The Aviation Industry looks promising as ever, with the new hyper-sonic plane being designed by Airbus. Although it does not have an official name, but many in the aerospace industry have named it as The Concorde Mark 2 after the first hyper-sonic plane ‘The Concorde’.

An Article from The Telegraph said that a patent had been filled with the US Patent Office by the aerospace and defense group. According to those documents, the new jet could fly from London to New York in an hour opening up the possibility of a transatlantic return journey in a day.

The filings refer to an aircraft, which would cruise at an altitude of more than 100,000 ft and carry up to 20 passengers or two/three tons of cargo for distances of about 5,500 miles. According to the patent, power would come from three different types of engines:

• At least one conventional jet that could be retracted into the fuselage.
• One or more ramjets, which use the forward speed of the aircraft to compress the air entering them before it is mixed with fuel and ignited
• A rocket motor powered by hydrogen and oxygen.

Airbus suggested the market for the new aircraft would be “principally that of business travel and VIP passengers, who require transcontinental return journeys within one day”. This looks very promising because eventually it will be used commercially and people can travel across the globe within just a day.

As reported by Saudi Gazette more than three million pilgrims looked for Almighty Allah’s blessings, reparation of their wrongdoings and absolution of their Creator and Cherisher as they thronged the Two Holy Mosques on the 27th night of Ramadan, Tuesday. Generally accepted to be the Night of Power — despite the fact that requests to God and supplications are to be offered amid all the most recent ten evenings of Ramadan, particularly odd evenings — a few researchers have held that 27th night is Laylat Al-Qadr which, as indicated by the Holy Qur’an, is superior to anything a thousand months.

The Qur’an was revealed to our Prophet (peace be upon him) 1,400 years prior on the Laylat Al-Qadr. Thus, this night has a particular quality from alternate days of Ramadan, and even the whole year.

The Grand Mosque in Makkah was flooding with pilgrims as they came to perform Umrah and participate in extraordinary supplications of Taraweeh and Tahajjud.

The Prophet (pbuh) has said: “Whosoever offers intentional petitions to God amid the Night of Power out of conviction and expecting its prize from Allah will have his past sins overlooked.”

Regardless of the immense crowd of pilgrims, movement in Makkah was smooth and no real mishaps were accounted for. Exceptional security officers had been conveyed to capture pickpockets and different crooks. The Civil Defense kept putting out fires and salvage units prepared inside the focal area of Makkah and in addition along the streets prompting the Haram.

At the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, an expansive number of reliable including ostracize laborers and remote guests offered supplications to God and looked for the gifts of Almighty Allah. Numerous guests from abroad were heard lauding the Saudi government for completing the new extension ventures.

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Overview of Mountain Chiltan

Koh-i-Chiltan is a stunning peak located in the mountain group of the Sulaiman Mountains, in Quetta, Balochistan. It is the third highest peak in Quetta and the fifth highest in Balochistan.

The name  Chiltan (or Chehel-Tan) is derived from Baluchi/Persian and means ‘forty bodies’.

The Legend of Koh-I–Chiltan:

Many years ago, a very poor couple, lived in the vicinity of the mountain. The couple was not blessed with any offspring.  As time passed the couple grew desperate for a child and started resorting to methods other than natural.  They sought advice of a Holy Man who preformed a ritual by casting forty pebbles into the wife’s lap while praying for the couple to give birth. With the passage of time the women gave birth to 40 babes. With an overwhelmingly large number of children to provide and take care of, the couple grew weary of the situation.

The husband decided to cold-heartedly leave 39 of their children on the Chehel Tan summit, while keep one off the spring with them. With the passage of time, guilt and remorse over took the wife and unknown to her husband she went to explore the mountain in hopes of collecting the bones of her children and burying them. However when she reached the mountain, she was surprised to see all the children living and playing gambol among the trees and rocks.

Overcome with joy she ran back to her dwelling and brought the fortieth baby and left it on the summit of the mountain for the night in hopes to allure back its brothers. However on returning in the morning she found that there was no one there. The spirits of her 39 children had taken their brother who was never seen again.

It is by the spirits of these forty babies that are said to haunt Chehel-Tan.

As reported by The Nation, The Saudi government has asked the Umrah pilgrims not to stay over 15 days because of extension of Harram, and approbation of new Umrah visas has been put on hold till further requests, said a travel specialists while conversing with The Nation Tuesday. He said that several Pakistani pioneers, who had got their visas and tickets issued for over 15 days ahead of time, would endure because of the new strategy.

It is worth specify here that presently polices, Umrah travelers were permitted to stay in the heavenly urban areas of Makkah and Madina for 15 to 30 days. The Saudi government makes the stride of decreasing the stay period consistently amid the month of Rajab because of expected increment in the quantity of travelers in Ramadan.

Since each Muslim wishes to invest his greatest energy in Makkah and Madina amid the sacred month of Ramadan, however because of development and development work of Harram, the Saudi government chalked out a methodology to give bother free administrations to Umrah travelers. However, the explorers would confront issues, yet the travel operators in spite of this were cheerful since thusly, they would be in position to send most extreme pioneers to Saudi Arabia and acquire more cash. A travel specialists in particular Ijaz said that the Saudi government has forced boycott on the issuance of new Umrah visas throughout the previous three days. “I sent travel papers of travelers for Umrah visa on Saturday yet there is no reaction so far and I expect that it will take a few more days for approbation of the same”, said a travel operators looking for namelessness. He said that some travel specialists were damaging the standards and regulations, and sent travelers for 21 days in spite of confinement forced by the Saudi government.

A few circles of the visit administrators and Haj coordinators believe that the confinements were the result of Saudi-Yemen war yet large portions of them took it as an issue of schedule. A travel specialists specifically Arshad said that the Saudi govt had forced boycott on the issuance of visas from May 15 to 30 last year. He expected that rates of Umrah and expense of visa charge would go up alarmingly from Rajab ahead. Umrah bundle which is accessible in typical days from Rs30,000 to Rs40,000 would scale to Rs80,000 to Rs90,000 and likewise, the Umrah rate which is Rs46,000 after Haj would go presently Rs85,000 by the sacred month of Ramadan.

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Exactly eight million pilgrims have gone by the Holy Kaabah in Makkah amid the initial 10 days of Ramazan, as per the Hajj and Umrah Public Administration in the governorate of Makkah area.

“The numbers demonstrate an increment of 49% from a year ago,” Director of the Hajj and Umrah Public Administration in Makkah Dr Salah Saqr said, according to Express Tribune.

“More than eight million passengers were transported during the first 10 days of Ramazan,” Dr Saqr added.

More than 38,000 vehicles transported pilgrims to the Grand Mosque, enrolling an increment of 25% from a year ago amid the same period.

The General Presidency of the Affairs of the two Holy Mosques has updated offices in the Grand Mosque. Six new plasma screens have been introduced inside the mosque and its courtyard for TV petitions to God and declarations in numerous dialects.

Procurement has been made for an adequate supply of electronic wheel seats and golf trucks for guests with unique needs.

The heavenly month of Ramazan started in Saudi Arabia on June 18 and in Pakistan on June 19.

More than 1.5 billion Muslims around the globe are denoting the month, amid which devotees swear off eating, drinking, smoking and having intercourse from day break until sunset.

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KARACHI: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has begun negotiations with the Mega Maldive Airlines on a wet lease course of action for gaining two Boeing 767-300ER aircraft for the coming Hajj season.

As indicated by the duplicate of the draft of assention accessible with The News, (PIA) arrangements to obtain these Boeing 767-300ER airplane on wet lease for two months period.The aircraft would be utilized for transporting travelers and payload for a lease period, beginning from August 10 for the first aircraft (8Q-MEE) and August 15 for the second aircraft (8Q-MEF) and consummation on October 28 for both the aircraft. The lease is extendable.

The PIA would pay $5,780 per square hour, including outlay, amid the lease period with 300 ensured piece hours use every month for each aircraft.PIA would likewise pay $52,000 because of situating and repositioning of both air ship just once amid the lease term.

A source said, “This is an abnormal choice in light of the fact that the PIA administration had effectively finished the past Hajj operations without taking any airplane on lease, while the air ship being referred to would not offer a larger number of seats than its own particular flying machine, ie, Boeing 747, which conveys greatest 500 travelers in one excursion in an all economy arrangement, though Boeing 767 will offer just near to 290 seats.”

PIA will need to make the rental installments on bi-week after week premise. It would likewise give and pay to the administrations that incorporate fuel; landing and stopping; in-flight providing food and group dinners; ground taking care of amid PIA operation; inside cleaning, toilets overhauling, outer washing and lodge fumigation; notification to aviators (NOTAMS); climate preparation and help for documenting of flight arrangement; route and clamor charges barring any punishment because of infringement thereof.

PIA would likewise bear all other related travelers expenses and air terminal costs, including however not constrained to catering, traveler oxygen jugs, taking care of, stopping, Airport charge, cover transport, registration counter; payload baggage; mail protection for the lease term; flight freedom; movement rights; flight approbations; TA/DA of CAA (Pak) work force for air ship and group leeway; correspondences by neighborhood phone, fax, and email for business matters.

MMA would furnish PIA with five arrangements of cockpit group and lodge team (every set comprising of Captain, First Officer and Cabin Crews) per air ship together with adequate Ground Engineers/ staff to cover necessity of operation easily and effectively. The principle base of both the flying machine would be Karachi.

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Hotels that used to be prisons

While the thought of transforming prison facilities into hotels may have appeared to be peculiar at in the first place, nations everywhere throughout the world now offer hotel facilities that once remained a prison.

Some have been totally changed, yet in the event that you investigate, you can even now see remainders of their intriguing and startling pasts.

Others, in any case, have decided to leave an extensive piece of their structures in original conditions.

From Boston’s chic Liberty Hotel to the spooky iron-clad halls of the Jailhotel in Switzerland, here are few prison hotels, listed by Business Insider  with a haunting past.

Alcatraz Hotel: Kaiserslautern, Germany

The Alcatraz Hotel in Germany was a jail from 1867 to 2002, when it was revamped to incorporate 56 spaces for visitors.

You have the choice of sleeping in the recently redesigned rooms or in one of their “cell rooms,” where you’ll discover three levels of unique cells from the jail including banned windows, shared toilets, and even what they consider to be a conventional jail breakfast of pumpernickel bread and jam.

Best Western Premier Hotel Katajanokka: Helsinki, Finland

Inn Katajanokka was a previous region jail where detainees would anticipate trial. It is said to have facilitated Risto Ryti, Finland’s fifth president.

Today, the Best Western inn still houses its unique block dividers and incorporates the Restaurant Jailbird, where you can see unique engravings from detainees along the dividers. The rooms, composed with a moderate style, were made by consolidating a few of the previous cells and offer sumptuous luxuries like saunas in the bigger suites.

Four Seasons Sultanahmet: Istanbul, Turkey

You’ll scarcely have the capacity to tell that the Four Seasons in Sultanahmet used to be a penitentiary in 1918, until you investigate its subtle elements.

The old wooden entryways that prompt the entryway are from the first penitentiary and engravings from a prisoner in 1938 itemizing the names of previous prisoners can be found on a marble column inside.

Other than that, the inn offers a sumptuous stay, changing over the previous activity patio into a delightful outside eating zone and the watchtowers into lift shafts. Furthermore, its near to a percentage of the range’s best touring stops like the Hagia Sophia Museum and the Topkapi Palace.

Het Arresthuis Hotel: Roermond, Netherlands

Het Arresthuis was known as a standout amongst the most scaring correctional facilities after it opened in 1862. Today, the 105 jail cells have been changed into around 40 vast estimated rooms.

The chic re-configuration of the rooms won’t take after the inn’s past, however its unique cell entryways will. You can unwind in the lodging’s sauna and rec center, walk around its yard and herb garden, or take a visit to take in more about its history.

 HI-Ottawa Jail: Ottawa, Canada

Canada’s HI-Ottawa Jail, now a lodging, used to be the Carleton County correctional facility from 1962 through 1972. The correctional facility got to be famous for being home to probably the most obtuse treatment of lawbreakers at the time, with up to 150 detainees living in small cells lacking warmth and pipes.

The upstairs of the correctional facility used to be the execution focus, with some guaranteeing to have seen frequenting apparitions of previous detainees amid their sit tight. An expansive dominant part of the building stays in its unique condition, including hangman’s tree, cell bars, and stone dividers.

With interest for air travel in Europe developing at an amazing rate, the requirement for world-class air terminals is at an untouched high. Leading aviation reviewer Skytrax as of recently disclosed the results of its yearly World Airport Awards, which incorporates a list of the best in Europe.

The Skytrax yearly rankings are in view of the impressions of more than 13 million fliers from 112 nations. More than 550 air terminals were incorporated in the survey, which covers 39 administration and execution parameters, including comfortabiity, location of bathrooms, and the language abilities of the aiport ground staff.

The Best Airports in Europe

Ranking 2015	Airport Name	Code	Previous Rank	Yearly Passangers
1	Munich	MUC	1	38.7 Million
2	Zurich	AMS	3	2.49 Million
3	London Heathrow	LHR	4	72.4 Million
4	Amsterdam Schiphol	AMS	2	52.6 Million
5	Frankfurt	FRA	5	58 Million
6	Copenhagen	CPH	6	24.1 Million
7	Helsinki	HEL	7	15.3 Million
8	Cologne/Bonn	CGN	8	9.1 Million
9	Madrid-Barajas	MAD	N/A	39.7 Million
10	London City	LCY	9	3.4 Million

Quick Overview of the Top 5 in Europe

Brief overview of the top 5 Ranked Airports in Europe:

Munich Airport: Germany’s Munich International Airport is well reviewed for its efficiency and ease of navigation. The airport offers up a number of entertaining activities for transit passengers, which range from tours of the airport brewery to mini golf to the Fit & Fly Spa etc.

Zurich Airport: Zurich Airport earns its place in the top spot by offering swift, easy connections and clean facilities. Additionally travelers find unique amenities that create a “soothing atmosphere”.

London Heathrow Airport: The world’s third-busiest airport and the largest of the five primary airports serving London, Heathrow is undergoing of a major renovation with the addition of a brand new Terminal 2 building.

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport: Airport gets praised for being an efficient, comfortable and friendly place. Early voters  felt very strongly about the airport and would go as far as to say that “could move in here” and they “like everything about AMS” – but  recent voters were less delighted. It seems that AMS is currently undergoing a renovation, which has significantly reduced the rest zone seating and comfort and may be that is why the airport has been pushed out of the coveted top 3 spot in Europe.

 Frankfurt Airport:  Airport offers a few great attractions and activities to enjoy your time awaiting your flight. Passengers will find relaxation zones, showers, casino, concert venue, spa, oxygen bar, terrace and children’s play zones among other facilities.

Have you been to any of these Airports? Please let us know what you think if have ever traveled through them.

Greater, better, taller, more extravagant — it shocks no one that more than half of the world’s 20 Largest Hotels are situated in Las Vegas.

To place it into perspective, these hotels are basically mini cities, the largest one, the MGM Grand, highlighting an incredible 6,852 rooms. What’s more, even the smallest hotel on the rundown, The Palazzo in Las Vegas, has 3,000 rooms, which implies that it could hold about the same number of individuals as those at present living in Aspen, CO.

Of the world’s 20 biggest hotels, 14 of them are situated in the US. A few of alternate hotels are situated in Asia: The world’s second-biggest inn is situated in Malaysia’s Genting Highlands, and the world’s 7th-biggest inn is situated in Pattaya, Thailand.

Look at the infographic underneath by Business Insider to see the world’s 20 biggest hotels:

Qatar Airways has been named the Best Airline in the World for 2015 by leading flight buyer site Skytrax. The Gulf-based carrier was given the honor at Tuesday’s grant function at the 2015 Paris Air Show.

According to Business Insider , alternate carriers to make the Skytrax’s main 10 incorporate Singapore Airlines, Turkish Airlines, ANA, Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Etihad, Qantas, Garuda Indonesia, and EVA Air.

On the other hand, Skytrax has yet to uncover the accurate request of the main 10. Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker told CNN that the meriting beneficiaries of the honors are the airline’s staff.

Qatar’s victory unseated a year ago’s victor, Singapore Airlines.

Notwithstanding best airline, Qatar likewise took home the top prize for Best Airline in the Middle East and Best Business Class seat. Qatar Airways already held the top price in 2011 and in 2012.

Other winners at the ceremony included AirAsia, which took home the top prize for Best Low-Cost Airline for the seventh year consecutively.

The Skytrax awards are chosen in view of independent survey finished by 18.9 million travelers from 110 distinct nations around the globe.

Provided below is how some of the top airlines got ranked in different categories:

The world’s top 10 airlines	World’s Best Cabin Staff	World’s Best Economy Class Airlines
1 Qatar Airways	1 Garuda Indonesia	1 Asiana Airlines
2 Singapore Airlines	2 Cathay Pacific	2 Singapore Airlines
3 Cathay Pacific Airways	3 Singapore Airlines	3 Qatar Airways
4 Turkish Airlines	4 Asiana Airlines	4 Garuda Indonesia
5 Emirates	5 Malaysia Airlines	5 Cathay Pacific Airways
6 Etihad Airways	6 Qatar Airways	6 ANA All Nippon Airways
7 ANA All Nippon Airways	7 EVA Air	7 Emirates
8 Garuda Indonesia	8 ANA All Nippon Airways	8 Turkish Airlines
9 EVA Air	9 Thai Airways	9 Thai Airways
10 Qantas Airways	10 Hainan Airlines	10 EVA Air

 

World’s Best Business Class Airlines	World’s Best Inflight Entertainment
1 Singapore Airlines	1 Emirates
2 Qatar Airways	2 Qatar Airways
3 Cathay Pacific	3 Singapore Airlines
4 ANA All Nippon Airways	4 Qantas
5 Etihad Airways	5 Etihad Airways
6 Garuda Indonesia	6 Turkish Airlines
7 Qantas Airways	7 Cathay Pacific
8 Emirates	8 Virgin Atlantic
9 Turkish Airlines	9 Thai Airways
10 Oman Air	10 Air France

About Qatar Airways

Founded in 1993 and re-launched in 1997, Qatar Airways is the national carrier of Qatar, based at Doha Hamad International Airport. The carrier is wholly-owned by the Qatari government. Qatar Airways is one of the Middle East’s “big three” network airlines, operating an extensive network of international services to destinations in the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America and North America. Qatar Airways joined the one world global alliance on 30-Oct-2013. The carrier’s investments include a 9.99% stake in the International Airlines Group (IAG), the group’s largest shareholder.