Just when most of the world seems ready to sit down and enjoy
the latest in Christmas diversions, comes word of another airline
bankruptcy... stranding a number of passengers halfway around the
globe, in the process. MAXjet Airways is the two year old airline
serving a business class market for a number of transatlantic
routes, that ceased operations on Christmas Eve, citing the usual
culprits in a US airline bankruptcy petition... failure to raise
needed operating capital, rising fuel costs, and an increasingly
tough competitive environment.
Southwest Shows Christmas Spirit to 171 TX Families
Southwest Airlines was busy flying 171 Texas Army National Guard
soldiers from North Carolina to Texas on Sunday, Dec. 23rd. The
436th Chemical Company of the Texas Army National Guard is
stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, waiting for deployment to
Afghanistan. They recently got news that their deployment has been
delayed, so they are able to spend the holidays with their
families...
Word from the National Transportation Safety Board recommends
that the Federal Aviation Administration... Require operators of
Boeing 777 airplanes to perform regular inspections of the primary
and secondary external power receptacles and their protective cover
guards to detect signs of worn or overheated pins and thermal
damage and repair or replace any damage found. (A-07-113)...
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