MSY- Relief Info/ Disaster Help/ Flight Info
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BoeingBoy & ETOPS1;
Thanks you for volunteering for htis effort. I wish I could do it too.
Regards,
USA320Pilot
Thanks you for volunteering for htis effort. I wish I could do it too.
Regards,
USA320Pilot
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The flight was returned to CLT after departing due to issues with the federal agencies in MSY being unable to process and handle the volume of traffic.
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Please give my love to Kelly at U. She worked the gates there after leaving Reno as my supervisor. Tell her it's still dry in Reno and we'd love to have her back--with the New USAirways. I hope her family is okay. My prayers are with all there.
US Airways to Join Industry New Orleans Evacuation Effort
ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- US Airways will participate in the airline industry's effort to help in evacuation efforts for New Orleans. Flights will begin later this afternoon and continue at least through the weekend. US Airways will provide a 126-seat Boeing 737-300 aircraft, as well as other aircraft as needed.
"The employees of US Airways are committed to doing everything they possibly can to help those who are suffering as a result of this catastrophe, volunteering their time, job skills and resources," said Bruce R. Lakefield, US Airways president and chief executive officer. "We are ready and willing to assist in the relief efforts."
US Airways is also working closely with the American Red Cross, which has said that monetary assistance currently is the best alternative. The company created earlier this week the US Airways Employee Relief Fund to help colleagues in the Gulf States, many of whom have lost everything.
ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- US Airways will participate in the airline industry's effort to help in evacuation efforts for New Orleans. Flights will begin later this afternoon and continue at least through the weekend. US Airways will provide a 126-seat Boeing 737-300 aircraft, as well as other aircraft as needed.
"The employees of US Airways are committed to doing everything they possibly can to help those who are suffering as a result of this catastrophe, volunteering their time, job skills and resources," said Bruce R. Lakefield, US Airways president and chief executive officer. "We are ready and willing to assist in the relief efforts."
US Airways is also working closely with the American Red Cross, which has said that monetary assistance currently is the best alternative. The company created earlier this week the US Airways Employee Relief Fund to help colleagues in the Gulf States, many of whom have lost everything.
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According to US Airways Crew Scheduling, today US Airways launched its first B737 relief flight to MSY and the aircraft was unable to land at the airport and had to divert. Apparently there were too many fixed-wing aircraft trying to operate on one runway. Tthe East-West runway has been closed for reconstruction, only runway 1/19 the North-South runway is open, and there is a significant amount of rotary-wing operations contributing to the airspace density problem.
The Air Traffic Control (ATC) situation reminds me of Hurricane Andrew when I flew C-130 relief missions to Homestead AFB in 1992, however, this situation is much, much more serious and a more difficult operating environment with poor communications. For Hurricane Andrew, the field was operated by USAF Combat Control Teams (CCT’s) that had deployable centralized Command, Control, & Communication systems, versus multiple government agencies that do not have the same access to field/mobile ATC equipment.
Crew Scheduling did say they now have a lot of volunteer crewmembers to fly future flights after the word "got out".
Regards,
USA320Pilot
The Air Traffic Control (ATC) situation reminds me of Hurricane Andrew when I flew C-130 relief missions to Homestead AFB in 1992, however, this situation is much, much more serious and a more difficult operating environment with poor communications. For Hurricane Andrew, the field was operated by USAF Combat Control Teams (CCT’s) that had deployable centralized Command, Control, & Communication systems, versus multiple government agencies that do not have the same access to field/mobile ATC equipment.
Crew Scheduling did say they now have a lot of volunteer crewmembers to fly future flights after the word "got out".
Regards,
USA320Pilot
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I thought the Airborn AWACS planes were temporary guiding planes for now in and out of MSY?
737-300 A/C 385 operated one flight on Saturday 9-3 MSY-SKF carrying 126 paxs out of MSY, so far today the same A/C took 123 folks from MSY to MGM (Montgomery,Alabama) and is currently enroute back to MSY for another trip to MGM. Earlier DECS was showing MGE instead which is Dobins AFB at Marietta, GA near ATL Even though many carriers are operating these relief flights I am proud to work for a carrier that is participating.
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LGA777
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