Antarctic conservation is a hot topic as a record-breaking number of tourists visit the continent. Ice levels are decreasing, and wildlife is at risk for pollutants from ships, aircraft ...
Cars and trucks have difficulty driving in icy conditions, so how difficult is it to land much a heavier and faster airplane ...
On 28 November 1979, a sightseeing aircraft carrying 257 people crashed head-on into the side of a volcano in Antarctica. The tragedy of flight TE901 was a shock for New Zealand, affecting almost ...
Anyone on a British expedition to Antarctica or taking a British vessel or aircraft into Antarctica will need to apply for a permit from the Polar Regions Department of the Foreign, Commonwealth ...
One of our tipsters just sent us in an amazing story about repairing a plane in Antarctica — and flying it home! On December 20, 2012 a Basler BT-67 Turbo 67 (DC-3T) — named Lidia — went ...
After 60 years of serving the country, the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s C-130H Hercules fleet have been retired from service ...
Christchurch Airport said a sad farewell to the mighty RNZAF C-130 Hercules today, as three aircraft flew the length of the ...
These included aircraft for transporting personnel to ... The Beyond EPICA (European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica) - Oldest Ice project, coordinated by the Institute of Polar Sciences ...
New insights on reducing aircraft pollution. This gallery is from BBC Inside Science — Boaty McBoatface in Antarctica, Aeroplane biofuels, Bakhshali manuscript, Goldilocks zones ...