Writing for Bloomberg News today, Michael Janofsky highlights the possibility that airlines might impose weight-based fares as a means of battling skyrocketing fuel costs. His article begins this way:
Imagine two scales at the airline ticket counter, one for your bags and one for you. The price of a ticket depends upon the weight of [...]
Airlines Might Impose Weight-Based Fares
June 3rd, 2008 · 2 Comments
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Putin to Talk With Bush About Bridge to Alaska
March 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Almost a year ago, Bloomberg News broke the news of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s grandiose plans to build a tunnel linking his nation and Alaska. Today, news about the bridge-building project is back.
The UK’s Times Online reports that former KGB spy chief Putin plans to share his bridge-building plan with President George Bush when [...]
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ALERT: Russians Plan Tunnel Link to Alaska
April 18th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Here’s a disturbing piece of news from Bloomberg.com. I describe it as “disturbing,” because it’s about a project that involves giving Russia — currently under the increasingly-dictatorial leadership of former KGB chief-turned President Vladimir Putin — improved access to the United States. Seriously, does this country really need a third point of access [...]
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