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Qantas’ A380 Close Call: Not the First Incident For ‘The World’s Safest Airline’
This week held big scares for the airline that has never had a fatality. NewsFeed recaps what’s gone wrong with the line of the world’s largest of aircrafts.
Reading While Eating for November 4: Shake What Your Mama Grizzly Gave You
Thursday’s links can see the weekend on the horizon, and are passing the time with peppy music, viral videos and multiple spouses.
Russian Teen Hides in Airplane Wheel Well, Survives Freezing Flight
A teenager decided to run away from his Siberian foster home — and boy, did he take the hard route.
Pimp My Ride: Granny Edition
A plumber in the UK has suped up his vehicle, broken a world record and now owns the fastest vehicle of its kind–a mobility scooter.
Why Several Airlines Are Posting Record Profits
Reports show that airline fees are up by 50% since 2009. Has that been the ticket to greener pastures for carriers’ checkbooks? Head over to The Dallas Morning News for the full story on how three more airlines, including …
Reading While Eating for October 21: Smartphones and Sugar Rushes
Perk up your midday slump with Lady Gaga, South Park and a $2 million bra.
The Latest Airline Cutback: First Class
The friendly skies are getting meaner and meaner.
Revealed: Why Airline Food Tastes So Bland
Come on, it’s the burning question that’s been on your lips every time you hear those immortal words: meat or fish?
Quotes: Study Abroad Students Drink More
“In general drinking is an issue on college campuses. When you take that and put it in a foreign country there’s potential for more consequences.”
– ERIC PEDERSEN, graduate student at the University of Wisconsin, whose …
Your Ears: The Next High-Tech ID
Forget fingerprints or retina scans — the shape of your ears could be the next choice of identification when you pass through airport security, reports the Telegraph.
40 Years and Rolling: Wheeled Luggage Celebrates Anniversary
Back in the Stone Age, we even had to haul our luggage over our shoulders.
