... from 10.90 and topping out at 18.25 per share, showing a substantial recovery in the past year. Another opportunity for the airline industry is the advancement of the jet engine into a turbine-propelled aircraft. This advancement in technology can greatly reduce operating cost by cutting the amount of fuel used as well as the down time of planes. The turbine ... engine is almost 15% more fuel-efficient. When you"re talking thousands of gallons of fuel a day, you"re talking huge profits. Today, there has been an important growth of strategic ... ...

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... Earth's landscape and relentlessly consuming airplane-grade pretzels, I would often look out the window and contemplate the most ridiculous hypothetical situations. Thoughts like "What if a bird flies into the engine?" or "What if the pilot falls asleep?" entertained my young head. Airplane rides were a great place for thought experiments and "what ifs?" Most of all ... ...

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... . In January 1994, a DC-9 skidded off a runway in Washington which resulted in the entire airport being shut down. In June 1995, a ValuJet flight went through an emergency evacuation after an engine failed and shrapnel flew into the cabin. Additional incidents, including one where the landing gear collapsed after a particularly forceful landing, led the FAA to begin an intense review of ValuJet ... ...

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