"April" by John Clare "Now infant April joins the Spring, / And views the watery sky, / As youngling linnet tries its wing, / And fears at first to fly".
NEW DELHI — Air India, India's unprofitable national carrier, is using "coercion and fear" to compel pilots to fly long hours and while ill, an Indian pilots' union claims.
Jamshed Javeed, 30, was arrested in December after his distraught family confiscated his passport and told the police they feared he was preparing to fly out to join Syrian rebels via Turkey.
They may cower in fear or may be unable to fly.
But while the horror of Germanwings Flight 9525 will stay with us, to fear flying is to miss one of the wonders of the modern age.
Mr. Kim, who is rumored to fear flying, was expected to ride the 5,758-mile 5,758-milerian Railroad to Moscow.
In August, North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Il, who is said to fear flying, traveled from Pyongyang to Moscow and back by rail for a visit with Russian leaders, a 24-day trip that allowed the Russians to show off the 6,000-mile 6,000-milerian Railroad.
This is why I left my family and friends for three weeks and overcame my fear of flying to travel to a remote province that few have heard of; to carry a week's food and clothing on my back and struggle for sleep in a tent pitched on uneven, rocky ground.
Using the power of trapeze-ing, our aim was to inspire the group to abandon fear and fly higher than they thought they could.
Experts say that stress and anxiety related to fear of flying are more injurious to your health than the air travel itself.
