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Estimated number of people who have died in five air crashes worldwide in August, the deadliest month for plane wrecks since...
...land late in the evening in a city where you know nobody. You did not have time to book a hotel, your luggage has not turned up on the carousel--and the plane's air conditioning gave you a sore throat. What...
Transport officials at the European Union are so worked up over recent plane crashes in Greece and Venezuela, which killed 281 people, that they are considering drafting a blacklist for airlines--mostly in Africa and South America--that fail to meet standards set by such groups as the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a Montreal-based U.N. agency. U.S. officials and industry sources think that an airline blacklist would create unneeded stigmas. Instead, the Federal Aviation Administration monitors air-safety systems by country and restricts flights to the U.S. from 26 nations that fall short of ICAO standards. Says...
...experts are worried, however, about apparently subpar investigations into the crashes. American aviation sources say investigators in Cyprus--home to Helios Airways, whose Boeing 737 crashed near Athens--are sharing almost no reliable information with the public. And Venezuela's anti-U.S. stance is keeping investigators for the plane manufacturer from looking into why the West Caribbean McDonnell Douglas MD-82 went down en route from Panama to Martinique. Cuban officials have been asked to join the probe instead, but aviation experts say full information sharing is necessary to ensure global air safety...
...packed itinerary recalls John Paul's trips before his health began to fail. But the departed Pope was on the press corps' mind even before we took off from Rome's Ciampino airport this morning. Would the new Pontiff follow his predecessor's footsteps to the back of the plane to chat with the 50 or so reporters on board? Yes, was the answer, but briefly. After saying he was "moved" and counting on young people "as a force for peace," his spokesman cut off our questions even though Benedict appeared ready to take more. But there are certain decisions...