Posted on 10/27/2009 8:49:18 PM PDT by presidio9
Thank you! This post reminded me of a very important question:
What is the origin of the term “cockpit?”
Anyone?
The senator from ACORN has spoken.
My ass these guys were on their laptops, but I’ll a stew or two were.
On Monday [May 11,2009], Delta Air Lines, which became the world's largest carrier after its merger last year with Northwest Airlines, announced that it has WiFi on 139 planes, or about half of its mainline domestic fleet, and will have the rest finished by September. The carrier also expects to complete outfitting all 200 jets in Northwest's domestic fleet next year.
“Do you like Gladiator movies, Bobby?”
Tommy: R.T., I think I figured it out the problem. This order is going to Columbus. That’s a one-day delivery, but you’ve got it marked down for two.
R.T., Shipping Foreman: That’s because it’s going to Columbus, Georgia. Not Columbus, Ohio.
[he shows Tommy the shipping address]
R.T., Shipping Foreman: You see these letters by the city? That’s called a state. What else you got, Wonder Boy?
Tommy: Uh... that’s pretty much it for now.
R.T., Shipping Foreman: Hey, Tommy, maybe you should go back to college for another seven years and study a globe.
In the cabin... cockpits are sterile except for communications with the company/dispatch.
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