Here are the results of a recent research based on the prime question that bothers us all lately: how airlines minimize fuel consumption on airplanes

• One airline saved over 17 gallons/year per pound of weight per airplane after shedding inflight phones, ovens, excess potable water, and some galley equipment on an older fleet
• In removing seatback phones from its MD-80s and B737-400s, another airline shed 200 pounds per airplane, translating into 3,400+ gallons saved annually
• Alaska Airlines (ALK) indicated in March 2004 that removing just five magazines per aircraft could save $10,000 per year in fuel; also, the airline has reduced the weight of catering supplies
• Air Canada considered stripping primer and paint from its 767s to save 360 lbs. per plane
• JetBlue (JBLU) and US Airways (LCC) and others have moved toward a paperless cockpit
• By removing six seats, JetBlue reduced A320 weight by approximately 904 pounds
• Airlines have been able to remove ovens, trash compactors, or even entire galleys, due to the elimination of hot meals on selected flights; others are using lighter seats; they have also removed magazine racks and replaced hard cabin dividers with curtains
• AirTran ordered carbon fiber Recaro seats for its 737-700s to shave 19.4 pounds per row, resulting in estimated fuel savings of $2,000 per year per aircraft
• Alaska’s new beverage cart, at 20 lbs. lighter, could save $500,000 in annual fuel costs
• Some airlines flush lavatories during extended ground delays to minimize takeoff weight

So it was all, world’s paper is over, no more shiny pages half covered with ink… The last time I had paper ticket was more than two years ago and like every romantic story I didn’t believe that it will be the last time I’ll hold it in my hands.

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Virgin America anounced new lucrative attraction!

Get on Virgin and enjoy a happy hour onboard. Then meet new people and get off the plane a little dizzy bur full of positive emotions. The company offers two free complementary cocktails and seat to seat chat only on its SuperFly Wednesdays. Book your flights:

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Here are the latest hot deals for everyone who is flying from Boston! Rates are for the period June 2 - June 9 and some of them are really hot bargains!

Rise and shine brand new world, because as Reuters reports, China is stepping on the market and there are some reasons for Boeing and Airbus to pay attention to this action.

China has established a company to build regional commercial jets, with an eye to eventually reducing the country’s reliance on Boeing and Airbus for jumbo jets, said Reuters.

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