You don't really look forward to a flight these days for one reason or another and its usually to do with the comfort factor.

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To have a credentialed researcher at a top-flight institution step forward and claim the laurel is rare indeed.

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When a passenger steps forward to get on a flight, an agent could hold up the boarding pass and passport in front of their smart glasses, scanning barcodes on the two documents simultaneously.

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"The FAA's publication of the Airworthiness Directive is an important step forward in returning the 787 fleet to flight status, " Birtel said in an e-mail.

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"Joy is unconfined" announced the former Labour leader as he looked forward to next season's top-flight meeting of Cardiff and Swansea City - "a bit like El Clasico but with more rain and lots more passion".

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We planned another trip with her to come visit us for the holidays, booked her flight and gave her something to look forward to doing.

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"Whilst our investigations are ongoing and we are still appealing for passengers on this flight who saw this incident to come forward, Mr Betondi appears to have sustained very serious injuries during this removal attempt, " Mr Mitchell said.

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Windass scored the winning goal at Wembley in May that clinched top-flight football for the Tigers for the first time but last week the forward expressed his frustration at not playing and Duffen says he totally understands those concerns.

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In other defence news, an editorial in bilingual Global Times hails China's successful test flight of its first heavy transport aircraft Y-20 as an "important step forward" in military modernisation.

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Cooke and his observing team at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center have already recorded several bright fireballs from the Eta Aquarids and are looking forward to seeing more using the agency's network of all-sky meteor cameras.

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The forward's switch from a club currently sixth in the Premier League to one fourth from bottom of the top flight leaves Bruce with a big void to fill.

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