yn, Do you know who will end up in charge of the 'ceremony' in Halifax next September? Will it be swissair? I've heard that swissair has reserved many rooms...
aw your question this a. m. about the memorial, to the reports i've heard here Swissair is hosting this. they/ve put a block on more than 400 romms in the ...
ell, I'm not sure just what facts are right here.. but I was told sfa booked 1,000 rooms in the Halifax area. That 'told' me that they were planning on having...
arb, I'll give the Swissair Planning Committee a call in the morning and find out exactly who is running this memorial thing. They should definately know who...
orry, forgot to mention something else.<br><br>The Shearwater International Airshow will be having some sort of tribute to those lost on SR111. The airshow is...
iz, Thank you for taking the time to check this out. It truly would be tasteless and disgusting if this were true. Hopefully it will not turn into another...
bout the only role I could see swissair having in this extraordinarily sad day is an apology to the families for ruining their lives. Even that would be far...
remember remarking to my husband once that it seemed as though JFK had an inordinate amount of tragedies occur involving aircrafts leaving this airport. He...
B These are US airports only. <br><br>NB again. Since there are around 31 million seconds in a year, and DFW handles nearly a million flights a year, that ...
pril 15 crash of a KAL<br>MD-11 freighter on departure from Shanghai, Korean Air Line officials<br>were quick to speculate either dangerous cargo or criminal ...
o If I have this right, I believe there have been 3 MD-11 hull losses in the relatively short time it has been around, none of which has been traced to...
ikouka, You are right of course, this list does not include airports outside the U.S. I wonder what the rate of accidents is of aircraft leaving JFK as ...
ikouka, Are you aware that sometime ago, we discussed on this site that one of the family members who was at JFK to see his father off on September 2, was said...
ust wanted to let you all know that I've been calling the Committee all day with no results. I've constantly gotten the answering machine.<br><br>My spies tell...
arb and Lyn....just wanted to tell both of you how much I greatly admire the way neither of you let anything slip passed unnoticed. <br>I think we all would ...
hanks Liz for checking on that information regarding the memorial. <br><br>As for letting things go unnoticed...you are right you just never know when one of...
had major computer problem so was without it for nearly four days.<br>Trying to get messages read up to date but wanted to let you all know I am back and will...
made a short local trip on the weekend. On both legs of the journey I was able to sit where I could see the aircraft being prepared for the journey. On the...
arb.. you already know this, but Liz.. you wouldn't.<br><br>I was told, privately.. about this conversation that was overheard. I delivered this.. to ... the ...
ikouka, You are right. From what I've heard, the mechanics only do a very minimal check of the plane before it takes off. If this conversation overheard is ...
ircraft used for commercial purposes are required to undergo major inspections at pre-determined intervals (100 hours, yearly, etc.) Before each flight a ...
..but<br><br>I have some very good sources that would say otherwise. <br><br>The mechanics must follow a course that is laid out for them.. no matter what they...
hen I said I sat in a postion where I could watch the aircraft being prepared, I meant from the departure lounge, not from the aircraft. <br><br>That wasn't...