For the second time in as many months, a passenger has managed
to open the door of a commercial aircraft on the tarmac and jump to
the ground. This time, it was aboard Delta Flight 1047 -- which had
just landed at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta,
inbound from Orlando.
Were mechanics on the ground at El Paso International Airport
breaking the rules last month, when they conducted engine run-up
tests on a Continental Airlines 737?
The British government is concerned about the air quality aboard
commercial aircraft. To that end, Her Majesty's lawmakers have
launched an investigation into whether contaminated air is being
pumped into aircraft by compressors powered by the engines.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair says it was "fate" that kept
him from travelling home to England from South Africa Sunday night.
Well, it might have been that... but it was definitely an engine
problem.
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