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British police arrest 21 suspected of helping aircraft bombing plan
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An alleged plot to blow up several American planes over the Atlantic
using
liquid explosives smuggled inside carry-on luggage was in its "final
stages"
when British police arrested 21 suspects Thursday in overnight raids,
authorities said.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2006-08-10-britain-terror_x.htm
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Security Crackdown: What travelers need to know
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Travelers face tighter security re-strictions and longer lines because
of
rules imposed by U.S. and British officials after authorities uncovered
a plot
to blow up airliners bound for the USA. USA TODAY reporters are
surveying
airlines, airports and travel providers to find out what you need to
know
before you head to the airport.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2006-08-10-qanda_x.htm
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Sky's the limit for advertisers
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Talk about a commercial flight. Airlines, desperate to raise additional
revenue, are offering advertisers opportunities to place their messages
on
surfaces that used to be left relatively untouched, including tray
tables and
air-sickness bags.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2006-08-09-airline-ads-usat_x.htm
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Man crashes through airport fence with officers in pursuit
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Law enforcement reports said Jack J. Brems, 34, drove his car through a
perimeter security gate and onto a runway at Southwest Florida
International
Airport, driving near a Southwest Airlines plane that was taking off
Tuesday
night and under the wing of a USA 3000 aircraft preparing to depart.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2006-08-10-runwaychase_x.htm
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Jackson Hole Mountain Resort planning $25 million replacement for tram
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A $25 million, 100-passenger tram will replace the famous bright red
tram that
has ferried skiers and sightseers to the top of Jackson Hole's
Rendezvous
Mountain for 40 years. The existing tram is being decommissioned Oct. 1
due to
expected increases in maintenance costs to keep it operating safely.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2006-08-10-jackson-hole-tram_x.htm
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Pair with passenger info, phones linked to terror
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Investigators in southeast Ohio said they were working to unravel how
two
Michigan men charged with supporting terrorism came to have airplane
passenger
lists and airport security information. Osama Sabhi Abulhassan, 20, and
Ali
Houssaiky, 20, were being held on $200,000 bond each.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2006-08-10-ohio-terror-suspsects_x.htm
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Delta posts $2.2 billion loss, turns profit on adjusted basis
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With higher ticket prices and fuller planes driving up revenue, Delta
Air
Lines Inc. said it turned its first adjusted profit in nearly six years
during
the second quarter. The nation's third-largest carrier reported
Wednesday that
huge reorganization fees gave Delta a $2.21 billion net loss on paper,
but
Chief Financial Officer Ed Bastian described that as "pure
bookkeeping."
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2006-08-10-delta-profit_x.htm
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Greektown Casino expansion plan approved by Michigan regulators
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Tuesday's unanimous vote by the Michigan Gaming Control Board cleared
the way
for Greektown to begin construction of a 400-room hotel, a 3,100-space
garage
and an enclosed pedestrian walkway over Lafayette Boulevard connecting
the
buildings. The existing temporary casino will be expanded.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2006-08-10-
greektowncasinoexpansion_x.htm
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