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Carbon emissions from private jets increased by 46% between 2019 and 2023, study finds - as billionaire owners including Taylor Swift create almost 500 times more CO2 in a year than the average person
2 months ago

Carbon emissions from private jets increased by 46% between 2019 and 2023, study finds - as billionaire owners including Taylor Swift create almost 500 times more CO2 in a year than the average person

Daily Mail  

While the rest of us have been fretting about recycling and using paper straws, a new study shows that the super-wealthy have been polluting more than ever. Scientists from Linnaeus University in Sweden found that private jets produced 15.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2023, up 46 per cent from 2019. The study found that some private jet users …

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The 1 Thing You Should Never Do On A Plane If You Want To Avoid Jet Lag
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The 1 Thing You Should Never Do On A Plane If You Want To Avoid Jet Lag

Huff Post  

martin-dm via Getty Images Traveling to a different time zone? “My best advice for beating jet lag is to avoid alcohol and drinks that cause dehydration like coffee,” he told HuffPost. I try to eat more hydrating foods like salad and fresh fruit.” Laurianne Harel, a flight attendant based in France, agreed that anything that can cause dehydration on a …

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Why was Singapore flight turbulence severe? | Explained
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Why was Singapore flight turbulence severe? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: On May 20-21, a Singapore Airlines flight, SQ321, with 211 passengers and 18 crew, from London’s Heathrow Airport to Singapore encountered severe turbulence while over the Andaman Sea/Bay of Bengal near the Irrawaddy Basin, Myanmar. When it involves aviation, there are two main forms, which are Clear Air Turbulence, which happens around jet streams, and the …

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Myanmar’s military blames technical fault for crash of fighter jet on training flight
10 months, 1 week ago

Myanmar’s military blames technical fault for crash of fighter jet on training flight

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A Myanmar fighter jet crashed and burned on Thursday in the countryside of the central Magway region due to what was described as a technical fault during training maneuvers, state television MRTV reported. Myanmar’s military has lost at least four helicopters and three jet fighters since it seized power in February 2021 from the elected government of Aung …

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Japan Airlines plane in flames after collision on runway, all 379 on board escape
1 year ago

Japan Airlines plane in flames after collision on runway, all 379 on board escape

India Today  

A Japanese passenger jet was engulfed in flames after colliding with another plane while landing at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Tuesday. Scary visuals of the plane crash showed a Japan Airlines flight skidding down the runway fully ablaze. The plane -- Japan Airlines flight 516 -- was carrying 379 people, including 12 crew members. Firefighters work at Haneda International Airport …

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‘This is not my Joe’: Wife defends off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to disable jet
1 year, 2 months ago

‘This is not my Joe’: Wife defends off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to disable jet

LA Times  

Joseph Emerson, left, 44, stands with his lawyer, Ethan Levi, during his arraignment in Portland, Ore., on Thursday after allegedly trying to disable a jet airliner in midflight. The wife of the Alaska Airlines pilot accused of attempting to shut down the engines on a plane flying from Seattle to San Francisco said the husband she knew would not commit …

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Can China's homegrown passenger jet C919 challenge Airbus and Boeing?
1 year, 7 months ago

Can China's homegrown passenger jet C919 challenge Airbus and Boeing?

Firstpost  

China’s first large indigenous passenger jet made its inaugural commercial flight on Sunday from Shanghai to Beijing. With this, the Asian nation is aiming to challenge foreign models like the Boeing 737 MAX and the Airbus A320 China’s first large domestically produced passenger jet took its maiden commercial flight on Sunday. Dubbed China Eastern Airlines flight MU9191, the C919 plane …

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Air India Delhi-Sydney Flight Hit by Severe Turbulence, Several Passengers Injured
1 year, 7 months ago

Air India Delhi-Sydney Flight Hit by Severe Turbulence, Several Passengers Injured

News 18  

Several passengers on board the Delhi-Sydney Air India flight on Tuesday sustained injuries due to severe turbulence mid-air, according to an ANI report. Air India cabin crew provided first aid to the injured passengers with assistance from a doctor and nurse travelling on the flight. “Air India’s flight AI302 of 16th May 2023, operating from Delhi to Sydney encountered turbulence …

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Andrea Bocelli sues air charter company over old, noisy jet
2 years, 2 months ago

Andrea Bocelli sues air charter company over old, noisy jet

The Independent  

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Twitter Reacts as Spurs' Boss Antonio Conte Snubs Private Jet to Travel in Budget-friendly Flight
2 years, 6 months ago

Twitter Reacts as Spurs' Boss Antonio Conte Snubs Private Jet to Travel in Budget-friendly Flight

News 18  

Tottenham Spurs manager Antonio Conte was applauded by fans around the world as he snubbed a private jet and returned from Italy on a budget Ryanair flight. Conte on Ryanair is Small Club FC energy pic.twitter.com/vCf9DvQ8un— Barstool Football July 4, 2022 Football fans were startled by Conte’s move but praised the former Inter-Milan gaffer for his willingness to stay grounded …

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Jet Airways takes to the skies after three years: What’s in store for the once-bankrupt airline?
2 years, 8 months ago

Jet Airways takes to the skies after three years: What’s in store for the once-bankrupt airline?

Firstpost  

Jet Airways has already hired over 200 people across major operations, including former SpiceJet and Vistara executive Sanjiv Kapoor as its CEO. The airline plans to start operations in the September quarter of this year A Jet Airways test flight took to the skies on Thursday from Hyderabad Airport for the first time after a hiatus of three years. The …

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The 26-year-old CEO of a private jet firm reveals how the sector is booming
4 years, 4 months ago

The 26-year-old CEO of a private jet firm reveals how the sector is booming

Daily Mail  

Private jets have long been considered to be reserved just for the rich and famous – a luxury many of us could only dream of. Private jets will become more commonplace for the average person, according to TailHail Leaving school at 16 to get his pilot's licence, the aptly named Moon, who is based in Newcastle, has had a decade's …

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Downing of jet in Iran reveals Islamic Republic’s wider woes
4 years, 11 months ago

Downing of jet in Iran reveals Islamic Republic’s wider woes

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Ukrainian jetliner stood ready for takeoff at Iran’s main international airport bound for Kyiv, packed with passengers and so many bags on one of the cheapest routes to the West that the ground crew rushed to unload some luggage to make its weight for flight. Up until the moment soldiers fired missiles at the …

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Grumman X-29: The impossible fighter jet with inverted wings
5 years, 5 months ago

Grumman X-29: The impossible fighter jet with inverted wings

CNN  

CNN — There’s no airplane quite like the Grumman X-29. Created at the height of the Cold War by a conglomerate of giants – NASA, the US Air Force, the “men in black” at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and aerospace behemoth Grumman – it first flew in 1984 as part of a quest to build the ultimate fighter …

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Low airfares: Is ultra-low-cost air travel really worth it?
5 years, 8 months ago

Low airfares: Is ultra-low-cost air travel really worth it?

CNN  

CNN — It’s a seven-hour flight across the Atlantic at a bargain price: Low-cost airline Norwegian will jet you from New York to Madrid for $154 one way, taxes included. “One software provider analyzes more than one billion fare combinations between London and New York considering different fare classes, airlines and seats on individual flights flying the route,” Harteveldt says. …

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Donald Trump says planes are too complex as nations ground Boeing 737 MAX 8
5 years, 9 months ago

Donald Trump says planes are too complex as nations ground Boeing 737 MAX 8

ABC  

United States President Donald Trump has weighed in on the Ethiopian Airlines tragedy that claimed the lives of 157 people, tweeting that modern airplanes had become "too complex to fly" and that he wouldn't want Albert Einstein to be his pilot. Key points: Mr Trump tweeted that "split second" decisions were needed by pilots and that "complexity creates danger" Britain, …

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