Travel articles More on Ditching Planes and the A320's Water-Friendly Design
Most flight crews get at least one day of training in a pool in swimsuits for that rarest of airline disasters, a ditching. If you think that sounds fun, you're wrong. Among other things, you have to demonstrate that you're a strong swimmer and that you're capable of climbing into and out of one of those inflatable evacuation chutes, which become life rafts in the water.
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress...
If you think Orlando is all about the theme parks, think again! The Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort is itself a world-class destination, not just a place to spend the night while hopping from theme park to theme park during the day. Best Puerto Rico Hotels
Quickly choose a great resort for your next trip to Puerto Rico with this list of the best resorts in Puerto Rico, compiled from personal experience, multiple guest reviews and guidebook recommendations. Could You Survive an Airplane Crash Over Water?
Yesterday's miraculous Hudson River landing of US Airways Flight 1549 has given rise to all kinds of speculation about the chances of surviving a similar crash.
About.com's own Guide to Air... 20 Largest Hotels
These are the biggest of the big ones. The largest hotels in the United States. And seventeen of the twenty are in Las Vegas.
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