Entries from June 2009

June 30, 2009

Yemen Airways Jet Crashes, Carrying 153 Passengers.

Rescue teams have closely searched the Indian Ocean for survivors of the crash, and were able to have  have rescued a child alive. The plane that crashed is an Airbus A310. You can read the New York Times story here. 
European aircraft maker Airbus on Tuesday confirmed that Yemen Airways flight IY626 crashed near the Comoro [...]

June 30, 2009

Midwest’s Hoeksema to Retire.

Timothy Hoeksema, chairman, president and CEO of Midwest Airlines, announced that he would be retiring from his duties in a 4 to 6 week window. Hoeksema fought hard for Midwest, and was a pioneer in the “save the cookie” campaign used by Midwest to fend off AirTran Airways. Below is his letter:
To: All Midwest and [...]

June 29, 2009

Death of Billy Mays – Plane Related?

Billy Mays, the spokesmen for OxiClean, was found dead yesterday morning in his Florida home. Mays’s unmistaken voice and character on-screen made him one of the world’s most memorable, and favorite, TV salesmen. Mays, just 50 years old, was on-board US Airways flight 1241 from Philadelphia to Tampa on Saturday night. The aircraft’s nose landing-gear [...]