International Flight charge Increasing

The amounts are specified in 'special drawing rights,' a group of chief currencies periodically reviewed by the IMF.

The highest amount airlines can be held responsible for on many international flights for passenger death or injury and lost or damaged luggages is about to increase by 13%.

Carriers previously received notice earlier this year about the increase, which goes into result Dec. 30 as part of the periodic adjustments necessary under the Montreal Convention. Under Article 24 of the Convention, ICAO appraisal the limits every five years in light of the increase that has occurred during that period. The revised amount reflects rise between 2003 and 2008 for various countries, as cursed out in the Convention.

The amounts are specified in “special drawing rights,” a group of chief currencies periodically evaluated by the International Monetary Fund to replicate the relative importance of the various currencies. As of Oct. 28, the U.S. dollar value of the SDR was $1.58.

Under the increase, the responsibility limit for death or bodily injury will increase to 113,100 SDRs. For destruction, loss, delay or damage of bags, the limit will increase to 1,131 per passenger. For cargo, the amount will raise to 19 per kilogram. And for an interruption in passenger arrival, the new limit will be 4,694.

Japan Airlines positions $1.5 billion first-half loss

Struggling carrier Japan Airlines alleged Friday it racked up $1.5 billion in losses in the first half and applied for government help to restructure.

Japan Airlines Corp., Asia's biggest carrier by revenues, supposed details of its restructuring plan are still being labored but it was working with the government during a "turnaround procedure" that will connect up the assistance of a private operator.

The company's 131.2 billion yen ($1.5 billion) loss during its financial first-half during September marked its biggest-ever loss for the period. With the intention of compared to a 36.6 billion yen profit in the same period a year in advance.

It did not concern forecasts for the year, saying it was too hard to offer projections among the restructuring.

Japan Airlines has been tattered by a collapse in travel brought on by the global slowdown and swine flu outbreak.

The company supposed international and domestic travel, as well as cargo traffic, all refused during the April-September half, dragging its revenues down 29 percent to 763.9 billion yen ($8.5 billion).

World’s first commercial passenger flight motorized by fuel made from natural gas lands in Qatar

A Qatar Airways aircraft completed the world’s first commercial passenger flight power-driven by a fuel made from natural gas. The remarkable journey from London Gatwick to Doha took above six hours and was operated with an Airbus A340-600 aircraft using Rolls-Royce Trent 556 engines.

Shell developed and formed the 50-50 blend of synthetic Gas to Liquids (GTL) kerosene and conservative oil-based kerosene fuel. The State of Qatar is locate to become the world’s leading producer of GTL kerosene when it is put into commercial production from 2012.

The fuel, as an option to conventional oil-based kerosene, will supply to diversification of aviation fuel supply. It also burns up with lower sulphur dioxide and particulate discharges than pure conservative oil-based kerosene, making it gorgeous for improving local air quality at busy airports.

The merge of conventional kerosene and GTL kerosene will be known as GTL Jet Fuel. The flight was the latest footstep over two years of scientific work approved by an association consisting of Airbus, Qatar Airways, Qatar Petroleum, Qatar Science & Technology Park, Rolls-Royce, Shell and WOQOD into the profit of using GTL Jet Fuel to power commercial aircraft. A great deal of this work is being undertaken at the Qatar Science & Technology Park in Doha.

“Qatar’s location as the GTL capital of the world has been further improved with today’s achievement. GTL technology enables us to generate liquid fuels and other products from natural gas. Commercial aviation is one of the electrifying new markets that this opens up, helping us maximize the value from our natural resources,” supposed Abdulla bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry of the State of Qatar.

Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker, who was onboard the flight, said: “Qatar Airways is proud to be connected with this consortium and to develop into the world’s first airline to use this new fuel technology on a commercial passenger flight.

“Once again, Qatar Airways has shown its assurance to the environment and we expect this alternative fuel to provide benefits, particularly the enhancement of air quality. This highlight flight is the first step in making this alternative fuel available to airlines. Qatar Airways looks ahead to continuing to work with the association members to further increase this exciting project and consign towards a cleaner environment.”

The GTL kerosene will be formed in commercial quantities by the Pearl GTL project, presently under construction by Qatar Petroleum and Shell. The project is estimated to produce about one million tonnes per annum of GTL kerosene from 2012, enough to power a classic commercial airliner for half a billion kilometres (equal to carrying 250 passengers around the world 4,000 times) when used in a 50 percent combine to make GTL Jet Fuel. GTL Jet Fuel, with GTL kerosene up to 50 per cent, was entirely and unconditionally accepted as safe for use in civil aviation by ASTM International (originally known as the American Society for Testing and Materials) last month.

Dr Eulian Roberts, Managing Director of the Qatar Science & Technology Park, said: “The commitment of Qatar Airways and the consortium partners to make sure that new aviation fuel technology is efficiently applied is a great example of the kind of research being established at QSTP through its partners. Research activities on choice and environmentally-friendly fuels like GTL will launch QSTP as a leading international center for the application of new platform technologies. This is a great example of an effective multi-partner collaborative research and development programme which is already producing successful outcomes.”

Malcolm Brinded, Shell’s Executive Director Upstream International, added: “Today’s flight opens the door to an another choice to oil-based aviation fuel. Shell has been rising the technology to change natural gas into valuable liquid transportation fuels, lubricants and chemical feedstocks for more than 30 years. We are now fit to launching GTL on a world level for the first time thanks to our partnership with Qatar Petroleum.”

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10 Topper Airline Safety Tips

1. Fly on Nonstop Routings
   Most accidents occur during the takeoff, climb, crash, and landing phase of flight so flying nonstop would reduce revelation to these most accident prone phases of flight.

2. Prefer Larger Aircraft
At present, aircraft with more than 30 passenger seats were all considered and certified under the strictest policies. Also, in the doubtful event of a severe accident, larger aircraft provide a superior opportunity for passenger survival.

3. Pay Attention to the Preflight consultation
While the information looks like repetitious, the locations of the bordering emergency exits may be different depending on the aircraft that you fly on and seat you are in.

4. Keep the Overhead Storage Bin Free of Heavy Articles
   Visual projection storage bins may not be able to grip very heavy objects during turmoil, so if you or another passenger have trouble stimulating an article into the bin, have it stored elsewhere.
5. Keep Your Seat Belt fixed firmly While You are Seated
   Keeping the belt on when you are seated provides that extra safeguard you might need if the plane hits sudden turbulence.
6. Listen to the Flight Attendants
   The main reason flight attendants are on an aircraft is for safety, so if any one of them asks you to do something like lock your seat belts, do it first and ask questions later.
7. Don't Bring Any harmful Material
   There are rather long lists of dangerous materials that are not allowed, but commonly tell you that you shouldn't bring gasoline, corrosives, poisonous gases, and other such items on the aircraft if they were allowed by the airline and shipped in a proper container.
8. Let the Flight Attendant empty Your Hot Drinks
   Flight attendants are trained to hold hot drinks like coffee or tea in a crowded walkway on a moving aircraft, so allow them to pour the drink and hand it too you.
9. Don't Drink Too Much
   The atmosphere in an airliner cabin is rushed to about the same elevation as Denver, so any alcohol you drink will affect you more strongly than at sea level. Moderation is a good policy at any height.
10. Keep Your mind About You
    In the doubtful event that you are concerned in an emergency situation such as a protective emergency evacuation, follow the instructions of the flight attendants and flight group and exit the aircraft as quickly as possible.

World First Speed Record locate by 100% Electric Airplane

A NASA astronaut from Italy, Maurizio Cheli, put a world record for piloting an entirely electric SkySpark. The flight lasted for eight-minute at the World Air Games 2009 in Turin, Italy. Maurizio Cheli strike a top speed of 155 mph (250 km/h). That’s considered as a record speed for a 100-percent electrically powered aircraft.

This hydrogen fueled aircraft is prepared with a liquid-cooled Valentino synchronous motor by Sicmi Motori project had been in progress since September of 2007. However SkySpark merely considers it a transitional goal for the plane. They think that the aircraft can realize the speed of 186 mph (300 km/h). Though the development of hydrogen aircrafts are still in its emerging phase and this speed is hardly significant when compared to some predictable planes, the future might still be bright. The SkySpark team is confident of improving the plane’s performance. Using a “hydrogen fuel cells powered engine,” they plan to increase the planes variety as well as speed.

SkySpark, place a new landmark in the field of greener aviation which took the sky for the first time on June 10. SkySpark is the 100% electricity-powered airplane. When it touched the speed of 250 km/h it was considered a world record. The airplane is mainly built upon Pioneer Alpi 300. SkySpark is powered by a 75KW brushless electric motor fueled by a range of lithium-polymer batteries. The team that developed the SkySpark is aspiring for better range and more speed using engine technology that runs on hydrogen fuel cells.

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