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New TSA knife policy angers flight attendants
Mar 8, 2013
The Transportation Security Administration has announced a policy change that would allow airline passengers to carry small knives and sports equipment onto planes, beginning next month. Flight attendants and air marshals protested.
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Boeing Dreamliner fire: Just a bunch of smoke?
Jan 8, 2013
Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner caught on fire yesterday after landing in Boston. No passengers were injured, but the verdict is still out on the injuries Boeing might suffer.
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American Airlines could be soaring towards merger
Jul 11, 2012
AMR, the parent company of American Airlines, says it is reaching out to other airlines in search of a merger. US Airways has previously shown very public interest in joining forces.
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Officials to consider safety of air shows
Jan 10, 2012
The National Transportation Safety Board is holding a hearing today about the safety of daredevil events -- specifically, events like the air show in Reno, Nevada last September in which a crash killed 11 people and injured 70.
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Nick Bilton still really really wants to read his Kindle while his plane is landing
Dec 28, 2011
It must be a great book.
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flyPads approved
Dec 14, 2011
Pilots hopefully not using them to play Words With Friends
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Fewer planes to smash into each other thanks to math
Jul 6, 2011
Good ol' math. MIT researchers have come up with an algorithm to reduce the number of mid air collisions. It's part of the Federal Aviation...
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3D printers to print airplane parts!
May 9, 2011
Next time you're in an airplane, think about what the airplane is made out of. Because someday, that airplane is going to be made of parts from a...
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