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  Ever dreamed of sailing to your favourite travel destinations on the most impressive luxury yachts in the world? Imagine waking up to a breathtaking orange sunrise over the  most beautiful yacht in the world . On board the best luxury yachts in the world, you’ll start your day with a restorative head massage. This is followed by a helicopter ride to a secluded island for lunch, a swim in fragrant indigo waters, and finally, cap the day off with a meal of local cuisine cooked exactly to your taste . Well, bespoke indulgence might not be so out-of-reach after all — at least for a week! At Borrow A Boat, you can  rent a luxury yacht in the Mediterranean  for you and your group, and no, it won’t cost you  $5 million to $500 million . If you’re curious, just fill out a request form with a few of your preferences and we’ll whip up a few options for you to flirt with.  If you don’t know yet which  boat is right for you , we support you to make a suitable de...

  1 Grand Canyon | TWA Flight 2 and United Airlines Flight 718 JASON REDMOND // Getty Images Upgrade: Collision avoidance and a better Air Traffic Control In the skies above the Grand Canyon on June 30, 1956, two planes that had recently taken off from Los Angeles International Airport—a United Airlines Douglas DC-7 headed to Chicago and a Trans World Airlines Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation on its way to Kansas City—collided. All 128 passengers and crew aboard both flights were killed. The accident spurred a $250 million upgrade of the  air traffic control (ATC) system , which was serious money in those days. The crash also triggered the creation of the Federal Aviation Agency (now Administration) in 1958 to oversee air safety. However, further improvements would be implemented after a small private plane wandered into the Los Angeles terminal control area on August 31, 1986 , striking an Aeromexico DC-9 and killing 86 people. The FAA subsequently required small aircraft ...