Such optical-electronic-optical conversions are expensive, which is why optical transmission has made economic sense only for long-haul carriers.
Liquified natural gas will increasingly be used for long-haul truck, train and ship propulsion.
The virtues of discipline and patience that long-haul opposition requires come far less easily to Tories.
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Better yet, the Shuttle has funneled passengers onto Uniteds more profitable long- haul routes.
British Airways is increasing its fuel surcharge on long-haul flights because of high oil prices.
Virgin Atlantic specialises in long-haul routes to North America, the Caribbean, Africa and Asia.
The first long-haul international flight in two decades arrived in Mogadishu, the Somali capital.
The glut of cheap servers, cheap storage and cheap long-haul bandwidth looks like bad news.
The plan is to enable long-haul truckers to reach every major city on natural gas alone.
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Most of the long-haul cabin staff belong to a breakaway union, and they have accepted new conditions.
Heavily subsidized long-haul routes have long been a target of criticism from Amtrak opponents, especially in Congress.
But the prospect of more trading, and more transparent pricing, should worry the long-haul carriers, says J.
The latter would enable long-haul truckers to plug in to power their air conditioning systems, TVs, etc.
"We're saying it's way too expensive to fly long-haul today, and we're doing something about it, " he says.
Those include breaks for parents whose kids enroll in sports and bigger tax deductions for long-haul truck drivers.
The next logical evolutionary development is to initiate an expanding cryogenically-cooled LNG refueling infrastructure for long-haul heavy trucks.
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Because its routes are exclusively long-haul, Emirates has planes flying 18 hours a day, making them remarkably productive.
But carrying 3 million express packages would require 2, 085 long-haul trucks, nearly 800 more than FedEx had on hand.
But beaming long-haul optical signals used to demand old, electron-based technology at way-stops.
He ordered 26 BA planes at different long-haul destinations to be flown to their London bases, Heathrow and Gatwick.
"People like to burn miles in long-haul routes and they go burn them on Star partners, " Mr. Trenga said.
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But for those looking for the long-haul, this should mean that CafePress will likely be a consistently good investment.
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For 25 years high costs had confined fiber optics to handling long-haul tasks.
But United also says that not all very long-haul routes merit first-class service.
AirAsiaX, the long-haul, low-cost operator, floated an initial public stock offering this year.
The aim is to make journeys as seamless as possible and even join rail to the end of long-haul flights.
The plant manufactures kitchen galleys for aircraft cabins, as well as special sleeping accommodation for flight crew on long-haul airliners.
At the moment Airbus reckons there are 39 "megacities" worldwide whose airports handle more than 10, 000 long-haul passengers a day.
Biofuel engines for aircraft still need some work before they are suitable for long-haul flights, but should be available soon.
And the way of making returns from those additional Heathrow slots is by allocating them to more lucrative long-haul flights.
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