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Science - October 28, 2009
Expert panel determined that restricted air travel during a pandemic would not be effective.
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Pilots Question Airspeed Sensors' Troubled History
Science - September 21, 2009
Many pilots think false speed readings may have triggered a chain of events that doomed the plane.
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If Europe Can Handle In-Flight Cellphone Use, So Can America
By
Carl Biersack
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Opinion - August 24, 2009
U.S. fliers are not children. Besides, there are built-in limitations to keep things quiet.
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Allowing Cellphones In-Flight Would Make Air Travel Even Worse
By
Peter DeFazio
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Opinion - August 24, 2009
There are safer and less-annoying ways to keep in touch with those on the ground.
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Should In-Flight Cellphone Use Be Banned?
Opinion - August 24, 2009
The technology is ready, but whether American airline passengers are is debatable.
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It’s a Bird. It’s a Plane. It’s a…Bird on a Plane?
Money - August 11, 2009
Send Fido across the country in a bona fide plane for pets.
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List of Flight Health Risks is Growing
By
Philip Moeller
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The Best Life - July 22, 2009
An aging population increasingly must consider whether getting on a plane is a wise health decision.
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Jet Debris Discovered Along Path of Vanished Air France Flight
Nation & World - June 2, 2009
Two Americans were among the 228 aboard the doomed Air France flight.
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More Air Traffic Controllers On the Way
By
Paul Bedard
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Washington Whispers - May 19, 2009
The administration is planning on hiring some 1,200 controllers this year.
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Oprah: Fantastic to Have Your Own Jet
By
Kimberly Castro
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Luxe Life - May 12, 2009
The queen of media extols the joys of private jet travel—to graduates drowning in debt.
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The Growing Price Tag on Your Waistline
By
Sarah Baldauf
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Kimberly Palmer
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Money - April 29, 2009
Health, fitness, and even sickness are costing us more than ever.
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Obama and the Government Can Save Detroit, If History Is Any Indicator
By
Phillip Longman
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Opinion - April 1, 2009
Administration bailouts have worked wonders before for rail and air industries and even a car maker.
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US Airways Drops Nonalcoholic Drink Fees
By
Kimberly Castro
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Luxe Life - February 23, 2009
The announcement reverses a portion of the à la carte business model the company instituted in August.
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Flight Crew Dream Team
Letters and Comments - February 4, 2009
As a former flight attendant (for another airline), I have to say that this was the perfect ditching ["How Sullenberger Really Saved US Airways Flight 1549," usnews.com].
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The Hero of US Airways 1549
By
Michael Barone
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Michael Barone - January 16, 2009
A US Airways pilot makes a lifesaving landing in the Hudson River.
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Plane Plunges into the Hudson After an Apparent Bird Collision - US News and World Report
Nation & World - January 16, 2009
Bird Strikes That Caused U.S. Airways Hudson River Plane Crash Are Transportation, Environmental Problem
By
Maura Judkis
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Fresh Greens - January 15, 2009
It's in the best interest of both conservation and transportation advocates to keep birds away from planes.
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Red Cross: Free Travel for Lucky Blood Donors
By
Michelle Andrews
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On Health and Money - January 5, 2009
American Red Cross's southern region chooses novel way to replenish blood supply.
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Does Muslim Family Booted From Plane Strengthen Case for Religious Literacy?
By
Dan Gilgoff
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God & Country - January 2, 2009
A Muslim family was removed from an Air Tran flight.
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20 Years Later, the Lockerbie Terror Attack Is Not as Solved as We Think
By
Nathan Thrall
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Opinion - January 2, 2009
The book should not be closed on the Lockerbie attack, Nathan Thrall writes.
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