Every Flight
24. August 2009 | 00:38Southwest Airlines: Wi-Fi on Every Flight by Early 2010
Social media and Internet addicts, rejoice! When you board a Southwest Airlines flight sometime early next year, you’re going to be able to surf the web via Wi-Fi. Southwest Airlines is joining Virgin America, American, Delta, United and others in offering Wi-Fi on its flights. The airline just finished its first round of testing on four different aircraft and has decided to roll out Wi-Fi … (News Source: Mashable - 21:37:15)
Flight attendant arrested after she was allegedly drunk on plane
A flight attendant was removed from a plane and arrested at Blue Grass Airport because she was allegedly drunk. (News Source: WMCTV Memphis - 22:25:06)
U.S. families of Lockerbie victims plan next move
Relatives of Americans killed when Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up over Lockerbie, Scotland, plan to converge on New York City in September to protest Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s speech at the United Nations. (News Source: USA Today - 17:37:35)
Warren Miller: Longest flight to Honolulu
It was the early spring of 1945 and we had four 2,500 horsepower radial engines working hard to gradually overcome the drag of San Francisco Bay. (News Source: The Vail Trail - 21:18:09)
Angel Flight offers wings of compassion
Most Montgomery County residents probably don’t know that operating out of Blue Bell’s neighborhood airport is an organization that transports seriously ill patients, for free, to medical facilities far from home. (News Source: The Mercury - 19:10:33)
Scotland Yard runs up £12 million flight bill
The Met Police has spent more than £12 million of taxpayers’ money on first and business class flights for its officers over the past three years. (News Source: Daily Telegraph - 14:25:26)
Gulf Air is setting success flight path
FEARS of mass redundancies at Gulf Air were quashed yesterday by new chief executive Samer Al Majali. He dismissed union claims that lists of staff to be sacked had already been drawn up as totally untrue - but admitted that manpower levels would be reduced. (News Source: Gulf Daily News - 22:25:27)
Flight for Life soars at 25
Over the last quarter century, nearly 28,000 patients have been transported by Flight for Life throughout Lake County and parts of Wisconsin. Next Saturday, the Flight for Life Transportation System founded will celebrate 25 years of providing medical transportation. (News Source: Lake County News-Sun - 09:39:12)
Jenkins look-alike causes stir on Air Canada flight
In a case of mistaken identity, passengers and crew on an Air Canada flight to Toronto Friday evening called police after it was believed Ryan Jenkins, wanted in the slaying of an ex-model, was on the plane. Police swooped in when the flight landed, but it turns out the man was not Jenkins. (News Source: KOMO Seattle - 05:32:11)
Balloon championship set to take flight
A Texas pilot will try this week to set one new record and tie another when the U.S. National Hot Air Balloon Championship is held in Battle Creek for the first time. (News Source: Battle Creek Enquirer - 08:37:58)
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