The Airport http://theairport.yuku.com/directory en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:00:00 GMT Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:54:28 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Yuku http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://theairport.yuku.com/directory Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ <![CDATA[ the Grimli Glider ]]> http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/986/t/the-Grimli-Glider.html
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### ]]> feeds@yuku.com (jim4499) http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/986 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:32:40 GMT <![CDATA[ Air New Zealand cabin crew strip off for safety video ]]> http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/985/t/Air-New-Zealand-cabin-crew-strip-off-for-safety-video.html Air New Zealand cabin crew strip off for safety video

Kate Schneider

NEWS.com.au

July 01, 2009 01:00pm

 feeds@yuku.com (Yonkers) http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/985 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:30:34 GMT <![CDATA[ Delta launches Los Angeles to Sydney route ]]> http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/984/t/Delta-launches-Los-Angeles-to-Sydney-route.html Delta launches Los Angeles to Sydney route

By Peter Mitchell

AAP

July 02, 2009 01:18pm

THE battle for air passengers on the busy Australia-US route has grown hotter with US airline giant Delta launching its inaugural Los Angeles to Sydney flight.

The flight is scheduled to leave LA international... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Yonkers) http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/984 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:29:27 GMT <![CDATA[ Yemeni plane crashes with 154 aboard ]]> http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/983/t/Yemeni-plane-crashes-with-154-aboard.html
"Most of the 143 passengers aboard the Airbus A310 were Comoran, an official at Sanaa's international airport said."

Maybe it's just me....
http://www.cnn.com/2009/W...n.plane.crash/index.html
]]> feeds@yuku.com (randyoddick) http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/983 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:35:40 GMT <![CDATA[ Billy Mays, OxiClean pitchman, found dead ]]> http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/982/t/Billy-Mays-OxiClean-pitchman-found-dead.html http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/28/mays.death/index.html
"Mays was on the US Airways flight from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Tampa on Saturday that had a hard landing at Tampa International Airport when the plane's front tire blew out. There were no reported injuries on Flight 1241, US Airways told CNN.

According to a local Tampa TV station, Mays said: "All... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (randyoddick) http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/982 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:30:29 GMT <![CDATA[ What we hate about flying ]]> http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/981/t/What-we-hate-about-flying.html What we hate about flying

By staff writers

NEWS.com.au

June 26, 2009 08:55am


feeds@yuku.com (Yonkers) http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/981 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:41:33 GMT <![CDATA[ Labor MP Paul Gibson slams Jetstar on delays ]]> http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/980/t/Labor-MP-Paul-Gibson-slams-Jetstar-on-delays.html Labor MP Paul Gibson slams Jetstar on delays

By Gemma Jones

The Daily Telegraph

June 26, 2009 07:55am

A GOVERNMENT MP launched an attack on Jetstar in Parliament, accusing the budget airline of infuriating passengers with flight cancellations.

Labor MP Paul Gibson said Sir Charles Kingsford Smith would be... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Yonkers) http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/980 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:37:27 GMT <![CDATA[ World's strangest airport names ]]> http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/979/t/World-s-strangest-airport-names.html Bizarre airport names

  • Batman Airport, Turkey
  • Useless Loop Airport, Australia (been there)
  • Mafia Airport, Tanzania
  • Moron Airport, Mongolia
  • Ogle Airport, Guyana
  • Brest Airport, France
  • Eek Airport, US
  • Black Tickle Airport, Canada
  • Pickle Lake Airport, Canada
  • Raspberry Strait Airport, US

Airports that may offend

    ... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (yampiboy) http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/979 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:24:45 GMT <![CDATA[ Air Canada permit pets as hand luggage ]]> http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/978/t/Air-Canada-permit-pets-as-hand-luggage.html FROM July 1 passengers travelling with Air Canada will be allowed to take dogs and cats on board as hand luggage.

    For a fee of $63 for domestic flights or $126 for international, passengers can book a space under their seats for their pet, reports the UK's Daily Telegraph.

    Owners must stow pets in leakproof carriers weighing no more than 10kg. A maximum of four pets will be carried per flight.

    The service will be available on Air... ]]>     feeds@yuku.com (yampiboy) http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/978 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:21:12 GMT     <![CDATA[ Qantas jet went into 'total free-fall' ]]> http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/977/t/Qantas-jet-went-into-total-free-fall-.html
    --------
    The Airbus A330 touched down at Perth International Airport this morning, and shaken passengers disembarked from it.
    http://www.smh.com.au/wor...enger-20090622-ct89.html

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    worse - the... ]]>     feeds@yuku.com (randyoddick) http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/977 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:04:25 GMT     <![CDATA[ Key Boeing watchers doubt new wing for 777 will fly ]]> http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/976/t/Key-Boeing-watchers-doubt-new-wing-for-777-will-fly.html

  • The future of military aviation is unmanned
  • Unmanned aircraft started as tuna finder
    • feeds@yuku.com (Trkylrkr) http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/976 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:25:19 GMT <![CDATA[ Plane with dead pilot lands safely in Newark NJ ]]> http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/975/t/Plane-with-dead-pilot-lands-safely-in-Newark-NJ.html NEWARK, N.J. - The Federal Aviation Administration says a plane carrying a pilot who died in mid-flight has landed safely at the airport in Newark, N.J.

    Spokeswoman Arlene Salac says feeds@yuku.com (Trkylrkr) http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/975 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:38:14 GMT <![CDATA[ Union anger as BA asks staff to work for free ]]> http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/974/t/Union-anger-as-BA-asks-staff-to-work-for-free.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jun/16/british-airways-unpaid-work



    Unions at British Airways have reacted angrily to a request by chief executive Willie Walsh that its 40,000 staff should work without pay for a month.

    The airline, which is burning through cash at the rate of £3m per day, outlined the offer in its in-house publication, British Airways News, coupling it with the warning that the company... ]]>     feeds@yuku.com (hb1981) http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/974 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:25:51 GMT     <![CDATA[ A.I.G. Balks at Claims From Jet Ditching in Hudson ]]> http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/972/t/A-I-G-Balks-at-Claims-From-Jet-Ditching-in-Hudson.html
    So for example if the engines had failed due to maintenance failure, then the case is clear. But so far as I know everybody seems to agree... ]]>     feeds@yuku.com (randyoddick) http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/972 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 06:55:08 GMT     <![CDATA[ Fire in cockpit of Jetstar flight to Gold Coast ]]> http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/971/t/Fire-in-cockpit-of-Jetstar-flight-to-Gold-Coast.html Fire in cockpit of Jetstar flight to Gold Coast

    AAP

    June 11, 2009 07:27am

    A JETSTAR flight from Japan to the Gold Coast has made an emergency landing in Guam after fire... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Yonkers) http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/971 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:55:40 GMT <![CDATA[ Seven Ways to Annoy a Flight Attendant ]]> http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/970/t/Seven-Ways-to-Annoy-a-Flight-Attendant.html

    7 Ways to Annoy a Flight Attendant

    Our anonymous flight attendant has worked for a well-known commercial airline for 12 years. She dishes on what irritates her most in passenger behavior.

http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/970 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:22:55 GMT <![CDATA[ American 767 in emergency landing at Halifax ]]> http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/969/t/American-767-in-emergency-landing-at-Halifax.html
"HALIFAX, N.S. - An American Airlines Boeing 767-300 with 206 people on board made an emergency landing in Halifax late Tuesday after an apparent electrical fire in a cabin washroom.

Peter Spurway, a spokesman for the Halifax International Airport Authority, said one passenger was checked at the scene by paramedics but was not taken to hospital as reported earlier. The other passengers disembarked safely.

Flight 64 was... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (hb1981) http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/969 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:36:16 GMT <![CDATA[ Chinese Airbus jet in emergency Moscow landing ]]> http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/968/t/Chinese-Airbus-jet-in-emergency-Moscow-landing.html Chinese Airbus jet in emergency Moscow landing

Agence France-Presse

June 10, 2009 07:24am

AN Airbus 340-300 jet heading for Beijing with 155 passengers on board has been forced to make an emergency landing at a Moscow airport, Ris-Novosti has reported.

The Air China jet, travelling from Milan, had suffered failure in one of... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Yonkers) http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/968 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:39:14 GMT <![CDATA[ Air France to replace speed sensors ]]> http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/967/t/Air-France-to-replace-speed-sensors.html Air France to replace speed sensors

By Crispian Balmer

Reuters

June 10, 2009 09:25am

AIR France says all its flights using long-haul Airbus jets will be equipped immediately with new speed sensors after last week's disaster over the Atlantic, a pilots' union said.

The pitot tubes that gauge... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Yonkers) http://theairport.yuku.com/topic/967 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:36:40 GMT