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Planes fly empty to keep value take-off slots at Heathrow
BMI, the third largest airline in the UK, has admitted it is planning to keep running virtually empty flights in spite of decreasing passenger numbers in order to hold on to its landing and takeoff slots at airports....Speculation That Israel May Attack Iran Raises Oil Prices
"Crude oil rose more than $4 to a record on concerns that Israel may be preparing to attack Iran, while a strike in Brazil and renewed militant activity in Nigeria threaten to cut supplies. Oil rallied to a record high of $145.98 a barrel after the Jerusalem Post...
Britain goes slow as trains, planes and ships cut fuel costs
Even jet planes are slowing down to save fuel - well really to save 'fuel costs' which is perhaps slightly different - an economic rather than environmental decision. If that's what it takes to save the planet then... United Airlines to temporarily lay off 950 pilots
"United Airlines will temporarily lay off about 950 pilots by the end of 2009 as a result of plans to reduce the fleet by 100 aircraft to cope with surging oil prices, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. ...British 9/11 fears over private planes, Government terror adviser warns
These reports are undeniably based on 'what could bes' but there are so many opportunities for anyone, terrorist, madman or other to inflict mayhem on any particular community that we could get over worried. This...Danger In The Sky - The Chemtrail Phenomenon
" Danger In The Sky - The Chemtrail Phenomenon You Tube Tuesday, June 17, 2008 The largest coordinated global engineering project in the history of our species. People across the world are noticing...Internet backlash forces Japan to shelve plans to send relief planes to China
The troubled historical relationship between China and Japan appears to be preventing Japan from sending aid to China for earthquake relief efforts."A frenzied cyberspace backlash on China’s notoriously active... Two near misses in one day at YVR
With ongoing construction and expansion at Vancouver airport (as well as other cities), there is bound to be congestion on the runways as large aircraft have to shuffle for spots on the ground. Add to this the... Vancouver: 2 Planes Forced to Abort Landing Same Day!
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAirplane passengers lives don't get lucky once, but twice when flying into Vancouver Airport on the same day. We have all seen it on the road, a slow moving driver in... Drone Planes to Monitor the Earth's Atmosphere
"As the hurricane season takes off in the US so too will drone planes which will fly into the eye of the storms. It is part of an ongoing project funded by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...How do pilots spell relief: AMXD
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Where do fighter pilots traveling faster than the speed of sound go when they really need to "go"?... Predator Pilots Burning Out
I find this very surprising: pilots of unmanned combat aircraft are burning out faster than pilots of conventional fighter jets."A US military report says pilots operating the well-known Predator drone aircraft suffer far higher levels of mental stress than flyboys who are... New Delays Loom as F.A.A. Expands Airliner Review
The flight cancellations in the US aren't over yet, not by a long shot. Over the coming weeks the FAA is going to expand their investigation and more flights are likely to be cancelled, and from more airlines."The... The Death of the Red Baron
Until recently, it would have been impossible to use the words 'hero' and 'german officer' in the same sentence, especially in Germany.However, with the passage of time and a better perspective (90 years will do...Mobile phone use to be allowed on planes
"The European Commission has introduced new rules to allow mobile phones to be used on planes.The Commission says travellers will be able to receive and make calls and messages safely with their own mobile phones while flying all over Europe.At the moment that luxury is...
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