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Cigarettes, shoe-bombs, sigh. Airline security makes national news again.

Friday, April 16th, 2010

Mohammed al-Modadi lit up a cigarette and burned himself into the annals of airline security incidents. As if breaking the no-smoking rule wasn’t bad enough, he made a joke about shoe bombs. Hi, Jack, nice to cause a nationwide scare with ya’. Ah, Qatar.
The Atlantic breaks down the al-Modadi incident in a minute-by-minute timeline here.
Here’s [...]

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World-wide air traffic simulation: 24 hours of flight

Saturday, September 27th, 2008

This video’s a simulation of world-wide air traffic patterns over 24 hours:

(via MapRoom)

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Chicago O’Hare on the Worst Airports To Sleep In list

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Now, with the internet, there will soon be an information-niche for everything. The Guide to Sleeping in Airports has their territory staked out loud and clear. No need to guess what you’re going to get from them, no. Cheap? Homeless? Can’t afford a hotel? Check out their tips and lists of airports to sleep in [...]

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