Word: airlinese
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Collins is both substantive and witty. He is also generous with his praise and fairly candid about his dislikes. Neil Armstrong, who now teaches engineering at the University of Cincinnati, gets the highest marks for his "great balance and perspective." Frank Borman, now a vice president at Eastern Airlines, "makes...
The bitter result of this dilemma is that record numbers of U.S. workers are going on strike as contracts expire in a wide range of industries. Last week 506 stoppages involving 218,000 workers further slowed the economy. Iron miners were out in Michigan and Minnesota. Construction workers were out...
Inflation, recession and even revolution have combined to reduce sharply the number of travelers to Europe. As a result, airlines, hotels, restaurants, theaters, travel agencies and countless other enterprises that depend upon foreign travelers are hurting. "The European market has turned from a travel heaven to a bottom-line hell...
The most obvious absentees are the Americans. "The free-spending Americans are gone," laments a Munich hotel manager. "All we get this year are the young backpackers, touring Europe on the cheap." Applications for U.S. passports this year have fallen by 15%. Ac cording to the latest figures, passenger travel...
Flashing a beatific smile, the soft-spoken Moss promoted his idea to newsmen. Paeans to Freelandia appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and Newsweek. By November, the exposure had attracted 2,000 members. Moss had leased a used DC-8 from National Airlines and, with certification...