FedEx could cancel contracts for $6.7 billion in American-made planes if Congress makes it easier for unions to organize FedEx workers. In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday, FedEx disclosed that commitments to buy Boeing 777s are contingent on FedEx Express’ continued coverage by the National Railway Labor Act. …
Read More »$10 billion threat: FedEx warns lawmakers over union legislation (Knoxville News Sentinel)
FedEx could cancel contracts for $10 billion in American-made planes if Congress makes it easier for unions to organize the delivery giant’s workers. More: continued here
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Prince Charles love letters up for auction on eBayguardian.co.uk, UKA rare and expensive lot up for auction on eBay this week provides epistolary evidence that the man-who-will-be-king was once a hot-blooded young sailor with an eye for the ladies and a knack for flirtatious correspondence. The six letters — which the …
Read More »FedEx Plane Crashes During Landing in Tokyo, Two Dead (St. Petersburg Times)
TOKYO — A FedEx Corp cargo plane caught in a gust of wind crashed and burst into flames as it landed at Japan’s Narita airport on Monday, killing the two man crew and closing the main runway at the busy gateway to Tokyo. More: continued here
Read More »Wind shear eyed in deadly crash of FedEx cargo jet (AP via Yahoo! News)
Wind shear may have caused the crash of a FedEx jet that cartwheeled on the runway at Tokyo’s main international airport and burst into a fireball, investigators said Monday, but experts noted that the model was notoriously difficult to land. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx cargo plane crashes at Tokyo’s Narita Airport; 2 Americans dead (New York Daily News)
A FedEx cargo plane smashed into a runway and burst into a ball of fire while attempting to land at Tokyo’s main international airport Monday, killing the American pilot and copilot. Investigators believe wind shear, or a sudden gust of wind, may have bee. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx cargo plane crashes at Tokyo airport; 2 dead (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News)
Wind shear may have caused the deadly crash of a FedEx jet that cartwheeled on the runway at Tokyo’s main international airport and burst into a fireball, investigators said Monday, but experts noted that the model, MD-11, was notoriously difficult to land. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx cargo plane crashes at Tokyo airport; 2 dead (AP via Yahoo! News)
A FedEx cargo plane smashed into a runway and burst into a ball of fire while attempting to land at Tokyo’s main international airport Monday, killing the American pilot and copilot. Investigators believe wind shear, or a sudden gust of wind, may have been a factor. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx cargo plane crashes at Tokyo airport; 2 dead (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
A FedEx cargo plane smashed into a runway and burst into a ball of fire while attempting to land at Tokyo’s main international airport Monday, killing the American pilot and copilot. More: continued here
Read More »2 FedEx Pilots Killed In Fiery Japan Crash (CBS News)
A FedEx cargo plane burst into flames after bouncing off a runway in unusually high winds at Tokyo’s main international airport Monday, killing the pilot and copilot and closing a major runway for several hours. More: continued here
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