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...that it is easily buffeted by the wind and needs constant piloting. Says Yeager: "It's a lot more exercise than you can imagine." The pilots' discomfort was heightened by the roar of the engines, which reached a noisy 105 decibels (louder than a lawnmower). As a result, neither flyer got much sleep during the first 36 hours...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Voyager's Triumph | 7/28/1986 | See Source »

...endemic baggage losses on People flights and of travelers stranded for hours in Newark, Denver or San Francisco. Chairman Burr protests that "we're as professional as any airline out there," but the stories have evidently hurt. One People way of fighting back: a two-month-old frequent-flyer program known as Travel Reward, which awards free flights to steady customers in the same manner as standard airlines...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Air Pocket in the Revolution | 7/7/1986 | See Source »

...wait--what was that showing up at People last week? A smattering of pinstripes? Sure enough, People said it plans to install first-class cabins, now available on only a few long-haul 747 flights, in all 80 of its planes. In addition, the upstart airline began a frequent-flyer promotion similar to those offered by other major carriers. Such programs, which enable customers who fly often to earn free trips or other gifts, have proved to be especially popular with business travelers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Airlines: From Jeans to Pinstripes | 5/12/1986 | See Source »

Before Wednesday's event, nearly 75 protesters,most of whom were members of the Harvard studentgroup called the Committee on Central America(COCA), marched in a circle outside Science CenterD. The protesters shouted "U.S.A., C.I.A. out ofNicaragua," and distributed a flyer describingalleged contra atrocities...

Author: By Jeffrey S. Nordhaus, | Title: Contra Returns Amid Tight Security; Science Center Audience Videotaped | 5/9/1986 | See Source »

...highlight once again the functions of the board and the role of the overseers," and that the letter states only her opinion. But the message is a warning, not a clarification; it was issued in an official, not a personal, capacity. Bok's letter, along with the anti-divestment flyer, constitute a totally inappropriate attempt to influence alumni through an official mailing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Election Sleaze | 4/23/1986 | See Source »

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