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NEWS ABOUT: long haul flights

long haul flights stories: 2 news summaries

 Fuel Costs Ground
 Extended Flights 

Too pricey to keep 'flying tankers' in the air

Jul 8, 08 4:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Super-long flights were hailed as the future of aviation only a few years ago, but the soaring price of fuel has grounded those plans, reports the Wall Street Journal. Airlines are delaying or canceling intercontinental routes as the cost of keeping "flying tankers" in the air for over 12... More »

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airline industry • flights • aviation • Boeing 777 • fuel costs • airlines • long haul flights

 To Beat Jet Lag, 
 Skip Airline Food 

Fasting can help reset your internal clock, study says

May 23, 08 7:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jet lag can be beaten—if passengers avoid airline food, new research suggests. The timing of meals has a profound effect on the body's internal rhythms, and passengers who go without for a while—keeping the body's "food-related clock" in check—can dodge much of the exhausting effects of... More »

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jet lag • time zones • airline food • biological clock • internal clock • long haul flights • Clifford Saper • fasting

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