News tagged with air travellers
Amadeus posts jump in net profit as global travel rises
Spain's Amadeus, the world's biggest processor of travel bookings, posted Wednesday a double-digit jump in its first quarter net profit on the back of a rise in global travel.
May 09, 2012 |
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US museum to welcome space shuttle Discovery
Discovery on Thursday will become the first spaceship of the retired US shuttle fleet to enter its permanent home as a museum artifact, marking a solemn end to the 30-year US space flight program.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 19, 2012 |
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Dragon expected to set historic course
(Phys.org) -- The upcoming launch of a SpaceX spacecraft and rocket on a demonstration flight to the International Space Station is expected to cross a key milestone on the path to operational, commercial ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 12, 2012 |
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Dutch 'flying car' takes to the skies
Is it a flying car or a driving aircraft? Either way, the Personal Air and Land Vehicle, or PAL-V for short, has just proved it can handle the skies as well as the highway, both at up to 180 kilometres (112 ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Nasa conducts new parachute test for Orion
(PhysOrg.com) -- On Feb. 29, NASA successfully conducted another drop test of the Orion crew vehicle's entry, descent and landing parachutes high above the Arizona desert in preparation for the vehicle's orbital ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 02, 2012 |
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India, China attack EU on airline carbon tax
India and China joined forces on Tuesday in saying they firmly rejected the EU's "unilateral" decision to impose a carbon tax on air travel.
Feb 14, 2012 |
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Many fliers refuse to turn off electronic gadgets
Gadget-dependent fliers are turning a deaf ear to flight attendants' instructions to turn off their devices during takeoff and landing, despite decades of government warnings, a USA TODAY investigation shows.
Dec 23, 2011 |
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Removing sulfur from jet fuel cools climate: study
A Yale study examining the impact of aviation on climate change found that removing sulfur from jet fuel cools the atmosphere. The study was published in the October 22 issue of Geophysical Research Letters.
Dec 14, 2011 |
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Differences in jet lag severity could be rooted in how circadian clock sets itself
It's no secret that long-distance, west-to-east air travel – Seattle to Paris, for example – can raise havoc with a person's sleep and waking patterns, and that the effects are substantially less pronounced when ...
Oct 13, 2011 |
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Iceland's Hekla volcano shows signs of activity
(AP) -- Scientists are monitoring unusual underground activity that could signal an eruption at the Hekla volcano in southern Iceland.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 06, 2011 |
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TSA App tries to ease air travel pain
(AP) -- It won't save you from "enhanced patdowns," but an iPhone app from the TSA tries to ease the pain of air travel by offering guidance on prohibited items, security wait times and packing tips.
Nov 23, 2010 |
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Flood waning, Iceland volcano eruption less likely
(AP) -- Scientists say glacial flooding from Iceland's most active volcano has peaked, with no sign yet of an eruption.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 04, 2010 |
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Breast cancer survivors don't need to be afraid of air travel: study
University of Alberta researcher Margie McNeely says results from an international study she was part of indicates certain precautions about the risk of lymphedema for breast cancer survivors are outdated.
Aug 19, 2010 |
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Tests on Iceland volcano to aid forecasting: scientist
Tests carried out during the recent eruption of an Icelandic volcano will allow experts to better forecast the effect on air travel caused by volcanic ash clouds, a scientist said Wednesday.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 05, 2010 |
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Ash Crisis May Not Be Over, Says Leading Volcanologist
(PhysOrg.com) -- Air travel may be resuming in some European countries, but Michael F. Sheridan, PhD, a leading volcanologist and founder of the University at Buffalo's Center for Geohazards Studies, says that the future ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 21, 2010 |
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