All 155 dead in Brazil plane crash
All 155 dead in Brazil plane crash — Authorities said Sunday there were no survivors among the 155 people aboard the Brazilian jetliner that crashed deep in the Amazon jungle in the nation’s worst air disaster, as rescue workers began pulling bodies out of the twisted wreckage. (AP)
U.S. sends passenger-data draft agreement to EU — US and EU officials are hoping to avoid a legal vacuum threatening to disrupt transatlantic travel after failing to reach agreement on the transfer of airline passenger data before a court deadline passed. (AFP)
U.K. flights sidestep security row — Transatlantic flights from the UK will avoid potential landing bans after the government moved to sidestep an EU-US row over security. (BBC News)
Tropical Storm Xangsane batters Vietnam — Tropical Storm Xangsane barreled across central Vietnam on Sunday, leaving at least six people dead, hundreds injured and tens of thousands of homes damaged, officials said. (AP)
Newfoundland gets tropical storm warning — Hurricane Isaac raced over the north Atlantic on Monday toward Newfoundland, where the Canadian Meteorological Service upgraded a tropical storm watch to a tropical storm warning. (AP)
Airlines cook up fancier food options — Big airlines are giving premier customers better food, more choices and fancier presentation. American, Northwest and Delta in recent months have upgraded first- and business-class food service after years of slashing costs. (USA Today)
‘Lost’ fans swamp Waikiki to see cast — Thousands of fans swamped Waikiki to get a glimpse of the stars of ABC’s castaway drama “Lost” and see a preview of the third season. (AP)
Boater rescued after day in Atlantic — A man who decided to swim to safety after the boat he was on capsized about 15 miles offshore was rescued Sunday after spending 24 hours in the Atlantic Ocean, the U.S. Coast Guard said. His four fishing companions were also rescued. (AP)
Where old planes go to die — Aircraft contain toxic materials, so dumping them at a far-off airfield or throwing them in the sea is a clearly unacceptable way to dispose of them when they are retired. So Boeing set up the Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association (Afra). It’s a union of recycling companies with two airports - Chateauroux in central France and Evergreen Air Centre in Arizona. (BBC News)
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