Tag: airline

Topic 10: Fire in flight (Natural Sciences)

A fire on an airplane can be deadly. It can be caused by bad wiring (Swissair Flight 111), under-inflated tires (Nigeria Airways Flight 2120) or combustible cargo (ValuJet Flight 592, UPS Airlines Flight 6). Fire

Dear Curious Eagles,

Liberal arts is at the heart of the education you are receiving at Boston College, and nothing epitomizes liberal arts better than interdisciplinary studies like a major in International Studies or the Perspectives Program.

There is, though, no single class that satisfies all

Despite my affliction with Airplane Incidents Obsession Syndrome, I enjoy traveling by air.  I've flown domestically and internationally, in business and in economy, and on U.S. and foreign airlines.  What I've discovered through all that flying is that U.S. airlines are unbearably, unbelievably awful.

In fact, I'd rather fly 14 hours on economy class from New