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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2001

The FBI on Sunday asked crop-dusting pilots not to fly as agents investigated their potential use by terrorists.

According to The Washington Post, one of the alleged hijackers and other Middle Eastern-looking men visited a remote Florida airport and inquired about crop-dusting planes. Information obtained through intelligence channels has also linked potential terrorist activities to planes.

News helicopters have also been grounded. Flying over large stadiums and gatherings has also been stopped.

Already seeing drops due to a slumping economy, the air and travel industry has been among the heaviest hit by the September 11 attacks. Travel agents, flight attendants, air cargo carriers and aiport workers are seeing losses, lay-offs and drops in wages and revenue.

President Bush on Saturday signed a $15 billion package to aid airlines but not other related industries. Many of these groups are asking Congress for help now.

Continuing concerns over security have kept Reagan National Airport in metropolitan Washington, DC, closed.

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