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	South African Airways - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The airline resumed flights to New York City's JFK International Airport for the first time since the United States imposed economic sanctions on South Africa in 1986, and South African's planes were able to fly for the first time over Egypt and Sudan.
		South African's participation in the Star Alliance caused tension between the airlines as it is a major competitor of Delta's SkyTeam Alliance.
		South African Airways feel that this incident has proven that their security on board is adequate and capable of handling such unexpected occurrences and that they are well prepared for handling any incidents which may occur during the World Cup 2010.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_African_Airways (1912 words)

	South African Airways Flight 295 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		South African Airways Flight 295 was a commercial flight which suffered a catastrophic fire and crashed on November 28, 1987.
		Flight 295, a Boeing B-747-244B Combi, registered ZS-SAS, called the Helderberg and flying the colors of South African Airways, took off from Chiang Kai Shek International Airport near Taipei, Taiwan, on a flight to Johannesburg via Mauritius.
		The result was that the South African Department of Transport conducted a review of all the evidence and new developments.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_African_Airways_Flight_295 (386 words)

	More Info on south african airways - - south africa airways - - southafrican airways
		The airline resumed flights to New York for the first time since the United States imposed economic sanctions on South Africa in 1986, and South African's planes were able to fly for the first time over Egypt and Sudan.
		South African's participation in the Star Alliance caused tension between the airlines as it is a major competetor of Delta's Sky Team Alliance.
		South African Express Airways is extending its route network to include travel between Cape Town and Maputo as part of the airline's long-term strategy to create vital connections between local and regional destinations.
	www.usgovernetics.com /Smo-to-Spa/south_african_airways.php (2308 words)

	Us Airways Flight
		Flight 5390 on June 10, 1990 almost ended in disaster, but became famous instead for the unusual circumstances in which the flight was able to perform an emergency landing.
		The word airway is also used sometimes to mean an airliner flight route, and thus the word "Airways" often occurs in names of companies who run airliners.'' The airways are those parts of the respiratory system through which air flows between the external environment and the alveoli.
		X Airways T.O. Inc, usually referred to as X Airways, is expected to be classified as an indirect air carrier by the United States DOT and not as an airline since all of its flights are planned to be operated by sub-service airlines on their behalf and in X Airways aircraft paint colour scheme.
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/210/us-airways-flight.html (1496 words)

	Boeing 747 - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		A three-engine airliner burns significantly less fuel per flight than a four-engine, and with airlines trying to lower costs, fuel efficiency was an important issue that would return to haunt Boeing in the 1970s.
		During the flight certification period, Boeing built a bizarre training device known as "Waddell's Wagon" (named after the 747 test pilot, Jack Waddell) which consisted of a mock-up cockpit mounted on the roof of a truck.
		As the first A380 prototypes edged ever closer to their first flight, this was evidence that the company was prepared to challenge to Airbus.
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	Boeing 747 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The flight was supposed to occur on January 21, but engine overheating made the original plane unusable and it had to be substituted, creating a more than 6-hour delay.
		South African Airways operated six 747-SP44 aircraft on flights from Johannesburg to London, during the apartheid years, when that airline's aircraft were not allowed to fly over African countries and had to fly around the Bulge of Africa.
		TWA Flight 800, a 747-100 that exploded mid-air on July 17, 1996, led to the Federal Aviation Administration proposing a rule requiring the installation of an inerting system in the center fuel tank for most large aircraft.
	www.zdnet.co.za /b/o/e/Boeing_747.html (5906 words)

	South African Airways Air Fares - African Safaris - Travel in Southern Africa
		South African Airways also offer add-on fares at competative rates from other US cites to enable passengers to connect to their service from New York or Washington.
		Offer is only valid on selected South African Airways flights to Durban or Cape Town or Port Elizabeth or George or East London or Livingstone of Victoria Falls or Windhoek.
		Offer is only valid with "TravelSpark Special South African Fares" from the USA and is not valid with fares purchased from other sources or fares with other airlines.
	www.travelspark.com /South_African_Airways_Air_Fares (435 words)

	British Airways Flight Arrivals
		British Airways Ltd was not really a competitor to the better known Imperial Airways which flew to far-flung parts of the British Empire, enjoyed state subsidy, and used British-built aircraft, often antiquated.
		The British Airways name was to re-appear 35 years later when BOAC was re-merged with its 1946 spin-off British European Airways.
		The airline was established on 31 March 2002 from the merger of British Airways subsidiaries Brymon Airways and British Regional Airlines (acquired by BA in 2001).
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/25/british-airways-flight-arrivals.html (2056 words)

	NOVA Online \| Vanished! \| Mysterious Plane Crashes
		In the nearly 100 years since Orville Wright's first shaky, 12-second aircraft flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, airplane travel has become a way of life, allowing millions of people each day to zigzag from coast to coast and continent to continent at greater speeds and higher levels of comfort and safety than ever before.
		Shortly after the pilot of South Africa Airways Flight 295 reported the presence of smoke in the cabin, he declared an emergency, radioing "Now we have lost a lot of electrics.
		The crash of U.S. Air flight 427 near Aliquippa, Pennsylvania is one of the worst U.S. airline disasters still assigned to the unexplained category.
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	Boeing 747 - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
		Since the A380's first flight has already happened, the 747 is no longer the Queen of the Skies.
		The four-engine 747, produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, uses a two-deck configuration, where the small upper deck is usually used for business-class passengers.
		(American later used its 747SP's for services to Tokyo.) The 747SP was also used by South African Airways on flights from Johannesburg to London, during the Apartheid years, when aircraft were not allowed to fly over African countries and had to fly around the Bulge of Africa.
	www.factbug.org /cgi-bin/a.cgi?a=4614 (3122 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : 1987 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		August 16 - A McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carrying Northwest Airlines flight 255 crashes on takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport killing all but one of the 156 people on-board (sole survivor was four-year old Cecelia Cichan).
		Wednesday-Friday, October 14-October 16 - The US is caught up in a drama that unfolds on television as a young child, Jessica McClure, falls down a well and is later rescued.
		December 7 - PSA Flight 1771 crashes near Paso Robles, California, killing all 43 on board, after a disgruntled passenger shoots his ex-boss on the flight, then shoots both pilots and himself.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /1987 (1922 words)

	On the November 27th 1987, a South African Airways Boeing 747 (flight SA 295) left Taipei en route to Johannesburg via ...
		On the November 27th 1987, a South African Airways Boeing 747 (flight SA 295) left Taipei en route to Johannesburg via Mauriti
		November 1987, a South African Airways Boeing 747 (flight SA 295) left Taipei en route to Johannesburg via Mauritius.
		Whatever the Ministers decision the Helderberg tragedy will not be forgotten until those guilty have been identified and punished to the full extent of the law.
	www.iasa.com.au /folders/Safety_Issues/others/helderberg/one.html (601 words)

	UTG: South African Tapestry
		Depart the USA on the overnight South African Airways flight to Cape Town.
		You might also want to visit Khaya Lendaba, and African Arts and Culture Village where you gain insight to the traditions and art of various African cultures.
		Walks are tailored to the fitness of participants and offer a unique perspective of the eco-systems of the area and of the other elements of the bush, such as insect life, plant and tree life and how they all play an important role in the delicate balance of nature.
	www.unitedtravelgroup.com /southafrica/stories/tours.php?id=73 (995 words)

	Dervla Murphy oddd.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		It lies in the Atlantic Ocean and it is composed of the Republic of Ireland (officially, Ireland), which covers five sixths of the island (south, east, west and north-west), and Northern Ireland; part of the United Kingdom, which covers the northeastern sixth of the island.
		The Irish rugby team includes players from north and south, and the Irish Rugby Football Union governs the sport on both sides of the border.
		Nowadays the main bus companies are Bus Éireann in the South and Ulsterbus in the North, with Dublin Bus serving the needs of greater Dublin.
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	ASN Aircraft accident description Boeing 747-244B ZS-SAS - Mauritius [Indian Ocean]
		South African flight 295 took off from Taipei at 14:23, carrying 159 occupants and 6 pallets of cargo in the main deck cargo hold.
		PROBALE CAUSE: Fire of an unknown origin had possibly: 1) incapacitated the crew; 2) caused disorientation of the crew due to thick smoke; 3) caused crew distraction; 4) weakened the aircraft structure, causing an in-flight break-up.; 5) burned through several control cables; 6) caused loss of control due to deformation of the aircraft fuselage.
		This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident.
	aviation-safety.net /database/record.php?id=19871128-0 (238 words)

	Brujula.Net - Your Latin Stating Point (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		American soap operas that had resisted going to pre-taped broadcasts, aired their last live episodes.
		DC-10 carrying Air New Zealand Flight 901 crashes into Mount Erebus on a sightseeing trip, killing all 257 people on board.
		South African Airways flight 295 crashes into the Indian Ocean, killing all 159 people on-board.
	www.brujula.net /english/wiki/November_28.html (724 words)

	Longest flight by burning plane - Page 2 - PPRuNe Forums
		I suppose the duration of their flight once the fire starts depends on their height at the time...
		I had used to have a copy of the Margo report on the Springbok 295 accident, the CVR indicates that the crew may have attempted to aleviate the smoke problem by opening one or more of the ac doors.
		Also the fire that eventually brought the aircraft down was actually a re-ignition of a fire much earlier in the flight, this is where it gets complicated....none of this is mentioned in the report.
	www.pprune.org /forums/showthread.php?p=2347467 (3104 words)

	TIME.com: World Notes DISASTERS -- Dec. 7, 1987 -- Page 1
		South African Airways Flight 295, bound for Johannesburg from Taipei, was ten minutes away from its scheduled landing on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius for refueling when the pilot radioed the control tower saying there was smoke in the cabin.
		For more than twelve hours, the jumbo jet was missing, eluding a massive air and sea search by French, U.S. and South African authorities.
		When an SAA rescue plane finally located the wreckage about 175 miles northeast of Mauritius late last week, there was no sign that any of the 140 passengers and 19 crew members had survived.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,966158,00.html (380 words)

	1729 dgun.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Mississippi Territory was organized on April 7, 1798, from territory ceded by Georgia and South Carolina; it was later twice expanded to include disputed territory claimed by both the U.S. and Spain.
		Under the terms of Reconstruction, Mississippi was readmitted to the Union on February 23, 1870.
		Mississippi was considered to typify the Deep South during the era of Jim Crow.
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	Civil Aviation Organization : Islamic Republic of Iran , Flights Status , timetable (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Call 199 and enter your mobile phone number and flight number and you will receive complete flight information including departure and arrival time, delays and many other related information on your mobile phone.
		Or by entering your flight number and mobile phone number into Iran Civil Aviation Organization internet siteWWW.CAO.IR receive complete flight information via SMS.
		The Boeing 747, also popularly known as the jumbo jet, is the largest passenger airliner yet built (though the under-construction Airbus A380 will be larger).
	www.cao.ir /english/aircraft/c001.asp (847 words)

	cvr 871128 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The fire caused incapacitation and disorientation of the crew, in-flight break-up and loss of control of the aircraft.
		CA: Er, good morning, we have, er, a smoke problem and we are doing an emergency descent to level one five, er, one four zero.
		MA: Eh, roger, you are clear to descend immediately to flight level one four zero.
	www.planecrashinfo.com /cvr871128.htm (290 words)

	List of wars and disasters by death toll - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		198 - Subway arson (Daegu, South Korea, 2003)
		189 - Subway arson (Daegu, South Korea, 2003)
		121 - Helios Airways Flight 522 (Greece, 2005)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Death_toll (3588 words)

	November 28 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		1520 - After navigating through the South American strait, three ships under the command of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan reach the Pacific Ocean, becoming the first Europeans to sail from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific.
		1965 - Vietnam War: In response to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson's call for "more flags" in Vietnam, Philippines President Elect Ferdinand Marcos announces he will send troops to help fight in South Vietnam.
		1987 - South African Airways flight 295 crashes into the Indian Ocean, killing all 159 people on-board.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/November_28 (1664 words)

	The Black Box: All-New Cockpit Voice Recorder Accounts of In-Flight Accidents (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Transcripts of the conversations of commercial pilots and their crews document fatal and nonfatal aircraft accidents and are accompanied by a summary of the outcome of each incident
		Indian Ocean Descent--November 18, 1987 South African Airways Flight 295
		Cheju Island Airport, South Korea--August 10, 1994 Korean Air Flight 2033
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	Destinations of Discovery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Depart for South Africa on South African Airways flight to Cape Town.
		Met on arrival and transfer to your hotel.
		After breakfast transfer to the airport for your flight to Johannesburg to connect your flight to USA.
	www.somaksafaris.com /sensational.htm (350 words)

	annie not ann : Deaths caused by humansWar and military
		50,000,000–60,000,000 - African and Atlantic slave trade (16th - 19th century)
		1,000 - Hong Kong (South China Sea, March 18, 1921)
		105 - mine elevator failure, (South Africa, 1995)
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