Gear problems vex Bombardier CRJs
US officials are investigating left main landing gear failures on two types of Bombardier regional jets on two separate occasions this week, incidents that…
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Archive for 2008/12/16
JAL latest to commit to biofuel test flight
Japan Airlines (JAL) has become the latest carrier to commit to carrying out a demonstration flight with an aircraft powered in part by biofuel.
The…
Time savings on Emirates polar route exceeds expectations
Emirates’ inaugural Dubai-San Francisco flight utilizing a polar routing on 15 December surpassed the carrier’s projected time savings by 25 minutes.
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Qantas A380s to serve Singapore & London from 16 Jan
Australia’s Qantas Airways is to start using the Airbus A380 on services to London Heathrow via Singapore from the middle of January after taking delivery…
Poland: Climate, History, Holidays
A roundup of the recent posts on Poland: Leopolis writes about a successful outcome of the EU climate package talks; Raf Uzar writes about General Wojciech Jaruzelski's alleged plans to “open Poland’s borders and let in the Soviet army”; 20 east is fuming about bad driving in Warsaw; Polandian complains that “Polish winters have become […]