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...Boeing initially parried with plans for the Sonic Cruiser, to travel nearly the speed of sound, or 20% faster than the Mach 0.85 of conventional jets. "It would have been great for North American, European and Asian markets, but it would have entailed higher operating costs and higher fuel burn," says Neidl. Airlines, racked by higher fuel costs, needed relief. So the company changed course to what is now a 20% more fuel-efficient jet (compared to a 767-300ER), the 787--or what Boeing nicknamed the "son of the Sonic Cruiser...
OLYMPIA, GREECE Deadly wildfires burn nearly 500,000 acres...
...said, storming around a stand of figs and mulberries. "Why doesn't someone stop him?" I was reminded of something an acquaintance of mine, a close relative of Ahmadinejad's, once said. "Tehran is like a warehouse of cotton," he told me. "One spark, and the whole place will burn." Suddenly the disturbing prospects of Iran's uncertain place in the world ceased to be an abstraction and became a reality disrupting our daily lives. The nightly news reported that gas stations had been set ablaze across the city. We spent three days at home without even going grocery shopping...
...going to be seeing more propellers from your window seat. Relax, the ride is getting a lot better. A new breed of six-bladed turboprops like Bombardier's Q400--jet fast but even quieter--is leading a revival. Carriers are taking advantage of the new turbos' more efficient fuel burn, reduced cabin noise, increased capacity and comfort and greater speed compared with previous models...
Bohdan Pomahac, the associate director of Brigham and Women’s burn unit and the head of the hospital’s face transplant program, told the Globe that he has performed dozens of facial surgeries using skin grafted from elsewhere on the patient’s body, leaving the patient still looking disfigured...