Wayne Farley's Aviation Blog

Pratt & Whitney’s Pure Power Engine

Wayne Farley — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:08:51 +0000

Pratt & Whitney’s Boeing 747SP flying test bed with a PW1217G engine flying on a specially designed stub wing. The new generation engine is designed for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ)...

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WestJet unveils electric baggage tug on Earth Day

Wayne Farley — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:39:44 +0000

WestJet today showcased its newest environmental innovation, a baggage tug which runs on rechargeable lithium polymer batteries. The tug, which resembles a small tractor, pulls baggage carts to and...

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Cash in on being a frequent flyer

Wayne Farley — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:51:08 +0000

With prices increasing for airline travel, there is a way to keep the costs of air travel down....become a frequent flyer credit card member. Related posts:Jets vs. Turboprops – Making The Right...

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Unfair or Necessary? Obama’s Proposed Per-Flight Tax on Private Jets

Wayne Farley — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:42:32 +0000

Obama has previously proposed tax increases on the private jet industry. In his 2013 budget, he called for fees up to $100 per take-off for private jets, claiming that the fees could generate up to...

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Skyguide optimises route network within Swiss airspace

Wayne Farley — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:04:15 +0000

Skyguide, Switzerland’s air navigation service provider, is introducing ten more-direct transit routes through its airspace which would save around 1,000 kilometres of flight per day. Related...

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Croatian Airspace Simulation Starts in Budapest

Wayne Farley — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:18:50 +0000

As the first international project since the opening of the Center of Research, Development and Simulation (CRDS) of the Hungarian ANSP (HungaroControl) a real-time simulation started for the...

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Hughes/MD Helicopter 520N

Wayne Farley — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:29:07 +0000

The MacDonald-Douglas MD 520N helicopter is part of a family of light utility helicopters with a revolutionary design. The dispensed with a conventional anti-torque tail rotor in favor of the...

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Adding Drones to our Busy Skies

Wayne Farley — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:38:19 +0000

Commonly known as "drones", unmanned aerial vehicles have been around for a while and have proven to be very useful in military operations. Starting with the Vietnam War, drones have been...

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