Company Watch - United Airlines.Sep 17, 2007 Sept. 11 Hijacked Airliners Cockpit Tapes will Heard. Tapes of the final moments before one of the hijacked airliners in the September 11 attacks September 11 attacks Series of airline hijackings and suicide bombings against U.S. targets perpetrated by 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda. crashed into the ground in Pennsylvania may be played at the first case over damages from the attacks to go to trial, a judge has ruled. The last four minutes of the recording of United Airlines Flight 93 with sounds of passengers trying to force entry into the cockpit and to retake re·take tr.v. re·took , re·tak·en , re·tak·ing, re·takes 1. To take back or again. 2. To recapture. 3. To photograph, film, or record again. n. 1. the plane in 2001, was ruled admissible by US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein is a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and has been involved in several high-profile cases. He was nominated by President William J. Clinton on May 15, 1998, to a seat vacated by Louis L. . The first of 41 cases left filed by September 11 victims who sued airlines and their security contractors for wrongful death The taking of the life of an individual resulting from the willful or negligent act of another person or persons. If a person is killed because of the wrongful conduct of a person or persons, the decedent's heirs and other beneficiaries may file a wrongful death action is set to begin September 24. That case was filed by the wife of Patrick Driscoll, 70, who died aboard United Flight 93. The recordings have not been released publicly but were played in court at the trial of convicted September 11 conspirator conspirator n. a person or entity who enters into a plot with one or more other people or entities to commit illegal acts, legal acts with an illegal object, or using illegal methods, to the harm of others. Zacarias Moussaoui Zacarias Moussaoui (Arabic: زكريا موسوي) (born May 30, 1968 in St Jean de Luz[2]) is a French citizen of Moroccan descent who was convicted of conspiring to kill Americans as part of the September 11, 2001, in 2006. Sep 13, 2007 US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, in a bid to encourage further settlements for the September 11 victims, the judge ruled in July that the first trials would only address damages and a second separate trial would address liability. The plaintiff's lawyer, Donald Migliori, said the recordings that will be played, which will also include the voice of one or two of the hijackers saying they have a bomb on board, was the most important evidence at the trial. He said most of the plaintiffs were "glad the process is starting" but frustrated the issue of damages will be decided before liability, which decides who is responsible. Sep 13, 2007 Star Alliance granted anti-trust immunity. The DOT granted on Sept. 13 United Airlines and British Midland British midland may refer to:
BMI abbr. body mass index Body mass index (BMI) A measurement that has replaced weight as the preferred determinant of obesity. , Air Canada, Austrian, Lufthansa, LOT, SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. , Swiss, and TAP. Sep 13, 2007 United Airlines will launch daily Los Angeles-Frankfurt flights aboard Boeing 777s from Dec. 15. United currently flies to Frankfurt twice-daily from both San Francisco and Chicago O'Hare and thrice-daily from Washington Dulles. Sep 14, 2007 United Airlines today announced that it will offer new daily passenger and cargo service between Los Angeles and Frankfurt. United will begin service to Frankfurt on December 15, 2007 and service from Frankfurt on December 16, 2007. Sep 13, 2007 New system allows pilots to avoid turbulence. An air turbulence detection system designed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is a non-governmental U.S.-based institute whose stated mission is "exploring and understanding our atmosphere and its interactions with the Sun, the oceans, the biosphere, and human society. is being tested by United Airlines pilots on commercial flights. Captain Rocky Stone, chief technical pilot for United Airlines, has this to say: "The messages I've received in the cockpit gave a very accurate picture of turbulence location and intensity. The depiction of turbulence intensity provides an unprecedented and extremely valuable new tool for pilot situational awareness." Sep 12, 2007 United Airlines executive on short list for FAA chief of operations. United Airlines executive Henry "Hank" Krakowski is a strong candidate for the FAA's chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. post. FAA Administrator Marion Blakey is expected to appoint a new operations chief before she steps down on Thursday. A Boeing 737 captain at United, Krakowski has served as vice president in charge of flight operations since August, 2006. He's been with the airline since 1978. Sep 12, 2007 Editorial eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact our Director of Content Aram Gesar eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com AirGuideFlightTracker is a new real-time service that keeps travelers informed on flight and airport status, delays, security wait times via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Copyright [c] 2007 Pyramid Media Group. All rights reserved. |
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