Word: hubs
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...Delayed Reaction German carrier Lufthansa said it was considering suing authorities for air-traffic disruption caused by the arrival of George W. Bush at Frankfurt Airport last week. The airline claimed the hub was affected for twice as long as originally planned...
...ornate living room, Mohammed al Ammari makes his campaign pitch to a dozen men all clad in the traditional Saudi robe and headdress. As a member of Riyadh's city council, he vows, he would work to rebuild the capital's crumbling downtown into a modern urban hub. The setting and promise may lack pizzazz, but al Ammari jabs a forefinger into the air as he speaks, visibly thrilled to be a candidate in the Kingdom's first-ever nationwide election. Two days later, he is beaming after casting his ballot at a neighborhood school. ?It's great!? he exclaims...
...broke to pay for a fancy meal at Top of the Hub this Valentine’s Day? FM suggests an expense that will keep on giving. This Feb. 14, skip the foreplay and head straight to the main course. Three beds that make University-issued extra longs into destinations...
...prospects, but its hometown, Rochester, is hurting. It has borne the brunt of the company's downsizing, as Carp has sought cheaper manufacturing abroad. Most of the company's digital cameras are now made in China. In Rochester's northwest, the 2,200-acre Kodak Park, once the hub of Kodak's industrial operations, is full of vacant lots and demolished buildings. At its peak in 1982, the firm--once called the Great Yellow Father--employed more than 60,000 people in the city and had long been famous for its paternalistic employee policies. That figure...
...will reward innovation. In December 2003 Boeing announced plans for the twin- engine, highly efficient 787 (originally called the 7E7), its first new airplane in a decade and its designated aircraft of the future. In contrast to the A380, which is designed to fly lots of people to big hub airports, the smaller (about 220 passengers) 787 aims to fly longer distances to more cities. Scheduled to roll out in 2007 and fly commercially in 2008, the 787 will cost an estimated $9 billion to launch...