News tagged with airlines
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Southwest to enable Wi-Fi use on 737 fleet
Southwest Airlines has finally decided to wire its Boeing 737 fleet for wireless Internet service after dabbling with the concept for two years.
Jan 30, 2010 |
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Reports: Russia's Superjet to be certified in July
(AP) -- Russia's much-anticipated regional passenger aircraft, the Sukhoi Superjet, should be given flight certification by the summer, officials reportedly said Wednesday.
Jan 27, 2010 |
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Japan Airlines bankruptcy filing expected Tuesday
(AP) -- Japan Airlines is expected to file for bankruptcy protection Tuesday, ending months-long speculation about its fate and launching a massive overhaul to shed the fat and inefficiency that hobbled Asia's ...
Jan 18, 2010 |
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Behavioral identification can help stop terrorists like Abdul Mutallab, researcher says
(PhysOrg.com) -- The effective use of multiple layers of intelligence gathering, including existing behavioral identification programs, could have excluded the murderous Farouk Abdul Mutallab from travel before ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 06, 2010 |
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Better airport scanners delayed by privacy fears
(AP) -- High-tech security scanners that might have prevented the Christmas Day attempt to blow up a jetliner have been installed in only a small number of airports around the world, in large part because ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 28, 2009 |
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Lightning-produced radiation a potential health concern for air travelers
New information about lightning-emitted X-rays, gamma rays and high-energy electrons during thunderstorms is prompting scientists to raise concerns about the potential for airline passengers and crews to be ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 07, 2009 |
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Flying with the flu: Expert panel revisits the danger of air travel during a pandemic
Attempting to ground planes during pandemics may not be worth the trouble, a panel of experts from the government, academia and the airlines industry heard at a recent meeting in Washington.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Safety board issues wake-up call on sleep disorder
(AP) -- Safety investigators have sent government agencies a wake-up call about sleep apnea, a disorder that's showing up in a wide range of transportation accidents.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Doing More with Your Cell Phone
(PhysOrg.com) -- As technology shrinks, and as it becomes possible to unplug and still conduct all of your business from a hand-held device, we demand more convenience. And there are two entities leading the ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 10, 2009 |
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British airlines blocking swine flu travellers
British airlines on Sunday stepped up restrictions on suspected swine flu carriers, as a report said four more British students quarantined in China have had infections confirmed.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 19, 2009 |
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Camelina jet fuel could cut carbon emissions by 84 percent
The seeds of a lowly weed could cut jet fuel's cradle-to-grave carbon emissions by 84 percent.
Jul 15, 2009 |
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Venezuela reports first swine flu case
(AP) -- Venezuela's health ministry is reporting the country's first swine flu case: a 22-year-old man who arrived on a flight from Panama earlier this week.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 29, 2009 |
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Safe for Passengers with Lung Disease to Travel by Air
(PhysOrg.com) -- Oxygen levels while flying are substantially less than at ground level. Current guidelines for in-flight oxygen levels are sufficient to support the needs of passengers with non-obstructed lung disease. According ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 19, 2009 |
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Oh, Joe: VP's off-base flu advice needs do-over
(AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden - with a well-deserved reputation as someone who shoots from the lip - made it through the first 100 days of the Obama administration without any major gaffes. But on Day ...
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Canada confirms 4 swine flu cases among students
(AP) -- Canada became the third country to confirm human cases of swine flu Sunday as global health officials considered whether to raise the global pandemic alert level.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 26, 2009 |
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