Showing posts with label london. Show all posts
Showing posts with label london. Show all posts
Friday, February 13, 2009
British Airways Plane Crashes At London Airport, Two Injuries
A British Airways regional jet enroute from Amsterdam crash-landed late Friday night at London's city airport. According to officials, the front landing gear on the aircraft failed. 67 Passengers and five crew escaped through the plane's emergency slides. Two injuries were reported.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Amazon Sweepstakes: Mini Vacation for Two to London
Enter the Amazon.com, "'The Promise' of London Il Divo For You" Sweepstakes for a chance to win round trip tickets to London, and a pair of tickets to attend the Il Divo concert in London. The trip takes place Spring 2009. Included in the grand prize are two nights hotel accommodations and $500 (British Pounds) spending money. Enter by November 11th.
Friday, July 25, 2008
Qantas 747 Emergency Landing, No Injuries
A Qantas 747 enroute from Hong Kong to Melbourne made an emergency landing last night in Manila, after a massive hole appeared in the plane.The incident occured while flying at nearly 30,000 feet, at which time the plane then reportedly plunged, portions of the floor and ceiling collapsed, and oxygen masks deployed when the plane lost cabin pressure.
Still, despite the chaos and terror reported in the sky, the pilot managed to land the plane safely, and without injury to passengers. Read more, and view other pictures of the damage from the Sun.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Virgin Atlantic makes history flying first bio-fuel plane
Virgin Atlantic Airways made the news yesterday by reportedly flying the world's first airplane to fly on renewable fuel. The Boeing 747 aircraft flew from London's Heathrow Airport to Amsterdam using a biofuel composed of babassu oil and coconut oil. No modifications were made to either the aircraft or its engines to enable the flight to take place.
Commenting just before the flight, Sir Richard Branson, the President of Virgin Atlantic said:
"Today marks a biofuel breakthrough for the whole airline industry. Virgin Atlantic, and its partners, are proving that you can find an alternative to traditional jet fuel and fly a plane on new technology, such as sustainable biofuel. This pioneering flight will enable those of us who are serious about reducing our carbon emissions to go on developing the fuels of the future, fuels which will power our aircraft in the years ahead through sustainable next-generation oils, such as algae."
Story from the Associated Press:
It's important to note that this historic flight however was in fact fueled by 80% conventional fuel and only 20% biofuel. Also, the critics are lined up questioning just how much benefit these fuel alternatives help the planet. Nevertheless, this should be seen as an advancement toward reducing emissions (and saving on the cost of regular jetfuel) and harm to the environment. Let further experiements and research continue. Way to go Virgin Atlantic and partners.
Commenting just before the flight, Sir Richard Branson, the President of Virgin Atlantic said:
"Today marks a biofuel breakthrough for the whole airline industry. Virgin Atlantic, and its partners, are proving that you can find an alternative to traditional jet fuel and fly a plane on new technology, such as sustainable biofuel. This pioneering flight will enable those of us who are serious about reducing our carbon emissions to go on developing the fuels of the future, fuels which will power our aircraft in the years ahead through sustainable next-generation oils, such as algae."
Story from the Associated Press:
It's important to note that this historic flight however was in fact fueled by 80% conventional fuel and only 20% biofuel. Also, the critics are lined up questioning just how much benefit these fuel alternatives help the planet. Nevertheless, this should be seen as an advancement toward reducing emissions (and saving on the cost of regular jetfuel) and harm to the environment. Let further experiements and research continue. Way to go Virgin Atlantic and partners.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
British Airways Crash at London's Heathrow Airport, 13 injured
Hundreds of flights into London cancelled as the investigation of the crash continues.
(CNN) A British Airways Boeing 777 flight en route from China crashed Thursday, just short of a runway at London Heathrow Airport. Passenger Paul Venter told the UK Press Association: "The wheels came out and went for touchdown, and the next moment we just dropped. I couldn't tell you how far."
More from CNN
(CNN) A British Airways Boeing 777 flight en route from China crashed Thursday, just short of a runway at London Heathrow Airport. Passenger Paul Venter told the UK Press Association: "The wheels came out and went for touchdown, and the next moment we just dropped. I couldn't tell you how far."
More from CNN
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
The 'Capsule Hotel' at London Gatwick
Resting somewhere between a cramped airport seat with security announcements blasting overhead and and a quiet, spacious hotel with complimentary health club access lies the Capsule room by Yotel. The first Yotel opened June 30th at Gatwick Airprort and essentially offers private resting accommodations for delayed or in-transit passengers. Each room sleeps 2 people, includes flat screen TV's with 60 stations, 24 hour "room" service, restroom and free Wi-Fi. A premium capsule measures 75 square feet and runs $80US for four hours, with different pricing options for overnight stays or standard cabin stays. Another Yotel is expected at London Heathrow Airport within a year.Related: Sleep Stations coming to SFO
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Car explosion at Glasgow Airport today just a day after authorities in London prevented a potential deadly attack on their city. Homeland Security reporting U.S. Airports will be increasing security measures, but that the overall terror alert level remains unchanged. Continuing coverage from Reuters.