Near Richard Meredith-Hardy's Microlight Base Camp
A DeHavelland Twin Otter flying from the capital of Nepal to a
base camp on Mount Everest has crashed, killing all three crew
members on board.
News reports from the region indicate the aircraft (file photo of
actual aircraft, above) was flying from Katmandu to Lukla, where
Richard Meredith-Hardy's record-setting expedition is based.
New sounds of disintegration forced evacuations near the
collapsed international terminal at Charles DeGaulle Airport in
Paris Monday. Airport officials are now thinking of razing the
entire building to the ground in the wake of Sunday's deadly
collapse.
What costs about $139 million, is found in Ireland and doesn't
work?
Answer: The new ATC system at Dublin Airport. Worse, it was
handling live aircraft when it failed.
It's the sort of proof no one was hoping for -- an indication
that skyrocketing fuel prices are cutting into the commercial
airline business. It's sort of like kicking a man when he's down
(or just getting up).
United Airlines says it may have to lay off more employees because
of increased fuel costs. The bankrupt carrier's chief operating
officer, Pete McDonald, said "there's always a potential," when
asked whether the higher prices for fuel would result in lay
offs.
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