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  • Driverless cars pilotless planes … will there be jobs left for a human being

    drones is encouraging the growth of pilotless commercial aircraft - the first ever flew in British airspace last month. Google's driverless car is completing ever more trials ever more successfully: the world's major car companies are all hot in pursuit, working on their own prototypes of their own versions. The automated checkouts at supermarkets are becoming as familiar as bank cash ...

  • Airlines claim hike in navigation charges is unjustified

    Air NZ ranks amongst world's safest airlines Airways New Zealand will up its charges from July, a move airlines say is uncalled for and could impact on tourism. The state owned enterprise announced the 10.6% increase in air navigation service charges yesterday, saying the changes reflected its pricing framework. But the Board of Airline Representatives says the price hike follows ...

  • Concorde Career Colleges Called a Boondoggle-students file lawsuits www.privateofficer.com

    (CN) – Concorde Career Colleges lured respiratory therapy students to pay $40,000 tuition by boasting a 95 percent job placement rate within 6 months of graduation, but its real placement rate in that time frame is ';zero percent,'; eight students claim in a class action. Lead plaintiff Nolan King and his seven co-plaintiffs claim they each paid $40,000 to enroll in ...

  • Two guns recovered at TN airports www.privateofficer.com

    TSA officers discover two loaded guns at airports in Tennessee, including one at Memphis International Airport. Tuesday night officials found a loaded pistol in a passenger`s carry-on bag at Memphis International Airport. Airport police were alerted and cited the passenger. A loaded gun was also found in a carry-on bag at McGhee Tyson Airport. So far this year, TSA officers have found ten guns ...

  • China Southern Airlines or Hainan Airlines to have 1st Boeing Dreamliner

    CHINA Southern Airlines or Hainan Airlines will receive China's first Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft within weeks, a senior official of Boeing China said ...


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Fanfan la Tulipe [DVD]

Fanfan la Tulipe [DVD]

Although largely unknown west of the Atlantic Ocean, Fanfan la Tulipe is a beloved character in France whose origins date back to jovial folk songs of the mid-18th century about a French soldier who defeated the British army. Fanfan made his way through the various media of his d ... ...

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  • PHOTO Garuda Indonesia’s First Boeing 777-300ER in Full Livery

    PK-GIA ) at Paine Field. This photograph shows Garuda Indonesia’s first Boeing 777-300ER (PK-GIA) at Paine Field in full livery, which was taken earlier today. The airline has 10 on order and the first is expected to be delivered in June ...

  • Best Airports In The World

    Probably no one, really. The better question is "who hates airports?" For the most part, it's often the airports that make flying such a chore.  Some of them are better than others. According to the Airports Council International, these are the airports that travelers prefer. For customer service in South Africa to China, here's a look at the top three airports in six ...

  • Three years on memories of crash of Air Indias Dubai flight still haunt

    Rescue work underway at the crash site of the Air India plane in Mangalore on 22 May 2010. About 150 people were killed when the plane flying from Dubai overshot the runway after landing at the Mangalore airport in south India. Jagadeesh NV / ...

  • Plane crash-lands without landing gear in N.J.

    A US Airways plane with 31 passengers aboard crash-landed at the Newark, N.J., airport early Saturday after its landing gear failed to deploy, officials said. CNN said the plane, US Express Flight 4560, operated by Piedmont Airlines, took off from Philadelphia about 11 p.m. EDT Friday. As the pilot guided the plane toward the runway he was alerted to a problem with the landing gear and pulled ...

  • Plane catches fire after landing in Moscow

    An airplane carrying at least 136 passengers and crew caught fire at a Moscow airport upon landing but no injuries were reported, officials said. A Boeing 737 operated by UTair, inbound from the southern Russian city Stavropol, landed at 7:48 a.m. Saturday and the plane's landing gear burst into flames, RIA Novosti said. "The plane's left landing gear leg caught fire upon ...

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