Plane Impacted At Extreme Nose-Up Attitude, Little Forward
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Turkish news reports state five airline employees, including
three pilots, were among the nine fatalities from Wednesday's downing of a Turkish Airlines
737-800 while on approach to the runway at
Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam.
Earlier this week, Boeing delivered the second of eight
long-range 777-200LR jetliners that have been ordered by Qatar
Airways. The airplane departed Paine Field in Everett in the early
afternoon on a shuttle flight of more than 14 hours to its new
operational base at Doha International Airport.
You must have heard the rumors... a VSTOL Harrier "JumpJet" in civilian hands!! Well, rumor no more, ANN and Aero-TV is proud to introduce you to Art Nalls, former USMC Fighter jock and the owner/operator of the only civilian Harrier in the world... much less on the airshow circuit.
When Washington scrambled to fund public works and construction
in the name of economic stimulus, among the special interests which
lined up at the trough was airports. The argument was compelling --
many airports have expansion plans in place, ready to go as soon as
funding is available.
Free Soda, Water Returns To Domestic Flights In March
One of the more egregious 'revenue-enhancing' measures attempted
by US Airways last year will soon end. The Tempe-based carrier
announced this week complimentary beverage service in coach will
return to US Airways and US Airways Express Flights beginning March
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