Dübendorf, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Solar Impulse pilots Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg will each make a 25-hour flight, one after the other, at the controls of a new flight simulator from 12-16 May. The simulated flights will be the first for the solar-powered plane project and will take place in the construction hangar of the […]
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Sierre hosts international Chinese wine competition
Photo: Klaus Zhang, one of two Chinese judges in Sierre for the Sial China competition. Zhang was also a judge in the 2007 Mondial du Pinot Noir competition in Sierre, the only one of its kind in the world. Sierre, Valais, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Vinea in Sierre, Valais, is hosting 25 wine tasters during a […]
FEATURE: James Bond’s gift to the Geneva Motor Show: the water bound sQuba
Photo: the sQuba, on land and sea, ready for its unveiling at the Geneva Motor Show. Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – What the Swiss lack in the way of a major car manufacturer, they make up for in terms of auto design creativity, thanks to Frank Rinderknecht’s Rinspeed company. Its eXasis (image) was the hit of […]
Switzerland opens Loetschberg, world’s third longest train tunnel
Rarogne, Valais, Switzerland (Le Temps, Fre) – The world’s third longest train tunnel officially opened Friday. The 34.6km stretch between Rarogne in canton Valais and Frutigen, Bern, took eight years to complete. Le Temps recalls the history of its construction in a photo gallery. Longer tunnels: Sai-kan in Japan and the Eurotunnel. The new Gotthard […]