Their motivation for pursuing this strategy is clear, as is the nature of the problem, in the chart above.

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Italian Colors Restaurant, asks a second fundamental question: How far can businesses go in asking their customers to sign agreements prohibiting them from joining in class actions, which would solve the problem above?

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Over and above that difference in style of flying, the two companies face exactly the same problem: weight.

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That puts them above the levels seen prior to the announcement of the CIO problem, as seen in the chart below.

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Many commentators are arguing that what is needed to tackle the problem are not simply measures such as those outlined above, but rather a quantum-shift in the technology of air travel, with a radical re-think not only in how planes are designed, but also what they are actually made of.

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