TRAVEL NEWS
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Jumbo jets to glide into Auckland airport
Boeing 747s will be allowed to glide into Auckland in a new, ecofriendly procedure that involves switching engines to idle to reduce emissions and fuel consumption.
nzherald.co.nz
nzherald.co.nz
Labels: Auckland, glide, jumbo
'Flaming debris' nearly hits jet
Flaming objects that nearly hit a Chilean passenger jet as it approached Auckland may have been meteors or debris from a Russian satellite.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Labels: Auckland, meteors, Russian satellite

