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...experts warn that rough seas and worsening weather in the search area are already lowering the chances of finding more significant evidence. That, they say, increases the value of the 24 automated alerts the A330 emitted just before it vanished on June 1. Those warnings signaled electrical problems, reduced cabin pressure, considerable turbulence and, above all, conflicting information from the three Pitot tubes, devices that help pilots determine the plane's speed. Based on the alerts, one of the leading theories now is that malfunctioning sensors may have prevented the crew from correctly gauging the plane's velocity...
...Quite Roughing It. In California's Giant Sequoia National Monument, there's a getaway-from-it-all camp resort - you'll have to hike a mile just to get to your canvas cabin (but it's an easy mile). Once you get there, however, the Sequoia High Sierra Camp will pamper you with proper beds, down pillows, rugs and reading lights in your own canvas bungalow. You won't have to carry in your own food - three meals are served daily in the camp's open-air lodge. The resort opens June 19, with rates starting at $250 per night...
...which the crew sensed was not being caused by turbulence) that sent dozens of people smashing into the airplane's luggage bins and ceiling. More than 100 of the 300 people on board were hurt, with broken bones, neck and spinal injuries, and severe lacerations splattering blood throughout the cabin. (Read a Q&A on how to survive a plane crash...
...Friendly Air. Southwest is now welcoming pets aboard. For a pet fare of $75, you can bring small cats and dogs in the aircraft cabin, as long as they are in a carrier that fits under the seat. The carrier counts as your carry-on bag allowance, but unlike most other airlines, Southwest doesn't charge for your first two checked bags. Pet-fare tickets go on sale June 1 for travel beginning June...
...have changed since that time, but there's still one thing that hasn't changed, and that is, for all the sophistication of today's airplanes, if a fire starts onboard somewhere, behind panels, the only detectors you've got in a large part of the airplane are the cabin crews' noses. There are areas where they've got smoke detectors - in the lavatories and in the cargo holds - but if one starts in an electrical circuit behind the cabin wall next to you, sitting there by the window, you don't know about it, because there are no smoke...