Category: Travel
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AeroMobil’s Luxurious Flying Car Turns Heads at Frankfurt Motor Show
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he theme for the 67th annual International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Germany, is “Future Now.” As such, there is a wide variety of concept automobiles on display this week, from the celebrated Mercedes-AMG Project ONE hypercar to the eyebrow-raising and oddly-named Thunder Power SUV. And in a class of its own is AeroMobil’s flying car.…
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RVSM airspace Letters of Authorization May Soon Become Unnecessary
[dropcap]R[/dropcap]VSM airspace was created to safely and efficiently allow more aircraft to use a given piece of high-altitude airspace, defined as FL290 up to and including FL410. Users of reduced vertical separation minimum airspace are breathing a sigh of relief that a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Part 91 appears to be moving ahead, a…
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Air Canada Adding Transatlantic 737 Flights
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]hanks to technological advancements, airlines are flying smaller planes on longer routes than ever before. Decades ago, the only plane that could operate ultra longhaul flights was the 747. However, it’s tough to fill a 747, at least with decent yields, and that’s true in spite of how increasingly mobile the global population has become.…
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Life Slowly Returning to Normal at Florida Airports Impacted by Hurricane Irma
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]lorida airports were slowly resuming operations yesterday in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, which caused widespread devastation in the Caribbean and Florida Keys, but not as much destruction as feared elsewhere thanks to building code improvements and residents who heeded warnings before the massive storm. Many pilots, aviation businesses and schools like Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University…
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JetBlue’s Founder Joins Bid to Start Private Jet Commuter Service
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]avid Neeleman, the founder of JetBlue Airways Corp., registered a new aviation business this summer in Connecticut, sparking immediate speculation in the airline industry that he might be starting a new U.S. airline. He is—sort of. (Photographer: Robert Alexander/Archive Photos/Getty Images) Neeleman, 57, is joining a plan to launch a charter air enterprise, tentatively…
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When flyClever May Actually Be Able to Help You Save on Airfare
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]lyClever – Suppose you have a long-haul flight coming up, a fixed departure and arrival airport, and a convenient time frame for travel. You’ve searched all of your favorite search engines and have a few leads, but no great deals that particularly take your interest. You could go through a travel agency, but this seems…
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You Can Book A Stay In A Luxury Treehouse Inside An African Volcano
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]reehouse – If you’ve dreamed of taking an exotic adventure—this may just be the one for you. The Bisate Lodge is situated inside of an eroded volcanic cone (yes, you read that right: it’s inside a volcano) and offers views of the Volcanoes National Park, gorillas and more of the beauty Rwanda has to (offer.Wilderness Safaris) The…