All articles by Alex Blair

Alex Blair is a UK-based reporter for GlobalData Media. He writes on topics including conflict, geopolitics, defence and sport.

Venezuela blocks Panama and Dominican Republic flights in election spat

The Venezuelan government has suspended commercial flights to and from Panama and the Dominican Republic, two of several nations to…
Mass cancellations at Beirut airport amid Israeli airstrike fears

Multiple airlines have suspended flights in and out of Lebanon’s Beirut airport as insurance companies remove cover due to escalating…
Boeing pleads guilty. What next for its government contracts?

Boeing is certainly too big to fail – but the plane-making giant is not exempt from a Department of Defense…
China seeks territorial legitimacy by opening new flight routes over Taiwan

Taiwan’s government has condemned China’s decision to open two new flight routes to the coastal cities of Xiamen and Fuzhou…
Lufthansa suspends flights to Tehran. Will others follow?

German airline Lufthansa has suspended flights to Tehran amid the threat of a retaliatory air strike on Israel by Iran.…

What’s causing Germany’s mass transport strikes?

Failed negotiations over wages and working conditions between German transport unions, rail companies, and airlines will see employees continue strikes…
Why have flight fatalities in Russia reached record highs?

Sanctions, supply chain issues and manufacturing demand for war underpinned Russia’s record number of aircraft incidents in 2023, GlobalData analysts…
Rampant aeroplane spoofing shows global GPS dependence, regulatory frailty

Amid concerns over a rise in ‘spoofing’ and jamming of the global positioning systems (GPS) used for airline navigation, aviation…
Signal: only 5% of COP28 hydrogen projects get final investment – expert

Experts at a COP28 side event have said only 5% of hydrogen projects agreed at the conference have received final…
Signal: Thanksgiving weekend drives busiest day ever at US airports

US airports recorded their busiest-ever day on Sunday 26 November, with more than 2.9 million passengers passing through the country’s…