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Astronauts Wanted 15 Dec 2011 | 04:00 am
When you see Earth from space, you get a heightened perception of the planet we live on – the fragility of it, the beauty of it, the wonder of it. You just can’t get that feeling from pictures or movi...
Retooling aircraft for bigger loads 14 Dec 2011 | 04:50 am
From the time commercial airplanes took to the skies, their design has stayed more or less the same: a long tube holding passengers and cargo, wings for lift, a tail to provide stability, engines burn...
Should international airlines have unlimited access to Canada’s skies? 14 Dec 2011 | 04:45 am
Yes Mark Milke, Director of Alberta Policy Studies at the Fraser Institute. Canada should allow any airline to have complete access to Canadian markets in order to increase competition. Not Yet P...
Top Five Airline Perks 14 Dec 2011 | 04:36 am
Great Futures takes a look at five of the most luxurious first-class airline cabins and perks that passengers can experience today. The only way to fly Singapore Airlines is in your own suite. Each o...
A Hot-Air Balloon Marathon 14 Dec 2011 | 04:32 am
Great Futures spoke with Brian Jones about his experience co-piloting the first hot-air balloon to ever fly non-stop around the world. How did this hot-air balloon project come about? Back in the ea...
Airport City 14 Dec 2011 | 04:31 am
If the shipping dock let London and Paris flourish as economic hubs, and the car allowed Los Angeles to sprawl, then airplanes have enabled a new breed of global cities to be built around landing stri...
LIVE Chat – Future of Air Travel 14 Dec 2011 | 04:31 am
Will airport security ever be scaled back? What will the future of airline travel be like? Join us today, Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 12 p.m. EST (noon) for a live chat with a panel of experts on where they ...
Up and away for Airbus giant jet 13 Dec 2011 | 04:52 pm
Bill Taylor, Toronto Star Two years behind schedule, the “Jolly Green Giant” was finally taking off from Singapore today on a seven-hour flight into history. The French-built double-decker Airbus A3...
Air Canada targets ‘sin taxes’ Canadians flying out from U.S. 13 Dec 2011 | 04:52 pm
Bruce Campion-Smith, Toronto Star chief The federal government treats air travel like a “sin, ” allowing travellers to be hit with a slate of fees costing Canada a place as a global air hub, a senior...
Canada, EU land open skies deal 13 Dec 2011 | 04:51 pm
Richard J. Brennan, Toronto Star OTTAWA- Canadian consumers can look forward to cheaper flights to Europe now that Canada has signed a new reciprocal air transport agreement with the European Union, ...
