Word: miles
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...marchers except at the State Guesthouse in western Peking, where public gatherings are strictly forbidden. The ranks began to thin when Peking University Vice President Sha Jiansun announced over a police loudspeaker that all student detainees had been released. By the time those who persisted had completed the ten-mile trip to Tiananmen Square at 3:30 a.m., the size of the crowd had dwindled to only...
...fuel costs have gone down and delays have increased, however, the airlines are pushing to get their planes aloft closer to schedule. They want more departure and arrival routes established so that more of the sky space is utilized. They would also like to reduce the 15-mile minimum spacing between following airliners so that more traffic can be moved in the same time. Planes heading toward a landing at 220 m.p.h. thus are about four minutes apart...
...already strained system is not able to accommodate either more stacking, closer flying or more routes to be controlled. But the FAA seems ready to bow to some of the airline pressure. The agency's regional traffic managers expect to meet in February, and may consider a ten-mile interval in time for the summer season...
American Flight 557 approached Chicago's O'Hare on Oct. 31. As it descended from 10,000 ft., a single-engine Cessna suddenly appeared ahead of it and passed just 300 ft. below and a mile to one side. Snapped the startled American pilot: "Center, did you just have an aircraft pass us in the opposite direction?" Controller: "I have an old track I don't see . . . there, target's back up now. I'm sorry about that." Pilot: "Well, that was very, very close...
...Chief Donald Engen, "any accident, when you dig in, always comes back to human beings. Accidents just don't happen -- they are caused." Airlines need a skilled force of mechanics and technicians to maintain their incredibly complex aircraft. A Boeing 747, for example, contains 4.5 million removable parts, 135 miles of electrical wires and more than a mile of hydraulic tubing. The major airlines are spending as much as or more than before on maintenance of their fleets. But to deal with any carrier that lacks the will or money to meet the Government's stiff standards, FAA must have...