HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: wmorgan@stsci.edu (Windsor A. Morgan)
Subject: Meals on Redeyes (was NorthWest/NorthWorst Airlines)
Organization: Space Telescope Science Institute
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 23:59:05 GMT

>In article <jog.714169466@kpc.com> jog@kpc.com (Rajeev Jog) writes:

>>By the way, does *any* airline feed you (in coach) on the red-eyes
>>leaving SFO/SJC for the east coast?  American doesn't: it's pretzels
>>and drinks.

In article <1992Aug18.215415.2767@ads.com> charleen@ADS.COM (Charleen Bunjiovianna) replies:

>NorthWurst doesn't, either.

USAir serves snacks (sandwich, beverages, salad, cookies) on its
cross-country flights.  In particular, in the case of Rajeev Jog, who
flew from the California Bay Area to Philadelphia, USAir flies from 
San Francisco (SFO) to Philadelphia (PHL). *Non-stop*.  I believe the
aircraft that USAir uses on most of its cross-country flights are
757s, though there are a few 737s too.
-- 
'Verily, there be no leader as wise as the Vision!'
                         Windsor Morgan (wmorgan@stsci.edu OR NHT@PSUVM.BITNET)
                         Space Telescope Science Institute
                         Baltimore, MD   21218
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From: hughg@brutus.ee.su.oz.au (Hugh Garsden)
Subject: Re: COMPASS AIRLINE (Australia) FLYING ONCE MORE...
Organization: University of Sydney, EE Dept.
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 01:41:30 GMT

In article <9222619.2923@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU>, 
zs@munta.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Zoltan Somogyi) writes:
...
|> bargain seekers), and a new fleet of planes (MD-83s instead of the A300s

I would like to know what the MD-83s are like, in terms of how many they seat,
what the seating plan is (usually) like etc.; as well as personal experience.

-- 
Hugh Garsden
University of Sydney 
hughg@ee.su.oz.au
From: henry@ADS.COM (Henry Mensch)
Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
Subject: Re: Fare Reductions to Asia on NWA
Date: 17 Aug 92 22:49:51 GMT
Organization: Advanced Decision Systems; a div of Booz, Allen & Hamilton

tarun@psyclops.psyc.queensu.ca (Tarun Kripalani) wrote: 
->Does anybody know more about the fare reductions offered by
->NWA to destinations in Asia? 

in today's wall street journal it was announced that united would
match northworst's fares on the asian routes on which they compete.  

--
# henry mensch / booz, allen & hamilton, inc.  / <henry@ads.com>
Organization: Office of Planning & Budget, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 15:34:20 -0400 
From: Karin Berger <kb42+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: ticket Pitt=>San Francisco

Sell one way ticket:

American Airlines
Pittsburgh to San Francisco via Dallas
for a female
24.August (can be changed for $25)

I am asking for $80 (negotiable).

Karin
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Subject: One-way State College, PA to Chicago via Harrisburg
From: <MEA101@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 11:47:53 EDT
Organization: Penn State University


For sale : One-way ticket from State College to Chicago/O'Hare via Harrisburg

           Sept. 4 departure
           Leave State College 6:15 PM, arrive Chicago 9:15 PM
           $60
Email mea101@psuvm.psu.edu or call 867-6051 after 7 pm.
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From: charleen@ADS.COM (Charleen Bunjiovianna)
Subject: Re: Meals on Redeyes (was NorthWest/NorthWorst Airlines)
Organization: The Original Estrogen-Crazed Lust Bunnies
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 15:24:09 GMT

In article <1992Aug19.032635.13666@ads.com> henry@ADS.COM (Henry Mensch) writes:
>i think that airline meal service has gotten to the point that, unless
>you are seated up-front, you want to bring your own vittles with you.
>long coast-2-coast flights find a large bottle of water (the 1.5liter
>size ... ), some chocolate bars, some fresh fruit, and maybe a
>sandwich or a yogurt or something.  the one time i didn't do this
>lately found me not getting a meal  until we got to los angeles (and
>we departed from SYDNEY!)

A restaurant in Portland used to put together something known as a
Survival Pak:  a fresh deli croissant sandwich, a piece of fresh fruit,
a blueberry muffin or cream horn, and a mint, all in a cardboard tote
box with handle.  If they'd added a small bottle of water, it would
have been perfect for airline travel.  The cardboard tote is key; I don't
want to have to lug one of those little plastic red-and-white Coleman
playmate coolers all over hell and gone.

Too bad airport concessions are intent on squeezing max bucks for min
product (the only thing worse than airline food is airport food); I'll
bet I could make a lot of money selling Survival Paks at a reasonable
price from a pushcart, especially near one of the no-frills airlines
like Southwest.

Another idea is to have your favorite restaurant make up a picnic hamper
for you.  West L.A. restaurants do this all the time for people who
go to the outdoor concerts at the Hollywood Bowl.  Imagine the jealous
looks you'd get from fellow passengers. :-)

Charleen
--
Confucius say, "Short man who dance with tall woman get bust in mouth."
From: jwc@netx.com (Jeff Comer)
Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
Subject: Range of MD-80/83
Date: 15 Aug 92 17:18:20 GMT
Organization: The Chaos Bobs

Hi everyone.... I just flew back from the Caribbean on BWIA ("Bee-Wee") out
of Barbados into JFK. It was an MD-83, some sort of variant of the MD-80. I
was wondering if anyone knew what kind of rated range this aircraft has? The 
flight seemed a little long to make non-stop (almost 5 hours) in such a small 
jet.  Was this a little too far? The flight was almost totally over water; we 
passed over the eastern Caribbean islands, and then nothing but water except 
for Bermuda.

btw, the seats, while not really confortable, had the largest leg room of 
any seats I have ever seen out of first class. I normally scruch my legs up
to the seat in front of me on other planes, but on this flight, I probably
had 15 inches ahead of my knees! 

Thanx for any response.

Jeffrey W Comer * jwc@netx.com * 703-749-2369 (v) * 703-749-2375 (fax)
  "I saw a bank that said "24 Hour Banking", but I don't have that
  much time."
-Steven Wright
From: citrin@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Wayne Citrin)
Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
Subject: Re: Cheapest published fare
Date: 21 Aug 92 15:52:10 GMT
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder

In article <7886@lee.SEAS.UCLA.EDU> afj@anes.ucla.edu writes:
>For a while, Continental (nee Frontier) was offering a $9 fare between 
>Denver and ... was it Colorado Springs or Boulder? I forget.
>This was just after CO took over Frontier, back in the mid eighties, and yes,
>I saw it in a newspaper. It was available to anyone.
>

Couldn't have been Boulder, since there're no commercial flights to the airport
here.  It might have been Colorado Springs.

Wayne

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Wayne Citrin   citrin@soglio.colorado.edu   citrin@cs.colorado.edu
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From: davelett@athena.mit.edu (Richard Sun)
Subject: Re: Want to change departure date w/o spending $$$.... any suggestions
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 06:19:45 GMT

In article <1992Aug17.235430.1227@cmcl2.nyu.edu> obrien@acf3.nyu.edu (Chief O'Brien) writes:
>I have a airline ticket (TWA) departing NYC/JFK on Sept. 5 to Atlanta at 4:35
>pm, returning on Sept. 9th.  I want to move my departure date to the 4th.  I 
>called TWA and they told me since I got my ticket during the summerfare wars,
>it would cost me $25 for changing the ticket & then an additional $85 for the
>difference in airfare.   My question is, Is there anyway to change my 
>departure date without spending that much money?

There are two things you could do:

(1) Try another agent, perhaps at a city ticket office, and ask the same
question.  Sometimes they'll bend the rules, especially if it looks like
the flight you want is pretty empty.  What I always do is call and ask if
the flight is full or not, and when they say "It's pretty open." I use
this in my argument.  But they'll still want to charge you $25.  Sometimes it
will help if you offer to fly out of EWR or LGA, if those flights are
less crowded.  (And if TWA has those flights.)

(2) Find out if the flight is crowded.  If not, go to the airport and ask
them to put you on standby.  Though they will probably refuse, they will
also be more likely to offer you the ability to change for only $25.

Most importantly, try (1) several times.  While I was going from MSP->
CVG->BOS on Delta, I asked everyone at MSP whether I could reroute to
LGA instead of BOS.  They said, "No, you'll have to pay $25 plus difference in
fare."  I told them to stuff it because this would cost me more than just
going to BOS and taking the shuttle to LGA for $45 (student fare), and also
that I was pissed off that they were so inflexible, particularly towards a
near-Medallion Level frequent flyer.  (The CVG-LGA flight was shorter and
less crowded than the CVG-BOS one.)  When I got to CVG, I asked again, and
this time, they said, "Well, you would still have to pay $25 (It's a very stiff
rule that they have on reticketing, I guess.), but we could do it."  Well, I
said no, since I'd rather go to NY some other time, and I figured that they'd
lose out on more business since I wouldn't then fly the shuttle to get back to
BOS.

Of course, if your flight is not the first, you could ask to be put on standby
for an earlier flight the SAME day, with no charge at all.:)
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From: zuo@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Li Zuo)
Subject:  Travel to hongkong from Canada
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Distribution: ca
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 17:36:53 GMT

Hi, everyone:
I am planing to travel to hongkong at middle of Sptember. Could someone give
me some information regarding airfare, airlines names and phone numbers, etc.
Thanks in advance.
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From: henry@ADS.COM (Henry Mensch)
Subject: Re: COMPASS AIRLINE (Australia) FLYING ONCE MORE...
Organization: Advanced Decision Systems; a div of Booz, Allen & Hamilton
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 19:53:22 GMT

arc113h@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au (Chris Leong) wrote: 
->COMPASS AIRLINES (Australia's domestic rebel airline) which went into
->liquidation last Christmas, WILL be operational commencing August 31st, 1992.

i wonder if this will be another braniff ... :)

--
# henry mensch / booz, allen & hamilton, inc.  / <henry@ads.com>
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From: cindy@solan10.solan.unit.no (Cynthia Kandolf)
Subject: Re: Things to make flying more comfortable
Organization: /home/ludviga/cindy/.organization
	<1992Aug17.145607.990@ads.com>
Date: 21 Aug 92 21:26:36

Charleen Bunjiovianna writes:
>Partial list of items for next flight:
>
>inflatable pillow
>whoopie cushion
>carpet tacks for evildoer's seat
earplugs, so you won't hear the evildoer scream upon discovering
  the carpet tacks

-Cindy Kandolf
 cindy@solan.unit.no
 Trondheim, Norway
From: Bob_Sidebotham@transarc.com
Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
Subject: For sale: LA to Pittsburgh, Sept 1
Date: 14 Aug 92 17:50:27 GMT
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

TWA. Leave LA on Tuesday, September 1st at 1:20pm
 1 hour layover in St. Louis.
Arrives Pittsburgh at 10:40pm.

Female traveler.

$100.

Email to bob@transarc.com or call 412-338-4367, M-F.

Bob Sidebotham
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From: kirchner@unix.cie.rpi.edu (Eric Kirchner)
Subject: wanted:air ticket Seattle-NY area around 8/31
Organization: CIE, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 20:06:41 GMT


My friend needs to get from Seattle to Albany NY around August 31.
If you have an extra air ticket that somewhat approximates this
request in time or location, I sure would appreciate hearing about it.
thanks
Eric
kirchner@unix.cie.rpi.edu
From: todd@sdsc.edu (T. Todd Elvins)
Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
Subject: Info needed, Hotels near Heathrow
Date: 17 Aug 92 14:52:09 GMT
Reply-To: todd@sdsc.edu
Organization: San Diego Supercomputer Center @UCSD.
NNTP-Posting-Host: jessicarabbit.sdsc.edu


Howdy,

Are there any inexpensive hotels/B&Bs/dorms near Heathrow airport ?
I arrive at 6pm and depart the next morning at 10am so I just need
a place to sleep for a few hours.

Thanks
Todd

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From: gemmellj@merrimack.edu
Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
Subject: United flies around the world 
Date: 13 Aug 92 12:53:44 GMT
Organization: Merrimack College, No. Andover, MA, USA

I would like to announce that United Airlines now sell plane tickets
for flights around the world.  The last time such a service was offered
by Pan AM many years ago.   You stop in Delhi, India and many other places
.   The price I do not know, but it is on the front business page
of today's USA today
Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
From: gjohn@ostrich.Stanford.EDU (George John)
Subject: Getting in on the suit against the airlines
Organization: Computer Science Department, Stanford University, CA, USA
Distribution: usa
Date: 14 Aug 92 00:56:41


I've heard of some suit against most of the major american airline
companies for price fixing from '88 to '92.  I flew quite a lot during
that time, so I'd like to get the information.  Does anyone have the
address of the legal people representing the consumers?

Thanks,
George (gjohn@cs.stanford.edu)

Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
From: jimmink@sif.pttrnl.nl (Jimmink R.)
Subject: Any experineces with IAPA?
Organization: PTT Research
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 14:43:00 GMT

Hi,

I'm considering getting a IAPA membership - does anyone have positive or
negative experiences with IAPA that they would like to share? I usually
travel about 5 times per year by airplane. 4 times within Europe, the
other trip is intercontinental.

Thanks,
--Ronald.
--
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| email: R.A.Jimmink@research.ptt.nl | Leidschendam, The Netherlands | 
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From: obrien@acf3.nyu.edu (Chief O'Brien)
Subject: Want to change departure date w/o spending $$$.... any suggestions?
Organization: DON'T MESS WITH THE O(BRIEN), Inc.
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 23:54:30 GMT

I have a airline ticket (TWA) departing NYC/JFK on Sept. 5th to Atlanta at 4:35
pm, returning on Sept. 9th.  I want to move my departure date to the 4th.  I 
called TWA and they told me since I got my ticket during the summerfare wars,
it would cost me $25 for changing the ticket and then an additional $85 for the
difference in airfare.   My question is, Is there anyway to change my 
departure date without spending that much money?

Thanks in Advance,

-Julia
--
Julia R. O'Brien	       \\       Email: obrien@ACF3.nyu.edu (Unix)
New York University	        //             OBRIEN@ACFcluster.NYU.EDU (VMS)
Academic Computing Facility      \\     IRCnick: OBRIEN
	        DON'T MESS WITH THE O(BRIEN), Inc., (c) 1992
Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
From: pchris@dcc.uchile.cl (Chris Perleberg)
Subject: Re: Cheapest published fare
Originator: pchris@pehuen
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 21:14:13 GMT
Reply-To: pchris@dcc.uchile.cl
Organization: Universidad de Chile, Depto. de Ciencias de la Computacion


In article <1285@netxcom.netx.com>, jwc@netx.com (Jeff Comer) writes:
> Awhile back we had a thread on the shortest scheduled flights. I don't
> recall who was the winner (SFO-OAK? JFK-LGA?), but it started me to
> wonder about what the *CHEAPEST* published fare ever was.

Back in January-March 1991, I flew several times between Quito, Ecuador
and Guayaquil, Ecuador on Ecuatorian Airlines for about $10 a flight.  It
took 30 minutes.  On ground, by bus, it might take you 10-12 hours for about
$4.  The only country I've been in where it cost to fly what it costs to
*walk* in other countries.... ;-)

Saludos,
	Chris Perleberg
	pchris@dcc.uchile.cl
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 21:49:16 EDT
From: <CSS3@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
Subject: Re: 747 in Delta fleet

   There recently was some discussion about how Delta no longer flies the 747
  jet. While conducting research last week in back issues of the Chicago
  Tribune in 1973 and 1974 I ran across some Delta advertisements playing up
 Delta's new "wide ride" 747 service between O'Hare and Atlanta. The ads
  included a flight schedule and only one fight a day between the
  two cities used a 747. Perhaps some other posters out there with long
  memories would know what other city-pairs Delta flew its 747s between.

craig sanders
From: jimakinen@cc.helsinki.fi
Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
Subject: Re: TRAVEL FROM CHARLES DE GAULLE TO ORLY AIRPORT (PARIS)
Date: 21 Aug 92 16:02:52 GMT
Organization: University of Helsinki

>>->Can someone please tell me the best way of getting from Charles de
>>->Gaulle Airport to Orly Airport (Paris) - We'll be flying in from
>>->San Francisco and have about 2 hours in which to transfer from one
>>->to the other.  Any help would be appreciated.
> 
>>hmm.  that's kinda close.  best bet: call either/both airlines (or your
>>travel agent, if you used one) and explain what you need to do ... they
>>can tell you about the best way to get from one airport to another (you
>>may have to do the taxi thing
>>... )
> 
> I have to agree with Henry on this.
> 
> Also the question of luggage which someone else raised is important.  I had
> to get from Orly to one of the train stations with a heavy duffle bag, a
> heavy ski bag (5 pairs) and a knapsack.  We took the OrlyVal and the Metro
> (including a train change on the Metro).  OrlyVal was ok, but the Metro was
> shear hell with luggage.  Fortunately there were 4 of us (all with comparable
> luggage) and we devised a workable system of loading/unloading.  The bad part
> is you have to hump the luggage long distances through corridors and up/down
> stairways at each stop.  Also, the doors to get to the platform on the Metro
> are extrememly narrow.  They aren't designed for people with luggage.  If
> your luggage transfers separately you'll be fine (assuming the timing works
> out).  If you have more than you can *comfortably* carry in one load,
> definitely take the bus or a taxi.

It is better to take Air France bus leaving from Orly to CDG and vice versa
every 20 minutes. They take about 45 minutes to drive, but because the traffic
in Paris in very unpredicteable, it can take also more than an hour. In any
case two hours's transfer time should be enough. In priciple the luggage will
be carried from one airport to another automatically, but I suggest to take
your luggages with you - I've missed my bag twice when transferring from ORY
to CDG.   

Hopefully you enjoy your flight,
  
Jari Makinen
JIMAKINEN@CC.HELSINKI.FI
  
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From: glockner-gregory@CS.YALE.EDU (Gregory Glockner)
Subject: Re: Range of MD-80/83
Summary: A reference source!
Organization: Yale University Computer Science Dept., New Haven, CT 06520-2158
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 15:04:33 GMT

The book, "Jane's All the World's Aircraft" has performance statistics
for all aircraft currently in production.  A good library would have
a copy; we have one upstairs here at the FAA in our library.


-- 
Gregory Glockner				Work: 202-267-3924
 Past:     Yale, '92				Home: 202-333-2454
 Present:  FAA, AOR-200		    	   On second thought, let's not go to
 Future:   ISyE, Georgia Tech (PhD 97)	   Camelot ... it's a silly place!
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From: tan@asl.dl.nec.com (Ryan Tan)
Subject: Need Transportation Info From Seattle Airport to Vancouver
Originator: tan@aslws01
Organization: NEC America, Inc. Irving, Texas
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 16:50:05 GMT

Hi Netters,
	My wife and I will be arriving at Seattle airport on Friday evening
of the Labor Day weekend.  I was wondering if there is any transportation
services from the airport to Vancouver.
	Also, I would like some travel information of Portland, OR.
	Thanks!

							- ryan -

-- 
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* Ryan Tan @ tan@asl.dl.nec.com				Tel: (214) 518-5000   * 
* Advanced Switching Lab, NEC America, Inc., Irving, TX	     (214) 518-3440   *
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Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
From: edelheit@smiley.mitre.org (Jeff Edelheit)
Subject: Re: Cheapest published fare
Organization: The MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 04:45:38 GMT

>
>In article <1285@netxcom.netx.com>, jwc@netx.com (Jeff Comer) writes:
> Awhile back we had a thread on the shortest scheduled flights. I don't
> recall who was the winner (SFO-OAK? JFK-LGA?), but it started me to
> wonder about what the *CHEAPEST* published fare ever was.

I remember flying on a $16 student ticket between Newark and Toledo on
United during the 1967/68 timeframe.  I also remember that the plane
used was a Caravelle; all first class.

Regards,

Jeff Edelheit		email:  edelheit@mitre.org
The MITRE Corporation	voice:  (703) 883-7586
7525 Colshire Drive	FAX:	(703) 883-1397
McLean, VA   22102
From: muyu@burn.Princeton.EDU (Muyu Guo)
Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
Subject: Re: Bejing-> Nanjing info needed & Chiness hints
Date: 17 Aug 92 20:17:29 GMT
Organization: Princeton University
Originator: news@nimaster

From article <1992Aug16.200206@igahp2.epfl.ch>, by root@igahp2.epfl.ch:
> Hello !
> 
> We plan to go in mid September to China. I've booked Singapore Airlines 
> to Bejing, however it's impossible to get a bokking Bejjing -> Nanjing.
> 
> Any hints, comments and other Chiness experiences ?
> 
> Cheers !
> 
> Andrew
> -- 
> ***  Andrzej KULIK, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne,
> *** Institut de Genie Atomique, CH-1015 LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND.
> *** Phone: (21)693'33'59, Fax: (21)693'44'70, e-mail: root@igahp1.epfl.ch

In the US you can call many travel agencies operated by Chinese,
ask them if they can find a flight in domestic flight in China.
Try this number if you can: (212)227-5460.

If you cannot find one outside China, then you probably need to
do that in China, which is not very convenient but not impossible.

-- 
--
Muyu Guo
Newsgroups: rec.travel.air
From: charleen@ADS.COM (Charleen Bunjiovianna)
Subject: Northwest (was Re: Things to make flying more comfortable)
Organization: The Original Estrogen-Crazed Lust Bunnies
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 15:58:27 GMT

In article <2A8F5331.29044@ics.uci.edu> davida@ics.uci.edu (David A. Andersen) writes:
>Steps to make flights more bearable:
>
>1. Don't fly NW or CO.
>2. Don't fly NW or CO.
>3. Don't fly NW or CO.
>......
>10. Don't fly NW or CO.
>(yeah, I know NW was probably more convenient....)

Actually, I had forgotten (until I cleaned out some stuff this morning)
that Northwest was the airline that fired three pilots in 1990 for
drinking and flying, and apparently knew that the pilot, Norman Prouse,
had problems with alcohol.

The night before Northwest flight 650 left Fargo, ND for Minneapolis on
March 8, Prouse was seen drinking at least 20 rum and diet cola cocktails
in a bar.  The rest of the cockpit crew, Robert Kirchner and Joseph Balzer,
were seen sharing at least 6 pitchers of beer at the same bar.

The 727 landed without incident in Minneapolis.  Prouse's blood alcohol
level was measured at .13, first officer Kirchner's at .06 and flight
engineer Balzer's at .08, about eight hours after they left the bar.

I realize there probably isn't much to do in Fargo, ND, but I can't believe
that anyone else at Northwest didn't notice something was amiss.  Actually
someone probably did: the FAA had the pilots arrested in touchdown in 
Minneapolis, based on an anonymous tip.  Which makes me suspect that
Northwest frowns on their people talking about this sort of thing, and
makes me wonder how often it goes unremarked...

Charleen


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