Word: southwesterly
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...concrete evidence of Alaska-type problems at other carriers when it announced late last June that it would audit four safety systems at each of the nine other top airlines. It cited only unspecified "concerns." The other carriers audited--United, Delta, American, Continental, Northwest, US Airways, Southwest, America West and TWA--were, like Alaska, already participating in ATOS. "We had no real problems with the concept of the FAA coming in," notes John Marshall, head of safety for Delta Airlines...
...Would that be so horrible? Maybe. Studies indicate that ticket prices are indeed higher in noncompetitive markets, and with three airlines dominating the skies, the smaller, low-fare regional carriers (such as Southwest) that have kept prices as low as they are (which isn't very low now) could quickly be stomped out of existence...
There was even more terror aboard the 58-m fishing boat, on a training voyage with students from Uwajima Fisheries High School in southwest Japan. "I saw something come up, and I thought it was a whale," crew member Hideo Okayama said. "All I heard was someone screaming, 'Danger! Danger!'" For the next few minutes, the Americans?unable to render assistance because of 2-m waves washing over the sub's deck 15 km south of Hawaii's Diamond Head?watched helplessly as Okayama and 25 shipmates, coated in diesel fuel, struggled into a trio of lifeboats. Nine other people...
...aiming to increase the proportion of organically farmed land from 2.6% to 20% within the next 10 years. Even without more government aid, Europe's organic farmers are enjoying flush times. "Every time there's another bse scare, our customers increase," says Richard Counsell, an organic farmer in southwest England. Jean Bessière, an organic butcher at Paris' Raspail market, says he is selling 30% more beef, and 100% more veal and pork, since October. Dominique Vérot, spokesman for France's National Federation of Organic Agriculture, reports that organic meat sales...
There was even more terror aboard the 190-ft. fishing boat, on a training voyage with students from Uwajima Fisheries High School in southwest Japan. "I saw something come up, and I thought it was a whale," crew member Hideo Okayama said. "All I heard was someone screaming, 'Danger! Danger!'" For the next few minutes, the Americans--unable to render assistance because of 6-ft. waves washing over the sub's deck nine miles south of Hawaii's Diamond Head--watched helplessly as Okayama and 25 shipmates, coated in diesel fuel, struggled into a trio of lifeboats. Nine other people...