Since the original AIN article mentions this airliner will use "automotive industry batteries", it likely refers to either lithium ion or nickel hydride batteries. There are major impact effects on the capacity, charging, life and output of batteries caused by temperatures outside of opti...
Jump to postSince the original AIN article mentions this airliner will use "automotive industry batteries", it likely refers to either lithium ion or nickel hydride batteries. There are major impact effects on the capacity, charging, life and output of batteries caused by temperatures outside of optim...
Jump to postBack in the 1970s multi hops on majors were much more common than they were 10 years later when the CAB ended in the mid 1980s. For example, March 1973 a 72S, DL Flight 200 route IAH-BPT-SHV-ATL-LGA-PWM-BGR. That was Houston departure at 1:22 PM Central with end of day BGR arrival at 10:30 PM Easter...
Jump to postApril 1 2020 Breaking Airline Business News we will never see?
Major US Airlines and LCCs to offer Free Flights to passengers willing to pay regular baggage fees for 2 pieces of checked luggage on the same flight.
Alligent Air bases: Allentown, Asheville, Bellingham, Cincinnati, Concord, Des Moines, Fort Walton Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Grand Rapids, Indianapolis. Knoxville, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Nashville, Oakland, Orlando/Sanford, Phoenix/Mesa, Pittsburgh, Punta Gorda, Savannah, St. Petersburg.
Jump to postAs a side note, The EAL Tristar photo of ship 310, shown in an earlier post was the L1011 that crashed into the Everglades on 12/29/1972 on a flight from JFK to MIA. It was the subject of books and two TV movies, The Ghost of Flight 401.
Jump to postThere was also concerns, beginning years ago, after several icing related accidents, especially in the northern latitudes. Many turboprops used rubber deicing boots for ice protection, where most jets used engine bleed air from the high or low stage compressor sections for more effective aircraft an...
Jump to postBrown or Leather Brown is a common color for professional rust protection paint for heavy duty, industrial applications that was often used at airports, bridges and areas where highly corrosion resistant paint is required. Before deicing pads came into wide use, dicing liquid was sprayed in many air...
Jump to postUnless there is newer info, as of 9/5 the latest RDU news From the Endevor Air Corporate website appears that the RDU operation will be similar to their LGA Maintenance Ops as a 'Line Maintenance Operation' which generally refers to minor, unscheduled or scheduled maintenance carried out on aircraft...
Jump to postThere are no US Customs and Immigration facilities at LaGuardia.
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