Plane finds people playing cricket on runway
A near disaster was averted, when a 9-seater Air Deccan aircraft made an emergency landing at Solapur airport on Friday. The landing strip was encroached upon by hundreds of people.
Mesa, Southwest, US Air lead airline stocks
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Mesa Air Group, Southwest Airlines and US Airways led the airline group to close higher Wednesday as updates from Continental Airlines and American Airlines showed higher traffic in domestic and overseas markets in December.
HAI Announces Recipient of the 2005 Aviation Maintenance Technician Award
Alexandria, Va., Jan. 5, 2006 – Robert A. Jones, Aviation Maintenance Technician, Air Logistics of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, is the recipient of the 2005 Aviation Maintenance Technician Award.
Substitute inhalers pass test
Trans-Tasman testing of Salamol asthma inhalers show they work, despite nearly 900 complaints from users.
WHAT TO KNOW | NEWS, TIPS AND VALUES: Post-holiday perks
January is one slow time. Travel to almost everywhere begins to ebb around the 4th, continuing almost to the end of the month. Cruise-ship bookings are particularly down, as are prices, as youll see if you turn to the 90 Day Ticker -- a list of reduced prices for upcoming cruises -- offered on the website of cruise broker Vacationstogo.com (800-338-4962).
The Almanac
Today is Saturday Jan. 7, the seventh day of 2006, with 358 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mercury, Jupiter, Pluto and Saturn. The evening stars are Venus, Mars, Uranus and Neptune.
Kendall Crushes Competition in ‘97
Editor’s Note: SPEEDTV.com is counting down SPEED’s Top 10 Motor Sports Moments online, as part of the network’s 2006 celebration of its first 10 years on the air. No. 10 on our countdown is Tommy Kendall’s remarkable 1997 season, when he won the first 11 events on the 13-race schedule.
Life with modern Bushmen
SWAKOPMUND, Namibia - I thought I must have gone completely crazy. Here I had paid $35 to carry a piece of board 302 feet up a steep sand dune, then lie down on the board atop a crest of a dune face first, waiting for someone to push me down the side.
Business briefs
Three Laborers International Union of North America locals have merged into one local. Monroe-based Local 465, Ann Arbor-based Local 959 and Lansing-based Local 998 have combined to become Local 499. The newly created local will have jurisdiction in Monroe, Lenawee, Hillsdale, Washtenaw, Jackson, Ingham, Eaton, Clinton and the western half of Livingston counties.
Northeast/Central weekly calendar
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