A Virgin Atlantic 747 carrying hospital supplies landed at Basra last Friday, the first non-military aircraft to land in Iraq since the war…
John Tague, 40, former CEO of American Trans Air, has been hired by United Air Lines in the newly created post of executive vice president for the customer…
Eighty-seven pax on a chartered 727 from Miami to a nudist holiday in Cancun last Saturday were free to remove their clothes and move about the cabin once the flight reached cruise altitude…
Cape Cod Airport, the last grass-strip airport on Massachusetts’ Cape, is closed, but negotiations are underway and the well-loved 80-year-old field may yet reopen with new ownership…
Fifteen skydivers last weekend jumped at Longmont, Colo., in memory of Jeffrey Sands, founder of a local skydiving company, who died in a plane crash last month.
On The Fly…
Key Takeaways:
- A Virgin Atlantic 747 was the first non-military aircraft to land in Iraq since the war, delivering hospital supplies to Basra.
- Key aviation news included John Tague's hiring at United Air Lines as executive VP for the customer, and the closure of Cape Cod Airport, which may reopen under new ownership.
- Other notable flights and events included a chartered 727 flight to Cancun where passengers were permitted to be nude, and a memorial skydive for Jeffrey Sands in Colorado.
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