DELAYED: The Soaring Toll
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For more than four hours, Doug Pinkham sat wedged in seat 19C of a Delta Air Lines jet as the plane inched its way through tarmac congestion caused by a winter storm that struck Atlanta's international airport on a recent night.
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An antiquated flight-plan computer system overdue for replacement was largely to blame for lengthy air-travel delays on the East Coast last week, critics say.
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Missed comps may be short-term noise for the soaring retailer.
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By JILL SCHENSUL, STAFF WRITER OK, so maybe I was blind as a bat without my glasses on. Maybe I wasn't in military-grade health and could burst into status asthmaticus at any time. And, no, I haven't logged 1,000 hours behind the controls of a jet fighter.
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The industry faces upheaval as finances worsen and low-cost carriers gain ground.
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By and Keith Reed, Globe Staff | December 25, 2004. Jeff McKenna got a reprieve yesterday afternoon when his mother&#39;s flight from Cleveland was delayed.
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Life-threatening blood clots and flying have been linked for more than 50 years, but a new study confirms the risk, particularly for those who take long flights.
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FORT PIERCE, Fla. - The four-in-a-row hurricanes that have disrupted lives across Florida have also delayed life's final journey for many...
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Bad weather is being blamed as the probable cause of a plane crash in Indonesia on Tuesday which left at least 25 people dead. An MD-82 passenger plane belonging to budget airline Lion Air skidded off the
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Government is using technology to burden their future -- and it's all our fault. By Lawrence Lessig from Wired magazine.
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Species in the air and on the ground are in deep trouble, according to two recent studies tallying steep declines in bird and amphibian populations. Scientists are speculating about the causes.
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Europe's proposed satellite-navigation system is in danger of running into further delays and cost overruns.
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Sept. 6, 2004 âThe damage report isn&#39;t even complete, much less an understanding of the impact Hurricane Frances will have on NASA&#39;s wallet and scheduled return of the shuttle fleet to flight.
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Air travelers had another rough month in July: More than 30 percent of flights were delayed or canceled, according to data released yesterday by the federal government.
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I am disappointed (but not surprised) to hear of the problems with the proposed transit tax in Salt Lake County. I was torn when voting for the tax increase in November.
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A flight from Russia to Egypt is delayed for hours as passengers are convinced they are at risk of a terrorist attack.
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Jeff McKenna got a reprieve yesterday afternoon when his mother's flight from Cleveland was delayed. But with just two hours left until her real arrival time, he was still scouring downtown Boston for her gift.