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Weekly Recap
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planes
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AirlinesAirportsTravelTravel Tech
How Planes Stay Safe When There’s No Radar
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen planes are flying over land, they are usually watched over by, and keep in contact with air traffic control (ATC). VERY simply put, whichever ATC tower’s jurisdiction/zone you’re in …
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AirlinesTravel
Why Toilets On Planes Are So Loud & The Researchers That Made A Way To Make Them More Quiet
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegToilets on planes are loud. I mean really loud. Loud enough where they’ve scared people (especially kids), been discussed by stand up comedians, imitated by an a cappella music group, …
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Maybe Airlines Can Follow In This Resort’s Footsteps To Reduce Their Carbon Footprints
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegNot long ago, I wrote a post about how different countries were looking at different ways to make their carbon footprint smaller. Most have proposed imposing some sort of tax …
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AirlinesAirportsTravelVideos
How Do Airlines Schedule So Many Flights, All At The Same Time?
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegEvery day, the FAA’s Air Traffic Organization provides service to more than 44,000 flights, for a total of 16.1+M flights per year. If you look at worldwide numbers, estimates from …
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AirlinesAirportsTravel
Frequent Flyers Should Pay More Taxes To Decrease Planes’ Carbon Footprint???
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAirlines are doing everything they can to decrease greenhouse gas emissions. They have commercial planes fly at the “sweet spot” of energy efficiency. They’ve come up with all sorts of …
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New Loyalty Program, New Travel Visa Requirement, The Dirtiest Seats On The Plane, & More!
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHappy Sunday to all of our travel friends, both near and far! Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like, …
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AirlinesTravel
What Happens If a Plane Is Struck By Lightning While In Flight?
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAccording to the National Weather Service, lightning strikes about 25 million times a year and kills an average of 49 people. But how often does it strike planes? Believe it …
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AirlinesDiscounts & SalesTravel
Why Is Flying So Expensive, & Then How Are Budget Airlines So Cheap?
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegI suppose if you’re into the points & miles game, flights can be expensive, but if you’re paying with cash then they can be REALLY expensive. Were they always this …
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Want To Bet These Plane Seats Will Become More Expensive?
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegThe FAA just approved a new seat design for planes and I could be wrong, but it looks like it could almost make the middle seat…could it actually be….desirable?