Tagged With "Alternative fuels"
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Are We bored of Abroad? - Why UK holidays are the Next Big Thing
Millions of holidaymakers are abandoning the beaches of far flung climes and sticking with a staycation in the UK - and in bigger numbers than ever before. Good news for the domestic economy, holidaying Brits are choosing to spend their hard-earned cash and home. The figures make for great reading… In the first quarter of 2016, 10% more people were holidaying in England than at the same time in 2015, a Rise of some 7.3 million holidaymakers. But why? What has changed to prompt people to stay...
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Eastern Europe Rail Odyssey: Istanbul to Sofia
Wilbur's exotic train journeys continue, today with stops in Istanbul, Thessaloniki, Meteora (Kalambaka), Skopje, Niš, ending in Sofia. If you love train travel stories, you'll love this post.
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Delta's first A350 arriving soon
Delta is the U.S. launch customer for the A350-900, which will be replacing the airline's older 747-400s.
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Venice and Tourists: New plan mixes carrots and sticks
Venice is using a mixture of carrots and sticks to try to reduce the crush of tourists by spreading out the load.
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Boeing takes a dim view of jumbo-jet future
With interest shifting to smaller planes and direct routes, the future seems dim for both the 747 and A-380
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Jetliner 'winglets' claim huge fuel savings
Those odd extensions of jetliner wings reduce drag and save billions of gallons of fuel while reducing carbon emissions.
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Rome's Zoo exhibits the history of poo
At Biopark, children and adults learn about excrement's important role in the cycle of life, agriculture and more.
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British Air gets a little 'country' with Nashville route
BA continues to expand its 787 service to smaller markets on "long and thin" routes with a new route to the Music City.
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Veteran fliers: Planes with a long history
Airliners have a longer life than you might think. Meet some of the oldest in service and why they're still flying.
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Solar Eclipse 2017! The view from Baker City, Oregon
DrFumblefinger shares his experiences with viewing the total solar eclipse of 2017. He experienced it in eastern Oregon and found the moments of totality to be an amazing -- even moving experience.
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Air Canada celebrates 80th by flying original plane
Air Canada celebrates its 80th birthday by putting one of its original planes back in the air on a trans-continental nostalgia trip.
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Airline fees hit new $7 billion record
A GAO report pinpoints the continuing growth of fees, accounting for nearly half of airline profits, and continuing issues of transparency.
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The Best Thing to Order is What They’ve Got
Bob Cranwell shares an adventure into the Ethiopian highlands -- his was the first group of tourists to arrive after the rainy season and they found nothing was stocked or ready for them. What to do? Let Bob explain.
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AA goes deeper in freight-only flights
Few international passenger flights are operating, reducing freight capacity also. As freight carriers raise rates, American sees a niche.
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The RiverWalk and Outlet Collection - New Orleans, Louisiana
Samantha and her husband had a wonderful time walking around the RiverWalk in NOLA. They saw the Mississippi River, the Creole Queen Ship & the Outlet Collection.
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Airbus testing a blended-wing plane
Airbus has some model fun as well as serious research with its giant model airplane, a possible design for future flying.
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Boeing back to building 737Max
Boeing is taking a step forward and resuming production of the 737 Max, which has not been cleared yet to resume flying. Will its gamble pay off?
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Swiss emergency: Butter stockpile only 2300 tonnes
A rise in cheese production has left Switzerland wondering how its next roll will be buttered.
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Four Tips in Choosing the Best Suitcase for Your Business Travel
Some suggestions on choosing the right luggage for your next trip (sponsored content)
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Norwegian headed for Heathrow?
Even as it cuts back some routes, Norwegian is looking forward to a debut at London Heathrow, but with only limited flights.
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United gives Airbus a big nod
United signs up with Airbus for 757 replacements while Boeing continues to consider a new 'mid-market' plane.
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Lufthansa furloughs A380 fleet
Due to declining sales as virus concerns spread, Lufthansa has taken its largest planes out of service.
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Crisis speeding up 747 retirements
With many routes on hiatus and demand for seats low, airlines that planned to retire the jumbos soon have accelerated the process.
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Cape Air: Trans-Atlantic in a 9-Seater!
Cape Air is getting a new fleet of high-tech small planes for its regional operations, but getting them from Italy to the U.S. is a trip in itself!
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Etihad's flying lab: 787 'Greenliner'
Etihad's newest 787 will be a flying laboratory for carbon reduction and other 'green' strategies.
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Qantas pilots and Operation Sunrise
As Project Sunrise ultra-long flights get closer, staffing remains a thorny issue.
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Germany sees decline in air travel
Environmental and price pressure are cutting domestic flying, with rail gaining. And a date's been set for Berlin Tegel to close.
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A350 to make U.S. debut in Philly, Jan. 1st
For those airbugs among us, to whom a ride on a new model plane is like spotting a favorite old car on the road, here's the word: Your first chance to sit on an A350 flight in the U.S. will come on New Years, when Qatar puts one of its new planes on a...
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Gasoline Alley: The World's Largest Collection of Gasoline Pumps
Little did I know when I moved to Calgary a few years ago that this city has one of the finest car museums in North America. Situated in a 75,000 sq ft building known as "Gasoline Alley", within Heritage Park , is a collection donated by...
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Gasoline Alley: Rides from 1907 - 1917
Besides its collection of antique gasoline pumps and signs, Calgary's Gasoline Alley museum has a fascinating assortment of cars and trucks! Many of these are unique, at least in my experience, as they were mostly collected...
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Gasoline Alley: Rides from 1918 - 1928
Our visit to Gasoline Alley in Calgary continues. We've previously looked at this fine museum's collection of antique gasoline pumps and vehicles from 1907 - 1917 . Today our tour continues with my favorite cars and trucks from...
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Airline capacity shifts: Bigger planes, fewer flights
Time's about up for United's fleet of 50-seat regional jets; other airlines are dumping them, too. Just as airlines carefully price tickets—often day to day—to maximize their revenue and avoid unsold seats, they also massage their...
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Free checked bags and paid overhead? Maybe...
Virgin America cabin...which space is up for sale next? Photo: Virgin America If you're wondering what comes next in the world of airline fees, check this interview with airline execs at the Phoenix International Aviation...
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AA talks tough on discount competition, sees change ahead
American Airlines, the world's largest air carrier, isn't planning to let any Davids mess with its Goliath market share. CEO Doug Parker says that if smaller rivals take advantage of fuel price drops to add seats and then discount them to take market...
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Ryanair's profits surge 66%: did 'charm offensive' do it?
Ryanair, the Irish-based airline that practically invented budget flying in Europe, and also nearly invented the reputation of low-cost airlines as cheap but unfriendly, has hit record profits this year. While others have also done well as fuel costs...
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NASA tests ways for airliners to "bug off"
NASA's best known for its space missions, and bugs are best known for buzzing your barbecue and irritating hikers—but now we learn that bugs also slow down jetliners and increase fuel consumption. And NASA is doing something about it. ...
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787 is a cargo shipper's Dreamliner, too
With American Airlines just starting to fly Boeing 787 Dreamliners in passenger service. it comes as a surprise that one of them is being dedicated to cargo service. Boeing is still considering when (or if) to create a 787 freight version as it...
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Gasoline Alley: Rides from 1931 - 1945
Our visit to Gasoline Alley in Calgary continues. We've previously looked at the museum's collection of antique gasoline pumps , vehicles from 1907 - 1917 and 1918 - 1928 . We continue with the last of the vehicles, my...
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Why your airline chose your plane
As you settle down into your seat, comfortably at the front of the plane (above) or squeezed into the last inches at the back (below), you must have sometimes wondered how the airline chose the plane you’re sitting in or why the schedule...
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1933 Napier Railton aero-engined race car - 47 world speed records
Encountered on a chance visit a few days ago to the UK heritage 'Brooklands' museum, I am delighted to share these photos of this mighty and powerful beast with my fellow Gumbo'ists! The Napier-Railton is an aero-engined race car built in 1933,...
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"Pops" is a New Route 66 Icon
I know this is going to be a fun stop on Route 66 just outside Arcadia, Oklahoma when I spy a 66-foot pop bottle on the horizon. Getting closer I can see it stands in front of an uber-modern structure with gas pumps in front. I have never seen...
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Two Canadian airlines expand their reach
Two of Canada's airlines are spreading out to new destinations. WestJet, a large budget carrier, has added Boeing 767s that allow it to make a big splash in the trans-Atlantic trade, and Porter, a much smaller carrier, will add flights from Toronto to...
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Chinese jetmaker beats out Boeing for order
COMAC C919 (4339942885)" by Kentaro Iemoto from Tokyo, Japan Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), received a 20 plane lease order from Thailand based City Airways. City ordered 10 C919s and 10 ARJ21 regional...
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Coming soon: 777s so big their wings fold
Computer rendering of the 777-9x Boeing's biggest 777s are on the way, with wings so long they have to partly fold after landing to avoid hitting other planes and buildings. Production is just starting on the final design for the X series,...
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Airbus patents a new Monster Airplane
Despite the lagging sales of the world's largest commercial aircraft, the A380, Airbus just filed a patent for a new h-u-g-e aircraft. It's a double decker plane that has the potential to be configured in a variety of ways. It has...
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Top Euro car renters agree to be fair to customers
Just a little nice, that's what they promise. Counters at Lourdes Airport, France Europe's "big 5" car rental companies have pledged to align their policies and contracts more closely with EU consumer policy, and to be more transparent...
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The search for the right-sized airplane
The plane that never was: Boeing's Sonic Cruiser concept helped pave the way for 777/787 Photo: Boeing Will there be a 797 in our future? Is there a future for the A380 or the 747? And what’s happening with the rest of the ranges...
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United makes big 'biofuel' steps
Fill'er up, please! Kerosene-based fuels may soon give way to biofuel. Photo: Sascheporsche / Wikimedia Fuel has been a big issue for airlines, both in terms of cost, and in terms of greenhouse gases and carbon...
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Carnival orders 9 new ships, including world's 4 largest
The world's-largest ship title just got a new winner. Carnival has just ordered nine new ships, and four of them, at 180,000 tons and 6,600 passengers, will be the world's largest. That beats Royal Caribbean's Oasis-class ships that hold up to 6,450....
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U.S. taxes on flying among world's highest
How much of your ticket is tax? Not all the expensive add-ons for your ticket are airline bag fees and fuel surcharges; according to a new report, another big factor is high government charges, among the world's highest. Each ticket starts out...