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plan: X-ray for liquid bombs
Oct. 18, 2006 - The Transportation Security Administration, in a
potential strategy shift, may screen carry-on bags with new three-dimensional
X-ray machines that are better at spotting liquid explosives, guns
and other weapons.
Border
'passport cards' could cost $20
Oct. 18, 2006 - People who frequently go back and forth between
the U.S. and Mexico or Canada would pay $20 for a new credit card-sized
travel document they could use instead of a passport under a new
government proposal.
Procurement
Permeates Corp. Meetings Decisions
Oct. 9, 2006 - Procurement departments have permeated event sourcing
but have not yet had a drastic influence on meetings costs at most
companies, according to an exclusive Meetings Monitor survey of
220 corporate meeting buyers.
Experts
Predict 2007 Airline, Hotel, Car Rental Costs To Rise
Oct. 17, 2006 - A spate of forecasts issued by corporate travel
industry consultants and travel management companies call for across-the-board
supplier price increases in 2007, largely driven by corporate demand.
At-seat
office applications spell end of downtime
Oct. 19, 2006 - Downtime from the rat race is dead and that’s
official. Office productivity software at your seat, whether in
economy, business or first, is at the heart of a US$360 million
upgrade to Singapore Airlines’ cabins and service, launched
officially in Singapore today. The move will mean there’s
no longer any excuse for not getting on with your work while travelling.
Airlines
reduce fuel surcharges as oil price drops
Oct. 16, 2006 - Several major airlines have reduced their fuel surcharges
in response to the fall in oil prices.
Airport
food worth eating
Message to the airline industry: You can keep the pretzels. After
years of witnessing in-flight “dining” devolve from
hot entrees to cold sandwiches to bite-sized snacks, I give up.
Life is simply too short — and most flights too long —
to live on itsy-bitsy bags of baked and salted dough.
In-Flight
Fires an Unresolved Safety Threat
Oct. 17, 2006 - The regional jet with 30 passengers aboard was cruising
at 37,000 feet over Missouri when the pilots smelled something burning.
A warning light came on. Then smoke billowed into the cockpit from
vents below the co-pilot's window.
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