Aviation Home Page | ThatsNeato.com Home Page

Vital information and articles related to aviation.

Aviation Information

Whos Paying for the Private Jet?

One of the major perks of being a celebrity is the free stuff. Just ask the famous attendees of this week's VMA music works.

Fuel Costs and Air Fares Set To Rocket After Hurricane Katrina Punishes The US

It now looks certain that Hurricane Katrina will push fuel prices - and air fares - up through the roof.Hurricane Katrina has just killed hundreds of people, and it could well be thousands of people that we don't know about already.

FAA Intervention in Privatized Space Flight is Ridiculous

Burt Rutan and his team of designers, engineers and test pilots at Scaled Composites did something no private group had ever done. They proved that private space flight is feasible and safe.

Material Memory and NASA High Tech Plastics for Rotor Blades

Some new materials, types of plastics seem to be stronger than steel by quite a bit. Since they are made of polymer plastic blends it will be possible to add in some material memory manufacturing in the process.

Moving Troops and Evacuation Strategies

There are many ways to evacuate people from disasters like Hurricane Katrina for instance. There are also many ways to move troops to the area of conflict.

Flying Blimp Walrus Could Have Assisted in Evacuations

What is a Walrus Super Blimp? It is a giant heavy lift Blimp being evaluated by the United States Department of Defense's special research division; DARPA. What is DARPA? Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Mirrors to Redirect Mini Laser Weapons on Fighters for Vortex Airflows

Recently a new airborne laser system was announced to be put onto fighter jets, once this technology becomes more advanced we will no longer need missiles for air-to-air combat. The system, which will go onto a fighter jet would be called the; "HELLADS" or High Energy Liquid Laser Area Defense System, it is being tested now.

Fuselage Mounted Laser Vortex Enhancer Directed to Airfoils

DARPA has developed a small laser cannon, just like Star Wars to use as a weapon in a fighter plane for air to air combat, destroying enemy missiles or perhaps using a combination later on of Argon or CO2 (depending on altitude) for close air support. Recently it was announced that they would put this new airborne laser system onto fighter jets.

Jet Lag - 5 Pre-travel Steps to Reduce the Effects of Jet Lag

Ask any regular long-haul flyer about their experience of flying and you will soon discover that everyone has a different "magic" formula for overcoming or avoiding jet lag.In reality of course no magic formula exists - and there is certainly no magic pill or tablet.

Jet Lag - 5 In-flight Tips

The secret to combating jet lag, and arriving at your destination with little or no jet lag, lies in sound preparation well in advance of your date of travel. This, however, is only the foundation of your "anti jet lag" plan and all of your sound preparatory work will be wasted if you don't also ensure that you follow a sensible routine during your flight.

More Articles from Aviation Information:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

MORE RESOURCES:

New Australian aviation policy raises foreign ownership cap - ATWOnline

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0i-0fd=Rurl=http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/795728.htmlcid=1276524731ei=YUw2SfnNBIGi9gSdxoCtDwusg=AFQjCNGdDT_TxSbdru599jttmlow6R0lYQimg src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=zqEnqbPnvRQJimgurl=media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2008/12/02/12/BRITAIN_BRITISH_AIRWAYS.sff.embedded.prod_affiliate.56.jpg width=80 height=45 alt= border=1brfont size=-2MiamiHerald.com/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://atwonline.com/news/story.html%3FstoryID%3D14881cid=1276524731ei=YUw2SfnNBIGi9gSdxoCtDwusg=AFQjCNHjATT2tJYAavZcNF-G5N-lWsfLrgNew Australian baviation/b policy raises foreign ownership cap/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fATWOnline,nbsp;MDnbsp;-/font nobr4 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1Qantas and Virgin Blue welcomed the Australian government#39;s draft National bAviation/b Policy Statement or quot;Green Paperquot; as quot;forward-looking and balanced. b.../b/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-1fd=Rurl=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jkCYC9H1mz_Qsk_4dEDHvgk3QUvQD94R341O0cid=1276524731ei=YUw2SfnNBIGi9gSdxoCtDwusg=AFQjCNHyp0W4zjOqCosdyHxJUq95c5NiCwOfficials insist Qantas must stay Australian owned/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrThe Associated Press/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-2fd=Rurl=http://www.centreforaviation.com/news/2008/12/02/qantas-ownership-changes-imminent---aviation-green-paper-extracts/page1cid=1276524731ei=YUw2SfnNBIGi9gSdxoCtDwusg=AFQjCNFTbK17DCWhSTehoDlHj7lCp-yICAQantas ownership changes imminent - bAviation/b Green Paper extracts/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrCentre for Asia Pacific Aviation (subscription)/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-3fd=Rurl=http://www.theage.com.au/travel/qantas-in-merge-talks-with-british-airways-20081202-6psm.htmlcid=1276524731ei=YUw2SfnNBIGi9gSdxoCtDwusg=AFQjCNFYaIHRh3sEPGUcFaX3kOzogA457wQantas in merge talks with British Airways/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrThe Age/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1 class=pa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-4fd=Rurl=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601081%26sid%3DaSMeWPbqbFcM%26refer%3Daustraliacid=1276524731ei=YUw2SfnNBIGi9gSdxoCtDwusg=AFQjCNE_41icul6PQhKMD-0cR2hTjap5WAnobrBloomberg/nobr/anbsp;- a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-5fd=Rurl=http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5joL472MUAdHSU6uRDieuVstRiCJAcid=1276524731ei=YUw2SfnNBIGi9gSdxoCtDwusg=AFQjCNFO_b1pQGoC7QHvUEVPD0Yt4a3E_AnobrAFP/nobr/a/fontbr/font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclientie=ISO-8859-1rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-22,GGLG:enncl=1276524731hl=ennobrall 235 news articles/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

Sale and Leaseback of 39 ATR 72 Aircraft With AMR Leasing Corporation - MarketWatch

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-0fd=Rurl=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Sale-Leaseback-39-ATR-72/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B28238DFC-7DFC-4ECA-A67B-F9C9F9D5550A%257Dcid=1276942162ei=YUw2SfnNBIGi9gSdxoCtDwusg=AFQjCNFHPaRSb769NxlFtM-bKyHnWhdekgSale and Leaseback of 39 ATR 72 Aircraft With AMR Leasing Corporation/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fMarketWatchnbsp;-/font nobr13 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1AMR Leasing Corporation will sell the 39 ATR 72 aircraft to an entity that will lease the aircraft to NK bAviation/b Limited, Ireland, a newly formed joint b.../b/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-1fd=Rurl=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/apwire/091ebbe62648f02e0d942b8f37eaa2c3.htmcid=1276942162ei=YUw2SfnNBIGi9gSdxoCtDwusg=AFQjCNHtfgkTqjYxXoDjgPp889HGNQaNUAAMR subsidiary to sell and lease back 39 planes/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrCNNMoney.com/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-2fd=Rurl=http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2008/12/01/daily25.htmlcid=1276942162ei=YUw2SfnNBIGi9gSdxoCtDwusg=AFQjCNGCcv6pQrfondc7aOOgdRI42o4p2QAMR intends to sell 39 aircraft/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrBizjournals.com/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-3fd=Rurl=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/12/02/319651/american-inks-sale-leaseback-deal-on-atr-72s.htmlcid=1276942162ei=YUw2SfnNBIGi9gSdxoCtDwusg=AFQjCNFci_FoPurY9BinUTPxu0cN6SaPFgAmerican inks sale-leaseback deal on ATR 72s/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrFlight International/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1 class=pa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-4fd=Rurl=http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx%3Farticleid%3D20081203_45_E2_Americ187405cid=1276942162ei=YUw2SfnNBIGi9gSdxoCtDwusg=AFQjCNFGiEUI1_BLnZQY4vnx1xXad1nGiwnobrTulsa World/nobr/anbsp;- a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-5fd=Rurl=http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D94QS16G0.htmcid=1276942162ei=YUw2SfnNBIGi9gSdxoCtDwusg=AFQjCNHXZycrwnvkNqkmYycMSjWnSwDjswnobrBusinessWeek/nobr/a/fontbr/font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclientie=ISO-8859-1rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-22,GGLG:enncl=1276942162hl=ennobrall 28 news articles/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

Analyst sees tough times for aviation - Kansas.com

NetJets(R) Supports Art Basel Miami Beach, North America#39;s Most ... - MarketWatch

Chinese Aviation Industry Airborne with GE-Powered ARJ21 Regional Jet - MarketWatch

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4i-0fd=Rurl=http://www.watoday.com.au/travel/chinas-first-homegrown-airliner-makes-maiden-flight-20081201-6o3p.htmlcid=1276302809ei=YUw2SfnNBIGi9gSdxoCtDwusg=AFQjCNFEVKBR759ipJpjFq_cJESBAsnIswimg src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=i0yDsypTEeYJimgurl=images.watoday.com.au/2008/12/01/311177/420-China-Arj-21-420x0.jpg width=80 height=56 alt= border=1brfont size=-2WA today/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-0fd=Rurl=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Chinese-Aviation-Industry-Airborne-GE/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257BEDD0D2B2-16DA-4B83-BEC7-2F8D69EF5D40%257Dcid=1276302809ei=YUw2SfnNBIGi9gSdxoCtDwusg=AFQjCNF_fVDyG_uzie_3ujKsGg3-pvryQgChinese bAviation/b Industry Airborne with GE-Powered ARJ21 Regional Jet/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fMarketWatchnbsp;-/font nobrDec 1, 2008/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1GE bAviation/b provides the complete propulsion system for the ARJ21, including two fuselage-mounted CF34-10A engines. COMAC plans to perform a second b.../b/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-1fd=Rurl=http://www.moneyandmarkets.com/heres-one-bright-spot-in-the-unfriendly-skies-of-the-travel-industry-28448cid=1276302809ei=YUw2SfnNBIGi9gSdxoCtDwusg=AFQjCNGFLodNxQkJXUzeebDQiRNpGGpsjQHere’s one bright spot in the unfriendly skies of the travel industry/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrMoney and Markets/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-2fd=Rurl=http://www.aviationrecord.com/SearchResults/tabid/37/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1679/Chinese-plane-makes-maiden-flight.aspxcid=1276302809ei=YUw2SfnNBIGi9gSdxoCtDwusg=AFQjCNHyWvD5MaC_9H5py-0Dw1AYoGOoJAChinese plane makes maiden flight/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrAviation Record/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-3fd=Rurl=http://www.gadling.com/2008/12/01/china-successfully-flies-into-airplane-manufacturing/print/cid=1276302809ei=YUw2SfnNBIGi9gSdxoCtDwusg=AFQjCNF6DOFCangiUTM9eDyuAtHIFQq4OwChina successfully flies into airplane manufacturing/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrGadling/nobr/font/fontbrfont class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclientie=ISO-8859-1rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-22,GGLG:enncl=1276302809hl=ennobrall 24 news articles/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

ILS Expands Browser and PDA Compatibility - MarketWatch

US Army Aviation Selects GE for Integrated Corrosion Monitoring ... - MarketWatch

New ERP System for Aviation Maintenance Goes Live at Japan Airlines - MarketWatch

Flight Delays, Traffic Accidents from Season#39;s First Snow Fall - WREX-TV

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8i-0fd=Rurl=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ifTg_yfYpAykFLdY6fVBnb3NeMZAD94PM6N00cid=1276351772ei=YUw2SfnNBIGi9gSdxoCtDwusg=AFQjCNFzpwS3zjVZoivHKCKrlXSIgW4SEwimg src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=A75-5BC8EasJimgurl=www.google.com/hostednews/ap/media/ALeqM5jrf1eVKnPv8yLX0JvXIJjrBSG4dw width=80 height=53 alt= border=1brfont size=-2The Associated Press/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-0fd=Rurl=http://www.wrex.com/Global/story.asp%3FS%3D9437571cid=1276351772ei=YUw2SfnNBIGi9gSdxoCtDwusg=AFQjCNFfNRmm3Emk5M8aYkedFyO7Gw45pwFlight Delays, Traffic Accidents from Season#39;s First Snow Fall/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fWREX-TV,nbsp;ILnbsp;-/font nobrDec 1, 2008/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1A Federal bAviation/b Administration spokeswoman says the new runway at O#39;Hare has helped reduce the number of flight delays during this weather event, b.../b/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-1fd=Rurl=http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/B9F1A216617A3ACE862575130017E712%3FOpenDocumentcid=1276351772ei=YUw2SfnNBIGi9gSdxoCtDwusg=AFQjCNF2ryCqUbqslOvp2ysMlH43LKiR2QWinter storm is blamed for dozens of crashes/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrSt. Louis Post-Dispatch/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-2fd=Rurl=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ifTg_yfYpAykFLdY6fVBnb3NeMZAD94PM6N00cid=1276351772ei=YUw2SfnNBIGi9gSdxoCtDwusg=AFQjCNFzpwS3zjVZoivHKCKrlXSIgW4SEwWinter weather slows travel in Midwest, Northeast/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrThe Associated Press/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-3fd=Rurl=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/01/america/NA-US-Winter-Weather.phpcid=1276351772ei=YUw2SfnNBIGi9gSdxoCtDwusg=AFQjCNHJlEw0ZRZlq7SzF15lEI5BqXs62QWinter weather slows travel in US/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrInternational Herald Tribune/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1 class=pa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-4fd=Rurl=http://www.dailyherald.com/story/%3Fid%3D254700cid=1276351772ei=YUw2SfnNBIGi9gSdxoCtDwusg=AFQjCNEP0W8q3cDCqv0PS5u6MMKYpwTKFgnobrChicago Daily Herald/nobr/anbsp;- a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-5fd=Rurl=http://www.wbbm780.com/Wintry-Weather-Cancels-Flights/3405894cid=1276351772ei=YUw2SfnNBIGi9gSdxoCtDwusg=AFQjCNGQ8wJ3Pu2DkzWg95PIL2yS0H5uQgnobrWBBM780/nobr/a/fontbr/font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclientie=ISO-8859-1rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-22,GGLG:enncl=1276351772hl=ennobrall 542 news articles/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

Sedgwick County set to sell $43 million in bonds for aviation ... - Kansas.com

Aviation - Google News

RELATED ARTICLES

Finding the Cheapest Airfares
To find the best airfares, it takes a series of actions to be accomplished during the same period of time. Airfare rates change suddenly online, so when you see a price that you are comfortable with, grab it.

5 Tips for Stress Free Long Haul Flights
The world is becoming smaller by the day. Flying long haul to distant locations for business or pleasure is becoming increasingly more popular.

Material Memory and NASA High Tech Plastics for Rotor Blades
Some new materials, types of plastics seem to be stronger than steel by quite a bit. Since they are made of polymer plastic blends it will be possible to add in some material memory manufacturing in the process.

Mexico to Manufacture Aircraft
It appears Mexico with its 120 million population is considering getting into the lucrative aviation manufacturing sector. Of course this will mean that they must acquire some expertise and some trading partners to sell to once they build these aircraft.

General Aviation Manufacturing is in the Tank; Hang On It is Going to Get Worse
Change is a constant, Outsourcing Jobs, Capital flows, Emerging Markets are a given and this includes the Aviation Manufacturing Sector as we watch the current Migration pick up speed.It appears that the technological advantage that we have here in the United States is no longer going to sustain us without further advances.

Private Jet Ownership Indeed
Wouldn't you like to own your own private jet? Have you ever thought about it? Many of us have and you know what it is not all that expensive as you might think after all. Private jet ownership is really taking off these days.

Fuel Costs and Air Fares Set To Rocket After Hurricane Katrina Punishes The US
It now looks certain that Hurricane Katrina will push fuel prices - and air fares - up through the roof.Hurricane Katrina has just killed hundreds of people, and it could well be thousands of people that we don't know about already.

Tips to Finding Really Cheap Airline Tickets
Finding really cheap airline tickets onlineLooking for a really good deal on flights? Here are some of the best strategies used to find really cheap airline tickets online.1) Really Cheap Airline Tickets: Last minute flightsOften you'll find really cheap airline tickets posted at the last minute.

Travel Tips:Tips for Safer flying
Flying can be an adventure, but like everything else in life, there are small risks. Even though flying is the safest way to travel in this modern age, here are some tips to minimize any unfortunate, but unlikely event of an emergency situation.

Sex in a Cessna, Part II
Sex in a Cessna or any light plane can be exhilarating and since your flight instructor never trained you how to do this you will need to read all of this several part series of articles, we do not want you screwing things up so to speak. In part one, we explained the need for a practice area and separation between other aircraft, staying out of flight path of other aircraft and setting the aircraft up in level flight.

Mirrors to Redirect Mini Laser Weapons on Fighters for Vortex Airflows
Recently a new airborne laser system was announced to be put onto fighter jets, once this technology becomes more advanced we will no longer need missiles for air-to-air combat. The system, which will go onto a fighter jet would be called the; "HELLADS" or High Energy Liquid Laser Area Defense System, it is being tested now.

Sex in a Cessna, Part I
If you have never had sex in a Cessna or other small aircraft then you probably might wish to read this article. It is fun, exhilarating and can get a little tricky if you do not do it correctly.

Entering Business Aviation, Part I: Types of Aircraft
The jets that people fly in corporate aviation are usually a lot smaller than those found with the airlines. Exceptions to the rule are Boeing's BBJ and Airbus' Corporate Jet, both of which are based on some of the smaller types of aircraft marketed to the airlines.

Airline Fuel Costs Mount
The airlines are huge users of fuel. Fuel costs are higher than even the cost of the aircraft.

Private Jets: 4 Leaders in Fractional Flying
Fractional flying, you say. Is that division? Well, sort of.

Travel Tips For Getting Through the Airport Easier and Quicker
Traveling is different now than it was before 9/11. Arriving at the airport even earlier than before, standing in line longer while waiting to pass through security, having luggage x-rayed, and being pulled aside for random security checks make the time it takes to travel more lengthy than it used to be.

Cactus Fly-In, Casa Grande AZ
Every year in Arizona is the Cactus Fly-in which is one of the largest events in the city of Casa Grande AZ air show and fly-in, which is always well attended and a huge success. The event seems to be growing every year, much busier this year than last year even though general aviation has suffered due to 9-11.

Automated Satellite Following System for UAV Swarms
Much work is being done and the USAF has implemented systems to fly UAVs Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in ah hoc formations like swarms of insects or flock of birds. We cannot quite match evolution and bird flock formations but we are on our way.

How to Save on Airfare
The Internet has provided a revolution in the way people shop for airfares. What used to be the province only of connected travel agents is now the province of every Internet connected traveler.

Future Shuttle Launches
The military aircraft we have are all equipped with anti-SAM systems. These prevent SAMs, Surface-to-air-missiles, which are heat seeking from hitting the aircraft.