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Runway Capacity

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Why airlines are running precarious close to the limits of runway capacity and why it matters, from an ex-FAA Air Traffic Controller.

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Safest Seats

Friday, July 20, 2007

Common sense would direct you to sit in the back of the plane if you were trying to increase your chance of surviving an albeit unlikely crash. Turns out that statistical analysis indicates that this is true, that is, your likelihood of survival seems to increase if you sit further back in the cabin. Nevertheless, […]

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