Astar Jets

[FreightBumper]

The FAA announced today that it positively identified the airplane part that landed in a yard near Pittsburgh last month. It belongs to an ASTAR 727. I guess they had to sort thru all the other bright yellow 72s that fly out of Pittsburgh to narrow it down. If you order wing flaps, DHL does deliver right to your door.

 

[hvydriver]

The FAA announced today that it positively identified the airplane part that landed in a yard near Pittsburgh last month. It belongs to an ASTAR 727. I guess they had to sort thru all the other bright yellow 72s that fly out of Pittsburgh to narrow it down. If you order wing flaps, DHL does deliver right to your door.

Yep, looks like things aren't going well at all....

http://www.triadcars.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080104/NRSTAFF/746675650/-1/NEWSRECRSSARKIVE

You don't really want to start something like this do you FB?

 

[356emain]

Hvy, was it a DC9 or a 727? The article did not make sense.

 

[rotor&wing]

Hvy, was it a DC9 or a 727? The article did not make sense.

It was a DC9. The airplane sat there for several days with the frieght still aboard because GSO doesn't have the equipment to unload the C containers.

 

[b707guy]

"The plane, a Boeing DC-9 with a crew of four on board, landed safely at the airport shortly thereafter, said David Younts, a telecommunicator at PTI. Other engines on the plane allowed for the safe landing."

What'd they do - fire up the APU?:laugh:

 

[propsarebest]

"The plane, a Boeing DC-9

I still cringe whenever I see that.

 

[b707guy]

Me, too, and I cut my teeth on Boeings (outside of training, of course...). It just doesn't feel right.

 

[FreightBumper]

Yep, looks like things aren't going well at all....

http://www.triadcars.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080104/NRSTAFF/746675650/-1/NEWSRECRSSARKIVE

You don't really want to start something like this do you FB?

As least it didn't fall off.

 

[hvydriver]

As least it didn't fall off.

I'm gonna give you the benefit of the doubt, and presume that you're TIC here. Most of the ABX guys I talk to are decent folks. Comparing oopsies between the 2 groups is something that would be foolish to waste time on. I think we'd better be more focused instead on what to do when merger time comes.

 

[Clyde]

The FAA announced today that it positively identified the airplane part that landed in a yard near Pittsburgh last month. It belongs to an ASTAR 727. I guess they had to sort thru all the other bright yellow 72s that fly out of Pittsburgh to narrow it down. If you order wing flaps, DHL does deliver right to your door.

Remember years ago when the ABX DC-8 on takeoff from ORD had one of it's main gear door actuators break off and land in the bedroom of a little old lady? It missed skewering her in her bed by just a few feet.