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Oversized and overhyped?
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Mike Best wants cats and dogs to live together!
Sorry, just couldn't resist. Tejas Jet: I hope you aren't reading this... -
Continental Poop Deck
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash.– Passengers on a Continental Airlines flight had to hold their noses for hours as sewage overflowed from toilets while they were high over the Atlantic. "To be blatantly honest, I was more nervous than I had ever been on a flight," said Collin Brock. The University Place... -
FedEx hiring projection
Heard from a reputable source that hiring will not resume for at least 10-12 months, not considering the possibility of the retirement age changing to 65. -
Binge Flying
Mark Ellingham, founder of the Rough Guides and the man who encouraged a generation of travellers to pack a rucksack and explore the world, has compared the damage done by tourism to the impact of the tobacco industry. Ellingham now says travelling is so environmentally destructive that there is... -
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Rez O. Lewshun...i
At its May meeting, ALPA’s Executive Board will consider a resolution from the Executive Council to modify the union’s Age 60 policy if it decides that such efforts are in the best interest of... -
From the ALPA Age 60 Website...
“This topic has the keen interest of every airline pilot in the United States...[and] our union must use its considerable influence to protect our members’ interests no matter the outcome.”--Prater What does he mean, "no matter the outcome"? -
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FAA Docs in Nashville area?
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Forecast for recalls, hiring, pension benefits if NPRM issued
Just looking for some well-informed thoughts as to the impact of such a decision. -
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FedEx/UPS commuting question
I need some help from Brown. What are the procedures/information I might need to commute on UPS? I'm a new FedEx guy living in Nashville. My ultimate destination is Anchorage. Any information sure would be appreciated. Feel free to PM with phone numbers/contacts if needed. Thanks in advance... -
FedEx Training Questions
I'm due to begin training in a couple of weeks. I apologize in advance for my astounding ignorance: 1. Should I try to get a crash pad now? (MD11/ANC) 2. Is there anything I can do to be more prepared for training? 3. How long is the actual schoolhouse portion of the training? 4. Where can... -
Virgin Atlantic Conspiracy
http://www.virginaircrewlies.com/original/license.htm -
FedEx Indianapolis
Any Indy commuters out there willing to let me know about the pros/cons of commuting from Indy? Thanks in advance. -
Illegal Immigrants Returning To Mexico
For you, Vaquero: MEXICO CITY—As dozens of major American corporations continue to move their manufacturing operations to Mexico, waves of job-seeking Mexican immigrants to the United States have begun making the deadly journey back across the border in search of better-paying Mexican-based... -
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66 yr. old pilot disoriented...
A drunken, 66-year-old pilot has caused havoc at Frankfurt airport, one of Europe's biggest, delaying dozens of flights, German police said. The pilot had an alcohol level of 1.74 grammes per liter of blood in his body, according to the police. They said he took off from... -
SkyBus v. SWA
A startup low-fare airline from Columbus, Ohio, wants to offer nonstop flights from the Midwest to Fort Worth Meacham Airport by January 2007. Fort Worth officials have told Skybus, which is not flying now and first contacted the city last year, to come back and talk after some solution is... -
The Fare-trix: Reloaded
Agent-CEO Smith: Why, Mr. Pilot, why? Why? Why do you do it? Why? Why get up? Why keep fighting? Do you believe you're fighting for something, for more than your survival? Can you tell me what it is? Do you even know? Is it professionalism, or work rule changes, perhaps the... -
FedEx/UPS v. Airlines
Interested in information from anyone who has done both: FedEx/UPS to airlines or airlines to FedEx/UPS. Specifically what you liked/disliked in comparison and contrast concerning QOL/schedule flexibility/and general happiness. I've heard many different things already, but I thought this would... -
Wow.
Chevron Corp.'s fourth-quarter profit climbed 20 percent to $4.14 billion, a company record that continued the most prosperous stretch in the oil company's 126-year history as it capitalizes on high fuel prices that are squeezing consumers and ruffling politicians. Its profit of $14.1 billion... -