An MD 82 of Hewa Bora Airways experienced a tyre blow out on one of the 6 tyres when taking off from Kinshasa yesterday. The Pilot correctly orbited the airport to dump fuel as the fully fuelled aircraft was above its maximum allowed landing weight. He then made a normal landing at Kinshasa Source – email 23 [...]
Archive for June, 2010
10 REASONS WHY A CRUISE IS BEST
June 21st, 2010
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10 REASONS WHY A CRUISE HOLIDAY IS WAY BETTER THAN A LAND-BASED VACATION The price is almost fully inclusive. The cost of your cruise includes your accommodation, transportation, all meals, activities and entertainment. In some cases it will include the gratuities too.This takes away the stress of paying for surprise expenses like extra meals, taxis, [...]
Etihad Crash in Paris
June 18th, 2010
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An email has been doing the rounds and though it needs clarification, Etihad did have an accident in Paris – it happened in 2007 – 5 people were injured. It happened during testing: On 15 November 2007 an Airbus A340-600 due to be delivered to Etihad ran into a concrete blast fence during an engine [...]
Voyager – more disgrunteld passengers
June 10th, 2010
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So is SAA misleading the public in cahoots with the banks? A nice deal a voyager sweetener – well in the past we have seen articles flaming SAA on their scruples along with their disregard to run a mileage program that is fair, attainable and actually rewarding. The latest flaming comes from Carol Lazar a [...]
World Cup Schedule
June 6th, 2010
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This is the most efficient easy to use site I have seen for the world cup schedule Give it a whirl – click below
World Cup Stadium
June 5th, 2010
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Got this fantastic map in the email this week – click on the image below to view in and around the stadiums for the World Cup 2010:
