Friday March 13 2015  Aasha Bodhani, industry features editor 2014 surprisingly safest year in aviation history Yes, you read that right! Though missing aeroplanes and fatal aviation tragedies dominated headlines in 2014, the International Air Transport Association revealed the year to be a success as flying continues to improve in safety performance. Though Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was not included in the statistics, IATA’s director general Tony Tyler explained there was still a reduction in accidents compared to 2013. Government fleet goes green with 140 plug-in cars Government officials plan to go green, as part of a £5 million investment … Continue reading E&T news weekly #41 – we choose our favourite engineering and technology news stories from the week