Robert Mann
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By the time they sold the entities, they might have produced enough fuel to power one of their 707s
In theory, the cost pressure might be reduced slightly
It's clearly a very innovative approach, but I think it will be a number of years before we know whether it actually works outMore quotes »
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Flying car gets closer to reality with test flight
had a special place in the American imagination. Inventors have been trying to make them since the 1930s, according to Robert Mann , an airline industry analyst who owns R.W. Mann & Co. in Port Washington, N.Y.But Mann thinks Terrafugia has come closer than Read more »
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Phones in the sky: Virgin Atlantic allows calls
"I suspect most passengers, like myself, would prefer not to listen to somebody on the phone for what might be hours," said airline analyst Robert Mann. Only six passengers at a time will be able to use the system, which the airline says is intended "for from Belleville News-Democrat Read more »
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Delta buys oil refinery but travelers still pay high prices
By Rob Lovitt, msnbc.com contributor With the average price of gasoline hovering at around $3.80 per gallon nationwide, you could be forgiven for thinking that owning a gas station might net you some pretty good perks. Apparently, executives at Delta Air from MSNBC Read more »
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AMR Unions Want to Take a Chance on U.S. Air Merger
Labor groups at bankrupt American Airlines said on Friday they support a potential merger with rival US Airways Group Inc in a deal they say would save more jobs than a plan by parent AMR Corp to reorganize as a stand-alone carrier. The unions representi from THISDAY LIVE Read more »
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TSA’s Security Through Bureaucracy
As usual, the most plausible explanation for the TSA’s policy comes from people outside the TSA. “Is it thicker than an inch, wider than a piece of paper, bluer than the sky?” says security expert Bruce Scheier. “Who cares? It’s all nonsense.” Robert Man from Outside the Beltway Read more »
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Collector Sues Eggleston Over New Prints of Limited Edition Works
A major collector of William Eggleston’s work filed suit against the photographer yesterday in a U.S. District Court in New York City, accusing Eggleston of devaluing his vintage dye-transfer prints by selling new, large-scale pigment prints of those sam from PDN Online Read more »
