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	AirDisaster.Com: Special Report: Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961
		On November 23, 1996, an Ethiopian Airlines B-767 aircraft en route from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Nairobi, Kenya, was hijacked by three Ethiopian males.
		Flight 961 was one of the deadliest hijackings in history.
		Flight 961 is significant in that it validates a continued threat to civil aviation in a region where air carrier activity has increased substantially in recent years.
	www.airdisaster.com /special/ethiopian961.shtml (0 words)

	CNN - Honeymooners capture dramatic images of Ethiopian jet crash - Nov. 26, 1996
		Ethiopian investigators have concluded that two men in the custody of Comoro Island police are not the hijackers responsible for the crash, but police have refused to release the men, pending their own probe.
		Ethiopian Police Commissioner Guetachew Assefa said Tuesday that the three hijackers were among the 127 people who died when the Boeing 767 jet ran out of fuel.
		The Ethiopian state radio said Tuesday morning that the two men in custody were from Djibouti and Kenya, while the three hijackers were Ethiopian.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/9611/26/comoros.crash/index1.html (0 words)

	American Defense Forces
		Previous to September, 2001, the policy of most airlines was for the pilot to comply with hijackers' demands in the hope of a peaceful outcome.
		An Indian Airlines plane carrying 111 passengers and a crew of six was hijacked by five Sikh militants carrying knives and swords.
		Seven young Sikh hijackers demanded an Indian Airlines jetliner on a domestic flight be flown to the United States.
	www.americandefenseforces.com /hijackings.htm (0 words)

	CNN - Honeymooners capture dramatic images of Ethiopian jet crash - Nov. 26, 1996
		Ethiopian investigators have concluded that two men in the custody of Comoro Island police are not the hijackers responsible for the crash, but police have refused to release the men, pending their own probe.
		Ethiopian Police Commissioner Guetachew Assefa said Tuesday that the three hijackers were among the 127 people who died when the Boeing 767 jet ran out of fuel.
		The Ethiopian state radio said Tuesday morning that the two men in custody were from Djibouti and Kenya, while the three hijackers were Ethiopian.
	cnn.com /WORLD/9611/26/comoros.crash/index1.html (438 words)

	+Cockle Lyons ++Cockle loves you
		Ethiopian Airlines is the national airline of Ethiopia.
		Ethiopian Airlines was founded on December 30, 1945 with assistance from TWA.
		Although it relied on American pilots and technicians at the beginning, by its 25th anniversary in 1971, Ethiopian Airlines was managed and fully staffed by Ethiopian personnel.
	www.freewebs.com /cathal_the_ethiopian/flycocklesairline.htm (582 words)

	Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961
		Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was a flight that flew on a Addis Ababa-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi-Brazzaville-Lagos Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos-Abidjan route.
		When the Boeing 767-200ER on the flight entered Kenyan airspace on 23 November, 1996, three men hijacked the airplane and demanded that the plane be flown to Australia.
		The hijackers beat the flight crew as the plane came closer to the water, causing it to bank left.
	www.teachersparadise.com /ency/en/wikipedia/e/et/ethiopian_airlines_flight_961.html (192 words)

	Boeing 767 - Article about Boeing 767
		The flight decks of the Boeing 757 and 767 are very similar and as a result - after a short conversion course - pilots rated in the 757 are also qualified to fly the 767 and vice versa.
		United Airlines Flight 175, a 767-222, crashed into the south tower, with the loss of all 65 on board.
		Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961: On November 23, 1996, Ethiopian Airlines flight 961 was hijacked, ran out of fuel, and crashed in the Indian Ocean near Comoros.
	yawiki.org /proc/Boeing_767 (1579 words)

	Ethiopian airlines
		Ethiopian Airlines was the first to bring jet service to the African...
		Ethiopian Airlines is set to begin service to Juba, Sudan effective November 16.
		At present, Ethiopian Airlines is providing three weekly passenger services between Hong Kong and Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia.
	dipoblog.ifrance.com /ethiopian_airlines.html (1116 words)

	Last minute flight
		Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was hijacked on November 23, 1996 en route from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Nairobi, Kenya by three Ethiopians seeking political asylum.
		The men threatened to blow up the plane with a bomb, announcing over the intercom that they were opponents of the Ethiopian government seeking political asylum, having recently been released from prison.
		Both the captain and co-pilot of the flight have received aviation awards, and both continue to fly for Ethiopian Airlines.
	www.freewebs.com /cheap-travel/last-minute-flight (549 words)

	AirDisaster.Com: Special Reports
		In command of this flight was Captain Masami Takahama, 49 who was a training Captain, had been with the company 19 years, and had some 12,500 hours behind him.
		About seven minutes into the flight, while climbing through 15,000ft, the crew was alerted by aural and visual indicators that there was smoke in the aft cargo compartment.
		Cleared for ascent to flight level 230, the wide-bodied jet airliner was observed on radar as it assumed a north-north-westerly direction.
	www.airdisaster.com /special (0 words)

	Boeing 767 information - Search.com
		The flight decks of the Boeing 757 and 767 are very similar and as a result, pilots rated in the 757 are also qualified to fly the 767 and vice versa.
		United Airlines Flight 175, a 767-222, crashed into the south tower, with the loss of all 65 on board.
		Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961: On November 23, 1996, Ethiopian Airlines flight 961 was hijacked, ran out of fuel, and crashed in the Indian Ocean near Comoros.
	domainhelp.search.com /reference/Boeing_767 (1203 words)

	Turkish hijackers with message for pope surrender to Italian police
		Cooper hijacks Northwest Orient Airlines flight 305 and obtains $200,000 ransom for the release of the plane's passengers.
		A lone hijacker armed with a.22 sawn-off rifle and a knife in flight on Ansett Airlines flight 232 from Adelaide to Alice Springs with 28 passengers and a crew of 4.
		American Airlines Flight 77 was used in a similar fashion at the Pentagon, in Washington, D.C., which caused the destruction of the portion of that building hit.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1712999/posts (6150 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Ethiopian Airlines
		The Airline provided service to the Eritrean capital of Asmara for many years until a civil war erupted between the two countries in 1998.
		The flight was on its first leg, on an Addis Ababa, Ethiopia-Nairobi, Kenya-Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo-Lagos, Nigeria-Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire route.
		In February 2005 Ethiopian Airlines signed a preliminary agreement to buy up to 10 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft (5 firm orders and 5 options).
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Ethiopian_Airlines (570 words)

	FlightAware > Discussions :: View topic - An honest in-flight announcement?
		On most flights a few mobile phones are left on by mistake, so if they were really dangerous we would not allow them on board at all, if you think about it.
		After take-off, the most dangerous part of the flight, the captain will say a few words that will either be so quiet that you will not be able to hear them, or so loud that they could wake the dead.
		Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 (B767) and Kenya Airways Flight 431 (A310) both had survivors after water ditchings/crashes.
	discussions.flightaware.com /viewtopic.php?p=15564 (958 words)

	Ethiopian Airlines (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Airline provided service to the Eritrean capital of Asmara for many years until a civil war erupted between the two countries in 1998.
		The airline calls its frequent flyer program "Sheba Miles" in reference to the legendary Queen of Sheba.
		The flight was on its first leg, on an Addis Ababa, Ethiopia-Nairobi, Kenya-Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo-Lagos, Nigeria-Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire route.
	www.webnote.info /en/Ethiopian_Airlines.htm (629 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961
		Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was hijacked on November 23, 1996 en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, by three Ethiopians seeking political asylum.
		According to a special report by AirDisaster.com, "One of the men ran down the aisle toward the cockpit shouting statements that could not be understood, and his two accomplices followed soon after." The report described the men as "young (mid-twenties), inexperienced, psychologically fragile, and intoxicated."
		The captain of the flight, Leul Abate, and the co-pilot, Yonas Mekuria, were among the survivors.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Ethiopian_Airlines_Flight_961 (659 words)

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		The flight decks of the Boeing 757 and 767 are very similar and as a result, after a short conversion course, pilots rated in the 757 are also qualified to fly the 767 and vice versa.
		Lauda Air Flight 004: On May 26, 1991, Lauda Air flight 004 crashed following the in-flight deployment of the left engine reverser.
		Gimli Glider: On July 23, 1983, Air Canada flight 143 ran out of fuel in flight and had to glide to an emergency landing.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Boeing_767 (1931 words)

	Ethiopian Airline
		Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was a flight that flew on a Addis Ababa-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi-Brazzaville-Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos-Abidjan route.
		When ET-AIZ, the Boeing 767-260ER on the flight entered Kenyan airspace on 23 November, 1996, three men hijacked the airplane and demanded that the plane be flown to Australia.
		The hijackers beat the flight crew as the plane came closer to the water, causing it to bank left.
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/57/ethiopian-airline.html (779 words)

	Ethiopian Airlines
		Ethiopian Airlines, Boeing and Pratt and Whitney, announced the signing of the definitive purchase agreement for 12 new Boeing Aircraft at a ceremony held at Sheraton Addis last Tuesday.
		Ethiopian Airlines flies more than a million passengers a year, serving most cities in Ethiopia, as well as more than 40 international destinations.
		Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was hijacked on November 23, 1996 en route from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia...
	newblock.newcyberstar.org /ethiopian-airlines.html (584 words)

	National Geographic Channel (Site not responding. Last check: )
		As of Nov 2005, the longest non-stop passenger airline flight ever was flown from Hong Kong to London, lasting 12,500 miles (over 20,000 km) and 23 hours, landing 25 minutes ahead of schedule.
		The first flight attendant was Ellen Church, a registered nurse from Iowa, who began work as a “skygirl” on May 15th, 1930 for Boeing Air Transport – predecessor to United Airlines – on the route between Oakland and Chicago.
		Church had applied for the position of pilot but was instead hired to carry out her suggestion of having nurses on flights to combat public fear of flying.
	www.ngcasia.com /explore/facts.aspx?id_microsite=2 (1193 words)

	IsraelFaxx.com newsletter: 6fax1125.txt
		French doctors vacationing at the nearby Galawa Beach hotel joined the rescue operation, and one of the hotel's conference rooms was reportedly used as a makeshift morgue, while survivors, many in critical condition, were sent to local hospitals.
		The Ethiopian pilot and co-pilot who survived the crash, identified two of the hijackers among those rescued, and they were arrested.
		A spokesman says it is too early to determine how many Americans were on board Flight 961 or their identity.
	www.israelfaxx.com /webarchive/1996/11/6fax1125.html (856 words)

	Yu Ding Sheng [Leo Mozart= Leonardo da Vinci+Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]: Boeing 767 ...
		The flight decks of the Boeing 757 and 767 are very similar and as a result - after a short conversion course - pilots rated in the 757 are also qualified to fly the 767 and vice versa.
		flight 143 ran out of fuel in flight and had to glide to an emergency landing.
		American Airlines is retrofitting their 767-300s with the Signature Interior on the Business Class and front economy class sections of the aircraft.
	leomozart.spaces.live.com /Blog/cns!99562313564EF4CA!988.entry (1449 words)

	myESAi \| ESAi: Video of 1996 Ethiopian Airlines Crash - The Ethiopian Students Association, international
		Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was a flight that flew on an Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Nairobi, Kenya - Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo - Lagos, Nigeria - Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire route.
		When ET-AIZ, the Boeing 767-260ER operating the flight, entered Kenyan airspace on 23 November 1996, three men hijacked the airplane and demanded that the plane be flown to Australia.
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	www.esai.org /myESAi/viewtopic-t-7866.html (2003 words)

	Bill & Grace Harding - Serving the Kingdom from Charlotte, NC
		Andy Meakins was on the Ethiopian Airlines flight 961 that was hijacked and crashed near the Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean.
		That is the same flight our children take to their school, Rift Valley Academy.
		After Bill had taught principles of church planting at a recent three week seminar for Ethiopian cross culture missionaries, these men and women were sent to the field for three months of practical experience.
	www.hardings.org /december96.htm (664 words)

	How Ethiopian Airlines Win Friends and Influences People
		This timely gift was a deluxe coffee table edition of "Bringing Africa Together," a book that tells the story of humble beginnings, followed by the rise of Ethiopian Airlines to world status, through decades of trials and tribulations, peace and war.
		The addition of direct flights to Addis Ababa from Washington, DC and New York/ Newark, is the latest feather in the airline's cap.
		From what myself and colleagues have experienced in my first return flight, I am sure that Ethiopian Airlines will continue to influence people and win friends for generations to come.
	www.africa-ata.org /ethiopian_air.htm (503 words)

	Why don't you believe 9-11 was an inside job? - Unexplained Mysteries Discussion Forums
		It should be as simple as an exchange of faxes or emails between the media and either the airline involved or one of the relevant authorities to which the airline has released the information.
		But the only credible, official source for such information is the airline passenger list, and the only credible source for obtaining this information is the airline itself, or authorities and media to which the airline makes it available.
		Surely American Airlines, the FAA or the FBI would be the most reliable sources of who was co-piloting the plane.
	www.unexplained-mysteries.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=43843&st=150 (5081 words)

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		Jennifer Prochaska, a flight attendant with Miami Airlines, was one of the attendants riding along for two days of intensive instruction.
		But Prochaska, a veteran flight attendant, said she knew the concept of ditching a plane is far from fun -- and she knew what would come next.
		According to McDown, many of those who drowned on Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 were unable to swim out of the fuselage because they inflated their vest too soon and couldn't squeeze through the tight space.
	www.officer.com /news/IBS/koco/news-2739699.html (1874 words)

	Crash Aircraft Video of Boeing 767 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		According to a special report by AirDisaster.com, "One of the men ran down the aisle toward the cockpit shouting statements that could not be understood, and his two accomplices followed soon after." The report described the men as "young (mid-twenties), inexperienced, psychologically fragile, and intoxicated."[1]
		The crash claimed the lives of 123 of the 175 passengers and crew members.
		The captain of the flight, Leul Abate, and the co-pilot, Yonas Merkuria, were among the survivors.
	www.aircraftguru.com /aircraft-videos/show-aircraft-videos.php?v_id=83 (598 words)

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