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...played in train and air disasters over the years, but the danger is undisputed. A drowsy engineer and crew were deemed the probable cause of the 1988 head-on collision of two Conrail freight trains near Thompsontown, Pa., a crash that cost four lives and $6 million. Long plane flights that cross through many time zones are more common than ever, and they often leave pilots suffering from jet lag. Yet today's highly automated cockpits require pilots to be especially vigilant in monitoring dials and digital displays. Says one pilot for an international air courier: "There have been times...
...week suggests that airplane passengers face grave danger even on the ground. The accident, in which eight people were killed and 24 injured, raised a life-and-death question: If runways are so foggy that a pilot can miss two turns and wind up in the path of a plane rolling toward takeoff, why is the airport still open...
Except it's worse. This time, Mom and Dad aren't around to hold your hand. This time, you'll have to make your own plane reservations. This time, you'll have to wake yourself up for the 5 a.m. plane, arrange ground transportation to the medical school campus, and, of course, make sure you have clean clothes for the interview...
Costa Rica's remote airstrips, meanwhile, are increasingly being used for plane-refueling stops, prompting plans to build a $20 million U.S.-funded radar station on the country's Pacific Coast. And in Panama the effort to shut down money-laundering operations has met with limited success. American- installed President Guillermo Endara is resisting U.S. pressure to lift some bank secrecy laws for fear of damaging the industry...
While Bush was overseas, a handful of new polls were published showing increasing doubts in the U.S. about gulf policy and Bush's leadership. Members of Congress and other self-acclaimed authorities on war and foreign policy tuned up once the President's plane crossed the continental shelf. Forty-five House Democrats filed a court suit challenging Bush's authority to wage war against Iraq without congressional approval. The Washington Post sought out the opinions of eight presidential scholars, and all but one were worried about Bush's softening hold on the American mind; their dour musings were syndicated across...