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New York Fashion Week: Over-the-Top Runway Outfits

Sep. 16, 2009
Runway shows are notorious for their over-the-top, impractical outfits, and those at New York Fashion Week were no exception
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Official: Heathrow runway a Gatwick threat

LONDON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- If plans to build a third runway at London Heathrow Airport move forward, nearby Gatwick Airport's future would be significantly threatened, an official says.

Plane runs off O'Hare runway, 1 hurt

CHICAGO, July 19 (UPI) -- A flight attendant was injured when a Mexicana airliner ran off the end of a runway at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, federal officials said.
Runway accidents called top airline hazard

Runway accidents called top airline hazard

WASHINGTON, April 25 (UPI) -- A safety expert says runway collisions are the chief worry of U.S. aviation specialists -- not skipped inspections or botched wiring repairs.

Report slams FAA on runway safety

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- A U.S. congressional report says airline pilots need better information about icy or snowed over runways to prevent overruns and collisions.

Japanese city opposes new runway

NAGO, Japan, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Residents of a Japanese city remain opposed to plans to build a U.S. military runway near their homes, businesses and schools.

Colombia: Small plane skids off runway

BOGOTA, July 17 (UPI) -- A commercial passenger plane skidded off a runway in northern Colombia Tuesday and fell into the Caribbean, injuring seven people.

'Project Runway' fashions up for bid

NEW YORK, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Fans of Bravo's New York fashion model competition "Project Runway" can now own the designers' creations by bidding online the week after the show.

Atlanta's airport opens fifth runway

ATLANTA, May 16 (UPI) -- Federal, state and local officials Tuesday opened the new fifth runway at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. Delta and AirTran jets began landing on the 9,000-foot strip for the occasion, although the runway won't be used for daily comme

Shanghai's Pudong airport to open runway

SHANGHAI, March 12 (UPI) -- Shanghai Pudong airport's second runway has been given the green light for operation, said an official with the airport.

Denver opens new record-length runway

DENVER, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Denver International Airport opened its new 16,000-foot-long, 200-foot-wide runway Thursday -- the longest commercial runway in North America.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler