Tour company White Desert uses private jets to shuttle people to its Antarctic camps from South Africa. The largest option is the quad-engine Airbus A340, which touched down on the ice for the first ...

Every year, hundreds of scientists, athletes, and tourists travel to Antarctica on passenger jetliners. These planes land on rugged, unpaved runways mostly made of blue ice and compacted snow. Norse ...

Experience a unique Antarctic flight aboard a Hi Fly A340 chartered by White Desert Antarctica, traveling from Cape Town to Wolf’s Fang Runway. The flight lasts approximately 5 hours and 15 minutes, ...

I boarded a Hi Fly A340 chartered for White Desert Antarctica (Tour Operator) to fly to the seventh continent; Antarctica. The flight time from Cape Town to Wolf’s Fang Runway in Antarctica is 5 hours ...

While the A380 superjumbo is enjoying a steady resurgence after having been on the brink of retirement during the pandemic, its older sibling – another four-engined aircraft from Airbus – seems ...

Amidst ongoing concerns with Boeing and its 737 Max aircraft, it's helpful to cut through the negativity and remember that air is still the safest domain of travel. The real problem with air travel is ...