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General Douglas MacArthur’s Personal Airplane Flies Again
General Douglas MacArthur’s Personal Airplane Flies Again
When president Harry S. Truman fired General Douglas MacArthur, then commander of the United Nations Command forces fighting during the Korean War, on April 11, 1951, for “failing to respect the authority of the President” the famed Army leader flew home from Japan aboard his personal airplane, a Lockheed Constellation he dubbed “Bataan”.
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Published at 2023-06-30 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : History, Stories
Tags: Bataan, MacArthur, President, flight
Trapped for 110 Days in NAIA, Estonian Finally Flies Home
Trapped for 110 Days in NAIA, Estonian Finally Flies Home
'To the travelers who might get stuck like me, don’t be afraid or don’t be ashamed to go public with the problem. You have to make the situation known…because I believe this is a violation of my rights,' says Estonian Roman Trofimov
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Published at 2020-07-09 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : News and Events, People, Travel
Tags: flight
Another Batch of Dismissed Workers Repatriated
Another Batch of Dismissed Workers Repatriated
“I’ve been working with Galaxy for eight years. My contract that expired in May was not renewed. Twelve of us are going back home. They told us that if everything goes well, they might call us back again,” said one who worked as a public area attendant.
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Published at 2020-06-29 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Business, News and Events, People
Tags: COVID-19, Workers, flight
Your Next Pilot Could Be Drone Software
Your Next Pilot Could Be Drone Software
But stories of pilot drunkenness, rants, fights and distraction, however rare, are reminders that pilots are only human. Not every plane can be flown by a disaster-averting pilot, like Southwest Captain Tammie Jo Shults or Captain. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger. But software could change that, equipping every plane with an extremely experienced guidance system that is always learning more.
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Published at 2018-04-22 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Technology
Tags: flight