June 16th, 2011

Cleaner Flight: Virgin America's Efficient Engines, UOP Biofuels Go Transatlantic

Air travel promises to become cleaner, if industry actions ahead of the huge, annual Paris Airshow are any indication.

Virgin America— a company that’s been reporting on its own greenhouse gas emissions since 2009— ordered $1.4 billion worth of new, super fuel-efficient engines from CFM International the companies announced on Wednesday. The move should help keep energy costs down, and reduce… → Read More

December 21st, 2008

Comedian Louis C.K. on technology and air travel

One of my favorite comedians, Louis C.K., sums up how people take modern-day technology and air travel for granted. This isn’t a super-recent interview with Conan O’Brien, but it’s something to remember if you’ll be traveling for the holidays. Good stuff. → Read More

January 2nd, 2008

New rules limit the number of spare batteries you can bring on a flight

Junior executives on-the-go should take a few minutes to head over to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Web site. It seems the DOT has implemented some new rules for 2008 as it relates to lithium batteries. Simply, you’re not allowed to put spare, unconnected batteries in your checked luggage anymore and you can only bring eight grams of lithium battery on-board with you. Eight… → Read More