Annette Klosterman and Adam Ostapenko have been confirmed dead. Flight instructor Annette Klosterman from Seattle and a student pilot Adam Ostapenko died when a University of North Dakota plane crashed in a swampy area during a training flight.

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Seems like when Airbus started to build the gargantuan Airbus 380 they knew this would be coming. They knew that on 12 hour plus flight their clients (the airlines) would be decking out this aircraft with high end amenities. And they have. Singapore

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Flying to Australia is large expense for most people, so its worth taking the time to consider few things before booking. rnHave you chosen the most logical cities to fly into and out of? Australia is a huge country: Perth to Sydney is a 4 hour fl

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His parents reasoned with him, cajoled, and gently encouraged, but little Timmy would not be denied the singular opportunity to make our airborne experience one we would never forget.

Little Timmy ran up and down the isle. Little Timmy launched f

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Today I read someone compare Google to the terrorists that attacked the United States on Sept. 11, 2001. This person blogged that when Google reduced pagerank for paid bloggers that they effectively acted like al Qaeda did when they sent their minions to blow up the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and force the downing of Flight 93. This is

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Well, it’s the Friday after Thanksgiving and for my wife and I that means a serious day of traveling. Three and a half hours to Dallas, then a flight to Austin and then a connecting flight home to Phoenix. Hopefully traffic will be good and we’ll get home around 11pm.

It’s going to be a long day.

But to make it better, we checked in as

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You might think that it takes a lot of skill and training to become a flight attendant. Put aside all the “follow your dream” and “if you stick to it you’ll reach your goal” kinda thinking, it won’t get you anywhere in the Chinese airline business provided you can show certain physical features like attractiveness, a particular height and you

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"One of life's greatest indulgences is flying first-class. If you have never flown first-class, you absolutely must try it once before you die."

That's true. But read how Kathy of The Junk Drawer is punished for wanting a little indulgence in her life.

This is a hilarious account of every traveler's nightmare: going from luxurious

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Vacations are usually great for many things, but part of it is the airplane flight in which, if you are lucky, you find a good book to pass the time.

Luck was on my side this past vacation to the surprisingly pretty state of Texas (at least the eastern side). Scott who blogs over on Career Waymark, gave me Shutter Island, by Dennis Lehane

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I’ve written quite a bit about my experience working from home and how much I’ve enjoyed it. I’ve given you some tips and insights into what I think makes for a successful tele-commute environment. Today, Marshall Loeb at Career Journal posted his 5 tips for being productive in the home office. Here’s a brief point, counter point discussion.

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It's almost the end of the year and that means it's another Top 10 list of things in 2007.

This time around, we go over the best shows from Cable this season, ignoring network TV. And it's almost easy to do that considering Cable is starting to outrank regular TV shows in terms of quality.

The list doesn't take into account a bunch

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Have you ever arrived at the airport on time to pick up that annoying aunt only to find the flight is delayed for 3 hours? You might have rushed out of a business meeting or didn’t get to finish your lunch or spilled hot Starbucks during your drive and rushed to the airport to find out Flight 555: Status – Delayed. Well those days are over.

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The history of my love affair with computers began in 1975 when I joined Canadian Pacific Airlines as a reservation agent. When I first started with the airlines there was no computer system. We took airline reservations on cards and then put them on what looked like a mobile washing line. It then moved round a large room to the front where i

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Chris, from the Amateur Traveler podcast, kicks off his new travel news blog with a series of predictions for how travel will change in 2008. What will happen to the passenger's bill of rights? Flight delays? Global Warming? The every growing cruise ship? Airport Security? And what about the tragic story of Robbie Barnsworth and Flight 304 f

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Only 28 days until Lost, season eight hits television screens everywhere and if you cannot wait much longer, then there are some Lost goodies to tied you over.

If you read on to this blog, you can find a new Lost viral site with a game to help find a flight attendant who was on Flight 815, and you can also watch previews of Lost, Lost: Mis

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