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Would You Take An 18 Hour Flight On An Aircraft With Just 2 Engines?

777-200LR
Say, you had the choice of taking a nonstop flight from Sydney to New York, on this aircraft, would you take it? Or would you prefer something with a few more engines perhaps (plus with a few stops along the way)?

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Jetstar Will Fly To Kolkata

Its been confirmed what has been in the news since January this year.

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How Budget Airlines Earn A Living

Tiger Airways is once again having a crazy promotion. This time to Phuket for less than SGD 10 (about USD 6). This was the same airline which previously offered tickets to Bangkok for SGD 1 way back in August/September last year. All this buzz about flying for less than 10-20 dollars, where regular airlines like Thai Airways [1] & Singapore Airlines [2], charge nearly 15 times the amount has me wondering as to how do budget airlines ever make any money?

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Cell Phone Jammers On Planes

Yesterday I was onboard a Singapore Airlines flight from Singapore to Manila. Even before we actually landed at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport, (few seconds before actual touchdown) there were these STUPID people taking out their mobile phones and checking for their voicemail! Some even making calls! All this despite warning annoucements made by the flight crew!

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