Word: transport
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...those 15 damaged pins have caused an accident, but their discovery prompted Boeing to call a meeting to discuss fuse-pin inspection with airlines using 747s and the Federal Aviation Administration. Boeing told officials of large and small airlines about the problem at a meeting of the Air Transport Association of America in Seattle last month. "We gave the operators some history of the problem and how the inspections should be made," says Boeing spokesman Christopher Villiers...
...smells, sounds -- perhaps even the sensation of warm summer breezes against the skin -- all help make an indelible impression. In the course of their studies, the pupils will experience many other important historical events that have been carefully re-enacted and digitally filmed. The technology also enables them to transport themselves to far-off places, ranging from the top of Mount Everest to the moons of Jupiter...
...members of the Millennium Society. Founded by American college students, this group of youngsters first began dreaming and scheming about New Millennium's Eve back in 1979. The society, which boasts a worldwide membership, already has an agreement to charter the Queen Elizabeth 2 (assuming she's seaworthy) to transport 1,750 people from New York City to Alexandria, Egypt. By ground, the celebrators will continue on to the environs of Cairo to toast the millennium at the Great Pyramid of Giza...
...global consolidation of the airline industry is moving into a cross-border phase, led by the desire of American carriers to secure overseas markets and foreign airlines to buy stakes in some of the weaker U.S. operators. These initiatives have triggered a war of words between European and American transportation officials. In reaction to British Airways' bid to acquire a 44% equity stake in financially troubled USAir, a trio of American airlines has closed ranks to oppose the deal, unless they are granted greater access to British markets. At the same time, the German parliament's Transport Committee threatened...
...heating up as U.S. carriers prepare for 1993, when Europe's skies are scheduled to be deregulated as part of the Continent's push for a single market. While some European countries, like the Netherlands, support ending most limits on flights for U.S. carriers, others favor more restrictions. U.S. Transportation Secretary Andrew Card hinted that unless other countries open their skies to American carriers, foreign airlines could face limited access to U.S. cities. European airlines are eager to tap the American pool of 600 million passengers a year, which represents 40% of the world market. Secretary Card met last week...