Sentences with phrase «commercial jet flights»
In one landmark 1971 test Joseph Hafele of Washington University in Saint Louis and Richard Keating of the U.S. Naval Observatory flew cesium atomic clocks around the world on commercial jet flights, then compared the clocks with reference clocks on the ground to find that they had diverged, as predicted by relativity.
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Hypersonic jets could be used in commercial flight in the next decade, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg says.
«With commercial flights booked or cancelled, and the roads clogged with traffic, private jet companies said demand Wednesday and this week is shaping up to double or triple the usual,» CNBC reports.
Commercial jets, for example, use atomic time — based GPS satellites to set their flight paths, but air traffic controllers typically use civil time.
You wouldn't fly on a commercial jet plane unless you were confident that the pilot had logged some serious time in a flight simulator, preparing for every eventuality.
In the past year and a half, commercial airlines have flown four successful test flights using a variety of biofuel - jet fuel blends.
Jet fuels derived from algae, camelina and jatropha — plants that pack an energy punch, are not eaten as food and do not displace food crops — could be approved and replacing petroleum fuels in commercial flights as early as next year, a Boeing executive said yesterday.
Believed to be the world's first alternative jet fuel produced from wood, the fuel meets international ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) standards, allowing it to be used safely for today's commercial flight.
SEATTLE — Washington state - based Alaska Airlines today made history flying the first commercial flight using the world's first renewable, alternative jet fuel made from forest residuals, the limbs and branches that remain after the harvesting of managed forests.
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In addition, any cardmember who purchases a Delta Private Jets Card is entitled to a 20 % discount off of published fares for Delta Air Lines commercial flights.
As more next - generation jets like the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and the Airbus A350 roll off the production line, airlines are pushing the boundaries of commercial air travel with longer and longer flights.
Delta Private Jets 20 % Discount on Commercial Flights For air transportation provided by Delta, a Card Member who purchases a Delta Private Jet Card is entitled to a 20 % discount off published fares for select fare classes in effect when booked.
Because the airport on Ambergris Caye is not equipped to handle large commercial jets, it is impossible to book an international flight directly to the island.
The big jet flight originated in Honolulu, landed at Los Angeles LAX, and then flew its final commercial leg to Detroit.
In fact, Delta recently introduced invite - only opportunities to forgo your commercial flight and take a Delta private jet instead.
Mix and mingle with celebrities at the Sundance Film Festival, sip on Napa Valley's best wines at an exclusive airport lounge, skip the commercial flight and board a private jet instead — it's all possible if you have the right credit card.
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If each plane spent just one extra minute on each round trip flight, that would mean that commercial jets would spend 300,000 hours longer in the air, burn an additional billion gallons of jet fuel, and emit an extra 10,000 million kilograms of CO2 per year.
He's not perfect: He lives a jet - setting lifestyle (though tries to stick to commercial flights) and he smokes while biking, but he's one Hollywood star that we can't get enough of.
For cryptocurrency users that do not like commercial flights, there is now a new option that allows them to book their own private jet flights.
Completed over 2,000 hours of international and domestic flights within Boeing and Airbus commercial jets holding up to 400 passengers