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Seen that? - CALISTA FLOCKHART RENTS BARGE
in The Celebrities Weblog, on November 9, 2009
...by taking her up for a short flying lesson. Flockhart said the experience and some education about airplanes did help her come to terms with flying. Now, she's "more than happy to hit the sk...
Fly Online
in Business Computer Blog (UK), on September 11, 2009
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Why do most people sleep on airplanes? No, its not jet-lag or the fact that they can't sleep any other time to close their eyes, its because there's no internet for them to use....
The Man Who Might Have Saved General Motors
in carzz.org, on June 10, 2009
...utomobiles, grew up in Switzerland where he, too, fell in love with fast cars. He also enjoyed fast airplanes, serving as a fighter pilot in the American marine corps from 1954 to 1965. His 45 yea...
At Last, a Vintage Photo Site That Invites You to Share Your Pre-70s Memories
in Classical Drives, on February 23, 2009
...everything from beach holidays dating back several decades, to wartime photos, to cars, trains, and airplanes, backed by a map that locates where photos were taken. Got some wonderful old black-and-wh...
Dolphins Inspire Nanotech Research at University of Nevada
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 2, 2009
...nergy machines."
"Suhr envisions using the pliable manufactured nanocomposites to allow airplanes and aerospace vehicles to cut through the air more efficiently, saving fuel," Wolterb...
Wicked Winter Weather
in Eagle Par Birdie, on December 31, 2008
...e. When questioned, one female SUV owner asked,
"What's four wheel drive?"
2:50 PM Airplanes are grounded and ferries docked. No way to travel
between Island and the ROTW (rest of th...
GM Chairman Leaves Jet in Detroit, Returns to Washington at the Wheel of a Car
in Classical Drives, on December 3, 2008
...this flagrant abuse of funds while secretly envying them the opportunity. That's because I love airplanes and living next to an international airport get to see those sleek birds landing and takin...
Strategies for product configuration optimization
in Supplychainer, on November 30, 2008
...Today, order based configuration is not only limited to products such as computers or airplanes and many sectors are adopting the practice of postponement in order to reduce inventory of finished prod...
Florida State University to Spin Off Buckypaper Company
in Nanotechbuzz, on October 30, 2008
...ranklin .
"The super-strong buckypaper could be layered like papier mâché to build lighter airplanes and cars, or it could be exposed to an electric charge and used to illuminate computer and t...
In the Heart of Mexico City
in Latina Viva, on August 14, 2008
...ough, is both ideal and terrible.
The neighborhood's proximity to the airport means there are airplanes flying overhead at regular intervals. And then there's the hand horn if the pork rinds ...
Supply and demand planning in the military
in Supplychainer, on July 21, 2008
...an military, they have created some degree of agility by using some chartered flights using russian airplanes. Using 3rd party service provider (here russian forces), they have kept the costs down and...
Didj You Hear About Leapfrog's New Handheld?
in The Gadgets Weblog, on July 8, 2008
...ystems are a great way for kids to pass the time on summer afternoons. Kids use them in the car, on airplanes, and even outside when they should be playing. If the kids are playing with them, why not ...
Should Overweight People Pay More to Fly?
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on June 19, 2008
...d that person pay more for his/her size? And, if so, what do they get for their extra money? Should airplanes be forced to create a jumbo seat row for larger passengers, with a higher ticket price? It...
More Reasons to go Private When You Fly
in The Aviation Weblog, on April 7, 2008
People are getting sick and tired of the ever-increasing issues they're having at airports
If you've flown in the last couple of years, you probably already know that I'm about to tell you people are NOT happy. Over one quarter of all flights in the US are late. The number of peopl...
最奢侈的iPhone
in Wangtam, on 2008-04-06
...imcandy video network
- Aircell gets FAA approval for WiFi in airplanes
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New Antarctica Airport
in The Aviation Weblog, on February 24, 2008
...e sun and warms up, causing melts and pitted surfaces and creating a potentially unsafe surface for airplanes. Without the snow 'pavement', aircraft could slide across the runway during crossw...
Aviation History: Discovery Crash & John Glenn
in The Aviation Weblog, on February 23, 2008
... off.
February 20, 1962: John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth.
February 22, 1935: Airplanes were no longer permitted to fly over the White House.
Thanks Infoplease! ...
Plane Sheets for the Traveller with Food Allergies
in Allergies, on February 18, 2008
Have allergies, will travel? You might want to bring personal airline seat covers with you. Considering that there often isn't enough time between flights to thoroughly clean airline seats, you never know what the previous passenger has been eating or spilling on exactly the same space you&...
Two Irish Airplanes Struck by Lightning
in The Aviation Weblog, on January 7, 2008
Who says lightning doesn't strike twice. According to an article on MSNBC , two Ireland-based aer lingus flights were struck by lightning at the Shannon Airport in Ireland. Luckily, no one was injured, but both planes did suffer damage, stopping the planes from reaching their final des...
Tablet Computers
in Biz Plan Hacks, on December 13, 2007
...d laptop.
The biggest advantage tablets have according to Berry is that they are easier to use on airplanes. It allows you to adjust the screen if the person in front of you lowers his seat back. An...
The Reason for Your Economy Class Blues
in Hidden Travel Gems, on November 30, 2007
You've asked yourself what ever happened to the pillow and headset you once got what you plopped down in your economy class seat abroad the airplane. Come to think of it, didn't the seat used to be bigger too? And those head phones? You can buy them, for $5 bucks. You even have to pay for...
Fuel Prices Begin to Affect Air Travelers
in Hidden Travel Gems, on November 26, 2007
You've felt the sting of high gas prices when you fill up at the pump. But what about when you purchase your Airline ticket ? For the most part, gas prices have not inflicted too much financial worry on travelers. Rather than raising fares, many carriers have cut down the number of flig...
Virgin Founder With Eyes on the Sky: Social Spotlight
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on November 22, 2007
...ack. "The group has vowed to prove that clean fuels with zero gashouse emissions can work with airplanes, but the trick he said will be to find a fuel that doesn't freeze at 30,000 feet."...
How to Survive the Holiday Travel Season
in The Aviation Weblog, on November 9, 2007
...of the "official" holiday season by planning their gatherings when the weather is better, airplanes less crowded and deals more plentiful.
2. Time shift
Highways, train stations, airports a...
How suppliers´roles have changed at Boeing
in Supplychainer, on November 6, 2007
... Steven Schaffer , vice president of global partners at Boeing Commercial Airplanes , was selected couple of weeks ago as the supply chain manager of the year by Purchasing Magazine . One of the rea...
What's It Like in the Cockpit?
in Hidden Travel Gems, on November 2, 2007
Frequent fliers are old friends with an airplane's passenger cabin. They know all the tricks of how to sleep, how to pass the time, and how react with nonchalance when the plane is tossed around by turbulence. I've often wondered what it's like in the cockpit of one of these planes. Prob...
A New King of The Sky
in Hidden Travel Gems, on October 30, 2007
A couple of days ago, the new Airbus A380 took its maiden voyage. The giant plane, much bigger than Boeing's 747, is the newest plane in Singapore Airline's fleet.
A 747 holds 400 people, while the A380, in a regular configuration (row seating with a business class), can hold tw...
Aviation Quote: Lane Wallace
in The Aviation Weblog, on October 23, 2007
...the world is a beautiful place, and that dreams really, truly are possible." And then, because airplanes speak in a language beyond words, I'll take him up in the evening summer sky and let t...
UK Regulator Ofcom Okays Mobile Phones In Flight
in The Wireless Weblog, on October 19, 2007
Ofcom yesterday offered a set of proposals to enable mobile phone use on British aircraft.
As the Daily Telegraph's Emma Thelwell explains, "Under Ofcom's proposals, once a plane reaches a minimum height of 3000 metres, an on-board 'base station,' which connects to ...
U.K.-Singapore Air Deal: A Change for the Better
in Hidden Travel Gems, on October 18, 2007
According to TTG Asia , Singapore and Britain have reached an agreement that will drastically change the amount of air traffic between the two countries.
The pact removes any cap on services between both countries and beyond to any cities in the world, allows for aircraft to be based in each ...
Low Air Quality Aboard Planes
in Hidden Travel Gems, on October 6, 2007
Have you ever disembarked from a long haul flight feeling "not quite right?" I have. I've never gotten sick from flying, but I almost always get vague discomforts like increased sinus pressure or fatigue. It took me a while to find someone beside myself to blame for this. But, alas,...
Government Watchdog Says Airlines Coming Up Short
in The Aviation Weblog, on September 27, 2007
...at times.
Remember the JetBlue incident a few months ago? Remember that some passengers waited on airplanes for 10 1/2 hours? Maybe this report will stir up some publicity and make the airlines impr...
Travel to Europe for FREE
in The Flyaway Weblog, on September 13, 2007
... Let's start...
To get to the continent, you can AirHitch . It's like hitchhiking but on airplanes instead of cars. You have to be flexible, though.
And when you arrive in Europe, you can...
Experts Say Steve Fossett Likely Dead
in The Aviation Weblog, on September 12, 2007
...f finding Steve Fossett are slim. I personally find it frustrating and hard to believe that a dozen airplanes have not been able to at least locate the plane wreckage. But, according to an ABC news s...
Still No Sign or Word from Fossett
in The Aviation Weblog, on September 10, 2007
... are canvassing Nevada's rugged mountains and steep canyons for any sign of clues. They include airplanes, helicopters and a C-130 cargo plane.
The C-130 soars more than 10 times as high as the ...
83-Year Old Man Records 100th Skydive
in The Outdoor Weblog, on August 31, 2007
...ill you be doing at 83 years old?
An 83-year-old New York skydiver, who's been jumping out of airplanes for less than 10 years, has reached the 100-jump mark.
Leo Dean of Albany now has his sig...
Congo Transport Ministry Grounds Two Airlines
in The Aviation Weblog, on August 30, 2007
Lately, there have been a rash of airline incidents and crashes. And on Wednesday, the Congo transport ministry grounded two airlines following an investigation into to a crash that killed 13 people. The Congo is also investigating a crash on June 21 that killed one person. Luckily, 25 people abro...
FAA Requiring 737 Wing Inspections
in The Aviation Weblog, on August 29, 2007
...shes, most notably, the China Airlines fire last week in Japan. The inspections are on all 783 U.S. airplanes and hopefully will be applied to all 737 worldwide.
The FAA's emergency airworthiness...
Marry off RFID and Barcode technologies, says Frost and Sullivan report
in The RFID Weblog, on August 24, 2007
... than five decades and was first implemented in the Second World War for identification of friendly airplanes If we talk about the costs of RFID then they have certainly dropped in the last ten years ...
World Airport Awards
in Hidden Travel Gems, on August 22, 2007
Airports, love them or hate them, they are a necessity of international travel. Skytrax completed its annual awards recently by knighting Hong Kong's airport the best in the world . However, H.K. International was not the runaway winner. Yes, the South China Seas' most storied air hub h...
China Airlines Apologizes for Fire
in The Aviation Weblog, on August 21, 2007
...ation by apologizing and handing out money to the 165 passengers who escaped a fire on one of their airplanes. However, many of the survivors insist the damage has already been done.
"I apologi...
Aviation Quotes: Charles Lindbergh
in The Aviation Weblog, on August 9, 2007
Science, freedom, beauty, adventure: what more could you ask of life? Aviation combined all the elements I loved. There was science in each curve of an airfoil , in each angle between strut and wire, in the gap of a spark plug or the color of the exhaust flame. There was freedom in the unl...
Two Singapore Airplanes Clip Wings
in The Aviation Weblog, on August 6, 2007
Talk about a close call. On Saturday, two Singapore Airlines clipped wings when taxiing. Luckily, no one was injured and either plane suffered damage.
"Investigations are underway into the cause, and the pilots of both flights are assisting with those investigations," the spokesman sa...
Best Airline Announced Next Week
in Hidden Travel Gems, on July 20, 2007
As promised, I'm keeping my eye out for the results of the Skytrax annual World Airline Awards . Their web site states that the results will be announced next week. The World Airport Awards will be announced at the same time. Some of the favorites include Quantas, Cathay Pacific, Emirates...
World Airline Awards
in Hidden Travel Gems, on July 5, 2007
July is the month when the airline industry gets a little excited. The prestigious Skytrax World Airline Awards will be announced later this month. A lot of what one hears about the quality of airlines is subjective, but the Skytrax awards are recognized by the airline industry as one of...
Journalist Ticks Off Wine Industry
in Celebrate Wine, on June 27, 2007
...s, wine shipped by sea has a much smaller carbon footprint when compared to trucks and, especially, airplanes.
Here's a link to Eco-Warrior by the way.
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Airbus to Allow Cell Phone Use
in The Aviation Weblog, on June 24, 2007
... The revitalized Airbus became the first aircraft maker to approve the use of cell phones onboard airplanes. According to a statement released by Airbus, passengers will be able to make and receive ...
Aviation Industry Going Green?
in The Aviation Weblog, on June 22, 2007
...t each year, according to industry trade groups. Meanwhile, technological developments are boosting airplanes' fuel efficiency by about 1 to 2 percent a year. Also, since airlines keep aircraft fo...
Big Changes for Delta Airlines
in The Aviation Weblog, on June 19, 2007
...tcy this year, Delta is debating between the Boeing Co.'s 787 Dreamliner or the Airbus A350 XWB airplanes to replace its current fleet.
We do need to make a decision really by the end of this ye...
Climate change liability risks
in Sox First, on June 7, 2007
...mpacts. Insurers insure carbon-intensive industries as well as homes, autos, and pollution-emitting airplanes that are some of the primary causes of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Many...
Problogger.net Top 5 Group Writing Project - The Rest of List
in Latina Viva, on May 16, 2007
Ooops! It seems The MT has eaten a big chunk of my Problogger.net Top 5 Group Writing Project list of participants! I apologize to those who ended up being left out; it wasn't intentional. But don't worry; here's the rest of the list. If it gets eaten again, I'll republish it...
Fuel Cell Airplanes
in IfEnergy, on April 30, 2007
Boeing researchers will conduct experimental flight tests this year featuring a manned airplane that is powered only by a fuel cell and some batteries. According to this report , the plane will have a wing span of about 16 meters and will cruise at 100 kilometers per hour. Looks like Boei...
Wi-Fi in the Sky
in The Wireless Weblog, on April 3, 2007
... Journal's Scott McCartney reports today that Wi-Fi will soon be airborne. "The days when airplanes offer a hiatus from being connected to the office are numbered," he writes.
McCar...
FCC to Hang Up on In-Flight Cell Phone Use
in The Wireless Weblog, on March 23, 2007
...t FCC chairman Kevin J. Martin is planning to give up on the idea of allowing mobile phone use on airplanes "because it is not clear whether the network on the ground can handle the calls."...
Death Valley: Land Of Extremes Part Three
in The Outdoor Weblog, on February 22, 2007
...weekend, there was also an obvious flight path, as easy to spot as the constellation, with a row of airplanes across the entire night sky carrying fans to watch the spectacle unfold. One reporter call...
The 2007 State of the Union Address
in IfEnergy, on January 25, 2007
.... To prevail, we must remove the conditions that inspire blind hatred, and drove 19 men to get onto airplanes and to come and kill us. What every terrorist fears most is human freedom
-- societies w...
The Economics of Coal to Liquid Fuel
in IfEnergy, on January 15, 2007
... Because I started writing about coal to liquid fuel for cars and possibly jet airplanes, I really began to ponder about the economics of doing such. Would a concept as daring as that work?
Accordi...
Coal to Liquid Fuel Proposals in US Congress
in IfEnergy, on January 15, 2007
...rted or are in advanced stages of experimentation in converting coal to diesel fuel or jet fuel for airplanes.
One thing is for sure, these law makers will get flak from the environmentalists and sup...
FAA Changes Safety Rules for Long-Range Flights
in The Aviation Weblog, on January 11, 2007
...iability of today's aircraft engines . It covers the design, maintenance and operation of airplanes and engines for extended operations flights - commonly called ETOPS - that go beyond certa...
Embry Riddle Back in Flight
in The Aviation Weblog, on January 11, 2007
...ull fleet on the 16th, which is downright nothing short of amazing."
Ayers said all 40 of the airplanes that were destroyed are in the process of being replaced, plus they'll have some extra...
SeatGuru Finds the Best Seat For Your Flight Home
in The Smart PDA, on December 28, 2006
...ly, and going postal on the flight crew. With its color-coded layouts of major carriers' airplanes, you can avoid seats too close to galleys and lavatories, with limited leg or recline room...
U.S. Certifies Airbus A380
in The Aviation Weblog, on December 17, 2006
...nal Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is currently considering the minimum separation criteria for airplanes operating behind an A380 in all phases of flight to minimize wake vortex effects.
All i...
Boeing Nixing Net
in The Aviation Weblog, on November 11, 2006
... offering Boeing's Internet service include Korean Air, Lufthansa and Air China.
According to Airplanes.com Blog :
...with the rising cost of fuel and other expenses, airlines have been relucta...
Iraqi Air Force Aloft
in The Aviation Weblog, on November 5, 2006
...cently formed Iraqi Air Force. Using a fleet of Bell 206 Helicopters , C-130s, and small prop airplanes, the Iraqi Air Force has logged more than 650 flight hours in more than 450 sorties since ...
September Eleventh Nineteen Forty-Eight
in Philoneist, on October 7, 2006
Hearing a talk this morning about transforming coal into gasoline and other important products sent Philoneist back through time, to the New York Times of Sept. 12, 1948 , when that technology had already been the hope of the future for many years. An eyebrow- raising date, that autumn S...
Ford Takes Flockhart Flying
in The Aviation Weblog, on October 3, 2006
...y taking her up for a short flying lesson.
Flockhart said the experience and some education about airplanes did help her come to terms with flying. Now, she's "more than happy to hit the sk...
FAA Airworthiness Bulletin
in The Aviation Weblog, on September 25, 2006
...) Helicopter
Thrush (Rockwell Commander), S2R
Twin Commander (Jetprop Commander) 680 and 690 Series Airplanes
Between July 1, 2005 and February 6, 2006, inclusive, Purolator Facet, Inc. manufactured ...
USS Macon Expedition Webcast
in The Aviation Weblog, on September 20, 2006
... its own protection - five Sparrow Hawk fighter planes were stored in the aircraft's belly. The airplanes were release via a trapeze and harness which lowered the planes through a T-shaped hole in...
Planes Flying On Hydrogen
in IfEnergy, on September 12, 2006
After cars, planes will be flying on hydrogen . Just ask the researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology who have successfully test piloted a hydrogen-powered unmanned aircraft. Flying on a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell using compressed hydrogen, the 22-foot (wingspan) a...
Planes Allegedly Sold Fraudulently Online
in The Aviation Weblog, on September 8, 2006
...angerous and damaged aircraft over the Internet. Luke Frazier is accused of advertising and selling airplanes without disclosing that they had been exposed to corrosive saltwater.
The Saint Petersbu...
