Petersen met with the Glamorgan squad for the first time this week, flying in after the culmination of the drawn Test series between South Africa and India, in which he averaged 34 runs.

BBC: Glamorgan confirm Matthew Mott as coach

After contacting his relatives in Yaroslavl, the reporter alerted the authorities, and this week Vladimir Yepishin found himself on a plane for the first time in his life, flying to Moscow.

BBC: Slave of the Caucasus

"This is an exciting new chapter in our history as, for the first time, we will be flying directly between continental Europe and the US, " British Airways' chief executive Willie Walsh said in a statement on the BA.com Web site.

CNN: British Airways subsidiary launches transatlantic service

Also, over strong London coffees, Isaac Newton, Christopher Wren and philosopher Robert Hooke met to discuss the movement of Earth and Dr John Wilkins mooted, for the first time ever, the idea of flying to the moon.

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This is not the first time Mr Putin has grabbed headlines by flying into Grozny in a military fighter.

BBC: Putin urges Chechens to accept amnesty

Ferrari's expectations that he will return fully fit in 2010 have been boosted by his progress: on Monday he tested a kart for the first time since his accident and he is flying to Italy to use Ferrari's simulator next week.

BBC: Ferrari confirm capture of Alonso

This year, for the first time in the U.S., Imax will release a reformatted Chinese movie, The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate.

FORBES: IMAX Finds China

When we at the Packers put the list together for our vacancy at the same time, it included, among others, Childress, who was scheduled to first interview with the Vikings before flying to Green Bay.

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