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Pilots: Cockpits remain vulnerable
If one hardened cockpit door is good, would two barriers be even better? Many airline pilots believe the answer is “yes,” and are hoping to reinvigorate efforts to require so-called “secondary barriers” on every commercial plane in the country. (CNN)
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11 lessons from 9/11
For the airline industry, September 11, 2001, will always be a watershed moment, the horror between “before 9/11″ and “after 9/11.” Many innocent people were lost that day, and on this sixth anniversary, the memory of the terrorist attacks is still searing. Have we learned anything? James Wysong says yes. (James Wysong)
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Private plane security increased
The Homeland Security Department today will announce new aviation-security rules aimed at preventing terrorists from using private airplanes to sneak into the USA. (USA Today)
Americans break the law to visit Cuba
thousands of U.S. tourists already travel to Cuba behind Washington’s back, and many say being sneaky is part of the fun. (AP)
Tipping can trip up any globetrotter
Against the flood of Chinese imports, the USA may have a new export when the 2008 Beijing Olympics gets underway: the American way of tipping. (USA Today)
My teepee or yours?
A bit of American history — quirky and curious, but history nonetheless — huddles next to old Highway 59, past the tractor dealers and the rice mills, just before a green sign that proclaims Wharton’s population of 9,237. It’s easy to miss. But it is there, just around the bend: a row of 10 freshly painted, sand-colored teepees. (AP)
Cedar Point named top amusement park
The Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, has been named best amusement park in the annual Golden Ticket Awards competition. (AP)
Today’s Travel Blogs
Pick up pot at the concierge desk
That’s what a man tried to do at ritzy The Breakers in Palm Beach. Police say the man, who was not a guest, went to the hotel concierge desk last week to pick up a parcel addressed to “Hector Prada.” (Hotel Hotsheet)
Two stupid airline policies you need to know about
Just when you thought the airline industry couldn’t possibly come up with any more absurd rules, it has. Anyone who wonders why air carriers are on the verge of being re-regulated, or is at least curious about their abysmally low customer-service scores — here’s your answer. (Elliott.org)
Virgin America auditions for Adult Swim
When we checked out Virgin America’s latest YouTube video, we couldn’t enjoy it because we’d gone so long without any VA entertainment. But now a whole series of animated shorts have debuted, and they’re pretty good. (Jaunted)
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