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We know it was well over 100 times the force of gravity, based on the fact that the flight recorder is only guaranteed to 100 Gs and it broke.

We don't have the same concerns about a financial contagion that we saw spread once through the region of Asia and then, certainly, in Russia. This hasn't been the same type of flight to quality that the Russian situation put upon us.

I would kill for Internet access on a flight to Europe, it is something business travelers want and are willing to pay for.

I would hope that my flight would help, if just to make space flight more routine.

The announcement of American Airlines to start Dallas, Fort Worth, is strategically important for Jamaica and is a very important opportunity for our Midwest market, and western U.S., as well as western Canada. Our Japanese market will also benefit significantly because the American Airlines flight will allow for same day one-stop service from Narita Tokyo in Japan to MoBay.

We have had some increase in flight attendants leaving the company and expect that to continue as we continue our restructuring. We certainly understand that it is difficult to make these kinds of adjustments in one's personal and professional lives.

With the growing popularity of Web-enabled mobile devices, we wanted to offer our customers the convenience of checking in for their flight wherever they may be.

Vainly the fowler's eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along.

The 9/11 Commission Report makes clear that the order given to shoot down planes approaching Washington, D.C., came almost a half-hour after Flight 93 had crashed.

The alternative for Denver is Frontier. I put the grant in because I thought I had a pretty decent plan to get additional service to the West. In the past, United has been pretty nonchalant about wanting to add another flight to that market.

The air conditioning was off. The flight controllers were sitting there wiping sweat.

The aircraft was cleared for takeoff early yesterday morning and made a 90-minute flight to Beaver Lake, about halfway to Davis Station.

My compliments to your fellow countrymen up there in Canada for the work that they have done, ... They've been with us all along in the return to flight effort and I think they have done a magnificent job.

We have a number of airlines that are at 5-percent load factors. What happened is that one airline would put on a flight to some city, and two other airlines for competitive, defensive reasons would put on identical flights.

Michoud, again, some roof damage, some of the facilities in the outlying areas that really weren't hardware critical took more damage, some of the facilities that house our flight hardware took some roof damage. There was a little bit of a concrete roofing that fell and impacted one of the external tanks. We haven't been able to evaluate that yet, it's still ongoing. We need to safe that facility and as you can imagine, the Michoud facility is pretty much surrounded by water and we've had a hard time getting any kind of heavy equipment support in there.

Mid-cap and large-cap growth funds tend to have a lot of technology stocks and biotech stocks, and biotech stocks have really gotten pummeled too. It seems like there's been a flight from anything perceived to be risky.

microprocessor to be used on aircraft, where it can be employed in navigation; digital flight control and weapons fire control systems; radar data processing; and airborne battle management systems. This microprocessor can also perform target identification and discrimination functions in missiles, allowing the missile to home in on and destroy its target.

Microsoft had a big part in yesterday's Nasdaq decline, ... But I think the bigger picture is really that we saw a massive flight to quality, and that was illustrated by the performance of the Dow versus that of the Nasdaq. We saw money being shifted out of the more speculative names, and into the more established companies that have proven track records.

We were able to conduct a test flight and to gather data as planned. We think we have marked a major step in the development of (supersonic flight) technology.

When you're in Life Flight and you've got just as sick a patient, you're it.

We have been told we have to wait around two hours before our flight takes off.

We had flown Shark21 mostly up to that point so both the aircraft would be available for the Prime Minister's flight (on February 2),

We have substantial schedule slack at this point, almost a full year. So we would have to have substantial difficulties that we do not now envision in maintaining our flight rate in order to start any consideration of contingency plans.

The real boss and director of flight operations is 'Gus,' our formerly homeless shepherd-mix dog.

There are folks that have the impression that NASA needs to fly this flight so that we can demonstrate that we really understand how to fly in space again. Well, that's not technically true. If we don't know that this is all going to work, we're not ready to fly ... You know you can do it again, but you got to do it again.

The only fortunate event in the investigation is that we have the flight data recorder.

There is a risk in the takeoff. There is a risk during the flight of running out of fuel or other mechanical failure in an experimental aircraft.

We held out as long as we could. In order to get the gates up and running for the airport's regular schedule of flights, we had to take the command center down. Everything is still there at the airport and can be reassembled in a very short time if a flight does come to Rockford.

We had no indications that would suggest a compromise to flight safety.

The fortress inspired a tremendous confidence. It was the only propeller driven aircraft I have flown that was completely viceless; there were no undesirable flight characteristics. The directional stability was excellent and, properly trimmed, the B-17 could be taken off, landed and banked without change of trim.

Indulge your imagination in every possible flight.

This tendency to open a flight deck door shows that crew training does not effectively address the importance of maintaining the smoke barrier.

We're happy to be on that flight last night. It's just something that's part of what we have to do.

A poem should be wordless As the flight of birds.

And by a prudent flight and cunning save A life which valour could not, from the grave. A better buckler I can soon regain, But who can get another life again?

The power that makes grass grow, fruit ripen, and guides the bird in flight is in us all.

The nation can no longer afford to continue policies that hasten the flight of persons to the distant suburbs.

Even if you're not enjoying the flight, it's futile to threaten to get out and walk.

Footsteps in the snow suggest where you have been, point to where you were going: but when they suddenly vanish, never dismiss the possibility of flight...

Flight is nothing but an attitude in motion.

The Shuttle is to space flight what Lindbergh was to commercial aviation.

Life in itself Is nothing, An empty cup, a flight of uncarpeted stairs.

This would not have happened if the FAA would not have imposed flight caps. They are a short-term solution to a long-term problem.

When the U.S. Treasury steps forward and the IMF steps forward to replace the flight of capital, there will be no need for the Brazilians to raise interest rates.

We actually really hate each other. The first time I met Sara, I was so tired, I got off this nine- or 10-hour flight from L.A. and I walked into the production office and this girl is screaming and comes running at me and grabs me and I'm like, 'Oh my God, what's going on?

We are continuing our efforts to work collaboratively with the flight attendants unit.

We're coming up to a point in the flight where we're going to have to do some critical calculations on fuel.

The payload characteristics are certain to be much different than those of the CEV. Keeping budget control on the expenditure of six units on each flight might turn out to be an issue.

We are, quite frankly, suspicious that a plan is in the works to prevent our national class action, on behalf of some 60,000 flight attendants, from going to trial on Monday,

The curse should no longer rest upon the world itself, but upon that which is sinful in it, and instead of monastic flight from the world the duty is now emphasized of serving God in the world, in every position in life.

We want to be sensitive to people's concerns about privacy about their personal being and things, while ensuring that everybody on every flight has been properly screened.

The fact that China had realized the great jump from one-person, one-day space flight to multi-person, multi-day space missions within two years has marked a new landmark victory in China's manned space technology,

The expansion of code-sharing will offer more convenience to customers, as they will have more varied flight schedules to select from. We expect more daily trips between the two countries.

The fact that the plane crashed and was not shot down is proven by data from flight recorders and the ammunition checks made on the F-16s ... An explosion in the air would have spread the wreckage over a much wider area,

The convenience of an early-morning departure from John Wayne and an evening return flight makes it possible for travelers to do a full slate of business in the state capital and return to Orange County, all in a day's work. And of course, Aloha's new nonstop to Sacramento gives Orange County residents another reason not to make that awful drive up to LAX.

What we're trying to impress upon the company is they need to get on board. They need to give us wage increases, and they need to ensure job protection for our flight attendants here.

I have always felt that the first duty of a writer was to ascend - to make flights, carrying others along if you can manage it. To do this takes courage, even a certain conceit.

I think that space flight is a condition of Nature that comes into effect when an intelligent species reaches the saturation point of its planetary habitat combined with a certain level of technological ability... I think it is a built-in gene-directed drive for the spreading of the species and its continuation.

Law of Airlines: The shorter the time between flights, the greater the distance between gates.

I flew in combat in Vietnam. I got shot at, I shot back, I got shot down. Compared to this flight, I felt a lot safer in combat.

The realization of the charter flight and travel as early as possible is the common desire of and in the interest of the compatriots from the two sides and will facilitate the common prosperity and development of Taiwan and the mainland.

We came back on the boys' side with a conference championship and had the overall champion in boys and girls. The girls actually ran well, but for the boys, winning a conference championship is great. The kids really wanted it. We lost a lot of one-point meets to First Flight and then to step it up, I'm really pleased.

Who wouldn't want to go to the moon? I'm really interested, but one flight at a time.

We don't need to have a flight this spring to make the 19 flights.

We considered Mr. Scott a dangerous fugitive. He was wanted for rape and kidnapping and for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

We don't believe he's a flight risk but we do understand the nature of the charges. They're very serious and the prosecutor has every right to request bail in that amount.

We were scheduled to leave on Sunday morning, and they gave us all of these warnings. They said there was a good chance that our flight would be canceled.

We were selling stuff that can entertain you during a flight or stuff you forgot.

When once you have tasted flight you will always walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward: for there you have been and there you will always be.

This system will support software programs that make available in the cockpit information that today exists only on paper or in the hands of air traffic controllers. Ultimately, it will help pilots with navigation and allow them to space their aircraft on their own; call up the most complete and accurate long-range weather maps; warn of potential collisions on the ground; push the maintenance logbook into the digital age, and place the entire flight manual within easy electronic recall.

We would never know if his life would have been saved had he been able to take the helicopter flight director to the hospital.

We knew that Steve's flight would generate a lot of interest but we're delighted that the website, which we worked hard to develop, can cope with the unprecedented volume of traffic it has received. This is not your typical website: the information needs updating minute by minute and because of its design, we are able to use people here at mission control to write the stories rather than relying on IT support staff.

We're trying to control his ball flight more with his irons more than anything.

We think they should get him on the first flight that goes out, snow or no snow.

The point of flight. To get rid of oneself. That was reason enough to fly.

Oh foolish desires of mortals! How weak are the reasons that lead us to not take off our flight from the ground.

Whenever you get on the plane, the flight attendant will always tell you the name of your pilot. Like anyone goes, Oh, he's good.

I have often said that the lure of flying is the lure of beauty. That the reasons flyers fly, whether they know it or not, is the aesthetic appeal of flying.

The lure of flying is the lure of beauty.

You have to believe that you are going to succeed with this flight because a water landing would be very dangerous, ... I'm using the same capsule I've used for seven balloon flights, and it's seaworthy.

We want to say thank you, all of you. We are waiting for this flight for very long years, more than two years already.

Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself: / Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself.

This is earth again, the earth where I've lived and now will live once more ... I've been to eternity and back. I know how the dead would feel to live again.

The misconception of totalitarianism is that freedom can be imprisoned. This is not the case. When you constrain freedom, freedom will take flight and land on a windowsill.

When an airplane's engines fail, it is not the end of the flight.

Nothing can prevent us from another day and night, and the myth of perpetual flight.

We're searching the route of flight and some other areas that are along the sides of it and any other suspected areas,

Human life began in flight and fear. Religion rose from rituals of propitiation, spells to lull the punishing elements.

My wife will tell you that I'm very particular and it's annoying for other people. I eat the same thing every day. I go to the gym at the same time every day. I go to L.A. all the time, so I take that same 9:30 flight. I will not take another one.

I've been pushed down many flights of stairs in my time, but I always manage to find an elevator

Basically, most good science in space flight has to do with the behavior of the human body in space. That is where we are lacking info, and where info can only be obtained by flying in space.

We're going to run approximately 10 flight tests, ... A couple of those will try to replicate as closely as possible TWA 800.

We would recommend against that based on the fact that it's in the direct flight path of military aircraft.

We got very specific information regarding when and what flights. It didn't quite have the specificity with regard to the nature of the attack, but there was certainly enough credibility associated with the when and the where, the date and the flight

We feel that she is a flight risk. We feel that she is an undeniable risk to the community.

We're getting literally hundreds of calls about passengers frustrated with flight delays and taking it out on the flight attendants. We've asked the attendants to document each situation and forward onto our safety and health committee to investigate.

We appreciate that the two governments were able to resolve this matter. We continue to operate our regular flight schedule.

unsuitable for paying appropriate tribute to the heroes of Flight 93 or the ensuing American struggle against radical Islam that their last historic act and the 'Let's roll' effort has come to symbolize.

Ultimately, it will help pilots with navigation and allow them to space their aircraft on their own; call up the most complete and accurate long-range weather maps; warn of potential collisions on the ground; push the maintenance logbook into the digital age, and place the entire flight manual within easy electronic recall.

With the Open Sky, there will be no limits for airlines, whether limits of nationality, of flight origin, of passenger capacity or limits of airports.