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Air passenger suing for a back injury 'caused by sitting next to obese man' - Telegraph

One of the pictures accompanying the article is interesting. Strange an airline would allow a person to fly who blocks the aisle.

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Aside for the physical discomfort and other personal dislikes in having one of these blimps sat next to you, safety is a big factor. These super fat people should be banned IMHO. In the event of an emergency evacuation they can cause considerable delays and possibly fatalities in delaying evacuees blocked behind them.

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If you have to pay for a seat for a child older than 2, then you should have to pay for another seat if your fat @$$ can't be contained within a single seat.

I don't see why other passengers have to be inconvenienced (and not have a say in the matter as it would offend the fatty), it's not as if we are flying for free.

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I believe I heard that some US airlines will force grossly obese passengers to pay for a second seat unless the flight has one or more seats that are otherwise empty.

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Interesting to see that "Universal Asset Management" of Tupelo Airport, Tupelo, Mississippi, are now beginning to break some early 777s that belonged to Emirates.

Airport Photos - Tupelo Municipal Airport - KTUP - JetPhotos.Net Aviation Photos


Jim.

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Just watching about an aircraft that has crashed at my local airport back home. Blackbushe. Used to drive past it all the time on the way to my golf club. Blackbushe is more famous for its car auctions now than its aviation, and it seems as though the plane has ploughed into a line of cars. Don't know what aircraft yet. Anything from a light aircraft to a lear. Nasty.

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Plane crashes into Blackbushe Airport car warehouse - BBC News

Nose dived into the car auction.

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Given some of the crates that are still being flown around Africa, I am stunned that an 18 year aircraft, and of a model that it still in production, is being dismantled. I would have thought that an aircraft like that, with "one careful owner" would still have significant value in the airframe? :unsure:

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That does seem strange.

Especially given there are still (albeit in small quantities and mostly freight) 727s in service and they've been out of production since 1984.

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A Phenom 300 with 4 on board.

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Ugh. I just read the Telegraph report. Very ugly, very sad. The scene is complete destruction.

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While not in production any longer, Frontier scrapped their A318's when some were only 5-6 years old.

Some fairly young (less then 17) 737-700's have also seen the cutting block in recent years. (maybe A320/319's as well, not sure.)

Seems parts industry for some of these planes is worth more then keeping the plane whole and trying to find a new operator for them.

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So some of my Facebook friends are serious plane spotters. According to one of them, the aircraft was owned and operated by the Bin Laden family (yep, that Bin Laden).

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That's what being reported in the press.

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Some reports are saying that Osama's step mother, and sister were on board the plane.

Not the first time members of that family have been killed in an aircraft accident, his oldest brother was killed in a plane crash in Texas in the 80's.