Luxury business jets : latest news from the market, reviews and news
Green conscience: United Airlines, airberlin, Qantas top 2013 ATW Eco-airline award winners list. Over a decade ago “eco-aviation” was a barely known term. Now the industry focuses on overall sustainability, reducing carbon emissions, sustainable biofuel initiatives, recycling, and overcoming political hurdles within the air transport industry. Fuel-efficient fleet, reduced fuel burn or sustainable fuels have propelled … Read more
Welcome aboard Emirates Executive flying hotel. The increasing demand in the private travel segment, especially in the Middle East and Europe as well as in markets such as India, Russia and China, has lead to luxury private jet service that could be described as flying hotels. Dubai-based carrier Emirates, one of the world’s fastest growing … Read more
Jetman takes to the skies in the United States for the first time in public. Outfitted in his custom-designed Jet-wing, Yves ‘Jetman’ Rossy, the world’s first jet-powered man, thrilled crowds during his first public flight in the United States at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in. Jetman soared over the crowds free as a bird, reaching … Read more
Delta Air Lines is launching a competitive culinary show. Delta and FOOD & WINE, America’s talent-seeking epicurean magazine, created a culinary competition video series, called “The Cabin Pressure Cook Off,” to find Delta’s newest chef. The winning chef will consult with Delta on menus for flights departing Atlanta. Coinciding with the 25th anniversary of … Read more
Touch The Moon At Wyoming’s Big Show. Wyomingites will have the rare chance to touch a nearly 4-billion-year-old piece of moon rock at NASA’s Driven to Explore traveling exhibit, a multimedia experience that immerses visitors in the story of NASA. The centerpiece of Driven to Explore is the opportunity to touch a lunar rock sample … Read more
Atlas human-powered helicopter – AHS Sikorsky Prize Flight. Aerovelo’s Atlas Human-Powered Helicopter has won the Sikorsky Prize. 33 years after “Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Competition” was established, the award was officially declared won when AeroVelo’s Atlas human-powered helicopter conducted a flight that met all the requirements of the AHS International competition, and received … Read more