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unusual facts about air travel



Compañía Transatlántica Española

The arrival of the first passenger jets, like the Boeing 707, and the ensuing popularization of air travel, would deal a mortal blow to the transoceanic shipping lines throughout the world.

National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning

Since the advent of air travel, the United States Senate no longer needs to have long recesses due to the difficulty of travel.


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Blended wing body

-- mention the artist names since Neill Blomkamp is a noteworthy artist e.g. District 9 --> from The Embassy Visual Effects created the photo for the magazine using computer graphics software to depict the future of aviation and air travel.

Greenwashing

The Airbus A380 airliner is described as "A better environment inside and out" even though air travel has a high negative environment cost.

Iraqi Airways

At least until 2003, some of these aircraft were stored in Amman, Beirut, Tehran, Tozeur and Tunis and because of the Gulf War and ban on air travel in Iraq.

Keith Mans

While at the Royal Aeronautical Society he was also Vice-Chairman of the Air League and Chairman of the Air Travel – “Greener by Design” Initiative.

Kenneth Hudson

In 1972 he published his book on Building Materials in the Longmans IA series, and in 1979 he co-wrote, with Julian Pettifer, Diamonds in the Sky, the result of historical research on the social history of air travel for the BBC television series of the same name.

Kota Airport

Originally serviced by Indian Airlines Dakota aircraft and later by Vayudoot and Jagson Airlines, shutdown of major industries and Kota becoming a major railway junction led to demand for air travel decreasing, prompting the airlines to stop their services.

Logistic function

Some of the more famous examples are: railroads, incandescent light bulbs, electrification, the Ford Model T, air travel and computers.

Mountaineering

With the advent of cheaper, long-haul air travel, mountaineering holidays in the Greater Ranges are now undertaken much more frequently and ascents of even Everest and Vinson Massif (the highest mountain in Antarctica) are offered as a "package holiday".

People Express Airlines

Burr was influenced by British airline entrepreneur Freddie Laker, whose forays into low-cost air travel attracted much press in the 1970s.

Singosari

A small airport Abdul Rahman Saleh has been constructed to facilitate air travel between Malang and Jakarta.

Streamline Air

Streamline Air offered weekday service between two destinations, Hanscom Field in Bedford, MA (as an alternative to the more congested Logan International Airport) and Trenton-Mercer Airport in Ewing, New Jersey, which is a reliever for the Philadelphia air travel market.

Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry

The next leg of the race involves them modifying their cars for air travel to Borneo, which all three do with balloons, causing them to fly through the air slowly.

United States government role in civil aviation

The Transportation Security Administration received broad powers to protect air travel and other transportation modes against criminal activity.