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Emirates' Terminal 3 features futuristic design

TRAVELERS' DELIGHT
Emirates’ Dubai Terminal 3
The massive $4.5-billion terminal features striking design and a range of luxury amenities befitting a gateway to the futuristic city of Dubai.

GAMING IN THE SKY
Virgin's "Day In the Cloud"
Our 6 a.m. flight from Los Angeles to San Francisco competed with a simultaneous flight from S.F. to L.A. Passengers on the winning plane received nifty netbook computers.

EMIRATES FLEET EXPANDS
Emirates Adds 78th 777
Dubai-based Emirates became the world’s largest operator of Boeing 777 aircraft with the addition of a 78th plane, a 777-300ER configured for long distance journeys.

A FINE DAY FOR FLYING
Red Bull Air Race
Small aircraft put on a very big show over San Diego Bay at this event, a cross between the air races of the 1920s and modern acrobatics flying. And we got to meet the pilots.

VIRGIN HEADS DOWN UNDER
New Airline Will Service Australia
Sir Richard Branson's latest airline venture, V Australia, was unveiled at LAX this week in the form of a Boeing 777-300ER. Flights will commence on February 27th, 2009.

POWER PLANT
Air New Zealand Tests Biofuel
The New Zealand airline is doing its part to ensure that future generations have a sustainable way to fly by promoting the use of a plant called Jatropha as a biofuel.

The Jatropha plant has been tested by Air New Zealand for use as a sustainable biofuel

Airship Venture's Zeppelin NT airship on the ground

BRINGING BACK THE ZEPPELIN
Airship Ventures Zeppelin Flights
A historical airship takes flight in the U.S. for the first time in 71 years, now that Airship Ventures is offering scenic tours of Northern California aboard the flight vessel.

QANTAS MAKES HISTORY
Inaugural A380 Flight to LAX
Qantas became the first commercial airline to offer A380 service between the U.S. west coast and Australia when its inaugural flight landed at Los Angeles International Airport.

JET SETTERS' PENANCE
Carbon Offsets
Pilots and visitors to Santa Monica Airport are able to calculate and pay for the emissions expended on a specific trip in and out of Southern California.

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