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	Pan American World Airways - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pan American World Airways, commonly known as Pan Am, was the principal international airline of the United States from the 1930s until its collapse in 1991.
		However, during World War II most of the Clippers were pressed into the military, with Pan Am flight crews operating the aircraft under contract.
		The Clipper Victor, operating as a charter flight from Los Angeles to Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, was diverted to Tenerife due to a bomb scare at Las Palmas.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pan_American_World_Airways (4920 words)

	Kenya Airways Flight 431 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kenya Airways Flight 431 on January 30, 2000 crashed into the sea at 21:09:24 GMT, shortly after takeoff from Abidjan.
		The flight originated in Nairobi and was meant to stop over in Lagos but flew directly to Abidjan because of weather conditions over Lagos.
		After a three-hour layover, the Kenya Airways Flight 431 took off at 21:08 GMT and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the Côte d'Ivoire one minute later.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kenya_Airways_Flight_431 (285 words)

	News -- Why we operated special flight to evacuate U.S.-bound stranded passengers - World Airways
		World Airways operated this flight without payment from the passengers on board, or from Ritetime Aviation and Travel Services, Inc. World Airways flew this flight, as it was the proper thing to do.
		"World Airways' sole responsibility is to provide you, the passenger, with an enjoyable in-flight experience, which is safe, reliable, and on time", the airline said in a statement.
		It would be recalled that direct flights between Lagos and some American cities under the World Airways/Ritetime Aviation arrangement recently suffered a severe jolt resulting in a situation where Nigerians who visited home for the Christmas festivities were stranded for several weeks and could not return to their American base.
	odili.net /news/source/2004/jan/30/232.html (435 words)

	WORLD AIRWAYS UNVEILS VINTAGE LIVERY FOR COMMEMORATIVE FLIGHT TO VIETNAM
		The 1975 World Airways flight, which took off against the wishes of government authorities, triggered a national effort during the entire month of April 1975 that ultimately brought more than 3,000 orphans to families in the United States.
		Some of World’s former pilots, flight attendants and ground staff involved in the original flight with then-president Ed Daly in 1975 also will be guests on the commemorative trip.
		World Airways, a wholly owned subsidiary of World Air Holdings, Inc., (NASDAQ:WLDA), is a U.S.-certificated air carrier providing customized transportation services for major international cargo and passenger carriers, the United States military, and international leisure tour operators.
	www.worldair.com /news/20050602.html (376 words)

	World Airways, Inc. :: World Airways to Host Flight to Vietnam, Commemorating 30th Anniversary of 'Operation Babylift' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		World Airways contacted 20 of those children, now adults, who were adopted by U.S. families 30 years ago, and invited them for this special trip aboard one of World's modern MD-11 wide-body passenger aircraft, specially painted with the company's former red and white design and logo from 1975.
		Some of the invited adoptees were on that historic World flight April 2, or were on one of two additional voluntary flights World operated that month.
		World Airways, a wholly owned subsidiary of World Air Holdings, Inc., is a U.S.-certificated air carrier providing customized transportation services for major international cargo and passenger carriers, the United States military, and international leisure tour operators.
	sev.prnewswire.com /airlines-aviation/20050402/NYF04301042005-1.html (561 words)

	World Air Holdings, Inc. :: World Airways Departs California for Vietnam on Special Flight as Part of 'Operation ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Thirty years ago, World Airways airlifted 57 orphans from Saigon and brought them to the United States to be adopted by American families.
		World Airways contacted 21 of those children, now adults, and invited them for this special trip aboard one of World's modern MD-11 wide-body passenger aircraft, specially painted with the company's former red and white design and logo from 1975.
		World Airways pilots Ken Healy and Bill Keating, who flew the original flight out of Saigon under dangerous conditions, and other members of the original crew and several ground support employees are taking part in the special trip.
	sev.prnewswire.com /airlines-aviation/20050613/NYM06213062005-1.html (366 words)

	Association of Flight Attendants-CWA
		Based on that agreement, almost 2,500 flight attendants retired before the July 1 deadline, only to find out just six months later that United intends to implement changes that will force retirees to pay hundreds of dollars more per month of their fixed, modest pensions just to continue health insurance.
		Flight attendants and retirees were also on Capitol Hill earlier this month informing legislators about United’s bait and switch tactics.
		Flight attendants have asked the bankruptcy court to appoint an examiner to investigate United Airlines’ scheme to intentionally mislead thousands of flight attendants into ending their careers and retiring early, defrauding them out of their retirement benefits.
	www.afanet.org /afa/default.asp?id=376 (425 words)

	WORLD AIRWAYS: STRANDED PASSENGERS - CLASS ACTION
		Seperately,the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) has found that World Airway Inc.(Nasdaq: WLDAE) violated United States law when it stranded passengers in the United States and Nigeria in January of 2004 and has imposed a fine of $350,000 on World Airways.
		World Airways consented to these findings and the $350,000 fine in a consent order it entered into with the DOT.
		Judge Dearie issued an order to World Airways to appear in court on March 10, 2004 and show cause “why a preliminary injunction should not be issued pursuant to Rule 65 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure enjoining World Airways, Inc. to convey Plaintiff Mabel Inim to Lagos, immediately”.
	www.waclassaction.com (875 words)

	Airliners.net Articles: The Might-Have-Beens: Convair 880 and 990
		Convair was keenly interested in remaining a supplier to the world’s airlines as the demand for its Model 440 short-range piston airliner began to slow in the mid-1950s.
		Flight tests soon revealed a control problem related to turbulence generated at the inboard engine pylons that impacted elevator effectiveness at the aircraft’s tail.
		Flight testing with the first 990 resumed in late April 1961 and while the control problem and engine vibrations were remedied, it became clear to Convair that the plane could not meet its promised speed without an unacceptable rate of fuel burn, thereby missing the payload/range promises that had also been made.
	www.airliners.net /articles/read.main?id=67 (2646 words)

	Association of Flight Attendants - CWA
		CHICAGO — United Airlines flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants, AFL-CIO, are continuing their official strike preparations as the union's CHAOS Strike Coordinators, from bases around the world, are meeting in Chicago.
		The group of more than 30 flight attendants, clad in CHAOS green, will be holding a walkabout and "eat-in" on Friday, June 8 at O'Hare Airport, terminal C from 12:15 until 1:15 p.m.
		United representatives have maintained that they are pushing ahead with the merger with US Airways even though management has failed to secure a waiver to job security language in the flight attendant contract.
	www.afanet.org /default.asp?id=314 (163 words)

	CNN.com Specials
		Betty Ong, 45, was a flight attendant from Andover, Massachusetts.
		Dianne Snyder, 42, was a flight attendant from Westport, Massachusetts.
		Madeline Sweeney, 35, was a flight attendant from Acton, Massachusetts.
	edition.cnn.com /SPECIALS/2001/trade.center/victims/AA11.victims.html (1772 words)

	World Airways Returns to Vietnam
		In April of this year, World Airways announced that it would commemorate the historic airlift that the company made 30 years ago with a special flight that would return 21 of the former orphans for a visit to the country of their birth.
		World Airways flight attendants Carol Shabata (standing) and Valerie Witherspoon (kneeling) play with the Vietnamese orphans on the historic evacuation flight on April 2, 1975.
		The management at World Airways is to be commended for having the resources and inclination to pay homage to their airline's heritage, particularly being in an industry where survival is the full-time focus.
	www.vietnambabylift.org /World_Airways.html (4132 words)

	[Vnbiz] World Airways to Host Flight to Vietnam, Commemorating 30th Anniversary of 'Operation Babylift'
		(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050401/NYF043) "The historic World Airways flight from Tan Son Nhut Air Base on April 2, 1975, epitomized the courage and determination of the company's employees and its leadership," said Randy Martinez, World's president and chief executive officer.
		That dramatic effort epitomized the humanitarian culture World Airways has continued to foster over the years." World Airways, a wholly owned subsidiary of World Air Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: WLDA), is a U.S.-certificated air carrier providing customized transportation services for major international cargo and passenger carriers, the United States military, and international leisure tour operators.
		SOURCE World Airways, Inc. Steve Forsyth of World Airways, Inc., +1-770-632-8322; or Scott Warner of Qorvis Communications, +1-703-744-7824, for World Airways, Inc. http://www.prnewswire.com Copyright (C) 2005 PR Newswire.
	www.saigon.com /pipermail/vnbiz/2005-April/006385.html (509 words)

	WORLD AIRWAYS FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REJECT LABOR CONTRACT PROPOSAL
		Peachtree City, GA — December 30, 2002 — World Airways (NASDAQ:WLDAC) today announced that it was notified in the late afternoon on Friday, December 27, 2002, that its flight attendants, represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (Local 210), had rejected the contract proposal that was put out for a vote on November 27, 2002.
		The collective bargaining agreement with the flight attendants became amendable on July 1, 2000.
		Hollis Harris, chairman and chief executive officer of World Airways, said, “We are disappointed in the outcome of this vote.
	www.worldair.com /news/20021230.html (322 words)

	In-Flight Entertainment
		in-flight entertainment for passenger enjoyment was not the prime motivation of the earliest air-borne presentations.
		As a matter of record, the term "in-flight media event" is a much more accurate label to describe the purpose of the first onboard entertainment efforts.
		The press was invited, flash bulbs popped, and newspapers and magazines throughout the world held their readers in rapt fascination with news of these events in the sky.
	oldbeacon.com /beacon/inflight.htm (703 words)

	World Airways Unveils Vintage Livery for Commemorative Flight to Vietnam
		World Airways has unveiled a specially painted MD-11 wide-body aircraft in 1975 livery to fly a commemorative trip to Vietnam in June in honor of the original 1975 "Operation Babylift" that airlifted Vietnamese orphans to the U.S. (PRNewsFoto)
		(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050601/CLW110) The 1975 World Airways flight, which took off against the wishes of government authorities, triggered a national effort during the entire month of April 1975 that ultimately brought more than 3,000 orphans to families in the United States.
		World Airways, a wholly owned subsidiary of World Air Holdings, Inc., (Nasdaq: WLDA), is a U.S.-certificated air carrier providing customized transportation services for major international cargo and passenger carriers, the United States military, and international leisure tour operators.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-01-2005/0003769786&EDATE= (434 words)

	World Airways reveals livery for commemoration flight Airline Industry Information - Find Articles
		World Airways has revealed a specially painted MD-11 wide-body aircraft that will be used to fly a group of former Vietnamese orphans to Vietnam.
		The aircraft has been painted to resemble the livery of the World Airways DC-8 cargo aircraft that launched Operation Babylift by flying 57 Vietnamese orphans to the US at the end of the war in Vietnam, the airline said.
		World Airways said that the flight will depart from Atlanta on 12 June 2005 for a two-day visit to Ho Chi Minh City, with a special dinner at the Unification Palace.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0CWU/is_2005_June_2/ai_n13794020 (221 words)

	World Airways Flight Attendants Seek Strike Release from NMB
		The nearly 500 flight attendants, who have been seeking a fair contract for more than 30 months, voted to strike by an 280—39 margin.
		The flight attendants at World Airways negotiated their first contract with the Teamsters Union in 1967, and now have the leading contract in the charter industry.
		All of the World Airways flight attendants are members of Teamsters Local 210 in New York, New York.
	www.teamster.org /02news/nr_021227_1.htm (409 words)

	USATODAY.com - Travel - News - Last Air France Concorde flight lands in New York (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		ROISSY, France (AP) — Passengers dined on caviar and foie gras Friday as the Concorde, the world's fastest and most luxurious passenger jet, flew from Paris to New York for the last time.
		The only other airline to offer the Concorde is British Airways, which flies the aircraft between London and New York.
		Flying fears after the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, took a toll on airlines around the world, making it harder to keep the fancy flying machine in service.
	www.usatoday.com /travel/news/2003/05/30-concorde.htm (525 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Europe / British Airways cancels Saudi flight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		British Airways has canceled its Saturday flight from London's Heathrow Airport to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on security advice from the British government, airline officials said.
		It was the fourth time in as many days that the airline has canceled flights from Britain on security grounds and the second time a flight to Riyadh has been affected; Wednesday's flight to the Saudi Arabian city was similarly grounded.
		BA's afternoon flight to Washington's Dulles airport was also canceled Friday for the second straight day.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2004/01/02/british_airways_cancels_flight_to_dc (324 words)

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		US Airways chairman David Bronner said the $300 million in annual savings was a "good number from the pilots" that should be enough to avoid liquidation if combined with cuts from other labor groups and gains in productivity.
		US Airways has said it needs a cost structure in line with those at low-fare carriers such as JetBlue Airways Corp. and America West Holdings Corp. if it is to successfully compete.
		Still in negotiations are US Airways' flight attendants, machinists and members of the Communications Workers of America.
	www.ksdk.com /printfullstory.aspx?storyid=67614 (568 words)

	Signs of the Times Forum / LetsRoll911.org Article - Flight 93 Shot Down
		This, then, is the legend of United Airways Flight 93, one that has been vigorously promoted in a stream of books and films, most recently in the £9.6 million Hollywood movie United 93.
		In other air crashes, information from the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder - the fl box recorders - were dealt with in an open manner, with crash investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board discussing the progress of their inquiries with reporters.
		At the crux of the legend of Flight 93 are the phones calls passengers are said to have made to their loved ones after the hijackers took control.
	signs-of-the-times.org /signs/forum/viewtopic.php?id=1323 (4827 words)

	World Airways News
		World Airways, a wholly owned subsidiary of World Air Holdings, Inc., has received its fifth consecutive Federal Aviation Administration Diamond Award for outstanding participation in aircraft maintenance...
		For the third year in a row, World Airways will provide air transportation for the Jacksonville Jaguars during the 2006 NFL season.
		World Airways suspended all its normal commercial flights that would have been subject to strikes by the Teamster pilots, after the pilots selectively struck a number of flights on Saturday and Sunday.
	www.topix.net /com/wlda?scoring=r (654 words)

	Pan American World Airways Encyclopedia Article @ LaunchBase.com (Launch Base) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Pan Am, now operating with the Carnival certificate, quickly resumed limited charter operations while new owner Guilford Transportation Industries acquired certain assets of the bankrupt companies after court approval.
		As a result of the disaster, lightning discharge wicks were installed on all commercial airliners.
		With 189 of the victims' being American citizens, the bombing was the worst terrorist attack against the United States until September 11, 2001.
	www.launchbase.com /encyclopedia/Pan_American_World_Airways (4662 words)

	Concorde SST Tribute - Fly Away Simulation, Flight Simulator #1
		The planned flight test programme, involving the two prototype, two preproduction and first four production Concordes, achieved its target of 5,335 hours flying at the time when the full passenger-carrying certificate of airworthiness was granted by the SGAC and CAA in late 1975.
		The fifth and sixth production aircraft made their first flights on 25 October and 5 November 1975 respectively, and the next four production aircraft were delivered to Air France and British Airways (two each) in 1976.
		Air France and British Airways (BA) -- the only two airlines to fly Concorde -- are stopping supersonic flights because of doubts about their economic feasibility as the aircraft age.
	flyawaysimulation.com /article508 (1666 words)

	World Airways flight attendants seek strike - Atlanta Business Chronicle: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Teamster flight attendants at World Airways Inc. have rejected the Peachtree City-based company's latest concessionary contract offer and authorized its union to seek a strike release from the National Mediation Board (NMB).
		The flight attendants at World Airways (Nasdaq: WLDAC) negotiated their first contract with the Teamsters Union in 1967, and now have the leading contract in the charter industry.
		All of the World Airways flight attendants are members of Teamsters Local 210 in New York.
	www.bizjournals.com /atlanta/stories/2002/12/30/daily1.html (693 words)

	Airline, Airport And Aviation Industry News
		The union representing flight attendants at bankrupt Northwest Airlines on Wednesday said it has sent home contract negotiators and that talks were unlikely ahead of a Friday strike deadline.
		China will open more flight paths to ease delays and cut back on congestion in the run up to the 2008 Olympics when many more people are expected to visit the country, a state newspaper said on Tuesday.
		A passenger flight landed at Beirut Airport on Thursday for the first time in five weeks, easing an air blockade of Lebanon that Israel imposed during its war with Hizbollah guerrillas.
	news.airwise.com (1618 words)

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