Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Background Aircraft. The aircraft was a Boeing 737-31B registered as B-2925 and with serial number 27288. The aircraft was delivered to China Southern on 2 February 1994, and had recorded over 8,500 hours before the crash.
Fountain City was originally called Holmes' Landing, after Thomas Holmes, who settled there in 1839. Boats would stop at the landing to take on firewood, as well as water from springs not far from the river, leading to the name of Fountain City. Geography
Deadstick landing. A deadstick landing, also called a dead-stick landing, is a type of forced landing when an aircraft loses all of its propulsive power and is forced to land. The "stick" does not refer to the flight controls, which in most aircraft are either fully or partially functional without engine power, but to the traditional wooden ...
AAR Corp. AAR Corp. is an American provider of aircraft maintenance services to commercial and government customers worldwide. The company is headquartered in Wood Dale, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. The company employs 5,000 people worldwide. As of May 2023, the company operates major maintenance facilities in Indianapolis, Miami, Oklahoma City ...
Release. December 2, 2005. ( 2005-12-02) Related. Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac. Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again is a 2005 American television special celebrating the 1979–1993 prime time soap opera Knots Landing. It aired on CBS on Friday, December 2, 2005 from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. ET/PT. [1]
R. Donahue Peebles. Roy Donahue "Don" Peebles (born March 2, 1960) is an American millionaire, [2] real estate entrepreneur, author, national media commentator and political leader. Peebles is the founder, Chairman/CEO of The Peebles Corporation (TPC), a privately held real estate investment and development company he established in 1983.
Don Felder. Donald William Felder (born September 21, 1947) is an American musician who was the lead guitarist of the rock band Eagles from 1974 to 2001. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 with the Eagles. Felder was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2016.
Captain. Chesley Burnett " Sully " Sullenberger III (born January 23, 1951) is an American retired fighter pilot, diplomat, and airline pilot. He is best known for his actions as captain of US Airways Flight 1549 in 2009, when he ditched the plane, landing on the Hudson River after both engines were disabled by a bird strike.