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| Followup: Cypriot Airline to Stop Flying in 2007 |
| 2006-10-30 |
| 2005-08-14: Cypriot plane with 121 passengers crashes in Greece 2005-08-17: Cabin staff struggled to control crash plane 2005-08-20: Carbon Monoxide Ruled Out in Greek Crash 2005-08-22: Cypriot Pilot Cried 'Mayday!' Two Seconds Before Crash Cypriot Airline to Stop Flying in 2007 Monday October 30, 2:44 pm ET Cypriot Airline That Replaced Helios After 2005 Crash to Terminate Flight Operations in 2007 NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) -- Ajet, the carrier that replaced Helios Airways after a crash that killed all 121 passengers and crew in Greece last year, said Monday it will terminate its flight operations in early 2007. Ajet holding company Libra Holidays announced that it would bring the carrier's flight schedule to a halt within the next three months. "The decision is the outcome of the financial results of the specific company," Libra said in a statement. Ajet will remain registered as a company pending financial claims against third parties, Libra said. Greek accident investigators have cited human error as the main cause of the Helios air disaster. In a report issued Oct. 10, they said the two pilots of the Cypriot 737-300 failed to competently operate controls regulating cabin pressure and misinterpreted a subsequent warning sign. Maintenance officials were also blamed for leaving pressure controls on an incorrect setting, while Boeing was cited for "ineffectiveness of measures" in response to previous pressurization incidents on their aircraft. |
| Posted by:Chuck |
| #1 This press release has to be filed in the "what were they smoking" section. Somehow with all this negative press that they themselves released (or re-released, as the case may be) is really not going to be a big inducement for the potential flying public to beat a path to their ticket counter. Usually these kind of things get recognized when Joe Q. Ticketholder shows up for his 0800 departure and the counters are all dark with a 'Gone Fishing' sign hanging from the ceiling, twisting in the wind. There must be something else behind this. Any theories? |
| Posted by: USN,Ret 2006-10-30 21:48 |