We learned in back in high school physics that it takes energy to move a mass, and the more mass, the more energy. Paul Kedrosky lists some of the tiny moves that airlines are making to squeeze every ounce out, which add up to big savings in fuel.
* One airline saved [...]
An Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on Monday morning shortly after it took off from Beirut International Airport. News reports said that 85 people were on board.
A woman who answered the phone at the Lebanese Civil Aviation Authority said that the plane, which was headed for Addis Ababa, crashed after it took [...]
Weight is the force with which gravity attracts a body toward the center of the earth. It is a product of the mass of a body and the acceleration acting on the body. Weight is a major factor in airplane construction and operation, and demands respect from all pilots.
The force of gravity continually attempts to [...]
Last Saturday, 23 of February 2008, the world barely acknowledged the most expensive air crash in the history of aviation. ONE $BILLION ($US) of air accident occurred on Guam, in our neck of the woods. It was a B2 Stealth Bomber, which allegedly dropped as it took off from the US Air base there. This [...]
Qantas and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau said they will consult with and assist Dutch crash investigators after a QF 737-800 last week suffered a radio altimeter malfunction similar to the one that is suspected of causing the loss of a Turkish Airlines -800 on approach to Amsterdam on Feb. 25.
Qantas Flight 1020, an -800 [...]
shown here above could be interpreted as two pieces (yellow references 1 and 2) in this sketch of a Rolls Royce RB 535 engine, the model which was mounted on the Boeing 757-200 number 644 AA alledgedly crashed on the Pentagon. Note that the rotor (1) is the entry fan or one of the internal [...]
As we made our way to the check-in counter at LAX airport, it finally hit us that we were indeed going to Australia. As if the excitement of visiting this magical country was not enough, we knew we were also wait-listed to fly business class on the Qantas A380 airbus! Our reservation agent [...]
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Start with a letter size piece of paper. Fold the paper exactly in half along its long edge. Unfold after the creas has been made.
2. Fold the upper left corner down so the upper left point hits the right edge of the paper. When folded correctly, the top edge should line up with the [...]
Jetstar Airways is a low-cost airline headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[2] It is a subsidiary of Qantas, created in response to the threat posed by low-cost airline Virgin Blue Airlines. It operates an extensive domestic network as well as regional and international services. Its main base is Melbourne Airport.[3] Parent company Qantas also has stakes [...]
On the evening of October 20, an expeditioner of the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) was injured at Davis station in Antarctica. The injured expeditioner was identified as 31 year old Dwayne Rooke from Devonport, Tasmania. He was working as chef for almost 12 months and was due to return to Australia in mid-November. Though first [...]
