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Aviation In Focus: April 2008
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Topics in this blog cover all aspects of flying: airline industry, air travel, airports, general aviation, aviation-related hobbies, etc. Saturday, April 26, 2008. North Atlantic Tracks (NAT) are about jet stream, a fast narrow air currents found in the atmosphere about 10 kilometers above the Earth's surface. In northern hemisphere, jet stream travels in a west-to-east direction. With no radar coverage in the Atlantic, aircraft separation rules are strictly enforced in NAT until aircrafts again come wit...
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Aviation In Focus: World's Longest Scheduled Commercial Flight
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Topics in this blog cover all aspects of flying: airline industry, air travel, airports, general aviation, aviation-related hobbies, etc. Thursday, April 24, 2008. World's Longest Scheduled Commercial Flight. For decades, multi-segment flights were the norm for those travelers making long distance flights. Due to its location, Anchorage Alaska has been for years the scheduled "technical stop" (refueling stop) for many Asia-North America flights using aircrafts with shorter range capacity. Posted by Bill C.
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Aviation In Focus: May 2008
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Topics in this blog cover all aspects of flying: airline industry, air travel, airports, general aviation, aviation-related hobbies, etc. Wednesday, May 14, 2008. China's Jumbo Passenger Aircraft Company. China moved one step closer to manufacturing jumbo aircraft by inaugurating its national pride in commercial aircraft manufacturing, while stressing that the new company will offer no short-term challenge to Boeing or Airbus. The new company has a registered capital of $2.72 billion, with the state-...
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Aviation In Focus: Airline Maintenance Outsourcing
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Topics in this blog cover all aspects of flying: airline industry, air travel, airports, general aviation, aviation-related hobbies, etc. Thursday, May 8, 2008. As airlines' profits running scarce, the industry pushes to cut cost by outsourcing its aircraft maintenance. Government statistics show two-thirds of all maintenance on U.S. carriers is done by contractors, up from 30 percent in 1997. As aircraft maintenance becomes a $42 billion-a-year business, countries such as Dubai, China, Korea, and Singap...
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Aviation In Focus: North Atlantic Tracks
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Topics in this blog cover all aspects of flying: airline industry, air travel, airports, general aviation, aviation-related hobbies, etc. Saturday, April 26, 2008. North Atlantic Tracks (NAT) are about jet stream, a fast narrow air currents found in the atmosphere about 10 kilometers above the Earth's surface. In northern hemisphere, jet stream travels in a west-to-east direction. With no radar coverage in the Atlantic, aircraft separation rules are strictly enforced in NAT until aircrafts again come wit...
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Aviation In Focus: Slow Down to Achieve Fuel Efficiency
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Topics in this blog cover all aspects of flying: airline industry, air travel, airports, general aviation, aviation-related hobbies, etc. Saturday, May 3, 2008. Slow Down to Achieve Fuel Efficiency. In practice, airline pilots may find it difficult to achieve aircraft's optimal flight performance in crowded airspace, where airplanes' air speed, heading, speed restrictions and cruising altitude are orchestrated by air traffic controllers. To be cost effective, airlines go great distance to make every drop...
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Aviation In Focus: Turboprops Are Here To Stay
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Topics in this blog cover all aspects of flying: airline industry, air travel, airports, general aviation, aviation-related hobbies, etc. Thursday, May 1, 2008. Turboprops Are Here To Stay. Quietly but surely, the noisy, bumpy, fuel-efficient turboprops are making a comeback as fuel costs climb to record highs and airlines struggle to stay afloat. As a result, there has been a clear reversal of trends in the regional airline business. Aircraft manufacturers Canada’s Bombardier and France’...With increasi...
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Aviation In Focus: Continental Airlines, Boeing and GE Aviation Plan Biofuel Flight
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Topics in this blog cover all aspects of flying: airline industry, air travel, airports, general aviation, aviation-related hobbies, etc. Friday, May 9, 2008. Continental Airlines, Boeing and GE Aviation Plan Biofuel Flight. Continental Airlines, Boeing and engine maker GE Aviation have scheduled a biofuel demonstration flight for early 2009 as part of the ongoing effort in the aviation industry to identify sustainable alternative fuels. The CFM56-7B engine is used exclusively for the Boeing 737-600, 737...
