British Airways strike could impact 100,000 passengers at Easter

Posted by stephen on February 24, 2008

The Easter travel plans of more than 100,000 British Airways passengers face severe disruption unless peace talks avert strike action by pilots.
According to the Guardian newspaper, BA and the pilots’ union, Balpa, have agreed to take their dispute to a mediator after 3,000 BA pilots voted for a walkout yesterday. Balpa did not set strike […]

Virgin flies 747 using Coconuts and Babassu nuts as fuel!

Posted by stephen on February 24, 2008

The first flight by a commercial airline to be powered partly by biofuel has taken place.
Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson said the flight marked a “vital breakthrough” for the entire airline industry, as a Virgin Atlantic jumbo jet flew between London’s Heathrow and Amsterdam using fuel derived from a mixture of Brazilian babassu […]