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...officer was dispatched to persuade Kenyan officials to allow Israeli planes to land at Nairobi Airport in an emergency. The Kenyans were receptive. In January, Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada had helped terrorists get into Kenya for an unsuccessful attempt to destroy an Israeli El Al plane during a takeoff from Nairobi; then the following month, after coming across some old British colonial maps, Amin claimed that huge chunks of Kenya actually belonged to Uganda. In return for Kenyan help, the Israelis promised to cripple Amin's Soviet-equipped air force. To spare Nairobi the wrath of its neighbors...
Pilot: Quebec tower, JVH ready for takeoff...
Passengers who do not have the decency to cancel unwanted reservations, or at least send word that they will board five minutes before takeoff, are contributing to unfilled planes and higher fares. A penalty for no-shows is the only rational solution...
...couldn't he have scheduled his rallies farther apart so as to avoid getting to the airport so late? No one has any business (barring emergencies) arriving so soon before takeoff. Not even Mr. Nader...
...market a $70 million bond issue that will enable it to get past the November deadline for repaying much of its long-term debt. Says Jarman, 44, a former naval reserve pilot and hot-air balloon enthusiast who salts his conversation with aviation lingo: "We're committed to takeoff...