ANN REALTIME REPORTING 07.08.07 1930 EDT: The
Dreamliner has made its entrance. Following an
extremely protracted opening ceremony -- in which seemingly
everyone but Zippy the Wonder Squirrel extolled the virtues of
globalization, quieter airliners, and more hospitable cabin
environments -- Boeing unveiled the plane it believes will
revolutionize the industry: the carbon-fiber composite-bodied
787.
Former Official Says Agency Seems To Be "Going In The Wrong
Direction"
Is the FAA encouraging planes to fly unacceptably close
together? A new method of gauging the risk of midair collisions has
drawn critics, who say the new system recently implemented by the
FAA could conceal the actual danger of airplanes flying in close
proximity to one another.
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