Previously, the players would have cheeseburgers or chicken sandwiches when they got to the plane after road games and nothing after home games, leaving them more than eight hours removed from their pregame meal.

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One of the first cuts I made was to replace the spacious airplane the Eagles used to transport the football team to away games with a much smaller plane chartered from a no frills airline.

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With her seat safe on plane to Germany, Dobriskey, who won gold at the Commonwealth Games in 2006, is looking forward to competing at the highest level again.

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But register with an address in Estonia, just half an hour away by plane, and you get only a list, admittedly rich, of games, gimmicks and lectures.

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In another model being pushed by incumbents in the in-flight entertainment business, airlines install a plane-wide content-streaming system with an array of movies, TV shows, games and other content, generally alongside broader Internet access.

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In addition, brain rest is recommended following a concussion, so reading, watching movies and playing video games -- things you might normally do to pass the time on a plane -- may make things worse.

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