From NJ.com:
British billionaire Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Atlantic Airways, is pressing the aviation industry to change airport operations, including how planes descend for landings, to help reduce environment- damaging fuel emissions.
From 30,000 Feet:
Sierra Bravo Aero Pictures is a great site for aviation photos and they have a written report and photo pages from the recent Belgian Defense Days 2006 event held September 02 and 03. Very cool photographs - check them out.Also at the S.B.A.P. site you’ll find some new spottings at Brussels National Airport, including the first “VIP flight to the moon” by the 21st Squadron of the Belgian Air Component! (Not really, but a wonderful photograph, nonetheless.)
From People.com.cn:
A study has been commissioned in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region for the creation of a single Upper Air Space Control Center, reported The Post on Wednesday.
From Wings Magazine:
WHAT HAVE BEEN SOME OF THE KEY FACTORS THAT HAVE MADE FIRST AIR CANADA’S LEADING NORTHERN AIRLINE?We’ll actually be celebrating our 60th year in business in 2006, so that’s something we’re pretty proud of. We’ve been providing continuous service in the northernmost parts of Canada all that time, and have been successful doing it.
