U.S. Airlines have ordered their pilots to slow down to reduce fuel consumption.They say the move will add minutes to flight times whilst, at the same time, save millions in fuel costs.
However, the strategy will not be taken up by the large British airlines, even though the price of jet fuel has shot up by more than 70 per cent in the past year.
Both British Airways and Virgin said they have already introduced fuel-saving measures which they believe are more effective than those adopted by t... Read Full Story
U.S. Airlines have ordered their pilots to slow down to reduce fuel consumption.They say the move will add minutes to flight times whilst, at the same time, save millions in fuel costs.
However, the strategy will not be taken up by the large British airlines, even though the price of jet fuel has shot up by more than 70 per cent in the past year.
Both British Airways and Virgin said they have already introduced fuel-saving measures which they believe are more effective than those adopted by t... Read Full Story
Turboprop Aircraft Are Back In Fashion
With oil around $120 a barrel and climbing it seems that only new technology will be able to keep us flying at a price we can afford.
Not so! say some bigwigs in the aircraft industry. And they are backing their claims by ordering more old fashioned aircraft with propellors.
In the “less than 70 seat” market turboprops - which were once thought of as noisy and bumpy - are outselling equivalent regional jets by two to one.
According to Kapil K... Read Full Story
Turboprop Aircraft Are Back In Fashion
With oil around $120 a barrel and climbing it seems that only new technology will be able to keep us flying at a price we can afford.
Not so! say some bigwigs in the aircraft industry. And they are backing their claims by ordering more old fashioned aircraft with propellors.
In the “less than 70 seat” market turboprops - which were once thought of as noisy and bumpy - are outselling equivalent regional jets by two to one.
According to Kapil K... Read Full Story
I would like to apologise to all readers and fans of this blog for the lack of posts over the past couple of weeks, during which time I’ve not been too well. Normal service will, hopefully, now be resumed.
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I would like to apologise to all readers and fans of this blog for the lack of posts over the past couple of weeks, during which time I’ve not been too well. Normal service will, hopefully, now be resumed.
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The average two-car family in the UK will spend more than £400 extra on petrol (gas) this year as fuel prices hit record levels, figures show.
Soaring petrol (gas) and diesel prices have increased the total cost of running a small family car to 58p a mile, from 55.3p a year ago, according to the AA.
UK pump prices will certainly continue rising to record levels in the spring following the price of oil hitting a series of highs since the beginning of the year.
Two-car families are now £36.93 w... Read Full Story
The average two-car family in the UK will spend more than £400 extra on petrol (gas) this year as fuel prices hit record levels, figures show.
Soaring petrol (gas) and diesel prices have increased the total cost of running a small family car to 58p a mile, from 55.3p a year ago, according to the AA.
UK pump prices will certainly continue rising to record levels in the spring following the price of oil hitting a series of highs since the beginning of the year.
Two-car families are now £36.93 w... Read Full Story
According to an article by James Randerson and Nicholas Watt which has been published in the UK Guardian newspaper, Gordon Brown, the British Prime Minister, is preparing to do battle with the European Union over biofuels after one of the UK government’s leading scientists warned they could exacerbate the problem of climate change rather than help to beat it it.
In an damning attack on a policy which comes into force next week, Professor Bob Watson, the chief scientific adviser at the ... Read Full Story
According to an article by James Randerson and Nicholas Watt which has been published in the UK Guardian newspaper, Gordon Brown, the British Prime Minister, is preparing to do battle with the European Union over biofuels after one of the UK government’s leading scientists warned they could exacerbate the problem of climate change rather than help to beat it it.
In an damning attack on a policy which comes into force next week, Professor Bob Watson, the chief scientific adviser at the ... Read Full Story
