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Monthly Archives: October 2009
World's First Commercial Flight Powered by Natural Gas
Qatar Airways flew the world’s first commercial flight using a “50-50 blend of synthetic Gas to Liquids (GTL) kerosene and conventional oil-based kerosene fuel.” Airlines and manufacturers have conducted numerous tests in the past, but this is the first actual … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative fuel, Aviation, gas to liquid kerosene, GTL Jet Fuel, Qatar, Qatar Airways
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Small Businesses Still Unable to Secure Loans
A $787 billion federal stimulus package sounds like a great idea to inject some life back into a slumping economy. The problem occurs when the banks the money is given to don’t want to use the money to issue loans … Continue reading
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Traffic Increase at Deer Valley Airport
What depression? It’s always nice to hear about Deer Valley (KDVT) in the news, but I was honestly a little surprised to hear that there was a 27% jump in traffic during August, and an almost 10% increase for the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aviation, Deer Valley, KDVT, Westwind School of Aeronautics
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Frontier Emerges from Bankruptcy
It is great to see Frontier Airlines, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings, Inc., has exited bankruptcy protection. A promising point is that Frontier is reported to have posted profits every month so far this year while … Continue reading
48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences conference
The 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences conference is scheduled for Jan 4-7, 2010. Wish I could go. It would be a fascinating conference, plus I’m sure I could squeeze in a visit with my sister at the same time.
747-8 Shake Tests Scheduled
Boeing has scheduled preliminary shake tests for the first 747-8 for October 11. It’s not first flight, but at least it’s another step in that direction. Photo Credit: Boeing
WordPress logo fun
So the folks at WordPress said that they were going away to have some fun (surely that’s what the big secret is, after all) and suggested that we have some fun with their logo while they were gone. I’m not … Continue reading
Yet another study into a "green aviation fuel."
Boeing is once again getting involved with a study to find a viable “green” alternative to jet fuel. Not that this is a bad thing, of course. Anything that can both reduce our dependence on limited fossil fuels while simultaneously … Continue reading
Welcome aboard!
Glad you decided to stop by and join me. Fasten your seatbelts and put your seatbacks in their full upright and locked position. Hopefully we will have a smooth ride, but I can’t promise there won’t be any bumps along … Continue reading
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