Word: jumbos
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...certification and delivery of the B-787s in 2008. But ordering the A350 now means delivery in 2013. "The A350 will compete with the 787 in five years," says Airbus co-chief commercial officer John Leahy, "but Boeing has no competition for the A380." Compared to the average jumbo jet, the A380 has 30% less noise in the cabin and has 40% greater passenger capacity. It also consumes 20% less fuel...
...Dubai's pace of development is, indeed, staggering. A few years ago, Emirates announced plans to expand its fleet to 100 planes by 2010. It passed that mark last year, and is set to receive some of the first super jumbo Airbus A-380s. Only a decade ago, Dubai was a relatively sleepy sheikhdom - one of seven that make up the United Arab Emirates - known for being a trading hub due to its ports, rather than the oil output that enriches its neighbor, Abu Dhabi. But the ambitious Sheikh Mohammed, who formally became its ruler in 2006, implemented a vision...
...teacher. One of its most fascinating attributes is the Info screen, which appears at the touch of a button, appropriately marked "Info." The screen contains all sorts of data, mostly photographic mumbo jumbo. But the screen also has a visual representation of that mumbo jumbo, so you can figure out what it means. For instance, as the number next to the letter "F" goes up, the image of the camera's aperture gets tighter. It doesn't take long to sort out, then, that the higher the "f-stop," the more closed the camera's aperture. Beginners will appreciate...
Relaxation usually means escaping the crowds - but don't tell that to the operators of the jumbo-sized spas that have recently become popular in Asia. Tokyo's five-story, 10,000-sq-m Spa LaQua, tel: (81-3) 5800 9999, crams some 65,000 guests a month into its hot-spring baths, pools (pictured), saunas, massage rooms and restaurants. In Seoul, the popular Sports Club Seoul Leisure, tel: (82-2) 404 7000, uses an extraordinary range of facilities as its lure: its 10 floors feature themed saunas, oxygen rooms, a golf practice range, a movie theater and a karaoke...
Relaxation usually means escaping the crowds - but don't tell that to the operators of the jumbo-sized spas that have recently become popular in Asia. Tokyo's five-story, 10,000 sq m Spa LaQua, tel: (81-3) 5800 9999, crams some 65,000 guests a month into its hot-spring baths, pools, saunas, massage rooms and restaurants. In Seoul, the popular Sports Club Seoul Leisure, tel: (82-2) 404 7000, uses an extraordinary range of facilities as its lure: its 10 floors feature themed saunas,[an error occurred while processing this directive] oxygen rooms, a golf practice range...