Forum: Air travel
August 10th, 2012, 04:36 AM Posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.travel.air
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Forum: Air travel
August 10th, 2012, 01:02 AM Posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.travel.air
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Forum: Air travel
August 10th, 2012, 12:45 AM Posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.travel.air
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Forum: Air travel
August 9th, 2012, 08:29 PM Posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.travel.air
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Alaska Airlines still doesn't care about safety
Bert writes:
But it's from The Government, so it must be good.
I think that was essentially what Alaska Airlines has claimed in both cases,
but the argument rings a bit hollow, especially to next...
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Forum: Air travel
August 9th, 2012, 05:09 PM Posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.travel.air
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Alaska Airlines still doesn't care about safety
JohnT writes:
But the FAA said it was safe to fly.
The FAA approved the maintenance delays back in 2000, too. And look where that
led. Just because the FAA doesn't forbid something doesn't make...
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Forum: Air travel
August 9th, 2012, 11:24 AM Posted to rec.aviation.piloting;,rec.travel.air
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Alaska Airlines still doesn't care about safety
You'd think that losing an entire aircraft with 88 people aboard due to greed
and inadequate maintenance would have taught Alaska Airlines something, but it
hasn't. Look at this latest example of...
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Forum: Air travel
December 3rd, 2011, 11:47 AM Posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.travel.air,alt.airline,alt.true-crime,alt.airports
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Air travel
November 2nd, 2011, 03:40 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 37
Views: 2,666
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Forum: Air travel
November 2nd, 2011, 03:13 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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At least 4 jets strand Conn. passengers for hours
Kurt Ullman writes:
But the law itself has no other Constitutional backing.
It was passed by Congress, which is only possible because the Constitution
says that Congress can do this. Therefore it...
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Forum: Air travel
November 1st, 2011, 04:40 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 37
Views: 2,666
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Forum: Air travel
November 1st, 2011, 04:40 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 37
Views: 2,666
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Forum: Air travel
November 1st, 2011, 04:39 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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At least 4 jets strand Conn. passengers for hours
Sancho Panza writes:
A law passed by Congress and signed by the President prohibits that.
You know, it's not that hard to actually look things up.
The "law passed by Congress" is 49 USC § 40127....
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Forum: Air travel
November 1st, 2011, 04:38 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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At least 4 jets strand Conn. passengers for hours
Fly Guy writes:
Can an airline have a policy where blacks are seated at the back of a
plane?
No. It's prohibited by 49 USC § 40127, Prohibitions on discrimination,
paragraph (a). Paragraph (b)...
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Forum: Air travel
November 1st, 2011, 04:15 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Forum: Air travel
November 1st, 2011, 04:07 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Forum: Air travel
November 1st, 2011, 04:06 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Forum: Air travel
November 1st, 2011, 04:01 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 94
Views: 6,568
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Forum: Air travel
October 30th, 2011, 02:56 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 94
Views: 6,568
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Forum: Air travel
October 30th, 2011, 06:11 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Views: 6,568
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Forum: Air travel
October 30th, 2011, 06:09 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Forum: Air travel
October 30th, 2011, 06:08 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 94
Views: 6,568
Cyberflying???
mag3 writes:
Misinformed as they may be, they're still "in charge" on the aircraft, and can
get you into some serious trouble with the authorities, air marhsalls, TSA etc.
Not as much as they...
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Forum: Air travel
October 30th, 2011, 06:06 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Cyberflying???
mag3 writes:
Which, brings us back to the original issue... Those same "informed passengers"
are more likely the ones to gripe about people using electronics below 10,000ft. :-)
It depends if...
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Forum: Air travel
October 30th, 2011, 06:05 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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CyberFlying???
tim.... writes:
IMO the reason for the rule is as I stated, but the PR people morphed it
into the "because these things interfere with the electronics" answer
because the real reason is one...
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Forum: Air travel
October 30th, 2011, 06:04 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 94
Views: 6,568
CyberFlying???
tim.... writes:
I am disagreeing with it, unless you can come up with something better you
cannot say that my reason is wrong
You can believe whatever you want.
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Forum: Air travel
October 27th, 2011, 12:17 AM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 94
Views: 6,568
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