An unusual rash of engine shutdowns since early December has temporarily stranded three of the normally reliable General Electric-powered Boeing 777-300ERs.

Indonesian police have laid criminal charges against the captain of the Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-400 that crashed on landing last year at Yogyakarta airport killing 21 people.
Reports from Indonesia, quoting the pilot’s lawyer Muhamad Assegaff, say the captain Marwoto Komar has been questioned by police and charged with manslaughter.
The lawyer claims the police […]

British engineers have revealed plans to launch a hypersonic aircraft to reduce ultra long haul flights to less than five hours.
The engineering company Reaction Engines, based in Oxfordshire, UK, has designed the A2 aircraft which could carry 300 passengers from Europe to Australia at a speed of almost 4,000mph (6,400km/h).
The team of project […]

Trade union Solidarity “has called for the striking from the work regulations of a clause calling for tolerance,” Our Man in Gdansk reports.

The beatroot writes about Poland's stance on GM foods.