The Original Madeira Island News Blog
The Times, among others, reports that zero-emission passenger planes will operate within 15 years under plans drawn up by Airbus for a new generation of full-size hydrogen-powered jets.
The European aerospace manufacturer on Monday released images of three zero-emission concepts, which rely on hydrogen ............
Rather appropriately, on the autumn equinox, the Portuguese Weather Institute (IPMA) has forecast a generally cloudy sky today, especially due to medium and high clouds and the possibility of scattered precipitation starting in the middle of the afternoon.
The wind will be weak/moderate (up to 25 km/h) ............
Thanks to Maurice for a link to a rather alarming headline in the Mail online: “Tens of thousands of British expats in Europe ‘will be stripped of their UK bank accounts and credit cards in weeks’ after government failed to negotiate post Brexit rules“
The newspaper reports ............
The Diario reports that 130 Danish tourists have returned home early from Porto Santo after their government changed its advice to its citizens on travel to Portugal due to the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases on the mainland.
Danish tourists who arrived just last week boarded a flight back to Denmark ............
The Diario leads today with the story that large gatherings have been banned on the island until the end of next month.
The announcement has been made by the Institute of Health Administration IASAÚDE as the Region reaches a landmark of 200 posisive tests for COVID-19 ............
In a story that seems to have been missed by the local press, Sky News and MSN among othersreports that two British people have been jailed for trying to smuggle £2m of cocaine into the UK on a cruise ship.
Geraldo Luis Jhonson Garcias, 31, and Vianelis Fermin-Pena, 22, both from Nottingham, were ............
Air travel: The country’s national airports recorded a slight recovery in passenger numbers in July. However there was a year-on-year drop of 79.5%.
According to the latest air transport statistics for July, the movement of passengers at national airports recovered in the month, but were “still ............
JM reports that as part of the annual Festival in honour of Nossa Senhora da Piedade, in Caniçal, and, contrary to what was initially planned, thirty vessels ended up going to sea.
The decision was last minute. In the last moments, the Maritime Police gave the guarantee to advance all vessels. However, ............