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...Clouds of Jet Exhaust In "The Fog of Flying" [Aug. 13] Pico Iyer described his "week in the clouds" on business flights. I fail to understand what the purpose of such frenzied flying might be. Iyer apparently assumes that such behavior will impress people, but it certainly doesn't impress me. Sorry, but such senseless jet hopping has nothing to do with cultivated travel - plus it adds significantly to environmental pollution. And who the heck pays for that? Gerhard L. Mueller-Debus, Frankfurt, Germany...
...concrete. Lots and lots of concrete. And B-2 bombers. Toss in a few high-value terrorists, deplaning from an unmarked CIA jet, hooded, shackled and headed for days and nights of the closest thing to torture that American interrogators can come up with while still claiming not to have violated the Geneva Conventions...
...Clouds of Jet Exhaust In "The fog of flying" [Aug. 20] Pico Iyer described his "week in the clouds" on business flights. I fail to understand what the purpose of such frenzied flying might be. Iyer apparently assumes that such behavior will impress people, but it certainly doesn't impress me. Sorry, but such senseless jet-hopping has nothing to do with cultivated travel - plus it adds significantly to environmental pollution. And who the heck pays for that? Gerhard L. Mueller-Debus, FRANKFURT, GERMANY...
...Clouds of Jet Exhaust In "The Fog of Flying" [Aug. 20] Pico Iyer described his "week in the clouds" on business flights. I fail to understand what the purpose of such frenzied flying might be. Iyer apparently assumes that such behavior will impress people, but it certainly doesn't impress me. Sorry, but such senseless jet-hopping has nothing to do with cultivated travel - plus it adds significantly to environmental pollution. And who the heck pays for that? Gerhard L. Mueller-Debus Frankfurt, Germany...
Technically, a key selling point is the use of carbon-fiber composites in 50% of the Dreamliner by weight (80% by volume), adding to the new jet's reputation as a "game changer." Carbon-reinforced plastic in places such as the wings, fuselage and floorboards not only makes the aircraft lighter--and reduces fuel consumption--but also provides the opportunity to change systems integration, rework maintenance programs, overhaul cabin interiors and upgrade aerodynamic performance. Boeing is working with the world's largest producer of carbon fiber, Tokyo-based Toray Industries, which is still fine-tuning its mass production (this...