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Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exitUruguay exited the World Cup meekly after the group stage, and the team's exit from North America reportedly didn't go according to plan either.,The Uruguayan soccer federation canceled the squad's scheduled charter flight from the team's training base in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, to the home capita...

Report: Egypt denied flight to Seattle ahead of final World Cup group matchAhead of their final group match on Friday against Iran, the Egyptian World Cup team's plan to fly directly from Vancouver to Seattle was declined by local security officials, the club said. ,After posting their first-ever World Cup victory on Sunday over New Zealand in Vancouver, the Egyptians want...

No one hurt after Panthers' flight runs off taxiwayNo one was injured early Friday when a plane carrying the Panthers home slid off the taxiway in Charlotte, N.C.,Players and staff members were returning from Thursday night's preseason loss at New England when their Delta flight ran into trouble upon landing at Charlotte Douglas Airport at about 2:3...

Washington's Height. <em>Flight</em> Reviewed.

1. Until the last 10 minutes, Flight in large part resembles one of those tough, dark character studies they used to make in the '70s, like The Gambler or The Verdict, in which we watch a man who has lost control of his life face external circumstances that give him one last chance to save himself. ...

How NASCAR Conquered America Through The Air

Greg Lindsay is the co-author of the forthcoming Aerotropolis: The Way We'll Live Next, which argues that air travel has a lot more to do with your daily life than you might think. In this outtake from the book, he describes how NASCAR teams took to the skies as the sport expanded nationally over th...