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New Airline Business Model

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‘Star Wars’ Technology Sees First Hit

Staff / Truthdig Feb 13, 2010 In news that would make Han Solo proud, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency has shot down a ballistic missile using a high-powered laser. The technology, which never, ever worked in the past, is criticized by some as weaponizing space and others as a colossal waste of resources. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Russia Arms Myanmar Regime

Staff / Truthdig Dec 25, 2009 While the U.S. is by far the world's largest arms supplier, Russia has reportedly signed a deal with Myanmar -- against which many in the West have imposed sanctions -- to provide the country formerly known as Burma with 20 MiG-29 fighter planes. For, you know, uh, defense. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

House Grounds Fancy Plane Plan

Staff / Truthdig Aug 11, 2009 During a time when the term government spending (not to mention recession) gets quite a few hackles up, House Democratic bigwigs' choice to scrap plans to purchase four posh planes to shuttle congressional leaders around is clearly wise, although the Senate vote may still pose a problem. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Palin Resuscitates Talking Points She Left Out in Alaska

Staff / Truthdig Sep 15, 2008 Missing from Republican VP hopeful Sarah Palin's speeches during her recent homecoming visit to Alaska were two talking points she had used in heavy rotation before, but they were back in her script once she returned to talk to "lower 48" audiences, which, as Fox News (!) points out, may not be familiar with the relevant back stories. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dozens Killed in Sudan Plane Crash

Staff / Truthdig Jun 11, 2008 A Sudan Airways passenger jet carrying around 200 people crashed while landing at the Khartoum airport late Tuesday, skidding off the runway during stormy weather, catching fire and splitting in half. Dozens of people on the craft were reported killed after earlier estimates placed the toll much higher. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

You Are Now Free to Blow the Whistle

Staff / Truthdig Apr 4, 2008 The shocking truth about FAA plane inspections was revealed Thursday when three inspectors told a congressional hearing their supervisors ignored their concerns about the safety of Southwest planes and reprimanded them for raising questions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Air Force Grounds F-15 Fleet

Staff / Truthdig Nov 7, 2007 The Air Force has decided to ground all 676 F-15 fighter jets in service because of a recent crash that is thought to have originated from a mechanical defect that may have caused the plane to break up in flight. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Arabic T-Shirt Keeps Man Off Plane

Staff / Truthdig Aug 29, 2006 An Iraqi architect at JFK Airport was wearing a shirt that read "We Will Not Be Silent" in Arabic and English. Security officers said it was upsetting other passengers, and said he couldn't board until he turned it inside-out or put on something else. He chose the latter. (Read his reaction after the jump) (h/t: Raw Story) This is pretty ridiculous: If security guards were worried that he was a terrorist, a new shirt wouldn't have thwarted his plot. And if they didn't suspect he was a terrorist, why can't he wear a shirt of protest? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tad Daley: Watered-Down Terror

Tad Daley / Truthdig Aug 23, 2006 "Liquids on a Plane" may have caught our attention, but the real terror threat is nuclear, as a newly released report makes so apocalyptically clear. An analyst with the Nobel Prize-winning outfit Physicians for Social Responsibility lays out the progressive case for staving off nuclear holocaust. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The Dawn of a New Era in Film?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 18, 2006 Even though ?Snakes on a Plane? (which premieres today) promises to be a ludicrous action movie, it heralds a new paradigm in film: direct fan-filmmaker collaboration Responding to the pleas of fans on the Internet, the makers of "Snakes" added more violence, more nudity, and even the above line of profane dialogue Never before have fans so directly influenced the production of a movie Experts say the ripple effects across the industry could be huge Lots of great video links after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )