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• Crazy new airline stunts
The global airline industry has taken a nosedive, suffering some $5 billion in losses in just the past year, according to the International Air Transport Association—the second-worst year (after post-9/11 losses) since the advent of air travel ...
• Aussies protest airport ‘virtual strip search’
The body scanners use a low-level radio frequency to create an image which reveals hidden objects on a person, said the Office of Transport Security (OTS). But the scanners also outline a person's body shape. Airline passenger Samantha Jones told ...
• Turbulence forces Qantas emergency landing
While cruising in level flight, the aircraft experienced a sudden in-flight upset, resulting in injuries to a number of cabin crew and passengers, primarily in the rear of the aircraft," the Australian Air Transport Safety Bureau said in a statement. ...
• EarthTalk: Painkillers and electric bikes
Many of us may be too dependent on over-the-counter painkillers to treat the occasional headache, especially given the side effects of such drugs. Ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) can increase the risk of heart and circulation problems—including heart ...
• Woman in human smuggling case gets more jail
Gonzalez Sanchez pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport and harbor undocumented immigrants illegally under circumstances that placed the lives of people in jeopardy and caused serious bodily injury and death, according to U.S. Attorney Don ...