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The Most Ridiculous Around-the-World Adventure Can Be Yours — For a Very Hefty $1.2 Million
Jules Verne took readers around the world in 80 days, but you really need more time to savor the sites.
Air Travel
Air Travel
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Good News — TSA Screeners Can’t See You Naked Anymore
The controversial full-body scanners that the Transportation Security Administration has been using in airports to detect illegal objects being hidden by passengers will be removed from all airports.
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Plane Crashes Into Car – Dashboard Camera Captures It All [Video]
December 30, 2012 A dashboard camera catches the carnage of a plane crashing on a highway in Russia.
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Airplane Design Makes Too Much Sense, Government Passes [Video]
December 12, 2012 Besides the long lines at security what is the biggest pain in the butt about flying? I would say for most of us, it is getting from the runway, through the terminal, then to baggage claim, then to our ground transportation. What if we could eliminate all those steps just by changing the design of the aircraft?
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Incredible Time Lapse Air Traffic [Video]
December 3, 2012 When I lived in Dallas many years ago our house was on the flight path in to DFW Airport. I spent many an afternoon sitting on my balcony watching the big jets take off and land. Here is an incredible time lapse video from San Diego capturing all the air traffic from one day into 30 seconds.
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What Are America’s Busiest Airports on Thanksgiving Weekend?
Even though the price of holiday travel is on the rise, nearly 24 million people will still be shuttling across the friendly skies this Thanksgiving weekend.
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Another Airline Charging $100 for Carry-On Luggage (That’s Four Now)
Who in the heck is Spirit Airlines? Well, they are officially the fourth airline to start charging customers to bring aboard carry-on luggage, in this case $100.
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An Air Safety Briefing Video People Would Actually Watch [Video]
November 1, 2012 The bigger airplanes show you a video of how to buckle up, it's still pretty boring to watch. Unless the video was something like this creative contribution from Air New Zealand. I found it to be the first safety video with an actual plot. Watch it and see what you think,
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TSA Reveals List of Weird and Scary Items Confiscated This Year
We all gripe about having to take our shoes off when we go through airport security, but according to a list of items confiscated this year by the TSA, footwear may be the least of its concerns.
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Drunk Guy Passes Out on Airport Conveyor Belt, Gets X-Rayed
Save your amateur “funny drunk pass out” stories — this one will top them all.