Word: legroom
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...Seats. The discomfort felt in your belly is exceeded only by the pain in your behind. Domestic carriers are flying at an average 70% capacity, the highest since World War II. But legroom, as measured by the distance between the seat in front of you and the back of your own, has shrunk from 34 in. in coach 20 years ago to an average of 31 in. today. Doesn't sound like much, but remember that the trend in human girth is running opposite: Americans are getting bigger. The cush has been taken out of the cushions too, from...
...launches next month, and click on the car channel, for instance. The program informs you that there are 746 possible cars. Then it starts asking questions: How much do you want to spend? What styles do you like? How much space do you need? How important is power? Safety? Legroom? Air conditioning? Sun roof? Cup holders? Valve configuration...
...that the AAMC and Tufts--supposedly looking out for the student's best interests--didn't show a little more concern for all of you, it is no reason to worry. Just stay cool and do what you can to get one of the few seats with lots of legroom...
...fiscal year. Use of government airplanes will be nearly on a life-or- death basis, and Cabinet officials are urged to fly coach. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, who is less than 5 ft. tall, admitted it will be no hardship for him, joking, "I don't need the legroom...
...American automakers opened their studios in 1983 and 1984, and Chrysler's brand new LH model -- an intriguing would-be car with the wheels 10 in. farther back than standard to create more legroom and a stabler ride -- is mostly a California creative product. But, in general, Detroit has been typically cautious in handing design responsibilities to the Californians. Ford's chief designer, Jack Telnack, allows that the recent Thunderbird and Escort models have only been "influenced" by notions from their people on the coast...