As fares fell, the airlines dropped most of the frills that once came with an airplane ticket.

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Or is it some magic compromise time between all of those, where a number of factors converge to make the perfect time to buy an airplane ticket?

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Items found in the same area Saturday were confirmed to have come from the jet, including pieces of the aircraft's wing section, luggage and a leather briefcase containing an airplane ticket with a reservation code for the doomed flight, Brazilian air force spokesman Jorge Amaral said.

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He founded and runs Air Serv, which provides ticket checkers, airplane cleaners and cargo handlers for airlines at 27 U.S. airports. (Airport security is now overseen by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.) Argenbright is also chief executive of SecurAmerica, a three-year-old company that provides security guards for corporate campuses and office buildings.

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He founded and runs Air Serv, which provides ticket checkers, airplane cleaners and cargo handlers for airlines at 27 U.S. airports. (Airport security is now overseen by the Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration.) Argenbright is also chief executive of SecurAmerica, a three-year-old company that provides security guards for corporate campuses and office buildings.

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