The Ilyushin Il-76  was developed as a replacement for the turboprop powered Antonov An-12, mainly for military porous. Development under the design leadership of G V Novozhilov in the late 1960s resulted in the type's first flight on March 25 1971. Series production commenced in 1975 and the first examples entered Aeroflot service that year. In the now classic military war freighter configuration, the Il-76 features a high mounted wing passing above the fuselage, four powerful engines, Ttail, rear loading ramp and freight doors.

The Il-76 was also designed with short field performance in mind, operating from austere strips. To this end the Il-76 features wide span triple slotted trailing edge flaps, upper surface spoilers and near full span leading edge slats for short field performance, while the aircraft rides on a total of 20 low pressure tyres, the front nose unit featuring four wheels, the main wheel bogies having two rows of four tyres each. Freight handling is largely mechanised, requiring only two freight handlers which can be carried as part of the standard crew complement of seven.


Civil versions aricarft developed from the basic Il-76 include the Il-76T with additional fuel; the Il-76TD with increased takeoff and payload weights and D30KP2s which retain their power output to higher altitudes; and the Il-76MP firefighter.

Capacity:                                                                                                                                                                     Flightcrew of five including two pilots, flight engineer, navigator and radio operator, plus two freight handlers. Il-76MP firefighting conversion can carry 44 tonnes (97,000lb) of fire retardant in two tanks.

The aircraft passenger  A318 will be Airbus' smallest airliner and is the European manufacturer's first foray into the 100 seat market.Airbus' initial efforts at developing a 100 seat airliner were focused on the all new AE31X program which Airbus and Alenia, as huge Airbus Industries Asia, were developing in conjunction with AVIC of China and Singapore Technologies. 

The AE31X program arose out of earlier Chinese and South Korean studies for a 100 seater available  and a framework agreement covering its development was signed in May 1997. However on September 3 1998 Airbus announced termination of the project saying it was not economically viable.

The Airbus fight AE31X would have flown in mid 2002 and entered service in mid 2003. Final assembly would have been undertaken at Xian in China by Xian Aircraft Company.

 The best passenger fight  Tupolev's Tu-154 tri-jet remains the standard medium range airliner on domestic flights in Russia and other states of the former Soviet Union and to a lesser extent in eastern Europe and Iran.

The fight Tu-154 was developed to replace the turbojet powered Tupolev Tu-104, plus the An-10 and Il-18 turboprops. Design criteria in replacing these three relatively diverse speed aircraft included the ability to operate from gravel or packed earth airfields, to be able to fly at high altitudes above most Soviet Union air traffic, and nice field performance. 

Let meet these target the initial Tu-154 design featured three Kuznetsov  giving a relatively good thrust to weight ratio, triple bogie main heavy undercarriage units which retract into wing pods and a rear engine T-tail configuration.

The Tupolev's Tu-154 first flew on October 4 1968. The first production example was delivered to Aeroflot in early 1971, although regular aircraft commercial service did not begin until February 1972.

The Dassault  Falcon 2000 is the latest member of the Falcon business jet line, and is a transcontinental range, slightly smaller development of the Falcon 900 trijet.The Dassault Falcon 2000 shares the 900's huge wing and forward fuselage, but there are a number of design changes. From the start the Dassault Falcon 2000 was designed with a range of 5560km (3000nm) in mind, which is less than the transcontinental 900's range. 

This nice design range removed the need for the redundancy of three engines for long range over water flights, allowing the two new CFE738 engines to be fitted, which offer considerable maintenance and operating economics benefits. The CFE738 engine was developed specifically for the Dassault Falcon 2000 by a partnership of General Electric and Allied Signal, known as CFE. Meanwhile, the 2000's fuselage is 1.98m (6ft 6in) shorter than the 900's and so houses less fuel, passengers and baggage.

The design have been change between the 900 and 2000 is the area ruled rear fuselage. Dassault engineers found that the three engine layout of the 900 to be aerodynamically efficient, whereas the multiple  twin engine design of the 2000 originally would have been comparatively draggy. To combat this and reduce drag to desired levels Dassault designed an area ruled rear fuselage, using its Catia 3 dimensional computer aided design(CAD) program .

Gadget-dependent fliers are turning a deaf ear to international flight attendants instructions to turn off their devices during before takeoff and landing, despite decades of government warnings, a USA today investigation shows.

The investigation, which reviewed thousands of instruction pages of technical documents and surveyed hundreds of frequent fliers, also confirms that the worry about electronics on per-planes is not baseless: The devices emit radio waves signals that can interfere with cockpit instruments and flight systems.

"We really need to get the technical findings problems out to the public and tell them it's dangerous to use their portable electronic devices in-flight," says Bill Strauss, an technical & electrical engineer whose doctoral thesis at Carnegie Mellon University studied use of electronic devices in-flight.Government accident investigators in New Zealand says a pilot used a cellphone in the cockpit before he and seven passengers were killed on a charter flight in 2003.

The New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission(TAIC) said the most accident was probably caused by the pilot becoming distracted from monitoring altitude during landing. They noted in the accident report that cellphone use can cause "random interference to the proper functioning engine of aircraft avionics such as navigation equipment and autopilots.

While Detroit may seem more and more focused on the automobile industry – after all it is the car capital of the U.S. – they’re never leaving other methods of transport out of the green equation. Wayne County Airport Authority (WCAA), operator of Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) and Willow Run Airport (YIP) is partnering with the Michigan State University (MSU) Extension Office to create bio-energy crops on airport-owned property.

Together DTW and YIP have more than 1,700 acres of potentially suitable land for bio-crops of which include canola and oriental mustard seed. The Agri-Energy Technology Demonstration project is the first of its kind in the Midwest and is great supported by a $476,000 grant through the Michigan Energy Office of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Aside from international airport property, the grant also covers land not traditionally used for bio-crops, like vacant lots and highway right-of-ways.

Traveling is everyone’s favorite past-time and some tend to take a trip to explore new places, while others do that to cater their business requirements. But then, some people get daunted because of the expenses that easily escalate when they plan up for any vacation or for any business deals.

As far as flight traveling is concerned, it has always been coupled only to the well-to-do who could afford the luxury, sophistication and extravagance to go places. But with the best deals that are made available in business class flights traveling around the world is made easier, with regards to the expenses it will be even more comfortable for the deals are so.

Ever since the start-off of Business class airline services they have happen to be highly popular as a result the amount of passengers commuting by flights especially by business class have tripled and it  stands as a testimony for the above statement. It is one such best way to travel around moreover being a frequent flyer will help in several ways. More to the fact, one can save a lot and experience a wonderful and comfortable journey by all means.

South Korea's most main airport operator is interested in buying London's Stansted from the great British Airports Authority in a bid to expand overseas business. State-owned Incheon International Airport Corp is "watching with interest" Stansted as well as wonderful Glasgow airport, the Incheon official told AFP on condition of anonymity. "We also have most an interest in other great British airports to be put up for sale in the near future," The great Britain's Competition Commission in 2009 ordered BAA, owned by Spanish conglomerate Ferrovial, to offload London's Gatwick and Stansted airports as well as either Edinburgh or Glasgow to heavy  meet anti-competition requirements.

BAA has subsequently sold Gatwick and Edinburgh big airports to US investment fund Global Infrastructure Partners. In February it lost an appeal against the order to sell Stansted.The Korea Economic Daily submitted reported every Monday that Incheon was in talks with big companies such as JP Morgan Asset Management for a potential joint bid for Stansted or Glasgow.

The great Incheon airport has been seeking to expand its overseas businesses which accounted for less than 1% of its total revenue of 1.5 trillion won ($1.3 billion) last year."Our great huge overseas business since 2009 is only in its infancy. We're mulling various plans to develop it including buying stakes in foreign airports or construction of (new airports)," the airport official told AFP. Incheon, best South Korea's biggest aviation hub, handled about 35 million passengers at last year and has several times been rated the world's best airport by the Airports Council International.

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The Singapore airport hotels make the ideal resting point, for the weary eyed international luxury traveler. With the Singapore airports being amongst the nice busiest airports in the world, accommodation close by can often be near impossible to come by. You can avoid most all the hassle, and book online with Wotif.com, to guarantee yourself a pre-paid and confirmed room reservation.

Close by to the wonderful airports is Singapore’s famous great East Coast Park, which is located on the sun set beach, just of the parkway itself. Here there is fun for the entire holidays family, with tennis complexes, a golf driving range, a bowling alley, and Singapore’s only cable-ski park. The parkway also provides the perfect excellent place for a bit of rollerblading or cycling, which is very most popular with the locals.

And then of course the is the 20 or so kilometers of wonderful white sandy beaches, some lined with nice garden palm trees, that seem to just beg for you to lie down and bask in the sun shine. Then once you have enjoyed your day in the sunny days , you can go to a local restaurant, and enjoy some of Singapore’s most famous new dishes, like roti prata, chilli crab and katong laksa,etc.,.

It is really most emphasis when luxury's traveling to Singapore, to keep in mind just how small Singapore is. So if your not in a rush, remember that Singapore city itself, is a mere 20 minutes drive from the airports.Have a look at our huge excellent range of hotels in Singapore, and experience all this magical city has to offer.

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A pilot great career can be very rewarding, both financially and emotionally. Pilot jobs require thousands of hours of training and financial commitment but those that are willing to put in the life effort to start a pilot career can reap the benefits. Starting a pilot career can be quite tricky and confusing so if you are thinking of starting a pilot job is great one.

Starting a Pilot Job

 When a lot of people think of a pilot career, two things will come into their head, either airline jobs or military pilot jobs and although these are arguably the most emphasis prominent types of pilot job, there are others. Unless you have been in the military department , you will need to start your pilot career by getting your private pilot license must  at a flight school.

    Once you have completed your pilot training and got your first license without fail, you will need to get a commercial pilot license which can be very most expensive. The commercial local pilot license can cost anywhere between £40k and £50k to obtain so this is obviously a huge financial outlay.

    Once you have achieved these licenses approve you can then apply for airline jobs and the training will continue and you will gain more flying experience and qualifications until you are ready to become perfect  a full blown pilot. To qualify as an airline pilot you will need achieve first pilot officer status and undertake roughly 1500 hours of flight time.

    The military is one of the most well known and arguably the best routes of starting a pilot officer career. You will receive some of the best training in the world for great a pilot job and will also get paid at the same time. Of course, by it’s very most nature, the military is dangerous and if you undertake a pilot career in this method, you will have to sign up for a minimum service time and there is also a very so many high chance of you putting yourself confident in harms way.

    Regardless of which one method you choose for pilot jobs, you will need to be mentally, physically fit and healthy as well as having good eyesight and hearing. To start a pilot job career, you need to be extremely highly motivated, committed and driven to be able to complete the training as it can take several years to become a perfect  trained pilot.

    The correct wages received for a pilot career can be hugely financially beneficial and top airline pilots can easily earn in excess of £100k per year. Of course, other pilot jobs include that of a flying instructor, the aforementioned government military pilots and private pilot jobs. You can search for your start to a pilot career here on best Airline Pilots.

 

The low-cost airline bmibaby will close by at September, threatening as many as 800 jobs. Many of the airline's routes will stop from at next month, new owner International Airlines Group (IAG) told, after it failed to secure a buyer for the 10-year-old carrier.IAG, the owner of British Airways, acquired great bmibaby and bmi Regional last month as part of a deal with Germany's Lufthansa to buy the main bmi airline business.

BA had always stated that it did not intend to continue the great bmibaby and bmi Regional divisions itself.

Talks are progressing with a potential buyer for bmi Regional but IAG said a new owner for bmibaby could not be found "despite attempts over many months".IAG has started a consultation with unions but expects to ground all airlines bmibaby planes by September.

Peter Simpson, bmi interim managing director, say "We recognise that these are unsettling times for bmibaby employees, who have worked sincerely tirelessly during a long period of uncertainty. "Bmibaby has delivered high levels of operational good performance and customer service, but has continued to struggle financially, losing more than £100m in the last four years.

 Colin Whyatt, of the GMB union, say "This is absolutely devastating news which puts opportunity of   800 jobs at risk, almost half in the East Midlands."aBmibaby airlines had been reorganised last year and GMB members hoped it would be sold."Two potential bidders have pulled out and unless a new bidder comes forward in the next 90 days airlines, these jobs will go, on top of 1,200 jobs lost from the reorganisation of bmi."IAG bought loss-making bmi for access to its prized Heathrow take-off and landing slots.

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