VOA慢速英语2017 Airlines Begin New Security Measures for Flights to US

Five airline companies plan to question all passengers on flights going to the United States starting Thursday. 五家航空公司计划从周四开始对所有前往美国的乘客进行提问。 The companies are beginning the security interviews a

VOA慢速英语2013 Investigating the Crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214

Investigating the Crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. American investigators this week examined wreckage from the Asiana Airlines passenger jet that crashed last Saturday at San Francisco airport. Offic

NPR 2009-07-22

President Obama remains on the offensive today in terms of defending his health care overhaul plan, saying that critics of the package are working what he called a familiar Washington Script that favors politics over policy. President accused oppone

英闻天下——531 China Southern Airlines Expanding

Asia's largest airline, China Southern, is to fly A380s between Sydney and its base in Guangzhou in the second half of this year. The airline has mostly been flying its five A380s on some of the shortest routes in the world for superjumbos, from Guan

CNN 2010-12-08

This meeting takes place at a time of grave concern in northeast Asia amid the provocative attacks from North Korea.We are committed to our partners and we are committed to the preservation of peace and stability in northeast Asia and on the Korean p

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台七月-Continental, American Report Profits

Two airlines Continental and American are reporting something pretty rare in the airline industry lately--- profits. American Airlines, the nation's largest carrier announced yesterday that it had net earnings of 58 million dollars in its most recen

NPR 2008-10-05

European leaders are pledging to do all they can to curtail the credit crisis that is spreading globally from the US. The announcement came after a meeting in Paris concerning the financial crisis. The BBC's Alasdair Sandford reports from Paris. As

NPR 2009-04-07

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi says authorities have now raised the death toll to at least 150 after a powerful earthquake hit a mountainous region of Italy overnight. The quake which struck just before dawn flattened buildings and left at least

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-12-14

1. Braving blizzard-like conditions, searching will continue today for 3 missing climbers in Oregon. Sunday was the last day the men had been heard from when one of the climbers called on a cell phone

VOA慢速英语2009-IN THE NEWS - Industry Gathers for Paris Air

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Next week is the one hundredth anniversary of the Paris Air Show, the biggest in the world. It takes place every two years, and organizers say even with the economic downturn they expect a full house. Airb

VOA慢速英语-Economics Report - Automakers, Airlines Hit by Sky-H

General Motors will close four truck factories and move to make more cars. Also, airlines are retiring older planes and cutting flights and jobs. Transcript of radio broadcast: 05 June 2008 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. There was

VOA标准英语2010年-Japan Airlines Files for Bankruptcy

Japan Airlines has filed for bankruptcy protection after struggling for years. The largest airline in Asia will continue operating flights but the Japanese government is acting quickly to pull JAL out of its economic mess. Japan Airline's bankruptcy

VOA标准英语2011-Newly Launched Senegal Airlines to Begin

A new regional air carrier called Senegal Airlines will begin flights this month to neighboring countries in West Africa. A boisterous crowd gathered at the international airport in Senegal's capital, Dakar, for an official ceremony to inaugurate the

VOA标准英语2009年-Indonesian Airlines Welcome Access to Euro

The European Commission has partially lifted a ban on Indonesian airlines entering European air space. The ban was issued two years ago after the International Civil Aviation Authority identified 121 safety problems with Indonesian airlines. Police

美国国家公共电台 NPR Have The 'Miserable' Airlines Finally Reached A Tipping Point?

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now a legal dispute over the death penalty in Florida that's turned into a political standoff. The Florida Supreme Court must decide whether Governor Rick Scott has the authority to remove cases from a state attorney who refuses

美国国家公共电台 NPR Why The Airline Industry Could Keep Suffering System Failures Like Delta's

Why The Airline Industry Could Keep Suffering System Failures Like Delta's ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Delta Airlines canceled more than 500 flights today. That's on top of a thousand flights it canceled yesterday after a power outage brought down Delta's com

经济学人107:微笑服务和免费花生

Southwest Airlines 美国西南航空公司 Smiles and free peanuts 微笑服务和免费花生 Jun 2nd 2011 | DALLAS | from the print edition The secret of Southwests success 西南航空的制胜秘诀 ADVERTS from the early years of Southwest Airl

国外那些与飞行有关的奇特小迷信

Passengers pat the plane when they board, as if to make sure it's solid. Some kiss the fuselage, or even break into the same little dance, at the doorway every time they fly. If they peer into the cockpit, they may see pilots' hats hanging with famil

American Airlines plane makes emergency landing in New Mexico

HOUSTON, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- An American Airlines plane from Las Vegas, Nevada, and bound for Dallas, a city in the U.S. state of Texas, made an emergency landing Friday in the U.S. state of New Mexico after a problem was found with one of its genera

American Airlines Files for Bankruptcy Protection

American Airlines' parent company, AMR Corporation, has filed for bankruptcy after failing to secure a deal with pilots to cut labor costs. The nation's third largest airline said Tuesday it sought bankruptcy court protection to reduce its costs and