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Re: KIWI AIRLINES [MD-11 NOTE too]

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From: Evan H. Ng
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1992 17:14
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In article <1992Sep1.233217.17818@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> mperlman@nyx.cs.du.edu (Marshal "Airborne" Perlman) writes:

>Lets see...who died lately? (well...a few years)
> 
>PSA: Planes had a happy face on them.
>AIRCAL: Cool paint job.

   Owned by American...

>REPUBLIC: Ugly paint job.

   Merged with Northwest

>JET AMERICA: Cool paint job too.
>WESTERN: Can't belive it...they had a nice operation.
>BRANIFF: Can believe it...PLAD AIRCRAFT? Yea Right!

   Had "designer" planes

>EASTERN: Don't know if they ever were an airline.
>PEOPLES EXPRESS: Hah...pay the $99 >ON< the plane! I remember that.
>NY AIR (or something like that): Big apple on the TAIL, made me hungry.

   I think it merged w/ Continental

>FRONTIER: Big 'F' for "Forgot to put the gear up" (personal story).
>STATES WEST: Who the hell uses SHORT 360s? TOO LOUD!

   A lot of airlines do:
	AER LINGUS
	OLYMPIC AIRLINES
	USAIR, etc.

>GOLDENWEST: Who names their airline after a COMMUNITY COLLEGE?
> 
>Anyone got anything else (and/or a comment)?


  Don't forget the ever popular Pan Am... great paint job on the A
	Airbuses (A300 & A310)
  MIDWAY AIRLINES: Gone, nice paint job on the 737-200s
  PIEDMONT AIRLINES: Largest fleet of F28s, but merged with USAIR
 

(Part of message deleted)
  

>It was an Alitalia MD-11..they called it DEYGO <G>...anyhow..the guy
>took of more or less..straight up...pretty neat...he flew out to Catalina and
>BACK in the same time it took me to work 1/2 of the pattern! SHEESH!

  A outstanding display of modern technology.  How were
	the GE CF6 engines?

  See any w/ PW4000s?

	Adios,

	Me.
	(Evan Ng)
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