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...national-flag carriers and a dearth of airports have kept budget airlines at bay in Asia. But finally the region's long-suffering travelers are joining in. Five years ago, Asia had only one low-cost airline; today there are 13 either already in the air or due to launch later this year. The boom is lowering airfares across the region, increasing competition for major airlines and making air travel accessible to tens of millions who could never otherwise have afforded...
...threat to each other than to the major carriers. Thailand has no fewer than seven low-cost operators. Tiny Singapore will be home to three: Valuair, Tiger Airways and an entry in which Australia's Qantas Airways is a major investor. Backed by powerhouse Singapore Airlines, Tiger plans to launch late this year on at least six routes. "We'll grow as quickly as we can and fly wherever we can," vows Stephen Johnson of Phoenix-based Indigo Partners, an investment company that owns 24% of Tiger. But for all these grandiose dreams, executives believe that...
Returning home from Vietnam with the rank of captain and five medals, including three purple hearts, John Kerry became a leading protester against the war. He used his newfound prominence to launch a bid for Congress, but failed. After a stint as a high-profile prosecutor in Massachusetts' Middlesex County and then a term as Lieutenant Governor, he finally gained national office when he was elected to the Senate in 1984. Yale, Vietnam and the Senate are the biographical highlights that the Kerry campaign is using to introduce the candidate to voters. But it was his earliest years that formed...
...Newport Folk Festival in 1965, helped create a fresh, electrified form of folk-rock. But neither Handy nor Dylan created their fields; a lot of other artists helped shape their genres as well. It takes a village to raise a child; it also takes a village, usually, to launch a musical style...
...European Space Agency In addition to the basic information about the Cassini Orbiter, the Huygens Probe, and its launch, the European Space Agency's site includes a 3D model of the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft, videos and a detailed account of the Cassini-Huygens' mission objectives...