Blog Profile / Flightandroom Blog
| URL : | http://blog.flightandroom.com/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Vehicles / Aircraft | |
| Posts on Regator: | 206 | |
| Posts / Week: | 0.8 | |
| Archived Since: | March 7, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Southwest Airlines goes cashless
As of September 9, Southwest Airlines will no longer accept cash for onboard purchases. If you want to buy a drink on board the airplane, the flight attendant will require your credit card, debit card, or your frequent-flier coupons.The...Show More Summary
Rising airfares to slow Labor Day holiday travel
Passenger traffic on U.S. airlines for the 2008 Labor Day holiday travel period is expected to be 16 million passengers, a new report from the Air Transport Association (ATA) says. This is 5.7 percent down from the 17 million passengers...Show More Summary
Unusual cases in the air
Many times the reality surpasses the fiction. Here are some examples:- The pilots of an Air India flight fell asleep in the cockpit and bypassed the destination airport with more than 100 kilometers. After failing to response, the air traffic controllers in Mumbai activated an alarm to wake them up. Show More Summary
Luxury on streets of Dubai
This bus stop in Dubai is adapted for the scorching summer in the Arabian Desert and is fully equipped with access for disabled people, automatic doors and air conditioning.This is what I call complete luxury!Source: Embelezzia...
Emirates gets its first A380 superjumbo
Dubai-based Emirates Airline welcomed its first Airbus A380 at a dedicated ceremony on Monday at the planemaker’s delivery plant in Hamburg.Emirates’ first A380 service is scheduled for August 1 and will operate between Dubai and New...Show More Summary
Another NYC landmark skyscraper sells
One of the most iconic skyscrapers in New York City – the Chrysler Building – was sold today for $800 million to the Abu Dhabi Investment Council.The Chrysler Building, located on the east side of Manhattan at 42nd Street and Lexington...Show More Summary
Airline on-time performance improves
The on-time flight performance has improved for the nation's airlines in May compared to the same period last year, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Transportation released Monday.The latest figures showed the average on-time arrival rate for the 19 largest U.S. Show More Summary
Wi-Fi in the sky
American Airlines says passengers will be able to test in-flight Internet access on two transcon flights beginning June 26, with broader service expected to begin in the next couple of weeks....
Qantas’ first A380 seats on sale
Seats went on sale today for Qantas’ Airbus A380 route from Los Angeles to Melbourne, Australia. The airline’s first super-jumbo will begin service on 20 October with two bi-weekly direct flights from LA to Melbourne.Once it takes delivery...Show More Summary
Royal Caribbean's next ships to be called Oasis and Allure
The next two vessels of Royal Caribbean International will be called Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas – the pair of names proposed by a USA Today reader.George Weiser, 53, of Livonia, MI, has won the Royal Caribbean Name That...Show More Summary
A giant "telescope" connects New York and London
An extraordinary optical device called a “telectroscope” has been installed at both ends of the Atlantic Ocean which miraculously allows people to see right through the Earth from New York City to London and vice versa.In May-June, artist Paul St George is exhibiting outdoor interactive video installations in a fanciful simulated Telectroscope. Show More Summary
The most expensive building ever
The 50-storey General Motors Building in New York City was sold on Saturday for the record-setting $2.9 billion – the most ever paid for a skyscraper in the United States.The sale of the office tower represents the loss of the crownShow More Summary
So you think man can't fly?
It’s not a bird, it’s not a plane, and it’s high above the Alps. Yves "Fusion Man" Rossy is the world's first man to fly with jet fuel-powered wings. The former fighter pilot demonstrated his homemade jet pack over Bex, Switzerland. Show More Summary
A closer look at London..
Big Ben The London Eye London City Hyde Park...
American Airlines to start Chicago-Moscow flights
American Airlines is to launch non-stop scheduled service between Chicago O’Hare (ORD) and Moscow Domodedovo (DME) airports next summer. Beginning June 2, the new flights will be served six times a week with Boeing 767-300 aircraft,...
Skybus to begin service from new base at Piedmont Triad
Skybus will launch its newly-announced base at Piedmont Triad International Airport (PTI) in January and February with nonstop flights to seven new destinations and additional service to Columbus. The ultra low-cost airline will con...
Free WiFi access at New Orleans International
Louis Armstrong International Airport on Tuesday began offering free WiFi access in its terminal lobbies, gates and dining areas. The airport has invested $400,000 in the new service, covering about 85 percent of the terminal’s mai...
Armani Hotel at Burj Dubai to open in 2008
In late 2008 Giorgio Armani is due to open the first of the brand's luxury hotels at Burj Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The world’s first Armani Hotel will occupy the lower 37 floors of the 124-storey Burj Dubai and will offer 160 g...
Continental to launch Heathrow flights
Continental Airlines is to make Heathrow debut by launching twice-daily nonstop service from both its Newark and Houston hubs on March 29. The world's fifth largest airline revealed plans to begin services to London’s Heathrow Air...