21.5 Million Tons Less CO2 Emissions
By eTN Staff Writer
The Blended Winglet Technology will have saved the world's airlines and private jet operators 2 billion gallons of jet fuel, or US$4 billion+ as of March 5, 2010, 1905 hours PST.
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Virgin Submarine?
By RICHARD MORIARTY
Adventure Sir Richard Branson has unveiled his new toy - an underwater "plane" for a voyage to the bottom of the sea.
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Aircraft Forced To Refuel In Mombasa
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
Reports from the Kenyan coast have confirmed that Malindi airport suffered a severe jet fuel shortage last week, when Shell failed to deliver sufficient supplies of JetA1 and AVGAS to the airport.
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CRJ200 Jet Purchase
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
The Rwandan national airline took delivery earlier in the week of their first "owned" CRJ200 jet, purchased together with a second such aircraft some months ago from Germany’s Lufthansa.
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First 3-Hour Flight Of Boeing 787 A Success
By eTN Staff Writer
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner took off from Paine Field in Everett, Washington at 10:27 am local time. After approximately three hours, it landed at 1:33 pm at Seattle's Boeing Field.
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Flagship Business Jet
By eTN Staff Writer
Gulfstream Aerospace announced that its newest business jet and the flagship of its fleet - the ultra-large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G650 - successfully completed its first flight.
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American Airlines
DALLAS - American Airlines says it has completed its final flight using an Airbus A300, 21 years after the airline began using the craft.
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Final Flight
By eTN Staff Writer
Today will mark the final flight of JAL Group's last classic jumbo jet, the 747.
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Air New Zealand
By AP
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – A passenger jet powered in part by vegetable oil successfully completed a two-hour flight Tuesday to test a biofuel that could lower airplane emissions and cut costs, Air N
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September 19 Crash in Columbia, South Carolina
By eTN
LOS ANGELES, CA (September 24, 2008) - The September 19, 2008 crash of a chartered Lear 60 business jet during takeoff from the Columbia Metropolitan Airport in Columbia, South Carolina killed four oc
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SkyBridge Private Air Introduces Famous Friends Concierge
By eTN
LOS ANGELES, CA (August 7, 2008) - SkyBridge Private Air is introducing Famous Friends(R), its exciting new concierge program.
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Vietnam Airlines
By Unal Basusta , eTN
CHIBA - An engine on a Vietnam Airlines jet caught fire shortly after it arrived at Narita International Airport early Wednesday from Ho Chi Minh City, but none of the 277 passengers and crew members
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Brazilian Regional Airline Expands Its Fleet With EMBRAER 175 Jet
By eTN
SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS - Embraer today signed a contract with Trip Linhas Aereas for the sale of five Embraer 175 jets. The deal also includes options for ten more, plus purchase rights for another 15. The total value of the firm orders, at list price, is US $167.5 million, and could go over US $1 billion if all of the options and purchase rights ... read more
