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- Boeing’s Intercontinental 747-8 offers travelers a true sense of flight
- Marriott eliminates trans fats from its foods
Boeing’s Intercontinental 747-8 offers travelers a true sense of flight
Boeing has redesigned the interior of its jumbo 747-8 Intercontinental jet, which is set to begin service in 2010, in an effort to reconnect passengers with the true feeling of flying. To project a lofty, open-air cabin atmosphere, the plane’s designers used florescent blue sconce lighting and larger windows that sink into the plane’s paneling. The roomier design also includes larger overhead luggage bins that allow each traveler to bring onboard a carry-on sized suitcase, possibly minimizing the need to check a bag. The aircraft also has a small section of second-level seating, called the “SkyLoft.”
The 747-8 is the newest and largest addition to Boeing’s 747 jumbo line and measures 18.3 feet longer than the 747-400, which currently is Boeing’s largest plane. With a range of approximately 8,000 nautical miles, the 747-8 can provide direct connections between city pairs such as New York and Hong Kong Boeing is currently taking orders for the 747-8s; in fact, Lufthansa recently ordered 20 to add to its fleet when they become available.
Source: Reuters
Marriott eliminates trans fats from its foods
Beginning in mid February, Marriott International stopped using oils containing trans fats to cook food at its more than 2,300 properties in the U.S. and Canada. The hotel chain removed trans fats from many of its breakfast items, cookies and salad dressings before last month, and this latest move now means all fried foods will be trans-fat free.
“We have conducted extensive testing to find the right oils and other foods that have exceptional taste, as well as no trans fats, which [are] partially responsible for many health issues such as obesity and heart disease,” said Brad Nelson, Marriott’s corporate chef.
Marriott has taken steps to eliminate trans fats since 1998. Other steps the hotel chain has taken to improve the health of its customers include implementing healthful eating programs in 2003 and making all its North American properties smoke free in 2006.
Source: Marriott International hotels
