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U.S. domestic and overseas lines plan to cancel 950,000 of the 5,000,000 takeoffs originally scheduled for 1974 and reduce flights by 285 million miles. About 275 planes, more than 10% of the airlines' fleets, will be grounded; Continental Air Lines figures to save 19 million gal...
Airline executives claim that they will suffer financial damage too. They fear a radical drop in revenue and heavy expenses in maintaining grounded planes. A 747, they note, costs $25 million, and payments must be kept up whether it flies or not. Some lines have asked for delays in accepting...
The two affected flights--C1 to Los Angeles and C3 to San Francisco--were arranged through TWA, which has been grounded since November 5 by a strike of cabin attendants.
Kilson is certainly mistaken in linking acculturation with academic success. Afro-American culture does not inherently reject academic achievement. Though any culture can be shaped to promote anti-intellectual and anti-achievement values, black students at Harvard have not promoted either. Their cultural activities are grounded in their commitment to...
The Allegheny Airlines flight from Washington to Hartford had been overbooked, and the agent at the gate told the ticket holder: Sorry, confirmed reservation or no, all the seats are taken. Considering who the grounded passenger was, it might have been better to roll out another plane. For litigious Consumer...