Plane Finder

Plane Finder

• Live moving planes
• Detailed aircraft information including photographs and drawings
• Detailed flight information including arrival and destination locations
• Filter by altitude, speed or airline
• Search by location, flight number or aircraft registration
• Plotting of historic flight paths (Playback)
• Embed a location specific map in your own website
• Share a URL to a plane, a flight or a location
• Variable speed playback of historic flight data by date and time
• Share a plane or flight via twitter or facebook
• Google Earth "Fly Me" simulator

http://planefinder.net/

Problem With Long Haul Flights

"How else can we get from one side of the globe to the other, unless we have a few months to spare to go by boat? While this is the most compelling argument in favour of long haul, it may also be the only really justifiable use of flying at all. There are practical transport alternatives available for many internal and short international trips; by contrast, trains and ferries are simply not viable substitutes for long haul flights. "

http://www.ecotravelling.co.uk/WhatIsTheProblemWithLongHaulFlights.html

Lockheed unveils its quiet and environmentally green supersonic airliner

"Lockheed Martin have unveiled plans for a “green” and quiet supersonic airliner which is fuelled by hydrogen and doesn’t emit a sonic boom. "

http://walesairnetwork.wordpress.com/2010/07/01/lockheed-unveils-its-quiet-and-environmentally-green-supersonic-airliner/

... and we're back

The wonderful http://www.flightradar24.com/ post volcano ...

Flightradar 24

"Flightradar24.com shows live aircraft traffic in the airspace above Europe."

http://www.flightradar24.com/

Note: 2010-04-15 Flights grounded owing to an Icelandic volcano.  Usually the map is busier.

Kayak - Flight Search

http://www.kayak.co.uk/

Zoom - Flights from Cardiff to Canada

"Zoom Airlines is proud to offer a high quality, low-cost option for transatlantic travel. The full service flights include a meal, snack and in-flight entertainment. Further, the wide-body cabin configuration offers improved legroom and personal space for every passenger, which is ideal on transatlantic flights."

http://www.flyzoom.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=pubDsp.dspDepArr