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Japanese Airlines (JAL) has banned bulldogs on its flights after several of the animals died. Apparently, bulldogs are particularly vulnerable to high temperatures.
The European Union has banned all Indonesian Airlines from European skies.
The United States and the European Union have agreed upon a new deal about storage of flight passenger data. No details are available, but it looks like the data will be stored for 15 years.
A “Skywalk” has been built at the Grand Canyon in America, the BBC reports. The structure reaches 20m over the rim of the Grand Canyon - and is built 1219m above the canyon’s floor.
The BBC reports that a Harry Potter theme park is planned for Orlando, Florida, USA in 2009.
The BBC reports that British Airways cabin crew intend to strike if the company doesn’t compromise on their demands. The strike dates have been set for January 29th - 31st, and could likely cause great disruption for BA flights on those days.
Two British Airways jets have tested positive for traces of radiation, the BBC reports. Passengers who traveled on the planes served the London Moscow will be contacted by BA, a spokesperson said BA had been advised that the risk to public health is “low”. Update: British Airways has set up a hot line for customers at +44 191 211 3690.
The BBC reports that 12 South American countries have agreed to let their citizens travel among each other without the need for passports. The signatory countries are Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
The Cambridge-MIT Institute has been looking at designs to build silent airplanes, the BBC reports.
Virgin Galactic has demo’ed a mockup of their planned spaceship which is based on SpaceShipOne.
Johannesburg International Airport has been renamed the OR Tambo International Airport.
Another plane crashed in Nigeria. 117 people died. I hope my friend Bolanle doesn’t fly much down there. (Edit: She is of course fine.)
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