Word: airport
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...controllers are unhappy, but pay is not a serious grievance. A fully rated controller at a busy airport can make between $45,000 and $60,000. Even so, says Thornton, "the problems of the past persist: overwork, old equipment, high stress. A union is more necessary than ever...
...incident would not have surprised a Western audience. Two men described as drug addicts commandeered a taxi to the airport, killing two militiamen who pursued them. The pair then attempted to hijack an airliner and murdered two of the 76 passengers before being overpowered and killed by security guards...
...Presidential Airways, a year-old low-fare carrier based in Washington: "We wouldn't be able to get started now. Wall Street is casting too questioning an eye on new airlines." David Hinson, chairman of Chicago-based Midway Airlines, cites another barrier. Says he: "All the infrastructure, like airport gates, has been consumed by the big boys...
...first visit to the U.S. since becoming President, and everywhere she went Corazon Aquino's reception seemed to get warmer and warmer. When her commercial Philippine Airlines 747 touched down at San Francisco International airport, she was greeted by nearly 1,000 supporters shouting "Cory! Cory! Cory!" After switching to a special U.S. Government aircraft for the cross-country flight to Washington, the Philippine leader charmed White House officials with her simple, direct manner. A private meeting with President Reagan that had been scheduled for 15 minutes stretched out to 45, and afterward Reagan declared, "I'm bullish...
Seoul's Kimpo Airport was bright with flowers and women in traditional Korean hanbok dresses welcoming visitors to the tenth Asian Games, which began last week. Suddenly a bomb exploded in a metal trash basket outside the arrival area, ripping into crowds as they loaded baggage into cars and killing five Koreans...