As Boeing fights a war of philosophy with its chief commercial
aircraft rival, Airbus, it appears the Chicago-based airplane maker
may be hedging its bets a little. Once again, there's talk that
Boeing may build another updated version of the 747 jumbo jet.
Airline Wants To Extend Special Financing To End Of Year
The world's second-biggest airline says it needs more time to
pay back $1 billion in special financing obtained since it declared
bankruptcy almost 18 months ago.
Says Government "Back-Tracked" On Previous Interpretation
The head of the union that represents most of the nation's
airline pilots has condemned an FAA action to back-track on a
previous interpretation that would have required airlines to
maintain a "do not call" list for pilots who do not want to be
wakened during required rest periods.
Airports around the world have focused their security attentions
on keeping potential weapons and the people who would wield them
out of passenger terminals.
But what if those potential weapons were available to the people
who would wield them AFTER they cleared security?
That's the question they're asking today in Australia, where sports
commentator Rex Hunt decided to show them all.
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