Very Light Jets! The Emerging Air Transport Technology
...s jets and they weigh less than 10,000 lbs. They are also powered by a group of newly developed and smaller jet engines.
Many groups are planning to compete for a piece of this new way to travel. These entrepreneurial efforts include a team headed by Donald C. Burr, founder in 1980 of the former airline, People Express. On March 29 Burr, his son Cameron, and associates made a Securities and Exchange Commission filing for their Very Light Jet Company, POGO.
Burr says "our intent here is to bring the private-travel market down from CEO level to manager-level people." The reported pricing plan of POGO is to provide a $3 to $4 a mile travel experience. This fare structure compares to retail first-class on most flights.
The commoditization of these Very Light Jet air-taxi seats will make this travel option available to progressively larger segments of air travelers.
The aircraft at the heart of this breakthrough technology will have one or two engines, glass cockpits, and seats for four to nine passengers. Their range will be over 1000 miles and they will fly at a speed of 340 to 380 knots and up to FL410. The turbofans that power these rockets produce 700 to 1700 pounds of thrust and weigh 200 to 300 pounds!
The VLJs will be certified and equipped to fly with a single pilot but most of the planes will likely be flown with a crew of two.
NASA's General Aviation Propulsion Program (G...more
How To Get Cheap Air Travel
...e than twice a year, sign up for frequent flier miles. This can save you money.
Find out about student fares or senior citizen discounts or any other discounts. I always say if you don't ask you don't get, So ASK.
You can also purchasing tickets trough consolidators. These are people who buy a whole block of tickets and resell them at discounts. This helps the airline fill seats.
Courier companies are also a great way ...more
Adventure Travel An Exciting And Enthralling Experience
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It is a misconception that adventure travel is only for the younger people. You can indulge yourself into it irrespective of your age. Adventure travel is enjoyed by one and all. It's not uncommon to see an old couple getting engaged in adventurous activities. Having worked hard throughout their life, they want o experience something new and enthralling. You can meet people from all quarters of life in adventure travel. Now, meeting different people from different backgrounds can itself be very adventurous!
You can choose an adventure travel which excites you. It can simply be going out of the country to some distant place or maybe engaging yourself in bunjee jumping. Whichever activity you choose, just make sure that you are comfortable in it, for there will be no fun and no adventure if you are not comfortable!
...moreHawaiian Airlines
...nd helps tourists reach various points in Hawaii. The airline now carries around six million passengers a year and provides high-frequency jet service on a daily basis to seven destinations throughout the hawaiian islands. It also provides a weekly service to the south Pacific destinations of Tahiti and American samoa.
Hawaiian Airlines was incorporated on January 30, 1929 as Inter-Island Airways Ltd. In 1941 Inter-Island changed its name to Hawaiian Airlines and also...more
