Union urges pilots to accept wage cuts at United
United Airlines faces Chapter 11 as unions push pilots and flight attendants to endorse a plan for wage reductions in exchange for preserving labor contracts through spring. The Air Line Pilots Association approved an interim 29 percent cut. other unions back broader reforms while deadlines loom for cost cuts to access financing.
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Air Transportation Stabilization Board
NASA plans airborne taxis for small airport routes
NASA backs a $69 million SATS program to develop tiny jets carrying about six to eight passengers. The plan envisions frequent flights between small airfields, reducing total travel time by bypassing large hubs, with Florida seen as a potential strong area for rollout amid many underused airports.
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Key West
Transportation Research Board
National Research Council
Lady Liberty Lonelier Since 9 11
After the September 11 attacks, Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island tourism plunged with about 2.5 million ferry riders in the past year, half of 2000's total and far below 2001. Domestic visitors rise while foreign tourist numbers fell, and security remains tight on Liberty Island though most of the site is accessible.
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N.C
Russ Berrie dies at 69 famed toy magnate founder of Russ Berrie
Russell Berrie, master marketer of impulse gifts from fuzzy wuzzies to trolls, died at 69 of heart failure in Oakland New Jersey, where his company Russ Berrie & Co. is based. The Bronx native rose from a street kid to CEO, building a line of affordable keepsakes and gifts under $10. He founded the firm in 1963 with $500, growing sales from $60,000 to $750,000 in three years and expanding into mugs greeting cards magnets and stuffed animals. He leaves six children though survivors details are incomplete.
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