[IP] final more^2 on Airline war use

[Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>]

Title: approve:tippie  final  more^2 on Airline war use

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From: "Meeks, Brock (MSNBCi)" <Brock.Meeks@MSNBC.COM>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 11:12:31 -0800
To: "'dave@farber.net'" <dave@farber.net>
Subject: RE: [IP] more^2 on Airline war use

I called American Airlines this morning after seeing the note.  A spokesman there confirmed, in part, the original story that prompted your posting to IP, however, the spokesman denied that AA had sent any such e-mail to its employees saying that Federal government had asked them to "make at least 10 jets along with crew available starting March 1 for 'war use.'"

However the AA spokesman did confirm that the Pentagon had initiated "phase one" of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet.  AA has committed FIVE planes to the effort, the spokesman said.

All told eleven airlines were called into action.  Those are: American Airlines, American Trans Air, Continental Airlines, Delta Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, North American Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Omni Air International, United Airlines, US Airways and World Airways.

The CARF began flying on Monday, the Pentagon said. 

According to the Air Mobility Command there are three stages of incremental activation allow for tailoring an airlift force suitable for the contingency at hand. Stage I is for minor regional crises, Stage II would be used for a major theater war, and Stage III for periods of national mobilization.

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