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...probably safer now than it's ever been," says Scott Stephenson, an 18-year veteran with American Airlines, one of the two carriers hijacked during attacks on New York City and Washington. "But it's also more intense than it was before. We're told to let security know if we see the slightest thing that looks suspicious. I'm glad they're doing it, because people are still packing funky things like steak knives in their carry-on bags...
...Thursday, Stephenson, 39, was getting ready to leave his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to catch a plane to Boston's Logan Airport, where several terrorists had begun their deadly missions on Sept. 11. His jet-setting career had turned grim, as evidenced by his colleagues' new insignias. Some were wearing badges with the names of all the cockpit and cabin crew who perished. Others had black bands placed over their wings. "We still do have people who are fearful and have taken time off. It's time to come back. They might even feel better being back. The rest...
...American and at United, which also had two flights hijacked. Now there's a quiet camaraderie of combat veterans when they see one another in airports: a nod, a faint smile. "You've got a nation mourning, but people are feeling good about being together and going to work," Stephenson says...
Lately, the passengers are muted--staying in their seats, keeping to themselves--and appreciative. "They say thank you," Stephenson notes. "They give you a pat on the shoulder, and tears well up in our eyes." When the plane lands safely, he sees a look of relief on their faces. They must recognize the grace and courage of workers they so long took for granted. They should also recognize the flight attendants' sense of humor--which is to say, a sense of proportion. "I was talking to other flight attendants," Stephenson says, "and one woman said, 'On my flight a passenger...
...Organization of American States (OAS) Deputy Trade Director Sherry Stephenson put it, “liberalization of trade in services implies modifications of national laws and regulations”—notably to limit the ability of nations to preclude private competition (foreign or domestic) for government services. Such a provision, coupled with an investor-state dispute clause as in NAFTA, would enable transnational service corporations to compete for the full range of government services covered by the agreement and allow them to sue for compensation any government that denies them “market access...