The SisterhoodChapter 33
For Anna and Maria, the experience was utterly thrilling. The silver Boeing 767-ER — for extended range — was flying west at only 21,000 feet. This was only about half the altitude at which transcontinental flights normally cross the country. Moreover, their flight plan itself was quite different. Although they were flying nonstop from Newcastle to Los Angeles, they initially followed a flight plan as if they were flying to New York. When they reached New York, air traffic control, acting on...