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Fly the healthy skies
What's worse than having an overly chatty airplane seatmate? Sitting next to someone who's sneezing the entire trip. Sitting in tight quarters with other passengers does raise your chances of getting sick--why Rick Kellerman, M.D., president of the American Academy of Family Physicians, recommends these stay-healthy techniques: [...]
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On the fly: extended hours sometimes are necessary to make deliveries
Concrete producers pay much attention to admixtures and the cement in their mixes. But it's easy to overlook a basic ingredient--fly ash. Many producers may have never considered all of the elements and logistics of how they receive this important product at their plants. [...]
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Report says UK has to curb aviation growth to reach targets for emission cuts
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Commentary: Aviation Security: The Philosophy of Governance
By David Evans, Editor, ASW
Leadership, partnership and friendship are the three themes guiding his stewardship as head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Rear Adm. David Stone (Ret.) said in Sept. 30 remarks to the Aviation Security Advisory Committee (ASAC). [...]
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Strengthening aviation security
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) is a senior member of both the House Aviation Subcommittee and the House Homeland Security Committee, and the only Democrat that sits on both committees. He offered amendments to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reauthorization bill that contained the following provisions, among others: [...]
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Some Needed Enhancements to Aviation Security
Billie Vincent, President & CEO, Aerospace Services Int'l.
* Accelerate the training and deployment of pilots with guns.1 Install ballistics protection on cockpit walls. [...]
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BAA increases security investment and confirms White Paper support
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BAA, a British airport operator, has revealed plans to increase its investment in security following the discovery of an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic flights in August this year. [...]
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10 rules for safe, low-level flight - Timeless Topics
Have you ever noticed the alarming number of major accidents that have occurred to USAFE tactical aircraft on low-level missions? One of our tactical aircrews has, and he decided to jot down his ideas on the problem and share them with the rest of us. He is Captain Thomas E. Boyle of the 25th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Chambley AB, France. His ideas are sound ones designed to meet the threats of low-level flying. [...]
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Fly safe: an aviation investigator sets some ground rules
I often tell prospective applicants this is a gruesome job," admits Beverley Drake. "I've told so many gory stories of death and destruction to my sons that they've avoided flying." But Drake, who is the first and only black female senior aviation accident investigator/analyst, hopes her efforts will make the skies safer. [...]
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Hurricane Katrina and Aviation
Three aspects of the saga bear mention:
The airport. It took a couple days for the floodwaters to recede from New Orleans' Louis Armstrong International Airport (MSY), enabling it to be used to fly relief supplies in and evacuees out, but it could have been worse. [...]
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Air Travel Tips - Making The Flight Fun
If you've flown a million times or it's your first time flying, you may find it hard to keep yourself entertained when you're in the air. Like a road trip, there are a million things to [...]
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Finding Cheap Discount International Flights and Airline Tickets is All About Timing
Many people dream of traveling to a foreign country but the cost of international airfare is enough to scare most people off. If this is something you've always dreamed of [...]
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Cheap Flights To Larnaca Cyprus Are Excellent Value
Whilst looking on the internet for prices of a cheap flight only to Larnaca in Cyprus and perhaps cheap studio apartments in Cyprus, did you also search on property investment here [...]
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British Airways Strike
As an Airline Pilot in the UK I am delighted that the British Airways Pilots have stood up to the bullying from their senior. [...]
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Best RC Helicopters for beginner helicopter pilot
Many people really wish to get into the hobby of flying an RC helicopter. The difficulty and learning curve of an RC helicopter and the potential disaster of crashing a very expensive model are preventing many potential helicopter pilots from entering this sport. [...]
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