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F.L. Whiteley wrote:
Yes, thanks for contributing your tax euros to our tax dollars to allow airlines such as Northwest to buy these ["Airbus planes"] with their government post 9/11 handout. According to the US Treasury's Air Transportation Stabilization Board website: http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/domes...activity.shtml Northwest Airlines http://www.nwa.com is _not_ among those airlines who have applied for and received so-called "bailout" funds from the Federal Government, nor are any of the other largest US Airlines, with the exception of UAL who have yet to have any of their applications approved. The 319-320-321 series of Airbus aircraft fit the needs, and the pocket books, of the several US Airlines who operate them better than the competing models from Boeing. Sorry about that. Perhaps your company operates differently and doesn't mind subsidizing competing suppliers whose products/prices don't quite measure up to your needs. The stockholders of NWA do not agree. The 40,000 employees of NWA are glad that they are not among those workers whose airlines have declared bankruptcy. I prefer to "buy American" myself, and I wish that no Airbus aircraft had ever been sold to a US Airline, but then I don't have to answer to a Board of Directors nor a horde of stockholders about purchasing decisions. Do you own and drive US-made automobiles Frank, or even ones constructed primarily in N. America? I hope so. Jack |
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http://www.geocities.com/mknemesis/airbus.html
Well don't be afraid to take a hard look at the tail-feathers before you board one. At 15:24 09 October 2004, Shawn wrote: Pete Reinhart wrote: That's 'Scarebus', Bubba. Cheers! Hehe! I stand (well sit) corrected. 'Shawn' wrote in message ... Janusz Kesik wrote: Użytkownik ADP w wiadomo¶ci do grup dyskusyjnych ... How they ever got a single Airbus piece of crap in the air is beyond me. It simply proves that you can undercut any decent aircraft on price and the Airlines will go for it. No wonder the Airlines can't survive! Allan O yes... Everything which hasn't been made in America must be crap... ROTFL! No, no, not at all. I love my 'Skeeter. Just Air Bust is crap :-) |
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Marc Ramsey writes:
Bernie Lewis wrote: If it keeps ONE rag head from trying to blow something up with an aircraft.... Rag head? People who fly Pooches -- Paul Repacholi 1 Crescent Rd., +61 (08) 9257-1001 Kalamunda. West Australia 6076 comp.os.vms,- The Older, Grumpier Slashdot Raw, Cooked or Well-done, it's all half baked. EPIC, The Architecture of the future, always has been, always will be. |
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Dave Martin wrote: Another thread asks abut flying lawyers, what about flying politicians.........! Well, Kerry for one ... |
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Bernie Lewis wrote: wrote in message roups.com... There's probably an exemption if you can prove you're related to the Saudi royal family. It appears that many of you have not read the new rules. As a CFI, if the worst that I have to do is check someones birth certificate, I expect I can live with that. If it keeps ONE rag head from trying to blow something up with an aircraft....It will be worth it. I also Abolishing general aviation completely would accomplish that. Pass a law to force all privately owned light aircraft in any shape or form to be handed in to the authorities for destruction within the next six months. No exceptions. Including of course microlights, gliders, hang-gliders, balloons etc. Yes, that would keep probably more than one potential terrorist from making the attempt. Worth it ? You tell me. CV PS. As the next step in the program we could do away with aviation altogether. Mankind survived for thousands of years without it. |
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CV wrote:
Dave Martin wrote: Another thread asks abut flying lawyers, what about flying politicians.........! Well, Kerry for one ... He's also a lawyer. Sounds scary, then I think about W at the stick. Glad I didn't live in Texas back in his guard days (or now for FTM). Shawn |
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"Bernie Lewis" wrote in message om... wrote in message roups.com... There's probably an exemption if you can prove you're related to the Saudi royal family. It appears that many of you have not read the new rules. As a CFI, if the worst that I have to do is check someones birth certificate, I expect I can live with that. If it keeps ONE rag head from trying to blow something up with an aircraft....It will be worth it. I also suspect that many of those who say it infringes on their civil liberties would be the first to ask why more wasn't done to gaurd against suicide pilots, should something happen in the future with a light airplane. Bernie VR That's right. Just think if some foreign terrorist like Timothy McVeigh, Terry Nichols, Ted Kazenski (Yea I probably spelled the names wrong) had been able to get ahold of an airplane. This is sure to stop those kinds of people.... Jim |
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against suicide pilots, should something happen in the future with a
light airplane. Bernie VR That's right. Just think if some foreign terrorist like Timothy McVeigh, Terry Nichols, Ted Kazenski (Yea I probably spelled the names wrong) had been able to get ahold of an airplane. This is sure to stop those kinds of people.... Whoaaa....you up and dun it now! George W is gonna get you now. He's gonna stay the course, he's got nuclar wepons, and he's gonna get terrists like you. Jim Vincent N483SZ illspam |
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Bernie Lewis wrote:
wrote in message roups.com... There's probably an exemption if you can prove you're related to the Saudi royal family. It appears that many of you have not read the new rules. As a CFI, if the worst that I have to do is check someones birth certificate, I expect I can live with that. If it keeps ONE rag head from trying to blow something up with an aircraft....It will be worth it. And if it doesn't, is it still worth it? -- Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly Eric Greenwell Washington State USA |
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hmm, I'll have to check back with Lou Dobbs on that one.
Dodge and Ford, but clearly many Canadian parts;^) Frank "Jack" wrote in message ... F.L. Whiteley wrote: Yes, thanks for contributing your tax euros to our tax dollars to allow airlines such as Northwest to buy these ["Airbus planes"] with their government post 9/11 handout. According to the US Treasury's Air Transportation Stabilization Board website: http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/domes...activity.shtml Northwest Airlines http://www.nwa.com is _not_ among those airlines who have applied for and received so-called "bailout" funds from the Federal Government, nor are any of the other largest US Airlines, with the exception of UAL who have yet to have any of their applications approved. The 319-320-321 series of Airbus aircraft fit the needs, and the pocket books, of the several US Airlines who operate them better than the competing models from Boeing. Sorry about that. Perhaps your company operates differently and doesn't mind subsidizing competing suppliers whose products/prices don't quite measure up to your needs. The stockholders of NWA do not agree. The 40,000 employees of NWA are glad that they are not among those workers whose airlines have declared bankruptcy. I prefer to "buy American" myself, and I wish that no Airbus aircraft had ever been sold to a US Airline, but then I don't have to answer to a Board of Directors nor a horde of stockholders about purchasing decisions. Do you own and drive US-made automobiles Frank, or even ones constructed primarily in N. America? I hope so. Jack |
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