 Malaysia
Star reports US$12.7mil (RM47mil) worth of
microchips were hijacked from the Second Air Cargo Complex in Batu
Maung, Penang last Monday. All cops found left of
the shipment were two empty containers near the airport. “We
are in the process of tracking down the missing microchips and we
believe that the stolen consignments are still in the country,”
authorities told The Star. The heist turned into a free
for all when more than 20 thugs descended upon the cargo complex
and made off with the microchips and motherboards, loading the loot
into repainted stolen trucks before escaping. Police say they have
nabbed nine of the robbers so far, who reportedly are assisting
the investigation.
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 Northwest
Airlines retires the last dozen DC-10
airplanes in the U.S. that fly passengers, replacing them with A330s
and B747-400s. Also endangered are dozens of pilots who are over 60
who serve as third man in the cockpit. U.S. regulations prohibit pilots
who are over 60 from flying as captains or first officers, but allow
them to fly as second officers. The DC-10 is one of the few aircraft
that require three-man crews that include a second officer, also known
as a flight engineer. Northwest first flew the DC-10 in 1972 and by
2001 had 45 aircraft, including 24 DC-10 30s with 273 seats and 21
DC-10 40s with 236 seats in service. Northwest's remaining 12 DC-10
aircraft in service are all from the 30 series, including five of
the last six to be built at the McDonnell
Douglas Long Beach, California production facility.
Last scheduled DC-10 passenger flight in the U.S. will be Northwest
Flight 98 departing HON on January 7, 2007, and arriving in MSP the
morning of January 8. In total 440 DC-10s were built with more than
170 still flying air cargo, a role that is expected to continue into
the next decade. |
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The
Supervisory Board of Lufthansa Cargo AG appointed Carsten Spohr (left)
as CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board for a three-year term at its
meeting in Frankfurt today (Wednesday November 22).