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Old 7th Mar 2002, 21:47
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PORTSMOUTH — Pan American Airways is launching a new airline based in the Dominican Republic, the Pease International Tradeport-based carrier has announced. . .. .The new airline will be called Pan American World Airways, and plans to use a fleet of Boeing 727-200 passenger jets and British Aerospace Jetstream 31 turboprops for routes serving the Caribbean, and Central and South America. The service will start later this year, according to a Pan Am statement. . .. .Pan Am is organizing its new airline in the Dominican Republic, where it has applied for establishment and certification through the Dominican Civil Aviation Authority. . .. .Pan Am officials were not available for comment on Wednesday about whether the new airline will affect its operations at Pease. Pan Am currently employs about 600 people, the majority of whom are based at the tradeport. The airline's parent company, Guilford Transportation, is also headquartered there. . .. .David Fink, president of both airlines, announced in a statement that the new operation's mission is to establish "affordable, high-quality air service throughout Central and South America, within the Caribbean, and to the U.S. and Canada." . .. .Pan Am recently purchased 24 Boeing 727s from United Airlines, tripling its previous fleet of full-size passenger aircraft.
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Hope fuel prices don't go up, those old B-727s can be thirsty.. . . . <small>[ 07 March 2002, 17:56: Message edited by: TowerDog ]</small>
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I guess this explains all the contracts they signed on UAL 727's....
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Well, let´s see ; hot women, sunny beaches and flying a cool old 727 or Jetstream 31... Yeah man ! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="cool.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="cool.gif" /> . .. .Where do I apply ?!?! <img src="http://www.stopstart.fsnet.co.uk/smilie/smokin.gif" alt="" />
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Gosh darn...'ole Robert Vesco has run out of 'da cash...the $225million form Investors Overseas Services...and now wants to fly a Jetstream...talk about looking down market..wait the RV (real guy) I flew years ago would be 70+ by now...too old to fly?. .Last I heard he was in Panama.
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica"> wait the RV (real guy) I flew years ago would be 70+ by now...too old to fly? </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">Well uhhhh, applying the same logic, you must also be pushing towards the retirement age. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />
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...but I´m serious, does anybody have more info ? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="confused.gif" />
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For those wanting a sunny job.. the Pan Am url for employment is as follows:. .. .<a href="http://www.flypanam.com/p/employment.html" target="_blank">http://www.flypanam.com/p/employment.html</a>. .. .Dont have a glue what they'll be paying for DR based pilots & crew?
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Ah ! . .. .¡ Muchos gracias ! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="cool.gif" />
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