Report: Air-traffic shifts understaffed
Report: Air-traffic shifts understaffed — Air-traffic control towers at small and medium airports have been routinely understaffed with only one person on a shift, a violation of federal aviation rules, a government investigator said Tuesday. (USA Today)
First steps on Grand Canyon skywalk — Walking gingerly across the translucent surface, visitors hear the glass layers creak. Far below, directly underfoot, they see the Colorado River as a pea-green ribbon. (AP)
An American version of Virgin Atlantic tentatively approved — Virgin America would add a major new player in the market for flights between the East Coast and West Coast, potentially pushing fares down. (The New York Times) (Registration required.)
American plans service to 6 cities — American Airlines said Tuesday that it is working to re-establish regional air service to six cities in Iowa, Illinois and Missouri after the Federal Aviation Administration grounded all RegionsAir planes earlier this month. (AP)
My favorite hotels — Mechanics know which cars are well built, librarians know which books are good reads, chefs know where to find the freshest produce — and hoteliers know where to stay! I’ll share some secrets with you, and let you know about my favorite hotels around the world. (Amy Bradley-Hole on Tripso)
Fare deals: Next-gen sites rewrite the rules — To buy or not to buy — that could be the question. Or, if the purchase at hand is a plane ticket, perhaps the question should be, To buy now or buy later. There may not be a definitive, one-price-fits-all answer to that particular riddle, but some very smart people have come up with some very intriguing ideas on the subject. (MSNBC.com)
Bus line appeals to shoestring travelers — For Internet-savvy travelers on a budget, Megabus.com claims to offer a service that makes mainstream bus travel seem pricey: rides from Pittsburgh to Chicago for as little as $1. (AP)
Swiss dig world’s longest tunnel — Deep beneath the Alps, the Swiss are building a high-speed rail link between Zurich and Milan. It will include, at 57 kilometres (35 miles), the world’s longest tunnel. (BBC News)
Flight lands after passenger scuffle — An Indian Airlines flight from Bangkok to New Delhi made an emergency landing in Calcutta in eastern India on Wednesday after a passenger said he had a bomb in his bag after a scuffle with another passenger, an airline spokesman said. (AP)
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