Word: planing
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Read "Q&A: How to Survive a Plane Crash...
...Most commercial airlines are now replacing older three- and four-engine planes with more-efficient double-engine aircraft. Because these newer engines are quieter, birds are less likely to detect and avoid them. Worse still, fewer engines mean fewer backups should a plane and a flock of birds cross paths...
...last time from the President's mansion, Bush recalled that his first such speech was on the evening of Sept. 11, 2001. An easy trick for his speechwriters would have been to toss in a few lines about the skill and courage of his countrymen on the plane in the river, but Bush decided not to go there. The day's headline had power but no lasting significance - and that made it an example of what he sees as a dangerous tendency to shift focus away from the big picture...
...Brace for impact." - Sullenberger's announcement to those aboard the flight, as recounted by multiple passengers on the plane, New York Times...
...masterful job of landing the plane in the river and then making sure that everybody got out. He walked the plane twice after everybody else was off and tried to verify that there was nobody else onboard, and he ... made sure that there was nobody behind him." - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, at a post-crash press conference, lauding Sullenberger's performance...