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New study says to look at more than just price to find the best travel bargains

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

If you're looking for bargain air travel, a new study finds that you should look at more than just the ticket price. Instead, a researcher at North Carolina State University who co-authored the study says that consumers need ...





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Southwest Airlines' last-minute fares not always the best deal, economist finds

Other Sciences / Other

created May 01, 2007 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

It may pay off to spend a little extra time shopping online for that last-minute airfare, according to a UC Irvine economist.


Wireless Internet will become gradually available on all Lufthansa's long-haul flights

Lufthansa, Panasonic deal for in-flight Internet

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

German flag carrier Lufthansa and Japanese electronics giant Panasonic have teamed up to offer passengers wireless Internet on long-haul flights from 2010, the airline said on Monday.


Expect 'sticker shock' when booking holiday flights, professor says

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created Sep 23, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Record-high fuel prices and new fees added by many air carriers will make the cost of flying home for the holidays significantly higher than last year, says a Purdue University professor.


Buy early, be flexible for best holiday airfare prices, expert says

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 18, 2007 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Many people will be taking to the skies during the holidays, and though the festive season is weeks away, buying tickets soon is a traveler's best chance to get a good price, says a Purdue University aviation professor.


NASA Flight Tests Unique Jumbo Jet with Opening in Side

NASA Tests Unique Jumbo Jet with Opening in Side; Plane's Airborne Telescope Will Be Used to Study Cosmos

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- A NASA jumbo jet that will help scientists unlock the origins of the universe with infrared observations reached a milestone Friday when doors covering the plane's telescope were fully opened ...


Many Britons too lazy to change TV channel: poll

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Britons are so lazy that one in six cannot be bothered to change television channel if the remote control is not working, according to a study Monday.


Peering under the ice of a collapsing polar coast

Peering under the ice of a collapsing polar coast

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Starting this month, a giant NASA DC-8 aircraft loaded with geophysical instruments and scientists will buzz at low level over the coasts of West Antarctica, where ice sheets are collapsing at a pace far beyond ...


Smart Charger Controller simplifies electric vehicle recharging

Smart Charger Controller simplifies electric vehicle recharging (w/Video)

Technology / Energy

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 3

Electric vehicle owners can plug in their cars and forget about them, knowing they'll get the cheapest electricity available and won't crash the grid - using a new technology called the Smart Charger Controller. ...


Verizon gives free Wi-Fi to Internet customers

Technology / Telecom

created Jul 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Verizon is giving some of its home broadband customers free access to thousands of Wi-Fi hotspots in airports and other public places, taking a page from competitors that already offer wireless Internet access.


NASA flies to Antarctica for largest airborne polar ice survey

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

NASA begins a series of flights Oct. 15 to study changes to Antarctica's sea ice, glaciers and ice sheets. The flights are part of Operation Ice Bridge, a six-year campaign that is the largest airborne survey ever made of ...



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