| 单词 | jumbo jet |
| 例句 | He had eighty-nine hundred hours of flight time, including thirty-two hundred hours of experience in jumbo jets. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z He’d just landed a jumbo jet at Kennedy Airport after a long flight from Dubai. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z You could have driven a jumbo jet through the opening, maybe even two. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The Hearth & Home employees went ballistic and swung their arms like they were waving in a jumbo jet. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He’s as fast as I am, fast like we could run down jumbo jets, comets. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z At night, on guard, staring into the dark, they were carried away by jumbo jets. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, slowly, as though a great jumbo jet were revving up, the rumbling from the Ireland supporters grew louder and louder and erupted into screams of delight. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z To give a sense of its scale, consider the 747 jumbo jet crash sequence. What’s bigger than an event film? ‘Tenet’ might just be 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z Wrap is thrilled to see that the Museum of Flight has begun work to restore to its original glory 747 RA-001, Seattle’s beloved “number one” jumbo jet. Perhaps it is time to stop paying for the elephant in the room 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z The equivalent of five jumbo jets' worth of women die in labour each day. Half the Sky: how the trafficking of women today is on a par with genocide 2010-08-18T23:05:00Z After everyone who had been imported for the affair was exported back home — “We turned jumbo jets to Uber,” he said, grinning — Kanye was taking a slow Friday. Into the Wild With Kanye West 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z He’s whistled “Happy Birthday” while sitting in a taxiing jumbo jet in Istanbul and once whistled over the phone to a woman who was at the base of Mount Everest. How a Washington power player became the best whistler in the world 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z Inside a reconstructed jumbo jet, guests - including many from Asia - were treated to a showy presentation. Chanel aims sky-high, and Armani courts A-list 2012-01-24T23:03:20Z As the Boldins discovered, there are a lot of alternatives to the model we currently practice, enabled by jumbo jets, giant cruise ships and interstate highways. How the pandemic has changed our mindset toward travel 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z Suspended from the ceiling, the sculpture is over 230 feet long, the size of a jumbo jet. At London's Heathrow, a New Terminal and an Uncertain Future 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z As he slowly loses consciousness after the attack, DHH imagines “a beloved Chinese musical,” and just like that, dancers appear, and a Chinese jumbo jet descends from the sky. 2 Tony Winners Try to Upend Rodgers and Hammerstein 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z The organ built up; suddenly it soared, like a jumbo jet leaving Heathrow; the lights, just behind the equipment, rose like an elevator. Pink Floyd: 'They don't dig creative complacency' – a classic feature 2013-03-06T15:27:41Z But working on jumbo jets has afforded Brzenk a solidly middle-class lifestyle compared to the men who seek to dethrone him. Straight to DVD: "Pulling John," arm wrestling's holy grail 2010-05-15T00:20:00Z It soars above this material the way that, departing Heathrow, a jumbo jet powers up over the clouds. Review: Mark Vanhoenacker’s ‘Skyfaring: A Journey With a Pilot’ on Joy of Flight 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z Democrats, however, have denounced the voting proposals, with one state senator, Natasha Marcus, going so far as to call them a “jumbo jet of voter suppression.” As 2024 Voting Battles Heat Up, North Carolina G.O.P. Presses Forward 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z At this pivot point, the local workforce wants evidence that Boeing will reach again for its lost glory, epitomized by the last 747 jumbo jet celebrated in January. After 4 tough years, can Boeing break through the clouds? 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z In January's launch, a jumbo jet operated by Virgin Orbit carried a rocket out of Newquay, Cornwall, to release it high over the Atlantic Ocean. Virgin Orbit to pause all operations from Thursday 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z An Air Force review had suggested the darker colors would increase costs and delay delivery of the new jumbo jets. New Air Force One will stay blue and white, Biden decides 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Making the announcement Friday, a state lottery official said Bell bought the winning ticket when she saw the jackpot hit $747 million just days after Boeing delivered its final 747 jumbo jet. Boeing WA state workers split $513M in bonuses as CEO’s pay tops $22M 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z News of the plane’s curtain call comes less than a month after Boeing delivered the last of its iconic 747 jumbo jet that has been used in passenger and cargo service for half a century. Boeing to end production of ‘Top Gun’ plane 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Virgin Orbit sent up a jumbo jet carrying the rocket from Cornwall on 9 January. UK space launch: Dislodged fuel filter blamed for rocket failure 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Though Boeing celebrated delivery of the final 747 jumbo jet on Jan. 31, it didn’t fly off until the next day; that delivery will be counted in the February tally. Boeing kept steady 737 MAX pace in January, while Airbus production slowed 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Reviewing the jumbo jet’s radar track, FlightAware and other plane watchers saw something was up. Last Boeing 747 to be built (kinda) writes its name in the sky 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z The jumbo jet, a 747-8 freighter operated by cargo carrier Atlas Air, departed after 8 a.m. End of the line and into the air for the last 747 Boeing will build 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z After four years working on the nascent jumbo jet, Hank Marmion elected to start over. Boeing 747 engineer: ‘I’m retiring with my plane’ 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z They reflect upon their affection for the jumbo jet that changed their lives, and aviation. The last 747: Boeing workers reflect on an iconic plane like no other 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z A jumbo jet operated by the company carried a rocket out of Newquay, Cornwall, to release it high over the Atlantic Ocean. UK space launch: Premature shutdown behind Cornwall rocket launch failure 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z The rocket suffered an "anomaly" late on Monday night after its release by a jumbo jet operated by the American Virgin Orbit company. UK rocket failure is a setback, not roadblock 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z A jumbo jet operated by the American Virgin Orbit company carried a rocket out of Newquay, Cornwall, to release it over the Atlantic Ocean. Boris Johnson erased from Grant Shapps spaceport picture 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z U.S.-based Virgin Orbit attempted its first international launch late Monday, using a modified jumbo jet to carry one if its rockets from Cornwall in southwestern England over the Atlantic Ocean. UK space industry mulls setback after satellite launch fails 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z The final version of the jumbo jet, the 747-8, “has a lot of technology new and updated, but the actual build process of the airplane is old school,” Vic said. The last 747: Boeing workers reflect on an iconic plane like no other 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z A jumbo jet operated by the American Virgin Orbit company carried a rocket out of Newquay, Cornwall, to release it high over the Atlantic Ocean. UK space launch: Historic Cornwall rocket launch ends in failure 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z Crowds that had gathered on Monday night at Spaceport Cornwall, from where the jumbo jet took off, were deeply disappointed. UK rocket failure is a setback, not roadblock 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z Monday's mission will see a repurposed 747 jumbo jet release a rocket over the Atlantic to take nine satellites high above the Earth. UK space launch: Historic Cornwall rocket mission set to blast off 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z Instead, the rocket is fixed underneath the wing of a modified jumbo jet. Can the UK's race to space take off? 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z Growing up, she recalls times when the family drove down Interstate 5 past Boeing Field and spotted a jumbo jet there. The last 747: Boeing workers reflect on an iconic plane like no other 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z Boeing’s decision to shelve the 747 jumbo jet this year is emblematic of a broader shift, as the industry looks to develop more sustainable ways of air travel. Turning the Page on 2022 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Only 30 of the original jumbo jet were ordered over the past five years. Saying goodbye to Boeing’s 747, the ‘Queen of the Skies’ 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z All 259 passengers and crew on board the jumbo jet died while another 11 people were killed in Lockerbie when wreckage destroyed their homes. Lockerbie bombing suspect in US custody 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z After this book, readers may find themselves apprehensive when airborne in anything smaller than a jumbo jet. Review | A thrilling cross-country race that helped spawn modern aviation 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z After four years working on the nascent jumbo jet, Hank elected to start over. The last 747: Boeing workers reflect on an iconic plane like no other 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z There, the animals were loaded aboard a jumbo jet and supplied with in-flight snacks and a zoo veterinarian, and made the eight-hour hop to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. After two recent deaths, National Zoo gets two new Asian elephants 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z Trade and Economic Council, he chartered a jumbo jet to take several hundred American business executives to Moscow, where Mr. Gorbachev joined them for dinner. James Giffen, Who Was Embroiled in ‘Kazakhgate,’ Dies at 81 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z All that most American workers know is that they see on television more and more people who own many mansions and personal jumbo jets while they strain to make ends meet. The latest on pay in America: For each $1 raise you got, executives got $500 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z At one point, Russian officials claimed that the aircraft, a Malaysia Airlines jumbo jet with 298 people onboard, was actually filled with corpses before take off. Explosion Kills Dozens of Ukrainian Captives at Russian-Held Prison 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z The cargo version extended the life of the jumbo jet. The last 747: Boeing workers reflect on an iconic plane like no other 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z “But I’m very excited,” Acosta said as jumbo jets swam across the sky like airborne sharks, looping into their LAX approach. Column: 6th Street bridge is an instant L.A. icon — if drivers don't ruin it for everyone else 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z The modified jumbo jet took off from Mojave Air and Space Port in the Mojave Desert and released the rocket over the Pacific Ocean, northwest of Los Angeles. Virgin Orbit rocket launches 7 US defense satellites 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z Only three more of those venerable jumbo jets remain to be delivered, all three for Atlas Air. Boeing still lags Airbus in jet orders and production, may soon resume 787 deliveries 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Trump, in 2018, directed that the new jumbo jets shed the iconic Kennedy-era robin’s egg blue and white design for a deeper navy and streak of dark red. Biden nixes Trump design for Air Force One over cost, delay 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z Built to train jumbo jet pilots, it has been a symbol of resistance to militarization since Okinawa's first post-occupation governor, Chobyo Yara, secured a government promise to never deploy military planes there. Japan's Okinawa may be on the front lines again as it marks anniversary of U.S. handover 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z And it’s a sign, Kuzi says, of the demand for converted jumbo jets. Pandemic legacy: Israeli company transforms jets for cargo 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z Over 36 hours in May 1991, Israeli air force and requisitioned El Al jumbo jets flew more than 14,000 Ethiopians from war-torn Addis Ababa, an operation overseen by current Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz. Israel and aid groups ready to aid Ukrainian Jewish community if war comes 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z Production of the 747 jumbo jet there, already at a snail’s pace, will stop completely in October. Another 1,000 Boeing jobs lost in WA last year, but unions hope for upswing in 2022 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z Emirates only flies that model and the Airbus A380 jumbo jet - and it was among one of the most affected airlines. Major airlines cancel, change flights to US over 5G dispute 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z The BBC's Panorama programme has investigated the roads that kill a jumbo jet's worth of people every three months. Britain's most dangerous roads 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z The iconic jumbo jet that once marked a new era in international travel will arrive in 39 pieces atop two dozen flatbed trucks. Retired Boeing 747 will take new post in South Lake Union high rise 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z It’s about the size of a soccer field, and the crew quarters — seven astronauts are currently at the station — are about the size of the interior of a Boeing 747 jumbo jet. Seattle students virtually Zoom into space for a chat with astronaut Megan McArthur 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z The Quattroporte sedans were bought through a dealer in Sri Lanka and flown into the country by a chartered jumbo jet. Papua New Guinea: Apec Maserati fleet to sell at discount 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z But that was before the coronavirus pandemic forced Dubai’s long-haul carrier Emirates to ground its fleet of jumbo jets as lockdowns and quarantines seized the world. Dubai to find out if pandemic-delayed Expo 2020 will pay off 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Just how hard is it to recycle a jumbo jet? Boeing says air travel to return to pre-pandemic levels by 2024 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Moussaoui, now 53, had entered the country on a student visa, took small-plane flight training in Oklahoma, then moved to Minnesota to train on a jumbo jet. Moussaoui case judge says terror trials should be held in U.S. courts 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z With about 200 parts for older models and up to 1,200 components or more on newer ones, how do you recycle a jumbo jet? Covid: PCR tests 'rip-off' and world of work 'bouncing back' 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z Voila: 38 jumbo jets for the cost of the Tokyo Olympics. Tokyo Olympics cost $15.4 billion. What else could that buy? 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z Jonkman compared the enormous moving parts to a jumbo jet that has to fly just once every 10 years. A $26-billion plan to save the Houston area from rising seas 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z During a visit to Lockerbie in 1993, speaking to a resident who lived in a road where 11 people had been killed by wreckage from the Pan Am jumbo jet blown up over the town. Prince Philip on royal duty: In his own words 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z Last month’s order activity also cleared up how long production of the 747 jumbo jet will continue. Boeing tops Airbus for deliveries in January as 737 MAX returns; timing set for final 747 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z “It was the most powerful noise I’ve ever heard. It was louder than 10 jumbo jets. It was the release of six decades of fear.” 'The release of six decades of fear': Egypt's lost revolution 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z “If every day, two jumbo jets would drop from the sky and kill everybody, don’t you think that everybody would be in a panic?” The Surging Coronavirus Finds a Federal Leadership Vacuum 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z Or the first time you were at an airport, and saw one of the jumbo jets pull up at the gate? From its plush upper deck to its 5-star menus, the 747 — now in range for its final approach — defined luxury travel 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z And such a prospect, he said, could help park managers imagine a future that didn’t require international tourists to board jumbo jets or gas-guzzling pleasure cruisers to meander around the islands. Crisis in the Galapagos: Chinese fishing fleets and COVID-19 threaten a natural wonder 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z Gregory said Air Salvage was approached by an aircraft leasing company about dismantling several A380s, but with only about 5% of the jumbo jets still active according to Naveo, demand is slim for their parts. With airline fleets grounded, plane recyclers bet on parts boom 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z As a film, “Tenet” rumbles like a jumbo jet. Review: In ‘Tenet,’ a time-bending thriller for bended times 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z While some films have found new streaming homes, the biggest upcoming ones - “Tenet,” “Mulan,” “A Quiet Place Part II” - remain idled like jumbo jets on the tarmac. Movie theaters implore studios: Release the blockbusters 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z While some films have found new streaming homes, the biggest upcoming ones — “Tenet,” “Mulan,” “A Quiet Place Part II” — remain idled like jumbo jets on the tarmac. Movie theaters implore studios: Release the blockbusters 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z The 747 – the original jumbo jet – is soon to be no more. Secrets of the Boeing 747: on board the last Qantas jumbo jet 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z The UK airline is the world's largest operator of the jumbo jets which it first flew in 1989. BA retires entire 747 fleet after travel downturn 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z The majority of pilots being ‘pooled’ were expected to be the jumbo jet first officers, according to the report. British Airways retires entire fleet of Boeing's jumbo jets 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z The first single, Chew On My Heart, arrived on Friday with a chorus the size of a jumbo jet and one of the year's more unconventional lyrics. James Bay on the 'fantastic drama' of fame 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z It’s certainly cheaper to run small flights out of airports like Jamestown than it is for the huge airline companies to fly jumbo jets. Editorial Roundup: New York 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z Economists are already talking about industries with zombie parts – such as jumbo jets and multiplexes and mass office spaces. Premier League must be very careful or the empire will come crashing down 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z Inefficient old jumbo jets are being retired, meaning less air pollution. The pandemic is slowing down the whole world — and that’s a good thing 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z The jumbo jet took off Sunday from Mojave, California, and successfully conducted a simulated drop before returning to the airport, the company said. Virgin Orbit conducts final major test before first launch 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z But, he said, “they are all jumping on electric trains and cars and god knows what in the city and there are millions of them, flying around the world in jumbo jets.” In fire-hit rural Australia, climate debate burns deep 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z The plot involved five men boarding as many as a dozen American jumbo jets scheduled to fly across the Pacific to the United States. I've spent 20 years on the trail of a 9/11 suspect. Here's what I've learned 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z The Atlanta-based company needs extra space in Alaska to handle new jumbo jets it hopes to purchase, officials said. UPS plans $110M facility expansion at Anchorage airport 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z Thirty-three contemporary photographs record the arrival in Spain in 1981 of perhaps the country’s best known exile – Guernica – which was flown over from New York in the hold of an Iberia jumbo jet. Picasso, Lorca, Capa … art reveals fate of exiles who fled Franco’s Spain 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z However, in 2018, a close passage of the comet 46P/Wirtanen allowed planetary scientists a more detailed look at its isotopic make-up using SOFIA, a jumbo jet with a telescope on board—very cool. How Did Water Get On Earth? 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z This system intends to despatch rockets to space from under the wing of a converted Virgin Atlantic jumbo jet. Push on to take Cornwall into orbit 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z Later that month, a bomb planted on a Pan Am jumbo jet exploded over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing all 259 people on board and 11 on the ground. How to identify a body: the Marchioness disaster and my life in forensic pathology 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z He produced animation to accompany TV coverage of Nasa's Apollo missions, and he worked for Boeing, producing the manual for assembling the new 747 jumbo jet. The mystery of Star Wars and the Brutalist hotel 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z When Kim arrived in Singapore last year for his first, historic summit with Trump, it was in an Air China jumbo jet bearing the Chinese flag. Train swapping: North Korea's Kim reliant on Chinese for summit... 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z Production of the jumbo jet will end by 2021, after the A380’s biggest customer, Emirates, and a handful of remaining buyers receive their last orders. Airbus ends production of A380, the world's largest passenger jet and a Boeing 747 rival 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z In April, if all goes to plan, a spindly uncrewed aeroplane with a wingspan wider than a jumbo jet will take flight in Puerto Rico. High-flying pseudosatellites get their day in the sun 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z Will we all be flying around in electric jumbo jets soon? Ion age: why the future will be battery powered 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z The energy stored in the magnetic fields is equivalent to a fully loaded jumbo jet going 500 miles per hour; if a magnet loses its cool and heats up, all that energy must go someplace. It’s Intermission for the Large Hadron Collider 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Mud and debris from a huge crater at Sherwood Crescent, caused by the fuel-laden wings of the jumbo jet, covered the southbound carriageway. Finding words to describe Lockerbie 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z The band played ruffles and flourishes and “Hail to the Chief,” and George W. and Laura Bush led the family aboard the blue and white jumbo jet. George H.W. Bush makes his last journey to Washington 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z Modern inventions often require dozens or even hundreds of patents, and it’s not always possible to determine which of those best represents a drug, smartphone or jumbo jet. Step aside Edison, Tesla and Bell. New measurement shows when U.S. inventors were most influential. 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z He said the number of missed opportunities to save lives was the equivalent of a "jumbo jet of people falling from the sky every two weeks". The 20 years of failure on cancer 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z “Why don’t they, for a change, tell us how many jumbo jets landed safely at Heathrow Airport,” he groused. Some Good News, and a Hard Truth, About Science 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z As descending jumbo jets paraded over the grounds, the undermanned squad went through light workouts for about an hour. Not all the USMNT players have arrived in London yet, but Christian Pulisic is here 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z The coverage of the launch was euphoric, and often colourful, with websites comparing the rocket to the weight of 200 elephants or five jumbo jets. Is India ready to send someone to space? 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z Air Force on Tuesday, will include detailed design, modification, testing and certification of the two 747-8 jumbo jets. Boeing finalizes $3.9-billion deal for two new Air Force One planes 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z That is the equivalent of 500 jumbo jets and includes a plastic count that is equivalent to 250 pieces of debris for every single human on Earth. Sea turtles offer dire warning of oceans’ crisis 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z The 747 jumbo jets are modified to include special characteristics, including a self-defense system, a communications suite and other structural changes designed to protect the president and others for extended periods of time. Harley-Davidson is just the latest U.S. company to weather a Trump tweet storm 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z The jumbo jets dubbed Queen of the Skies are being phased out, cut up for spare parts and recycling. What the Airline Knows About the Guy in Seat 14C 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z Lufthansa used a 747 jumbo jet to fly the short, but busy route between Frankfurt and Berlin and leased in up to 26 additional planes. Lufthansa to query German cartel office over price analysis 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z “The V.A. seems like a jumbo jet over the Atlantic without a pilot right now,” he said. V.A. Medical System Staggers as Chaos Engulfs Its Leadership 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z Its top, a pristine oval of white plastic laminate, looms like a jumbo jet over three Plexiglas legs in the shape of oil drums. Inside the Brooklyn Apartment of the Interior Designer Whose Clients Include Cartier, Nike and Glossier 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z The whereabouts of the Crown Prince himself, and even where his Saudi Royal VIP 747 jumbo jet would land, were not disclosed in advance. Saudi Crown Prince tours Boeing on secretive Seattle visit 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z A person may be asymptomatic when they get on a jumbo jet in Hong Kong, but by the time they land in New York they will have spread the virus to the crew and passengers. The looming epidemic threat | Jonathan Quick 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z Spotted in 1991, the cave hosts a lush rain forest and is big enough for a 747 jumbo jet to comfortably park inside. 10 Strange Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About Earth 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z About 10 years ago, Gear Works designed and built a rack and pinion gear system that slid open a big door in the fuselage of a specially built 747 jumbo jet while in flight. Seattle maker of massive gears changes hands after seven-decade run 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z Even though they are less fuel efficient than modern planes, their higher operating cost is offset by the low purchase price, making secondhand jumbo jets an ideal choice for airlines looking to expand. 747 makes last bittersweet flight for a U.S. commercial airline 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z With Thursday’s deal, the airline is throwing a lifeline to the European-made double-decker jumbo jets. Business Highlights 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Dubai-based Emirates already has 101 A380s in its fleet and 41 more on order, making it the largest operator of the jumbo jet. Emirates throws Airbus A380 a lifeline with $16 billion deal 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Emirates says it’s the largest Airbus A380 operator in the world and that some of the new jumbo jets ordered will be used as fleet replacements, providing stability to the A380 production line. Emirates throws Airbus A380 a lifeline with $16 billion deal 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z After two years in the Peace Corps in Africa, I flew home on one of those old jumbo jets. The 10 best journalism movies, in the words of Katie Couric, Woodward and Bernstein and more 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z The future is now as the aviation industry embraces new technology as enthusiastically as it does jumbo jets packed with well-behaved, premium-fare paying passengers. The Future of Flying? You Can See It Now 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z Airbus, which is based in Toulouse, France, has pinned hopes of continuing production of its A380 double-decker jumbo jet on Emirates, the world's largest operator of the aircraft. Airbus to sell 430 planes to Indigo for $49.5 billion; Boeing to sell 225 aircraft to FlyDubai 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z It’s also putting new Boeing jumbo jets on cargo routes across the Pacific. ups-holidays 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z President Donald Trump’s administration may be poised to strike a peculiar deal for the next Air Force One planes: purchasing jumbo jets abandoned by a defunct Russian airline. U.S. could buy 2 Boeing 747s once slated for Russia as next Air Force One jets 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z The U.S. will buy two 747 jumbo jets from Boeing Co. for use as the next Air Force One fleet, converting planes previously ordered by a bankrupt Russian airline. Boeing Jets Once Destined for Russian Carrier to Be Next Air Force One 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z Like a jumbo jet, it was thought that whales steer by banking with their flippers. Rare Video Captures Never-Before-Seen Whale Behavior 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z United Parcel Service Inc. uses jumbo jets, hybrid electric vans and, sometimes, drones to deliver nearly 5 billion packages each year. The Latest UPS Delivery Vehicle Isn’t a Drone—It’s a Golf Cart 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z The carrier will sell you a sleek new die-cast model of the jumbo jet for $55 at one of its airport stores in Newark, N.J., or Houston. A Jumbo Jet of Your Very Own 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z As time passed, however, the original jumbo jet was outstripped by more efficient twin-engine planes. Once the queen of the skies, the 747 will soon be just a flying truck 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z An eye hospital based on a jumbo jet is on show at Stansted Airport, as it promotes a campaign to provide better healthcare in developing countries. Flying Eye Hospital jumbo jet on show at Stansted Airport - BBC News 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z It now carries at least one set of weapons on every plane, with two sets on its A380 jumbo jets. Korean Air admits using electric stun gun on five passengers - BBC News 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z Boeing delivered only nine of those jumbo jets, exactly half the number delivered the previous year. Boeing jet sales fell by 100 last year, but it outdelivered Airbus 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z In January, Boeing secured a contract from the Pentagon to start development work on the 747-8 jumbo jets that would replace the aging planes. Trump Says U.S. Should ‘Cancel Order’ for New Air Force One, Citing Costs 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Aboard his gold-plated jumbo jet, the Republican nominee does not like to rest or be alone with his thoughts, insisting that aides stay up and keep talking to him. Inside Donald Trump’s Last Stand: An Anxious Nominee Seeks Assurance 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z “The CF6 is the workhorse engine of jumbo jets on a level never experienced before,” Kennedy said. Dramatic GE engine explosion on Boeing 767 poses puzzle for investigators 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z The current 777 model and the 747 jumbo jet both lack that big backlog, which is why these are the two jet programs facing an intense short-term crisis. As airlines slow orders, Boeing’s output at risk 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z In a message to Everett employees working on the jumbo jet, Bruce Dickinson, 747 program vice president, acknowledged that the move looks ominous for the 747’s future, but tried to offer reassurance. Boeing will close Georgia defense plant slated to get some 747 work 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Those arguments might help explain why Boeing and Airbus are the only makers of commercial jumbo jets, or why Facebook has such a huge share of the social networking market. Liberal Economists Think Big Companies Are Too Powerful. Hillary Clinton Agrees. 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z In the rarest air of wealth, jumbo jets are being outfitted as private planes. What’s Inside the Most Tricked-Out Jumbo Private Jets 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z “So when you get air, it’s like landing a jumbo jet on an aircraft carrier trying to figure out where you’re going to put your feet when you come down. It’s a high-pace, high-adrenaline sport.” Olympian Trevor Moore loved the water; it’s where he was last seen 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z Those charges of $313 million were for cost overruns on building the Air Force refueling tankers as well as an expected shortfall in revenue from the sagging 747-8 jumbo jet program. Boeing will take $2 billion hit to earnings for 3 jet programs 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z He said Boeing also suffered lulls in selling the 747 jumbo jet and, by sticking to its guns, made it a sales success. Airbus Still Struggling to Make Super Jumbo and Military Transporter Pay 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z Think of it as a shop window for the aviation industry where the manikins are jumbo jets and the bargain hunters are global airlines. Curtain raises for Farnborough Airshow - BBC News 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z Its efficiency and smaller fuselage are expected to open new “thin” airline routes that wouldn’t work with a jumbo jet. From cloth to carbon fiber, a timeline of Boeing’s 100-year flight 2016-07-09T04:00:00Z He described working in the spar shop operating the machine that did the final milling and cutouts on the 110-foot-long wing spar of the 747 jumbo jet. Meet the people who helped shape Boeing's 100-year history: Lopez, Corvi and Albaugh 2016-07-09T04:00:00Z The acoustics inside Chesapeake Energy Arena went from jumbo jet on takeoff to prairie at midnight. Warriors seize momentum heading into Game 7 against Thunder 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z A day after slashing production of its A380 super jumbo jet, Chief Executive Tom Enders said the program would sink back into the red in 2018, after just a few recent years of breaking even. Airbus Still Struggling to Make Super Jumbo and Military Transporter Pay 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z The immaculately maintained B-29 sits surrounded by some of America’s most triumphant engineering accomplishments, from the space shuttle to the jumbo jet, in a hangar on the outskirts of Dulles airport. Enola Gay is a museum piece unlike the nuclear arms Obama hoped to eradicate 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z A drone nearly collided with a Lufthansa airliner landing at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday afternoon, according to the pilot of the passenger jumbo jet. Drone Nearly Collides With Plane Landing at LAX 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z The pilot of a Lufthansa passenger jumbo jet reported a drone aircraft nearly collided with the airliner on Friday on its landing approach to Los Angeles International Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Lufthansa reports near miss with drone over Los Angeles 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z The oxygen cools the engine, yes, but it’s also tunneling underneath the car and causing lift — the same thing that causes a jumbo jet to take off. What is it really like to drive 200 miles per hour? 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z Last week the company announced it would halve production of its 747-8 jumbo jet, taking production from 12 to six, due to slowing demand. Boeing profit outlook disappoints - BBC News 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z Flying relies on an old, delay-mired technology, scarcely updated since the advent of the jumbo jet, and the sorts of people who can pay for tickets usually have better options for getting what they need. Has the Internet Made Air Travel Irrelevant? 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z Suspense hung in the air like a jumbo jet late Friday afternoon as Clemson and Alabama arrived for the College Football Playoff championship game. Clemson and Alabama get closer to their big get-together Monday 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z What if you had to destroy your jumbo jet after every transcontinental trip? A look ahead at 2016: What research trends will be hot—and what will not? 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z Targeting protons at a tumour requires a machine called a cyclotron, weighing about the same as a jumbo jet. Proton beam centres 'to treat 1,500 patients a year' - BBC News 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z Related: MH370: Australia believes it is looking in the right place It said the money raised would be used to pay off expenses and due debts to the airport for housing the jumbo jets. Lost property: Malaysia seeks owners of three Boeing 747s abandoned at airport 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z Flight 65, an Airbus A380 jumbo jet, was diverted in its flight from Los Angeles to Charles de Gaulle Airport “because of a security incident,” Allen Kenitzer of the FAA told CNN on Tuesday evening. Air France flight from Los Angeles to Paris diverted over ‘security incident’ 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z He brought enough government ministers and business people to Mumbai in February last year to fill a jumbo jet. Why Cameron is pulling out all the stops for India's Modi - BBC News 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z British Airways parent International Consolidated Airlines Group last week said it may keep some of its 747 jumbo jets flying longer. Jet Deals Fall at Dubai Air Show 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z You might think that a library reading room or well-insulated basement is a quiet place, but compared to the anechoic chamber in Microsoft’s audio lab, they’re about as quiet as a jumbo jet. Microsoft's Chamber Sets Record for Quietest Place in World 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z The 500,000-pound slab - weighing more than many jumbo jets - began to break away from the canyon wall last week in what the U.S. Massive rock threatening to crash into base of Arizona dam 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z For the third time, Iron Maiden will contract a jumbo jet for their world tour — and Bruce Dickinson, the band's vocalist, will probably be flying. For the love of God, put me on the Iron Maiden plane 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z Operating all the knobs and dials was a task fit for a jumbo jet pilot. Ditch Your Old Hi-Fi: Wireless Speakers Make Home Audio Easier 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z And many German voters would fail to understand why Mrs Merkel was apparently throwing a jumbo jet of good money after bad. Huge costs of Greece staying in or quitting euro - BBC News 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z It’s a sprawling mass of carbon fiber and silicon with a wingspan 11 and a half feet longer than a Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet. A pilot is about to spend five days alone over the Pacific in a solar airplane 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z The wingspan is wider than that of a commercial jumbo jet, but the aircraft is considerably lighter. Riding Into the Sunset on the Solar Impulse-2 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z Others still suspect a different explanation for the disappearance of a jumbo jet with 239 people aboard: mechanical failure, a fire, hijacking, sabotage or some other event as yet unknown. To Explain Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight, ‘Rogue Pilot’ Seems Likeliest Theory 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z To put that in perspective, there are about 104,000 pilots working in the United States, flying everything from crop dusters to jumbo jets, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Rapidly-growing Asian airlines race to find qualified pilots 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z The 747-8 is the latest version of the iconic jumbo jet — a design that dates back to the 1960s — with new wings, new engines, and an extended fuselage. The next Air Force One will be a Boeing 747-8 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z That same month Boeing delivered the first of seven 747-8 Intercontinental jumbo jets to Air China, which was one of the few carriers to order the fuel efficient aircraft. Air China signs deal to purchase 60 Boeing B737 aircraft 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z “Now, in a relatively few decades, our worry is about whether we are getting a salt-free meal when we take off from J.F.K. in a jumbo jet.” Century-Long Study Will Examine Effects of Artificial Intelligence 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z A commercial jumbo jet is a more equal place to be than America if you compare space provision on a plane with income distribution. 10 things we didn't know last week 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z A new presidential helicopter fleet was scrapped after the cost for a single chopper neared that of a Boeing 747 jumbo jet. Can Ashton Carter rein in a Pentagon out of control? The tent-like Bakersville structure and its technology weigh about 130 tons, all fitting into a single jumbo jet that ferries it from race to race. A Sport Looks to the Next Media Frontier 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z Sales of the largest, most expensive private jets — including private jumbo jets — are soaring, with higher prices and long waiting lists. Another Widening Gap: The Haves vs. the Have-Mores 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z Prosecutors alleged Guzman’s vast networks were responsible for the importation of hundreds of tons of narcotics into the U.S. via speedboat, jumbo jets and even submarines. Feds: El Chapo relative in Mexico-Chicago drug case is ruled dead 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z A.I.G., besides being a giant company that insured everything from homeowners’ policies to jumbo jets, owed billions to major global banks from their ill-conceived business guaranteeing the value of highly rated securities backed by mortgages. Six Years Later, We’re Still Litigating the Bailouts. Here’s What We Know. 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z “We are losing the equivalent of two jumbo jets full of people a week.” Overdose deaths spur families to march on Mall over opioid epidemic The jumbo jet ran into turbulence after the pilots' study of weather radar returns had led them to alter course in a bid to avoid bad weather. Ten on plane injured amid turbulence 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Earlier this year, Qantas deferred the delivery of its final eight Airbus A380 jumbo jets as it reviewed its potential future requirements. Qantas converts Airbus A320 orders to upgraded A320neo variant 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z The pro-Russia rebels are not known to operate any aircraft, much less planes that could be mistaken for jumbo jets. Shot out of the sky: Malaysian airliner downing stokes tensions between Ukraine, Russia 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Steep takeoffs, deep banking turns, a touch-and-go on the runway -- these are things spectators expect to see at an air show, but by a stunt plane, not one of the latest $250-million jumbo jets. $250-million Boeing Dreamliner wows air show with aerial tricks 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z To name one example, Boeing’s commitment to “being on the leading edge of aviation” will remain its fundamental focus, but that doesn’t mean it has to build jumbo jets forever. Oprah Winfrey, Netflix And Boeing Win Because They Can Pivot Like Germany's Soccer Team 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Nine passengers and a cabin crew member on a packed jumbo jet were injured due to "a brief period of severe turbulence", an Air Accidents Investigation Branch report has found. Ten on plane injured amid turbulence 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Now the jumbo jet is being restored to its previous flight look. Jet that hauled space shuttles being reassembled 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z The Ukrainian military does operate large cargo planes that have been targeted by rebel fire and that resemble jumbo jets to the untrained eye. Shot out of the sky: Malaysian airliner downing stokes tensions between Ukraine, Russia 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Long before one of its jumbo jets vanished into the tropical darkness, Malaysia Airlines was struggling to find its financial footing. Malaysia Airlines Has Been Missing Profits for Years 2014-03-24T09:56:00Z It is the talk of lunchrooms, chat rooms and, most certainly, television green rooms across the globe: How and why could a modern jumbo jet disappear without a trace? Online and Onscreen, Disappeared Malaysian Flight Draws Intense Speculation 2014-03-12T22:42:07Z Keeping a modified jumbo jet flying night after night carries other challenges. SOFIA irons out technical kinks 2014-02-26T18:21:14.533Z Boeing is from 22 states that hope to land the manufacturing work on the new jumbo jet, a replacement for the company’s popular 777. A Boeing Contract Fractures Its Biggest Union 2013-12-31T11:18:05Z A jumbo jet had an with a building in South Africa before a flight to London. Photo: British Airways Jumbo Jet Strikes a Building 2013-12-23T17:07:33Z The chain's length of 4549.7 metres is the equivalent of 40 football pitches, almost 61 jumbo jets, or 80,000 jelly babies laid end-to-end. Pictures: Paper doll chain breaks world record 2013-11-12T12:22:23Z Earlier this year one of South America’s largest airlines, , sold 25 new jumbo jets—the cornerstone of its international growth strategy—to leasing firm for $2.6 billion. What AT&T’s $5 Billion Cellular Tower Selloff Says About Strategic Assets 2013-10-21T16:04:21Z The airline said the new jumbo jets will reduce its fuel costs by a whopping 25 percent, on average. How 70 Gas-Guzzling Jets Are Killing Lufthansa 2013-09-19T18:45:44Z This involves a massive effort and she looks like a jumbo jet flying under a space shuttle. A Feast of Cicadas 2013-08-28T13:15:00.830Z Yet only two of the 307 passengers and crew on board the jumbo jet died in the July 6 crash. Asiana Flight 214's Crash Shows Airline Safety Progress 2013-07-11T23:20:16Z But aviation experts point out fatal jumbo jet crashes are very rare. San Francisco's Boeing 777 Crash: Why It Was Survivable 2013-07-07T16:35:25Z That's because they will burn a disproportionate amount of fuel than a jumbo jet that is in the air for longer on fewer flights. Aircraft displays benefits without leaving airfield 2013-06-20T23:12:10Z One airline, Korean, flies the plane with only 407 seats, a roominess left over from a time when airlines imagined jumbo jets as a , with in-flight casinos, shops, gyms, and beauty salons. A New Push to Sell the World's Biggest Jet 2013-06-18T19:56:17Z There is no place of arrival, no happy landing, even in a private jumbo jet. Why the politics of envy are keenest among the very rich 2013-05-06T19:29:01Z The lightweight carbon fiber Solar Impulse has a wingspan of a jumbo jet and the weight of a small car and from a distance resembles a giant floating insect. Solar-powered plane wraps first leg of flight across United States 2013-05-05T04:28:52Z There's also a dramatic car chase on a runway while a jumbo jet takes off, which shows the extent of Rockstar's cinematic ambitions. Grand Theft Auto 5 – new trailers revel in chaos, humour and a pitch-perfect soundtrack 2013-04-30T16:14:00Z One year he took 1,000 managers to Florida on three jumbo jets to take a look at the customer service offered by Disney. Sports Direct staff set for shares windfall 2013-04-26T17:16:08Z It is not the sort of thing to try in a jumbo jet. Solar-powered flight: Its moment in the sun 2013-02-28T16:08:27Z It is expected to be the day's loudest man-made noise, 25 times louder than a jumbo jet taking off, and burning at a temperature of 3000C. VIDEO: How supersonic car's rocket works 2012-10-02T23:19:15Z Endeavor, atop a modified jumbo jet, left Thursday morning after a one-day stop at the home of NASA's Mission Control. Endeavor Leaves Houston for New Home in Los Angeles 2012-09-20T12:07:00Z Bolted to the top of a jumbo jet, NASA's youngest shuttle departed Kennedy Space Center at sunrise Wednesday on the first leg of its flight to California. Space Shuttle Endeavour Heads West to New Mission 2012-09-19T11:54:00Z Terming pocket computers “smart phones” is like describing a jumbo jet as a “horseless carriage.” Your Biology May be Impacting Your Digital Security 2012-09-14T14:00:29Z JAL was one of those blue-blooded Japanese firms that put prestige far above profit: before its bankruptcy in 2010 the company once owned the world’s biggest fleet of jumbo jets, many of which flew half-empty. Japanese Airlines: From bloated to floated 2012-09-13T15:03:53Z It eliminated a third of its workforce, pared back pensions, dropped unprofitable routes and downsized its fleet from jumbo jets to midsize planes. DealBook: JAL Aims to Raise $8.5 Billion in I.P.O. 2012-09-10T10:37:49Z The European Airbus is experimenting with building a jumbo jet in this way. 3D printing brings the industrial revolution into your home, maybe reclaiming it from China. The 4G network dream will not be realised without proper investment 2012-08-22T13:19:52Z The enthusiasm is actually measurable—a crowd at the boxing arena was clocked at 113.7 decibels, louder than a jumbo jet at take-off. Take a Bow, London 2012-08-13T17:35:00Z In the boxing hall it was measured at 113.7 decibels: louder than a jumbo jet at take-off, or so they said. Olympic Games closing ceremony: a raucous pageant of popular culture 2012-08-12T23:13:26Z The sport, however, depends on criss-crossing the globe, and teams fly cars in jumbo jets to circuits from Brazil to Australia to Singapore. Olympic Park no place for F1 race, says Porritt 2012-07-18T15:18:41Z The headlights of jumbo jets bound for other shores streak overhead. Kayakers Wait for the Moonlight on Jamaica Bay 2012-07-11T01:26:36Z Putting a ball in the fairway became a task akin to landing a jumbo jet on a rooftop. U.S. Open: U.S. Open — Furyk and McDowell Hold Lead as Woods Falls to 14th 2012-06-17T03:35:32Z The plane - the size of a jumbo jet - was powered by 12,000 solar cells turning four electrical motors. Giant solar plane lands in Rabat 2012-06-05T23:30:22Z The Solar Impulse, the size of a jumbo jet, is powered by 12,000 solar cells turning four electrical motors. Solar plane on its way to Africa 2012-06-05T12:08:01Z It comes at the same time as farmers are stepping up exports of live breeding pigs to China, packing up to 900 at a time into a jumbo jet for a 12-hour non-stop flight. Selling porkies: offally big boost for UK exports as Chinese pig out 2012-05-18T16:31:05Z It is slated to be bolted to the top of a modified jumbo jet and arrive in Los Angeles in late September. Museum Gets Big Gift to Build Shuttle Exhibit 2012-05-17T09:02:00Z The wings would not be sliced off passing jumbo jets. Sticking it where the Sun shines 2012-05-16T06:54:09Z Enterprise zoomed around the city, riding piggyback on top of a modified jumbo jet. Space Shuttle Enterprise Arrives at NYC Airport 2012-04-27T15:42:00Z The restrictions are for security reasons and to minimize the chances of a crash between a private plane and a jumbo jet. Olympics to mean more restricted London airspace 2012-04-22T11:33:09Z The animals are prepared well for their flight by jumbo jet, he said. Selling porkies: offally big boost for UK exports as Chinese pig out 2012-05-18T16:31:05Z The world's most traveled spaceship took off at daybreak from Cape Canaveral, Fla., bolted to the top of a modified jumbo jet for the trip. Space shuttle Discovery lands at new museum home 2012-04-17T16:14:00Z Assembling a living cell from a list of genes would be like assembling a jumbo jet from a list of mechanical parts. Synthetic Biology: Bits and pieces come to life 2012-02-29T18:21:16.530Z The majority of the 32,000 people employed in Nogales work in the Industrial Area in factories making cellphone components, semiconductors, air ducts for jumbo jets. Nogales, Mexico: A Few Steps, and a Whole World Away 2012-02-23T22:07:18Z Having cost some half a billion dollars to build in 2006 - rather more than a jumbo jet - there is plenty of value remaining in the wreck. Salvage firms jostle for wrecked Italian liner 2012-01-19T19:53:50Z Castilla-La Mancha, for instance, an agricultural region bordering Madrid, built itself an airport complete with a runway big enough for jumbo jets. As Spain Trims Deficits, Scrutiny Falls on Regional Governments 2011-12-30T21:23:31Z Allen's rocket will be launched from a massive carrier aircraft powered by six jumbo jet engines, to be constructed by Scaled Composites, a unit of defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. Microsoft co-founder Allen launches space project 2011-12-13T18:28:12Z In 1977, two jumbo jets collided at an airport on the island of Tenerife. Psychology must learn a lesson from fraud case 2011-11-30T18:20:07.227Z After devastating floods, the United States in August agreed to provide North Korea with up to $900,000 in emergency relief supplies, which arrived early last month aboard a chartered jumbo jet at Pyongyang's airport. U.S. plays politics with N.Korean food aid, NGOs say 2011-10-14T20:57:19Z About 600 firefighters, backed by a DC-10 jumbo jet tanker and more than a dozen other aircraft, were battling the fire and about 10 percent of the blaze was contained. California firefighters scramble to beat back wildfires popping up in parched countryside 2011-09-06T07:10:22Z This year, Emirates plans to add 2,500 flight attendants to its roster of 13,000 to work on the new Airbus A380 jumbo jets that will soon be delivered. Emirates Airline Bets on Glamour 2011-09-05T21:51:30Z More than a dozen aircraft, including a DC-10 jumbo jet tanker, were called in to help fight the flames. Some evacuations lifted as firefighters make progress on Southern California fire 2011-09-03T17:59:21Z About a dozen aircraft, including a DC-10 jumbo jet tanker, were called in to help fight the flames. | WEST: California: Fire Along Interstate Forces Evacuations 2011-09-03T02:53:27Z Luxembourg’s Cargolux Airlines International SA will receive the first of the jumbo jets early next month, Boeing said today in a statement. Boeing Wins 747-8 Freighter Approval After Two-Year Delay 2011-08-19T18:10:02Z The following morning the three of us were packed on a jumbo jet amid a screaming mob destined for New York, and thoughts of Greece had made way for other, more prominent images. Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer 2011-08-14T02:00:18.947Z The cavernous shop floor, large enough to accommodate two jumbo jets, has no visible exhaust system. ‘Slow Poison’ Chokes Indian Workers Feeding $7 Slum Roof Demand 2011-06-07T21:31:33Z Sixty monstrous speakers thunder music and clamorous sound effects at decibel levels higher than a jumbo jet engine’s. Stoking Excitement, Arenas Pump Up the Volume 2011-06-06T15:30:29Z And our golden nematodes would be as fleas before an elephant compared with the majestic sandworms of Dune, which were the size of jumbo jets. Gold mine 2011-06-01T17:20:04.803Z The first U.S. carrier scheduled to receive a new jumbo jet is Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc., which said Aug. 2 that it would get the first of 12 freighters in the fourth quarter. Boeing Wins 747-8 Freighter Approval After Two-Year Delay 2011-08-19T18:10:02Z We went by jumbo jet, and they hadn't existed for very long at that time. Commentator Ted Lowe dies at 90 2011-05-01T11:04:33Z The vastly expanded choices in television, and fleets of jumbo jets, carrying millions of Britons across the Atlantic, were to lead to a significant Americanization of British culture, in idioms, dress and attitudes. A Royal Wedding, a Tarnished Crown 2011-04-23T16:28:41Z January 20: The National Transportation Safety Board investigated an incident in which an American Airlines jumbo jet, carrying 259 people, nearly missed colliding with two military cargo planes. Asleep at the Switch: Snoozing Controllers Lead to Major FAA Resignation 2011-04-14T18:20:20Z A super jumbo jet clipped a small commuter plane while taxiing Monday night. Watch: Planes Collide on the JFK Airport Tarmac 2011-04-12T17:18:54Z The new flights to Cologne, using Boeing Co. 747-400 jumbo jets, allow it to deliver from Hong Kong to some European cities in one day. Asia Air-Freight Competition Surges as UPS, FedEx Add Flights 2011-03-28T15:19:58Z Air India stepped up its flight schedule and sent Boeing 747 jumbo jets, rather than the smaller aircraft it usually uses on the route. Nearly Half a Million Japanese in Shelters, as Tolls Rise and Foreigners Flee 2011-03-17T21:13:19Z Looking ahead, Ford saw finding equivalent occupants of the giant International Broadcast Centre - big enough to hold five jumbo jets - as a major challenge in the coming year. 2012 Olympic Park: after the Games 2011-03-17T14:27:00Z British Airways grounded two jumbo jets last week after a passenger complained of being badly bitten on two separate occasions. Bedbugs on A Plane: Scarier Than Snakes on a Plane? 2011-03-03T16:35:00Z He described the sound of the storm as being "like a jumbo jet taking off". Cyclone 'like a jumbo jet taking off' 2011-02-02T18:19:49Z The bomb failed to fully detonate and he was subdued by passengers and crew aboard the Northwest Airlines jumbo jet. Trial for accused airline bomber set for October 4 2011-01-25T20:06:27Z The Tigers landed at Sky Harbor Airport just before sunset Monday in a massive jumbo jet that took nearly a half hour to clear of the 400-or-so passengers. Tigers land safely in the desert for title game 2011-01-04T01:33:08Z The bomb failed to fully detonate and he was subdued by passengers and the crew aboard the Northwest Airlines jumbo jet. Accused airline bomber arraigned on new U.S. charges 2010-12-16T17:16:07Z He seemed like Superman, able to guide jumbo jets through perilous skies and tiny tubes through blocked arteries. AP EXCLUSIVE: Pilot duped AMA with fake M.D. claim 2010-12-12T20:16:00Z After all, the only jumbo jet more senior — the first one built, which was only used for test flights — now sits outside Seattle's Museum of Flight. Ace pitcher Lincecum gives Seattle condo market a small boost 2010-12-13T00:42:00Z The government wants to see jumbo jets, regional planes, business jets, propeller planes, and helicopters all made in China by Chinese companies. China Takes Aim at Boeing and Airbus 2010-11-24T16:00:00Z Abdulmutallab, originally from Nigeria, boarded a Northwest Airlines jumbo jet flight from Amsterdam to Detroit and near the end of the trip he tried to ignite a bomb sewn into his underwear, prosecutors have said. Accused airline bomber waives right to fast U.S. trial 2010-10-14T16:30:00Z India’s back offices now design software for the cockpits of jumbo jets. Currents: 'Outsourced,' and Its Warp of Reality 2010-10-01T12:09:00Z In 1984, Branson launched Virgin Atlantic with one leased jumbo jet and a mission: to reinvent the travel experience by offering fun, as well as competitive prices. Virgin's Richard Branson Circles His Wagons 2010-09-04T02:35:00Z On July 19th a consortium led by Iberdrola, a Spanish engineering giant, signed a €156m contract to build “winding packs”—massive reactor components that each weigh about 110 tonnes, as much as a jumbo jet. Funding for nuclear fusion: Expensive Iteration 2010-07-22T11:21:00Z Approved in February 2007 by the State Council—China's cabinet—Comac's mission is to produce homegrown jumbo jets and by 2020 to become the third major player in the worldwide commercial aircraft industry. Comac: China's Challenge to Airbus and Boeing 2010-06-30T14:38:00Z It was about the only way that jumbo jet was getting onto the ground in fewer than a billion pieces. Who are you calling "haughty"? 2010-06-22T17:01:00Z In 1982 a BA jumbo jet flew right into a plume of ash from an Indonesian volcano and all four engines stalled although they were eventually restarted. Ash ban 'might have ended sooner' 2010-05-03T04:30:00Z The crew turned the note over to one of the four U.S. air marshals on the jumbo jet. Florida man charged in Delta flight bomb scare 2010-04-28T18:36:00Z In 1982 a British Airways jumbo jet lost power in all its engines when it flew into an ash cloud over Indonesia, gliding toward the ground before it was able to restart its engines. Volcanic ash turns northern Europe into no-fly zone 2010-04-16T04:15:00Z In 1982, British Airways and Singapore Airways jumbo jets lost all their engines when they flew into an ash cloud over Indonesia. Dangerous plume 2010-04-15T12:11:00Z One by one each of the engines on the jumbo jet shut down, and the plane began to dive toward the ground. Why an Iceland Volcano Has Grounded Air Travelers 2010-04-15T18:00:00Z Output of the 747 jumbo jet will rise to two a month, from about 1 1/2 , starting in mid-2012, a year earlier than planned, the company said. Fed can provide loan details to media, court rules; British Airways strike looms 2010-03-20T04:00:00Z The modified 747-400F jumbo jet took off from Edwards Air Force Base in California in an experiment that was unannounced before the outcome was made known early Friday. 2010-02-13T08:55:00Z That means the airline, Asia's biggest by revenue, is now worth rather less than a single jumbo jet. 2010-01-19T12:26:00Z |
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