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Tagged With "emerging economies"

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I hear you knockin'––but pilot can't get in!

Paul Heymont ·
Yesterday's Delta 1651 from Minneapolis to Las Vegas landed safely, but with the pilot locked out of the cockpit in a freak mechanical failure. The captain had left the cockpit to use a restroom, and found on his return that the cockpit door had...
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Flatulent Goats Cause Emergency Landing

Travel Rob ·
Photo by PortMoresby A Singapore Airline Cargo Plane on its way from Adelaide Australia to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia made an emergency landing in Bali because smoke alarms in the cargo area went off. No fire or smoke was detected, just 2186 flatulent...
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Fewer European tourists in U.S., more from "emerging economies"

Paul Heymont ·
http://skift.com/2013/09/11/u-...-0d2166f9bf-63725561
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Burning train, car crashes, 100 actors: The Bridge holds a drill

Paul Heymont ·
TV-like chaos as the Oresund Bridge held a large-scale emergency drill to test response times and equipment.
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Re: Flatulent Goats Cause Emergency Landing

DrFumblefinger ·
I'm astounded that anyone would care enough to ship goats by air. I'm even more astounded to learn that a plane can fit more than 2100 of the beasts into its belly. Perhaps we humans should stop complaining about crowding in the economy cabin.
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A Diversion to King George Island, South Shetland Islands

DrFumblefinger ·
A medical emergency at sea causes DrFumblefinger's Antarctic cruise ship to be diverted to the harbor in King George Island, where a plane evacuated a critically ill passenger.
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