Mexico-bound jet diverted as pilot dies

Ap via yahoooooooo ^ | 1/20/07 | Staff

[mt tom]

was that before or after she stayed at a Holiday Inn Express

[Cvengr]

The airline said only that the pilot suffered a "serious medical problem." Continental believes the pilot died of natural causes,

Man, that is series! ;^)

[JRios1968]

And HUGH!

[phantomworker]

[Nailbiter]

ping

[Cvengr]

Mi pregunta es en la bibliotecha.... Only 400 more phrases before we land and we can rent our own car this time, instead of paying cabfare....

[Frwy]

WOW, When it's your time it doesn't matter if you are piloting a plane, driving a car in heavy traffic or being a couch potato. Sleeping through to the other side seems sort of ideal to me. But I've never done it before so I'm no expert.

[Lazamataz]

Illegal immigrants killing the pilots that Americans just won't kill.

[Cvengr]

Is that the same bulldog that skateboards on Venice Beach?

[JRios1968]

LOL!

[txroadkill]

Sleeping through to the other side seems sort of ideal to me.

Yeah, I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather did, not screaming hysterically like passengers in the car with him did.

[Central Scrutiniser]

Well, another thread hijacked by idiots.

It seems to be the norm these days.

[phantomworker]

Don't know. Is it?

[Paleo Conservative]

The 747-300 did not catch a big market either. And why should it have when the -400 was coming down the line?

But it the changes made to the 747-300 were used in the 747-400 so they benefitted the 747 program as a whole. The 747-300 got enough orders so Boeing didn't have to shut down and restart the 747 line once the 747-400 was ready.

The 757-300 was the end of the line for 757 models. Boeing tried to market a 757-200ER based on the strengthed wings and increased maximum takeoff weight of the 757-300, but no one was interested.

The 767-400 did have an updated 777 style glass cockpit, but that hasn't been offered on any other 767 model except the proposed KC-767 offered to the USAF as a tanker to replace the KC-135E. Supposedly the 767-400 will be the airframe for the E-10 which is a replacement for both the E-3 AWACS and E-8 Joint STARS. Considering the low utilization rates of miliatry planes compared to civilian planes, they should be flying for at least 50 years. Boeing should consider putting the GENx engine derivative developed for the 747-8 on both the KC-767 and E-10 proposals.

[phantomworker]

Sorry about that.

[Central Scrutiniser]

Well, some people on FR are (or were) in the industry.

Any time a crash or a death happens, its not a good thing.

The only good thing to come of this is that at no time was the passengers in danger.

[Central Scrutiniser]

I really wish the 747SP had more orders.

A fantastic plane.

I got to fly on it once from Capetown to Joburg to Frankfurt.

Peppy plane, and only 45 made and a handful left in flying condition.

[phantomworker]

You're right, though. Serious threads like this get hijacked too often.

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

Dh says it depends how it's set up.

[COEXERJ145]

Yep, just about every thread now is being hijacked.

If it isn't turned into a tread about illegal immigration and/or Bush bashing, then a bunch of jokers come in and ruin it.