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CuriositiesSOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS' CHARTERED FLIGHT OVER POLES
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA, South African Airways announced in a press release that it will operate a specially chartered Boeing 747-400 that will fly around the world over both the North and South Poles.... more
CuriositiesGERMAN EX-WWII PILOTS CLAIMS FIRST SOUND BARRIER SURPASSING
BERLIN, GERMANY, A former WWII German pilot, Hans Mutke, now 79, is claiming to be the first man to overcome the sound barrier, while he is piloting a Messerschmitt 262 jet fighter in the last days of... more
CuriositiesALLERGIC ATTACK FOR CAT ON CONTINENTAL AIRLINES
U.S., The Boston Globe reported that a woman is suing Continental Airlines for allegedly forcing her to sit near a cat. Diane Swales says sitting near the cat on a flight from Boston to Florida gave her... more
CuriositiesCHARTER SERVICE TO SEE THE MIR OUTBREAK
U.S., A fantasioso Californian entrepreneur is organizing a charter flight for 120 "lucky" persons who will be approximately carried to 9.144 meters of altitude in skies to south of Tahiti, in southern... more
CuriositiesVICTORY FOR RUSSIAN SMOKER
MOSCOW, Russian passengers desperate for a cigarette during the 10-hour flight are savouring a rare victory over American officials who have been forced to exempt the Russian airline Aeroflot from their... more
CuriositiesEGYPT: SEQUESTERED SUITCASES WITH SNAKES
EL CAIRO, About 150 alive snakes have been sequestered at El Cairo airport. The snakes were found in several suitcases belonging to a sudanese man. He was leaving to Kenya where he was supposed to deliver... more
CuriositiesPILOTS REFUSE TO TAKE OFF FOR UFO'S SIGHT
SIBERIA, RUSSIA, Accordin to wath Russia's Interfax news agency reported an airport in southern Siberia was closed for 90 minutes after pilots refused to use the airport, claiming a UFO was hovering above... more