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American Reaches Tentative Agreement With Its Mechanics

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Jan 30 2020

Since no joint contract had been achieved, each work group kept their own separate work and the airline’s 2013 merger still isn’t complete. 2019 was a long, hot summer with the airline’s operations melting down amidst a work slowdown by mechanics.

So what did American agree to? The details are still being worked through, and comparisons to existing deals will need to be made, but roughly it appears…

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How The Terrorist Who Blew Up Korean Air 858 Went Free

Jan 26 2020

On November 29, 1987 the Boeing 707 took off from Baghdad, headed to Abu Dhabi and Bangkok enroute to Seoul-Gimpo. It never made it to Bangkok, blowing up with 104 passengers and 11 crew on board. The wreckage of the occurrence aircraft was never found.

This week though pieces of Korean Air flight 858 were discovered , more than 30 years after it was blown up by North Korean terrorists.

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