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...courier for Federal Express thinks so and claims that he was dismissed when he tried to warn the company. Max Cornelssen, 49, notes that when shippers use commercial flights, packages receive insufficient inspection before being dispatched. He fears that hidden explosive devices could wreak destruction on the U.S. commercial fleet. When Cornelssen submitted a plan for package inspections, he was put on suspension and later fired. FedEx says the dismissal was for unrelated violations of policy. The company's security chief points out that only about 1,300 of the 1.3 million packages shipped daily fly commercially, adding that...
...Linda Payton and their son Brian Jr. in a San Fernando Valley apartment. As a hideaway, he bought a $200,000 house in Chatsworth with cash. Since he put many of his relatives to work in his crack business, he had to provide them with cars. He kept a fleet of 10 modest vehicles for business use, while he drove a Mercedes or Corvette...
...some 6,000 workers, to 109,000. Businesses are also reducing overhead by cutting expenses and perks. Marriott, the highly leveraged hotel chain, recently instituted a salary freeze of up to one year for senior managers and three months for administrative and clerical help. Harcourt sold off its fleet of corporate jets and got rid of its chauffeur-driven limousines...
BRENDA FASSIE: BRENDA FASSIE (SBK). An American debut album with heavy credentials, having more to do with politics than music. Fassie and Nelson Mandela claim tribal kinship, but the first fleet sounds of the African- inflected, dance-floor-destined opening cut blow away any notions of obligation to genealogy, or to conscience. All on her own, Fassie's just fine...
...carrier Delta confirmed last week that it may buy some of Continental's assets. At TWA, market share has slipped from about 10% in 1985 to 8% currently. Since TWA boss Carl Icahn failed to move quickly enough to replace his aging aircraft, the airline is stuck with a fleet that is particularly thirsty and costly. New Boeing and McDonnell Douglas passenger jets are as much as 25% more fuel efficient than the older 747s and DC-9s that fill TWA's hangars...