Sentences with phrase «on aircraft fuel»

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But a thinner atmosphere means less drag on the aircraft, so the engines can hit high speeds with less fuel.

Actual operational and financial results of SkyWest, SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet will likely also vary, and may vary materially, from those anticipated, estimated, projected or expected for a number of other reasons, including, in addition to those identified above: the challenges and costs of integrating operations and realizing anticipated synergies and other benefits from the acquisition of ExpressJet; the challenges of competing successfully in a highly competitive and rapidly changing industry; developments associated with fluctuations in the economy and the demand for air travel; the financial stability of SkyWest's major partners and any potential impact of their financial condition on the operations of SkyWest, SkyWest Airlines, or ExpressJet; fluctuations in flight schedules, which are determined by the major partners for whom SkyWest's operating airlines conduct flight operations; variations in market and economic conditions; significant aircraft lease and debt commitments; residual aircraft values and related impairment charges; labor relations and costs; the impact of global instability; rapidly fluctuating fuel costs, and potential fuel shortages; the impact of weather - related or other natural disasters on air travel and airline costs; aircraft deliveries; the ability to attract and retain qualified pilots and other unanticipated factors.

In a statement Tuesday, Qantas Head of Fuel and Environment Alan Milne said the airline ranked poorly because «we use larger aircraft, fly very long distances and have premium cabins that naturally have fewer people on board.»

The report said Qantas recorded poor fuel efficiency because it used older, fuel - intensive aircraft, carried a low amount of freight (therefore making it less efficient) and also had relatively low numbers of passengers on each plane.

While investigators initially thought the plane may have gone down quickly in a tight spiral, the debris that washed up on Reunion Island near Madagascar in the Indian Ocean last week suggests that the aircraft may have glided along after running out of fuel and descended slowly into the water.

It also found that if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated, aircraft fuel capacities and payload weights will need to be reduced on the hottest days for some planes.

The charge reflects the direct operating cost of the aircraft, including fuel, additives and lubricants, an allocable allowance for airframe, engine and APU maintenance and restoration, crew travel expenses, on board catering, and trip - related landing / hangar / ramp fees and parking costs.

The future strategic tanker aircraft has seen a # 336 million increase in cost because of fuel price inflation, but a failure to take advantage of opportunities to cut the overall bill on the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier was criticised by the public spending watchdog.

As for Fly Boy Joe Bruno, while his self serving trips on taxpayer fueled aircraft buzzed the ethical line, Cuomo declared them legal because they included state business quik stops.

This was an inhuman act as it could have resulted in the death of those helpless passengers on board particularly if the aircrafts did not have enough fuel.

A recent analysis from researchers at the University of Illinois estimate that this aircraft could fly for 10 hours on bio-jet fuel produced on 54 acres of specially engineered sugarcane.

Fossil Blends The Air Force, meanwhile, plans to certify its entire fleet of aircraft on Fischer - Tropsch process synthetic fuels derived from methane or coal by 2011 and plans to purchase enough such fuel to power at least 50 percent of the fleet in the continental U.S. by 2016.

Beyond Kerosene The amount of emissions from aircraft compared with other vehicles is relatively small — roughly 3 percent of total worldwide greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel burning, according to the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)-- nonetheless it has a major impact on the climate.

This eliminates the padding between aircraft — which could save on fuel costs, reduce emissions and bump up the number of flights that arrive on time.

2 On the ground, a computer system uses the flight data to calculate the ideal spacing for each aircraft to maintain a fuel - efficient and continuous descent to the runway.

INSECTS splattered on the wings of aircraft cause drag, which reduces a plane's speed and wastes fuel.

It was recorded at 01:30 coordinated universal time (UTC) on 8 March; the last transmission from flight MH370, an electronic «handshake» between the aircraft's communication system and a satellite, took place at 00:19 UTC, when the plane is estimated to have run out of fuel.

But future aircraft designs routinely flying during the 2030's may look very different from today's airliners in order to deliver on the promises of reduced fuel burn, noise and emissions.

Today's aircraft use roughly 80 percent less fuel per passenger - mile than the first jets of the 1950s — a testimony to the tremendous impact of aerospace engineering on flight.

The authors estimate that if globe - warming emission continue unabated, fuel capacities and payload weights will have to be reduced by as much as 4 percent on the hottest days for some aircraft.

A NEW process for 3D printing could pave the way for lighter, faster aircraft that may fly further on the same amount of fuel.

The validation flight was conducted using a 40:60 mix of Rentech's synthetic jet fuel with conventional Jet A fuel in one of two engines on an Airbus 319 aircraft.

The new technology, which can be installed on existing airplane wings or integrated into entirely new airframes, can help engineers reduce the wings» structural weight, which in turn would allow the aircraft to consume less fuel than before.

With communications lost and fuel quickly running out after Ray inexplicably, unforgivably crashes into an unpiloted aircraft (causing a wing to catch fire), his plane turns around to return to New York but desperately needs a cleared runway on which to land with various gears breaking down.

These small pressure carburetors eventually evolved into the Bendix RSA series multi-point continuous - flow fuel injection system which is still sold on new aircraft.

Currently the airline operates B777 - 300ER and A330 - 300 / 20 aircraft, which apart from being more fuel - efficient also provide a more comfortable flight for passengers, particularly on long - haul flights.

The extra engine — which was not connected to the aircraft's power or fuel systems — went on a regularly scheduled Qantas flight from Sydney to Johannesburg (QF63).

It's no secret that Qantas can't wait to begin replacing its fuel - guzzling 747 aircraft (5 in total) so we can expect to see the new plane appear on routes where the larger (and considerably less efficient) 747 isn't really needed — like some of the routes to the US for example.

Benefitting from the unbeatable economics, versatility and high reliability of the A330, the A330neo reduces fuel consumption by 14 per cent per seat, making it the most cost efficient, long range wide - body aircraft on the market.

Delta SkyMiles options are generally on China Eastern via Shanghai with a few hundred dollars in fuel surcharges, but with really nice Business Class seats if you catch one of their new 777 - 300 aircraft.

Airlines Cut Flights and Planes to Save Fuel Airlines Save Gas By Slowing Down, Just Like Drivers Efficient Modern Turboprop Aircraft Are Making a Comeback Perhaps Flying Turboprop Isn't Dying Turboprops Get Ecolabel More on Alternatives to Flying Seat 61: Get There Without Flying Eurostar to Cut Emissions 25 % and Offset the Rest Spain's New High - Speed Rail Challenging the Airlines High - Speed Rail Comes to the Americas CA High - Speed Rail Initiative: «If We Don't Pass This, We Will Never Have High - Speed Trains in the US»

EU ODS Regulations * No change to halon critical use list but EC chaired regulatory committee given authority to change the list and / or set time limits * DG Environment proposal contains the following end dates for aviation critical uses o Cargo compartment fixed systems — can not be installed on new aircraft after 2015, end of critical use exemption is 2030 o Cabin / crew compartment portables — 2010, 2015 o Engine nacelles and APU — 2010, 2030 o Lavatory (potty bottles)-- 2008, 2015 o Dry bays — 2010, 2030; Inert fuel tanks — 2008, 2030

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I find that even some of my most informed friends, people who explain to me what really happened with various space and aircraft disasters based on their own critical review of the available information on the subject, have problems discussing topics like global climate change, the end of oil as a fuel, because they haven't even asked some obvious questions, much less done any research.

The US Navy's interest is to use the nuclear aircraft carriers nuclear power to make 100,000 gallons of jet fuel per day so they don't have to be dependent on supplies from tankers which are the most vulnerable part of the logistics to support the navy.

Aircraft Engines That Use Less Fuel & Can Last Three Times As Long Via New Nanoparticle Coating was originally published on CleanTechnica.

Jet fuel produced from the Fischer - Tropsch process, on which Rentech's technology is based, is certified for use by the US Air Force and for use in commercial aircraft.

The DoD is the largest consumer of liquid fuels on the planet, burning about 375,000 barrels a day to fuel over 500,000 vehicles, ships and aircraft.

On the other hand, Airbus's giant A380, which enters service this year, takes many more people between hubs than previous aircraft, using less fuel per passenger than smaller planes.

(Sec. 753) Requires the EPA Administrator and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to study and report to Congress on: (1) the impact of aircraft emissions on air quality in nonattainment areas; (2) ways to promote fuel conservation measures for aviation; and (3) opportunities to reduce air traffic inefficiencies that increase fuel burn and emissions.

The US Navy research has calculated the cost of making jet fuel from seawater on board their nuclear powered aircraft carriers.

California - based Virgin America (which is an entirely separate company than Virgin Atlantic, by the way...) has announced that it has become the first US airline to join The Climate Registry, committing to report all of its greenhouse gas emissions: Young Fleet Helps Lower Emissions Founded in 2007, Virgin Atlantic touts its fuel saving measures: It operates a very young fleet of aircraft (Airbus A320s) which on a fleet - wide basis means that Virgin America emits about 25 % fewer emissions than other domestic carriers on the routes it flies.

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The airlines have plenty of detail on how their aircraft need to fly in order to burn the minimum amount of fuel, especially on the arrival segment, but traditionally this has been balanced by an air traffic control imperative, driven primarily by on - time performance and runway capacity.»

With FIDO operational, Guy worked on a number of different projects, including research on the efficiency of fuel cells, research on German aviation fuel as inferred from the spectrographic analysis of aircraft exhaust, not to mention the design and testing of fuel baffles, experimental forest - clearing devices, and fuel propellant systems (including flamethrowers — an application the pacifically - minded Guy must have disliked.)

The validation flight was conducted using a 40:60 mix of Rentech's synthetic jet fuel with conventional Jet A fuel in one of two engines on an Airbus 319 aircraft.

Sampling tubing and instrumentation control cables laid out on the pavement beside NASA's DC - 8 flying laboratory in between synthetic fuels emission and engine performance tests at the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif..

Airlines in Trouble Over Oil Prices As we mentioned in our post on the return of turboprop aircraft, airlines have been hit incredibly hard by rising fuel costs and, in places where competition exists, by travellers switching to high speed rail.

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