It is the A340-600!

The A340-600 was manufactured by Airbus. The A340-600 had its test flight on April 23, 2001. On August 5, 2002, it made its first commercial flight from London to New York bearing the logo of Virgin Atlantic.

The A340-600 is 247 feet or 75.3 meters in length. The longest commercial aircraft could carry 380 passengers, and has a range of more than 7.500 miles.

According to a new survey by Ponemon Institute, some of the largest and medium-sized US airports report close to 637,000 laptops lost each year. Nearly 10,278 laptops are reported lost every week at 36 of the largest US airports, and 65 percent of those laptops are not reclaimed. At medium-sized airports, about 2,000 laptops are recorded lost, and 69 percent are not reclaimed. Laptops are most commonly lost at security checkpoints.

The US Federal Trade Commission states on its website that airports, along with hotels and parked cars, are places where laptops can be easily stolen. The confusion of going through security checkpoints can make it easy for travelers to lose track of their laptops.

The FTC recommends people treat laptops “like cash”. It is also advisable to use tracking devices such as Absolute Software’s LoJack, which can help track down a stolen laptop by reporting its location once it is connected to the Internet. Attaching bells and whistles that sound off after detecting laptop motion could minimize the chances of theft as well.

Since airlines such as US Airways, United and American have decided to start charging fliers for every checked bag, passengers will be forced to dish out extra money.  Therefore, it is wise to just minimize your stuff for your trips, so as to avoid the said fees.  These are some tips on how to lighten your load:

1. Don’t overpack
2. Leave the towels at home
3. Limit your shoes
4. Leave the laptop
5. Pack versatile clothing
6. Think twice about gifts
7. Ditch the reading material
8. Get a pill container
9. Use a smaller suitcase
10. Wear your biggest and heaviest clothes
11. Stuff stuff into shoes
12. Limit toiletries and makeup
13. Roll up your clothes
14. Get compression bags
15. Send a package in advance

Getting fed up with these nasty airline fees?  Well, complaining won’t do any good since airlines want to discourage flight buff people from traveling especially those who flies three or four times yearly.  Add to that, the rising fuel cost and tight airport security, are surely gonna make you steam and piss you off.  You can check out this site: http://thestreet.com and learn a thing or two about savvy traveling and other useful tips.