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    colleagues, and other scientists, explorers, and dreamers. I bet you will, too. And, if you reply within the next ten days, you'll also receive a stunning commemorative print of the Wall of Honor, FREE. The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, located near the Washington

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    Introduction Airport security screens passengers in certain designated areas of the airport. These areas are dubbed as "sterile" or "secure" areas. Sometimes the area is also known as airside. Passengers are screened in to these areas for a reason. These areas are where the exit gates are found. We speak not of the exit gates of the airport but of the aircraft. The result is that if passengers are exiting form a domestic flight they will not have to be screened through security again. Searches can

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    (a Boeing 767) at approximately 7:59 a.m. It was departing Boston’s Logan International Airport and was headed to Los Angeles with 92 people aboard it. The next airplane to leave was Flight 175 (also a Boeing 767) that departed the airport at 8:14 a.m and left the airport to Los Angeles with 65 passengers on board. After that, at 8:20 a.m., American Airlines Flight 77 (a Boeing 757) left Washington Dulles International Airport with 64 people on board and it was also headed for Los Angeles. The first

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    New York City. One plane hit the Pentagon in near Washington D.C., and another was a failed hijack attempt resulting in the plane being crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. The failed attempt is speculated to have been heading for The White House. In all the attacks on September 11, 2001 caused a total loss of 2,977 lives including the 19 hijackers (CNN, 2015). American Airlines Flight 77 At about 8:20 a.m. American Airlines flight 77 left Dulles Virginia for Los Angeles, California, but was hijacked

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    On September 11, 2001 four planes crashed in one day. It wasn’t just a random coincidence though. This was a planned terrorist attack on our government by the terrorist organization al-Qaeda. At the time this organization was headed by one of the world’s most wanted men, Osama bin Laden(fortunately dead now). Osama had sent in nineteen of his militants from the Middle East to hijack four planes. Each resulted in many deaths but only three of the hijackers were successful in crashing their planes

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    His beliefs made him popular during the depression era. He also designed George Washington Bridge from steel. He clad the steel of the bridge in stones to reduce the cost of construction. He used his tremendous and exceptional managerial skills that enabled him to complete the George Washington Bridge in small budget and before time. Othmar Ammann only Non-suspension Bridge is arched Bayonne Bridge. He also reinforced Bronx-Whitestone

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    Boston 's Logan Airport. It was heading to Los Angeles, California. The second flight, United Airlines Flight 175. It was also from Boston 's Logan Airport. This same flight also had Los Angeles, California as its destination. The fourth flight, American Airlines Flight 77 departed from Dulles International Airport in Virginia was also heading to Los Angeles. United Airlines Flight 93 was the last airplane to depart. Huffman 2 Flight 93 departed from Newark Liberty International Airport, in New Jersey

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    horrific stories from people who saw it happen live on the news, or you were there in the flesh or are part of the families who were so devastatingly affected by the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington D.C. Nearly three thousand dead, and revenge was soon to come from our ailing country. There were warnings. Several, in fact. Even clear back into

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    customers would have to steer away from congested airports to find Southwest. Now, Southwest is moving to busier and higher-cost airports. Part of the new strategy is to tap into the high flow Northeast traveler market. Southwest began their Northeast expansion with services to Baltimore, the least congested airport in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area, and eventually reaching other uncongested locations in the Northeast. Expanding into larger airports in new areas provides the

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    including, decontamination and hospital safety. With hospitals being at the epicenter of disease control, it is important to know what they are doing to help prevent further spread. This paper will also touch upon travel bans and Ebola screening in airports that have been taken into effect. Having new protocols will help prevent

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