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As a raging blizzard wreaks havoc at Lincoln International Airport outside Chicago, airport and airline personnel try to cope with this unstoppable force of nature that is endangering thousands of lives. And in the air, a lone plane struggles to reach its destination. Over the course of seven pulse-pounding hours, a tense human drama plays out as a brilliant airport manager, an arrogant pilot, a tough maintenance man, and a beautiful stewardess strive to avert disaster.

The Airplane Flying Handbook provides basic knowledge that is essential for pilots. This handbook introduces basic pilot skills and knowledge that are essential for piloting airplanes. It provides information on transition to other airplanes and the operation of various airplane systems. It is developed by the Flight Standards Service, Airman Testing Standards Branch, in cooperation with various aviation educators and industry. This handbook is developed to assist student pilots learning to fly airplanes.

A candid pictorial review of two airports on different sides of the world in the post 9-11 era, and how each has adjusted to modern day security threats. Which one has maintained good relations with its users and employees, and which side has become one of the worst rated in the world?

On December 11th, 1978, a daring armed robbery rocked Kennedy Airport, resulting in the largest unrecovered cash haul in world history, totaling six million dollars. The perpetrators were never apprehended and thirteen people connected to the crime were murdered in homicides that, like the crime itself, remain unsolved to this day. The burglary has fascinated the public for years, dominating headlines around the globe due to the story's unending ravel of mysteries that baffled the authorities.

Frank and Joe Hardy drive to see the new Bayport Airport. Before even getting there the boys are almost run over by an airplane flown by the airmail pilot Giles Ducroy. As a result of the event, Ducroy loses his job, blames the boys, and then frames them for a mail robbery. Although the boys don’t have an alibi they are bailed out of jail by Mr. Applegate (from The Tower Treasure) and Mr. Jefferson (from The Mystery of Cabin Island). The Hardy boys overhear Ducroy and two other criminals planning a major robbery.

The definitive account of one of the greatest Special Forces missions ever, the Raid of Entebbe, by acclaimed military historian Saul David. On June 27, 1976, an Air France flight from Tel Aviv to Paris was hijacked by a group of Arab and German terrorists who demanded the release of 53...

How will AI change our world within twenty years? A pioneering technologist and acclaimed writer team up for a “dazzling” (The New York Times) look at the future that “brims with intriguing insights” (Financial Times) A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post...

During the final years of the Soviet Union, its government started building an ultra-secret airbase in the center of a vast wilderness. Its secrecy outstripped its management such that construction continued despite its abandonment. At the end of a late night international flight from India to Russia, a weary traveler finds himself deposited in a lonely ramp of an empty terminal. As he navigates its endless gates and corridors, this hapless traveler begins to realize he has landed in no ordinary airport.

Las Vegas never stops moving. Behind the neon lights, packed casinos, and nonstop parties is another city entirely—one that runs on night shifts, back roads, warehouse workers, exhausted travelers, and people just trying to make it through one more ride. This book tells that story from the driver’s seat. Written from firsthand experience, this is a collection of all true stories from driving Uber across Las Vegas: gridlocked airport pickups that take forty-five minutes to move a mile, long desert rides into the unknown, chaotic nights on the Strip, quiet moments with strangers, and the ...

This program is read by the authors (David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker), Laura Orrico and Joe Praino, with special appearances by an all-star cast of comedy giants, including the film's stars, Julie Hagerty and Robert Hays, as well as Beau Bridges, Barry Diller, Michael Eisner, Peter...

Airports are busy places with people and things taking off and landing from trips across states, countries, and oceans. Who are the people who keep airports running? From security officers to baggage handlers to gift shop employees, many people work together to serve the needs of an airport. Learn about their important work in this book from the Wonderful Workplaces series.

This is a Children's Book about a young boy whose next door neighbor works at the airport. His neighbor, Cliff, takes him to the airport and shows him everything there. Then Rusty has his first flight to go see his Pops. All of the adventures of flying are talked about in this book. The combination of seeing everything at the airport and your first flight is very exciting.

Airports can be magical gateways to adventure—or maddening mazes that test your patience before your holiday even begins. Jet Set is your essential survival guide for turning chaotic terminals into well-oiled transitions, whether you’re a once-a-year tourist or a seasoned business flyer. In this practical and empowering book, travel writer Barnaby Sorrens distills years of real-world airport experience into ten powerful hacks that will change how you move through the skies.

An airport pet groomer meets her frequent flier crush in this captivating romance novella from the acclaimed author of How to Fail at Flirting Ollie Wright loves the thrill of taking chances, like opening a pet grooming salon in an airport where every day is a little unpredictable. The one...

From the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning poet: an extraordinary memoir and blistering meditation on fatherhood, race, addiction, and ambition. Gregory Pardlo's father was a brilliant and charismatic man--a leading labor organizer who presided over a happy suburban family of four. But when he...

Frank and Joe Hardy are back, and they're flying higher than ever! In their ninth exciting mystery, the Hardys run afoul of the cruel criminal pilot, Giles Ducroy! How can they focus on final exams, when he’s accusing them of wrecking a plane? Things get worse, when someone starts robbing the local airport, and the Hardy Boys are neatly framed for the crime! When our heroes get out of jail, they track down the REAL criminals, who are plotting their biggest heist yet!

FBI Agent Mara Hemlock is used to solving the impossible. But when a young woman vanishes between the gate and the plane—with no footage, no witnesses, and no trace—Mara uncovers something far more disturbing than a missing person. As the investigation unfolds inside the echoing terminals and sterile hallways, Mara finds clues that point back to herself—her past, her memories, even her identity. Each discovery leads her deeper into a maze of secrets buried beneath the airport—where truth bends, time loops, and nothing is what it seems. When the line between hunter and hunted begins ...

NOT ALL CONSPIRACY THEORIES ARE WRONG… When aircraft investigator Holly Aldridge examines the wreckage of a fatal crash, she finds something bolted to the wing that should never have been there. Something designed not to fly—but to kill. Her discovery thrusts her into a hidden war in the skies: a global conspiracy to weaponize contrails. The chemicals lacing the atmosphere aren’t just changing the weather—they’re rewriting humanity itself. Subjugation. Violence. Mass extinction. All hidden in plain sight, above our heads. Now Holly is hunted across continents, pursued by a ...

Celaena has survived deadly contests and shattering heartbreak - but at an unspeakable cost. Now, she must travel to a new land to confront her darkest truth...a truth about her heritage that could change her life - and her future - forever. Meanwhile, brutal and monstrous forces are gathering on the horizon, intent on enslaving her world.

After unknowingly saving the life of the crown prince with powers she's not supposed to have, Vhalla must make a choice: Embrace her sorcery and leave the quiet life she's known, or eradicate her magic entirely.