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The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Fare Guy Column.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, January, 2004
By Ted Reed, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jan. 5--Troubled by noise on airplanes? A Charlotte entrepreneur has developed a solution.
Plane Quiet headphones don't just block sounds by muffling the ears; they also electronically create an anti-sound wave that blocks noise. They are the creation of Dave Dillinger, a laid-off US Airways pilot who lives in Fort Mill.
"Noise is the single most fatiguing thing that can happen to you on an airplane," said Dillinger, who has sold about 6,000 headphones at $79.99 each since he began producing them in May.
The airline industry's increasing reliance on regional jets also has helped sales, since small jets are typically nosier than late-model large...
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