JFK Runway to Close for Four Months
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 Posted in Airports | No Comments »New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport isn't exactly renowned for on-time departures and things may get worse before they get better for passengers using the airport this spring. Starting today (1st March 2010), JFK's busiest runway will close for four ...
Boeing 787 Dreamliner Interior Preview
Thursday, February 4th, 2010 Posted in Airlines, Boeing | No Comments »Boeing have been showing off the interior of the 787 Dreamliner. I'm using the words "showing off" in a loose sense - after all this is just another tube with loads of seats crammed together in a confined space, right? [youtube]0f9zjYpAVmU[/youtube] Source ...
World-First Biofuel Test Flight by Air New Zealand
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 Posted in Airlines | No Comments »The Air New Zealand test flight is a joint initiative with partners Boeing, Rolls-Royce and Honeywell's UOP in commercial aviation's drive for more sustainable air travel for future generations. The Air New Zealand Boeing 747-400, powered one of its four Rolls-Royce ...
Qantas Launches New Travel Resource
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 Posted in Airlines | No Comments »Qantas today launched the latest addition to qantas.com - Qantas Travel Insider. Qantas Group General Manager Sales and Distribution, Mr Rob Gurney, said Qantas Travel Insider was a unique and comprehensive online resource that would help travellers plan the perfect trip. "Qantas ...
September sees Big Drop in International Flight Traffic
Saturday, November 1st, 2008 Posted in Airlines | No Comments »Istanbul - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global international traffic results for September. Passenger traffic declined 2.9% while cargo traffic dropped 7.7% compared to the same month in 2007. International load factors tumbled by 4.4% percentage points from ...
IATA: Airlines to lose US$5.2 billion in 2008
Sunday, September 7th, 2008 Posted in Airlines | No Comments »The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently announced a revised industry financial forecast that would see the global airline industry post losses of US$5.2 billion in 2008 based on an average crude oil price of US$113 per barrel (US$140 for ...
Hundred Things To Do Before You Die Man Dies…
Friday, August 29th, 2008 Posted in Travel Industry | No Comments »...before completing his list. It is rather ironic that the travel writer Dave Freeman, co-writer (with Neil Teplica) of The 100 Things To Do Before You Die who started a publishing phenomenon died Aug. 17 from a head injury caused by ...
BA: “Terminal 5 is working”!
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 Posted in Airlines, Airports, Travel Stories | No Comments »British Airways has been running a campaign to prove that their new Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport in London is working: A reportage style will be adopted for the campaign, which signals a move away from the airline's traditional approach. The ...
Transatlantic Tunnels – possible?
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 Posted in Railways | No Comments »Imagine boarding a train in London and riding it all the way to New York! This theoretical rail route would involve a magnetically levitated train travelling from 300 to 5,000 mph (500 to 8,000 km/h) in an airless tunnel floating above ...
Air Atlantique Forced to Ground Dakotas
Saturday, June 14th, 2008 Posted in Airlines | No Comments »Air Atlantique, who operate a number of historic aircraft out of Coventry Airport, have announced the premature retirement of their fleet of Douglas DC-3 Dakota aircraft due to the prohibitive expenses needed to make them compliant with new EU legislation. Their ...
