News tagged with airline passengers
Canada confirms 4 swine flu cases among students
Apr 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Canada became the third country to confirm human cases of swine flu Sunday as global health officials considered whether to raise the global pandemic alert level.
Good liquid, bad liquid (Video)
Feb 05, 2009 |
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For airline passengers everywhere, good news. Scientists have successfully tested a liquid explosive detection system that may eventually keep dangerous substances off airplanes. This comes barely two years ...
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Safe for Passengers with Lung Disease to Travel by Air
May 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Oxygen levels while flying are substantially less than at ground level. Current guidelines for in-flight oxygen levels are sufficient to support the needs of passengers with non-obstructed lung disease. According ...
Lufthansa, Panasonic deal for in-flight Internet
Oct 12, 2009 |
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German flag carrier Lufthansa and Japanese electronics giant Panasonic have teamed up to offer passengers wireless Internet on long-haul flights from 2010, the airline said on Monday.
The Best Way to Board a Plane
Feb 14, 2008 |
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Most airlines board passengers the same way, first filling the seats in the back of the plane, and then moving to the front. After a recent experience boarding a plane in this manner, Fermilab physicist Jason ...
Some United flights to offer Wi-Fi
Jan 14, 2009 |
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Some friendly skies are about to become a Wi-Fi hot spot.
Opposition grows to U.S. flu-fighting plan
Apr 26, 2006 |
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Airlines, health experts and rights advocates say a U.S. plan to detain sick airline and ship passengers would be costly and violate privacy, a report said.
Pilots used laptop computers while straying off course
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Two distracted US pilots were using laptop computers against company rules last week when they overshot their destination by some 150 miles (240 kilometers), federal investigators said.
Sleep deprivation affects airport baggage screeners' ability to detect rare targets
Jun 11, 2007 |
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A lack of sleep may affect the performance of airport employees, which can, in turn, compromise the safety of airline passengers. Sleep deprivation can impair the ability of airport baggage screeners to visually search for ...
NASA wants to smooth bumpy plane rides
Jul 20, 2005 |
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Most airline passengers and even flight crews don't like turbulence, so NASA researchers have developed an automatic turbulence reporting system.
System to pinpoint airline passengers who contaminate cabins
May 23, 2007 |
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Researchers developing a system that uses mathematical models and sensors to locate passengers releasing hazardous materials or pathogens inside airline cabins have shown that the technique can track a substance ...
Lawmakers seek ban on laptops in airliner cockpits
Nov 03, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Lawmakers are moving to ban the use of computer laptops and other personal electronic devices in airline cockpits to prevent another incident like the Northwest Airlines plane that overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles.
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