Was Captain Of A Plane Hijacked By Palestinian Militants
In 1972
Reginald Levy started his 50th birthday like he did many days,
departing Brussels as a pilot for Sabena Airlines on a flight to
Tel Aviv. But on this day, May 8th, 1972, the Boeing 707 Levy was
flying was hijacked by Palestinian militants about half way through
the flight to Israel.
Communications Can Be Critical Under Such Circumstances... And
Who Better To Teach That Than The NTSB?
The National Transportation Safety Board is devoting two
days at its Training Center to offer guidance to aviation public
affairs professionals on how to most effectively manage emergency
communications following a major aircraft accident or incident.
MANUFACTURER: Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica
S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135ER, -135KE, -135KL, and -135LR
Airplanes, and Model EMB-145, -145ER, -145MR, -145LR, -145XR,
-145MP, and -145EP Airplanes
Pilots Concerned With 'Risks' Associated With Sale
Capt. Chris Cashmareck, chairman of the ExpressJet pilots’
unit of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, reacted this
week to the formal announcement of the intended sale of ExpressJet
Airlines to SkyWest Holdings, Inc., with a subsequent merger of the
airline with Atlantic Southeast Airlines.
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