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Word: french (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Airbus A320 had been delivered to Air France only two days earlier, and the airline was proud to welcome 130 passengers aboard its new plane last week for a scenic demonstration flight. During the 45-minute ride, the sophisticated craft was supposed to buzz the tarmac at a French air show and swoop past 15,771-ft. Mont Blanc. The twin-jet aircraft, renowned as the world's most electronically advanced commercial airliner and celebrated as a symbol of Europe's technological prowess, was packed with local dignitaries, sightseers and journalists. Also aboard: a handful of aviation buffs who paid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Airbus on The Spot | 7/11/1988 | See Source »

...French government officials rushed to absolve the plane, even though the precise cause of the crash will require a month-long study. In a news conference, Transport Minister Louis Mermaz declared that "there is no reason to question the proper functioning of the plane or its use." He did not fix the blame on pilot error, but other officials alleged that Pilot Michel Asseline, 44, had been flying much too low, at only about 30 ft., far below the minimum safe level of 100 ft. This was less than totally comforting for Airbus and Air France, however, because the veteran...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Airbus on The Spot | 7/11/1988 | See Source »

...freely admits that he is not "Mr. Sportsman", he says he does enjoy a pick-up game of basketball every now and then, and says he might even like to join an intramural team. McAlester says, at this point he is unsure what he will concentrate, but says that French history or literature might be an option...

Author: By Katherine E. Bliss, | Title: The Aspirations of Five Fresh Freshmen | 7/8/1988 | See Source »

...busy watching the Irish down the French at Franklin Field...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: America and the Cup | 7/6/1988 | See Source »

...widow's funeral. Once a member of that Leftist clique that so desperately wants to stage the funeral as if it were a communist demonstration, Vera has spent time in France enjoying fame, fortune, and a respite from the horrors of current Chilean life. Accompanied by his thoroughly French son, Jean-Paul, Manungo revives his ambiguities concerning Chilean politics and the Left, becoming ensnared in the political longings that, according to Donoso, inevitably catch up with all Chileans. In the process he becomes involved in an affair with a former lover, Judit Torre, an elite Chilean who seeks to avenge...

Author: By Katherine E. Bliss, | Title: Donoso's Vague Chile | 7/6/1988 | See Source »

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