Word: sabena
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...business. Says Hal Rosenbluth, president of a Philadelphia travel agency: "I think the public tends to perceive the U.S. flag carriers as targets." The airlines most immune to the slump are national carriers of northern European countries, which include the Netherlands' KLM, West Germany's Lufthansa and Belgium's Sabena. Israel's El Al, which adheres to rigorous security measures, also remains popular...
...Sabena Airlines jetliner bound from Detroit with 78 people aboard dropped suddenly in turbulent air Monday, slamming people and food trays into the cabin ceiling and injuring at least 12 people...
...Sabena officials could not be reached for comment...
There have been other tragic air accidents involving American athletes. In 1961, 18 figure-skating stars, bound for the world championships in Prague, were killed in the crash of a Sabena jet near Brussels. In 1970, 30 members of the Wichita State University football team died when their chartered jet hit a mountainside in Colorado. Seven years later, 14 University of Evansville basketball players, returning home from a game in Nashville, died when their DC-3 crashed on takeoff...