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2003
DECEMBER
December 17, 2003
100 Years of Flight
Wednesday marked the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers' historic first flight near Kitty Hawk, N.C. Kwame Holman reports on the ceremony President Bush attended there, and Jeffrey Brown looks back on a century of aviation history.

OCTOBER
October 24, 2003
End of an Era
The Concorde took off from New York this morning and arrived in London three-and-a-half hours later, ending its final passenger flight. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Bob Van der Linden, curator at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, about the supersonic rise and rapid fall of the only commercial aircraft to fly faster than the speed of sound.

AUGUST
August 4, 2003
Securing the Skies
The Department of Homeland Security has warned of possible plots by the al-Qaida terrorist network to strike the airlines this summer. Margaret Warner discusses the threat with Asa Hutchinson, undersecretary for border and transportation security in the Department of Homeland Security and Rep. Edward Markey D-Mass.

JULY
July 30, 2003
Series: How We Live
Ray Suarez reports on the evolution of the sport utility vehicle and the SUV's role in American culture.

JUNE
June 17, 2003
Open Border
Ted Robbins of KUAT Tucson reports on the on-again, off-again plan to allow Mexican trucks on U.S. highways. V

APRIL
April 2, 2003
On the Homefront
Betty Ann Bowser reports on the war's impact on the airline industry.

MARCH
March 19, 2003
Oil and Money
Oil prices have tumbled this week, responding to the uncertainty of war. Business correspondent Paul Solman reports on the volatile oil market.

FEBRUARY
February 17, 2003
Troubled Times for United
Elizabeth Brackett reports on the plight of United Airlines and its efforts to survive bankruptcy.

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