poseidon aircraft The statement from U.S. Pacific … Read more