Photos of Shertallai, India
Travel articles More on Ditching Planes and the A320's Water-Friendly Design Most flight crews get at least one day of training in a pool in swimsuits for that rarest of airline disasters, a ditching. If you think that sounds fun, you're wrong. Among other things, you have to demonstrate that you're a strong swimmer and that you're capable of climbing into and out of one of those inflatable evacuation chutes, which become life rafts in the water.
"Miracle on the Hudson" Conde Nast Traveler aviation correspondent Barbara Peterson learned how to ditch an aircraft as part of a flight attendant training course she underwent a few years ago. She shares her take on yesterday's incredible events--a USAirways flight landing in the...
Scuba in Aruba Pictures of scuba in Aruba. Denver - Continental Flight 1404 Saturday's accident involving Continental flight 1404 is not expected to impact air traffic today at Denver International Airport. According DIA spokesperson Elizabeth Mason, "delays are whatever the normal delays are,... Bare at Mirage Hotel Casino Picture and details about the swimming pool area at the Mirage Hotel Casino in Las Vegas. |
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