ASA Going to Vietnam
May 6, 2010, 9:41 pm
#17
Join Date: Nov 2006
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Here is an a.net photo of ferry tanks on a 717 going from the mainland to Hawaii.
They could also go up through Alaska to Russia then down the east coast of the Asian mainland. I don't know how practical that would be; I don't know if a CR2 has the range (or capabilities?), even with extra tanks, to do a polar route.
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They could also go up through Alaska to Russia then down the east coast of the Asian mainland. I don't know how practical that would be; I don't know if a CR2 has the range (or capabilities?), even with extra tanks, to do a polar route.
-ww
Yeah better make sure that No Smoking sign is working... that is just cool as can be.
May 6, 2010, 10:35 pm
#18
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 478
More US jobs gone
Kind of a metaphor for everything that's wrong with the US of A. All the jobs are going overseas. The towels I bought at Costco were made in India. My son's friend, who was flying for Continental Express, moved to China and is now flying for Hainan Airlines. Pretty sad. Hope you're enjoying those cheap plastic taco holders you bought at Walmart that were manufactured by some sweatshop in China.
May 6, 2010, 10:38 pm
#19
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Kind of a metaphor for everything that's wrong with the US of A. All the jobs are going overseas. The towels I bought at Costco were made in India. My son's friend, who was flying for Continental Express, moved to China and is now flying for Hainan Airlines. Pretty sad. Hope you're enjoying those cheap plastic taco holders you bought at Walmart that were manufactured by some sweatshop in China.
May 7, 2010, 6:12 am
#21
Join Date: Dec 2009
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ASA in Vietnam
May 7, 2010, 7:01 am
#22
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May 7, 2010, 8:03 am
#23
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Get your facts straight. ASA is one of the few airlines in the world that has never had a fatality due to pilot error. I know it's hard to believe, but true. The two high profile accidents we did have with fatalities were due to catastrophic failures and after being reviewed it was determined that they were unrecoverable. We no longer fly the Brasilia, which was the aircraft responsible for these accidents. As for customer service, we were ranked at the top in January 2010.
I'm surprised Amnesty International has never taken up the cause of the pax who are shoehorned into the passenger cabins of those planes.