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    From Dave Drum@1:2320/105 to Aviation HQ on Wed May 28 12:35:00 2025
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    The U.S. Department of Justice has reached a preliminary settlement
    with Boeing in a fraud case stemming from two deadly crashes involving
    737 MAX aircraft that killed 346 people. The agreement, which is
    subject to court approval, will allow Boeing to avoid criminal prosecution.

    Without the deal, the trial would begin on June 23. Boeing would then
    be on trial for misleading U.S. regulators about a key flight control system on the 737 MAX. Two of the planes crashed in 2018 and 2019 in Indonesia and Ethiopia.

    In total, Boeing will pay more than $1.1 billion, including fines and punitive damages. $445 million will be spent on improving the company's compliance, safety and quality programs. "We believe this resolution is the most equitable and practical outcome," the department said.

    Me and light aircraft get along just fine. Airliners - not so much. I prefer Amtrak for long distances. Plus the food is better, too. Bv)=

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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Dave Drum on Thu May 29 13:03:41 2025
    Hello Dave,

    Me and light aircraft get along just fine. Airliners - not so much. I prefer Amtrak for long distances. Plus the food is better, too. Bv)=

    Well, that is if there "IS" Amtrack.

    The northern line which runs from St.Paul (I think) to somewhere Seattle uses Burlington-Northern tracks where priority if given to freight trains. A full day's delay on arrival is not uncommon.

    I once drove a Trailways bus transcontinental from LA to NYC (and other routes). 4 days. Recently I looked into doing it again for fun, busses with wifi etc ... it was costlier than flying 6 hours.

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  • From Dave Drum@1:2320/105 to Ward Dossche on Fri May 30 01:45:00 2025
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    Me and light aircraft get along just fine. Airliners - not so much. I prefer Amtrak for long distances. Plus the food is better, too. Bv)=

    Well, that is if there "IS" Amtrack.

    Passenger rail is down quite a bit from its "hey-day". My first long
    distance trip was from Springfield, IL to St. Louis on the GM&O (now/ currently) ATSF. Jumped onto CB&Q's Twin Citiies Express to Faribault,
    MN. Along the way motive power and crews weere changed and it became
    a Rock Island "Rocket" Bv)=

    The northern line which runs from St.Paul (I think) to somewhere
    Seattle uses Burlington-Northern tracks where priority if given to
    freight trains. A full day's delay on arrival is not uncommon.

    I once drove a Trailways bus transcontinental from LA to NYC (and other routes). 4 days. Recently I looked into doing it again for fun, busses with wifi etc ... it was costlier than flying 6 hours.

    If I read that right you were aq bus driver???? Hardly ever see passenger busses around here. Greyhound maintains a passenger terminal at a local
    auto salvage and towing firm. Trailways has disappearede. Lots of big
    charter busses like Windy City Tours.

    Last airplane ride I took was from SPI to DCA direct and was a round trip.
    The plane was a twin turboprop Fairchild puddle jumper.

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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Dave Drum on Sat May 31 11:28:07 2025
    Dave,

    If I read that right you were aq bus driver???? Hardly ever see passenger busses around here. Greyhound maintains a passenger terminal at a local auto salvage and towing firm. Trailways has disappearede. Lots of big charter busses like Windy City Tours.

    No. In 1972 I was in an exchange program not knowing where I was heading to. Just America. Arrived in New York and got a bus ticket to Great Falls Montana. A trailways bus Detroit Chicago Denver SaltLakeCity GreatFalls. There are more direct routes but to keep it cheap I was given a "See America" ticket and made the grand tour. 4 days on a bus, I can write a (small) book about it. Crossing Nebraska end of June was so boring ... there is nothing, just fields with corn as far as the eye reaches.

    Also was in a GreatFalls LosAngeles trip, LosAngeles to Detroit and then to New York. Affordable but it takes so much time ... plus all the meals en-route plus drinks ... competes with airlines. But you see a lot, the perfect way to learn how big the USA really is.

    \%/@rd

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