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Hole found in Alaska plane (CONTRACT BAGGAGE HANDLER HIT PLANE - DIDN'T REPORT IT)
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| 12/27/05
| KING5.com
Posted on 12/27/2005 6:34:42 PM PST by paulat
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To: mastercylinder
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posted on
12/27/2005 7:35:30 PM PST
by
paulat
To: paulat
feh, they didnt follow procedures. one ramper stands by the pit door and guides the belt loader in to a stop, the other drives it. They get hit often but you have to smack it hard to dent it like that.
Company rampers weren't much better but they had more to lose if they screwed up. Plus the Union would protect them.
To: paulat
Hole found in Alaska planeThat's impossible.
I was in Vegas playing blackjack at the Golden Nugget all weekend.
To: hole_n_one
To: paulat
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posted on
12/27/2005 7:48:30 PM PST
by
mastercylinder
(Evolution: Taking care of those too stupid to take care of themselves.)
To: paulat
..the airline says its a normal transition period..
any organization that puts a planeload of passengers in serious jeopardy and claims it a part of a normal transition is NUTS and not desereving of an airworthiness certificate
where are you FAA?
and people ride this death wagon?
To: Kathy in Alaska
"I tried Delta once, and was sure we were sardines."
At least you apparently got on the aircraft. Every time I fly Delta, a little cloud appears on the horizon, we do a ground hold for weather for 4 hours, and I miss my connections.
OK, maybe not every time, but it feels like it.
To: nj26
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posted on
12/27/2005 7:55:20 PM PST
by
Buddy B
(MSgt Retired-USAF)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Maybe with all this publicity, Alaska will be paying attention to the safety issues. Alaska has some maintenance issues as well. (Same deal - contracted out maintenance with mixed results).
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posted on
12/27/2005 8:25:47 PM PST
by
PAR35
To: Clemenza
Not my point
GO with a low bidder, you get low-pay workers. Generally not well trained, likely not well motivated.
Stories of accident cover-ups, a huge rise in "incidents" on the tarmac and you gotta wonder - should I fly with these folks or not....the cost of tickets sure did not change. I'll admit the last time I flew with Alaska, like I had a choice, was tolerable, the times B4 that - simply intolerable.
I'll fly Delta if I can, but usually and in the winter almost always, the only choice is AKAir.
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posted on
12/27/2005 8:29:55 PM PST
by
ASOC
(The result of choosing between the lesser of two evils, in the end, leaves you with, well, evil.)
To: nj26
"The most important point Alaska executives wanted make for this report is that through the transition, not one passenger has ever been put in jeopardy."Not anymore.
You nailed it. I'm waiting breathlessly for their response...but not as breathlessly as the passengers were....
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posted on
12/27/2005 8:56:05 PM PST
by
paulat
To: paulat
CONTRACT BAGGAGE HANDLER HIT PLANE - DIDN'T REPORT TSA Screener movin' up?
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posted on
12/27/2005 8:57:30 PM PST
by
JennysCool
(Non-Y2K-Compliant)
To: JennysCool
TSA Screener movin' up? Jenny...you are BAD!!! (LOL!!!)
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posted on
12/27/2005 8:59:00 PM PST
by
paulat
To: Kathy in Alaska
...I tried Delta once, and was sure we were sardines...
Delta bought Western Airlines in the eighties, who in turn bought Pacific Northern Airlines in the sixties. They were Alaska Airlines main competition back in the day.
![](http://www.timetableimages.com/i-or/pn651001.jpg)
![](http://airlines.afriqonline.com/images/2pln1975.jpg)
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posted on
12/27/2005 9:06:57 PM PST
by
fallujah-nuker
(America needs more SAC and less empty sacs.)
To: paulat; Calpernia; Velveeta; DAVEY CROCKETT; WestCoastGal; bored at work; all4one; Honestly; ...
Thanks to Paulat for posting this must read article.
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posted on
12/27/2005 9:25:09 PM PST
by
nw_arizona_granny
(Happy New Year!!! 2006 a year of Peace, good health, and great joy, as God directs)
To: Aeronaut; nw_arizona_granny
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posted on
12/27/2005 9:45:42 PM PST
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: nw_arizona_granny
Thanks for passing it on. It makes me sad...I remember when Alaska was a real class act!
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posted on
12/27/2005 9:50:51 PM PST
by
paulat
To: ASOC
Cool one there!
Just poking holes in airplanes that Americans aren't willing to poke.
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posted on
12/27/2005 9:54:06 PM PST
by
308MBR
(Not only older, but bolder. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.)
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posted on
12/28/2005 2:20:06 AM PST
by
Aeronaut
(It is deeply irresponsible to rewrite the history of how the war began.)
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