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Danziger Cartoons: Hudson River Crash

Jeff Danziger | Posted 02.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Airplane Crash Bird Strike, Us Airways Hudson River, Cartoons, Political Cartoon, Humor, Political Humor, Airplane Crash Hudson River, Airplanes, Humor Politics, Hudson River Plane Crash, Plane Crash, Airplane Crash, Cartoon, Political Cartoons, Airplane Crash New York City, Politics News
Jeff Danziger

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The Crash of Flight 1549: Maybe the Best Metaphor for 2009 We Could Hope For

Raymond Leon Roker | Posted 02.15.2009 | Home

Read More: Wall Street Crash, Stock Market Crash, Positive Thinking, Hope, Market Crash, US Airways Crash, Airplanes, Hudson River Plane Crash, Plane Crash, Faith, 2009, Crash, Chesley B. Sully Sullenberger, Home News
Raymond Leon Roker

Maybe the story of this jet crash is exactly the real life fable we needed seared into our nation's consciousness. What if yesterday's "miracle" was a perfect metaphor for 2009?

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Biofuel Jets: No Longer A Flight of Fancy

Green Inc. | Kate Galbraith | Posted 11.28.2008 | Green

Read More: Cap and Trade, Biofuels, Alternative Energy, Boeing, Renewable Energy, Environment, Airplanes, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Green Technology, Green News

Will aircraft one day run on fuel made from algae or grass? It seems like a flight of fancy, but with Europe planning to cap greenhouse gas emissions ...

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Enrique Iglesias In Air-Scare, Emergency Landing

People | Posted 11.22.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Airplanes, Enrique Iglesias, Entertainment News

Enrique Iglesias emerged without a scratch after his flight over the Atlantic was forced to make an emergency landing Monday. The Spanish pop star, 3...

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Drunken Attempt To Hijack Turkish Plane Foiled

New York Times | Jack Healy | Posted 11.15.2008 | Home

Read More: Airplanes, Turkish Airlines, St. Petersburg, Home News

There was trouble in the skies over Belarus today. According to reports from Russian and Turkish news services, a drunken passenger flying on a Turkis...

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"Flight 2008, Your Plane Is Now Boarding"

Fred Goldring | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Barack Obama, Rock the Vote, Commercial Air Travel, Airplanes, Pilots, 2008 Election, Air Travel, Politics News
Fred Goldring

Why are commercial pilots grounded at the age of 65? Because maybe their judgment starts to get a little fuzzy at 72 when they're dealing with life-or-death decisions that affect many other people.

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Congress Upholds Cell Phone Ban For Airplanes

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: House of Representatives, Congress, Airplanes, Cell Phones, Mobile Phones, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Cell phone calls on airplanes in flight are not only unsafe, they're obnoxious and they should be permanently banned, according to ...

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How to Cure Airport Blues: Fly Nice!

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 08.02.2008 | Living

Read More: Airplanes, Airports, Air Passenger Rights Law, Being Nice, Air Passenger, Airlines, Ticket, Luggage, The Giving Life, The Inner Life, Living News
Joel Schwartzberg

The next time you find yourself waiting at an airport terminal in a waiting-at-an-airport-terminal kind of mood, give being nice a try. It's way cheaper than coffee, and the favor often makes a return trip.

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New Secret Airline Fees

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 06.25.2008 | Living

Read More: Luggage Fees, Airplanes, Airline Fee, American Airlines, American Charge for Luggage, Living News
Joel Schwartzberg

Say goodbye to the carefree days of free bag checking at the airport. More airliners are announcing they're going to be charging passengers for checki...

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The Legacy of TWA Flight 800

Robert Davey | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jet Fuel, Faa, TWA Flight 800, Explosions, Boeing, Terrorism, Federal Aviation Administration, Regulation, Airplanes, Fbi, Ntsb, Qaddafi, Disasters, FAA Safety, Crash, Politics News
Robert Davey

Whether the FAA has the nerve to impose a new expense of hundreds of thousands of dollars per aircraft remains to be seen. Whether the rule is necessary is another question.

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Airline Food Improves (If You're Willing To Pay For It)

New York Times | Susan Stellin | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Buy on Board, Airplane Food, Coach Cabin, Airplane Food Menu, Airlines Food, Airlines, Airplanes, Continental, Delta, Business News

Now that the airlines have had a few years of experience selling food in the coach cabin instead of including it in the price of a ticket, they are ap...

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Fatal Airline Crashes In US Down 65 Percent In Past Decade

New York Times | MATTHEW L. WALD | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Plane Crashes, Airlines, Airplanes, Air Disasters, Airline Industry, Airports, Business News

After two infamous crashes in 1996 that together killed 375 people, a White House commission told the airline industry and its regulators to reduce th...

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