iwish this were not true, but as they say truth is always bitter. The American insurance industry conducted side-impact crash tests of luxury sedans and from the whole lot the 2008 BMW 5 Series had the worst performance record. The Acura RL, Kia Amanti and Volvo S80 all earned the highest safety rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The Cadillac STS and Mercedes E-Class earned the second-highest rating. The tests were designed to reveal what would happen if a truck or sport utility vehicle struck the side of the sedan at 31 mph, the speed of a serious crash. Side-impact crashes killed around 9,000 people on U.S. roads in 2005 and are the most common type of fatal crash after a frontal crash, the institute said.
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Singapore Airlines flight A380 - The first commercial flight of the Airbus A380
The first Airbus A380 is planned for handover by Airbus to Singapore Airlines on Monday, October 15, at a ceremony in Toulouse, France. The aircraft will be configured with 471 seats in three classes: Economy, Business and the new Singapore Airlines Suites: a class beyond First. After a few days the aircraft will fly to Singapore's Changi Airport: the world's first A380 home airport where the crew and ground staff can be familiarized with the super jumbo. The first flight will be made on October 25 when Singapore Airlines flight A380 will leave to Sydney's Kingsford Smith Airport onand return to Singapore on Friday, October 26.After the jump learn how can you be the first to fly on the A380.
Friday, June 29, 2007
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