what happened in Dubai?

heard airport was closed, yesterday what happened?

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> heard airport was closed, yesterday what happened?


Halliburton took over management of the facility...???

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pobox557@fsmail.net (http://airside.platinums.co.uk) wrote in
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> heard airport was closed, yesterday what happened?

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/03/12/bt.dubaiairport/index.html

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- Dubai airport was closed
for nearly eight hours on Monday after the nose gear of an
aircraft with 229 passengers and crew on board apparently
collapsed during take off.

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On Mar 13, 9:57 am, Bert Hyman <b...@iphouse.com> wrote:
> DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- Dubai airport was closed
> for nearly eight hours on Monday after the nose gear of an
> aircraft with 229 passengers and crew on board apparently
> collapsed during take off.

that's pretty unusual isn't it, the nosegear collapsing on takeoff?
Another Airbus nosegear incident.

i think it had more to do witht he airline.

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"Bucky" <uw_badgers@email.com> wrote in message
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> On Mar 13, 9:57 am, Bert Hyman <b...@iphouse.com> wrote:
> > DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- Dubai airport was closed
> > for nearly eight hours on Monday after the nose gear of an
> > aircraft with 229 passengers and crew on board apparently
> > collapsed during take off.
>
> that's pretty unusual isn't it, the nosegear collapsing on takeoff?
> Another Airbus nosegear incident.
>

Bert Hyman schrieb:
> pobox557@fsmail.net (http://airside.platinums.co.uk) wrote in
> news:7WyJh.85$7l1.16@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net:
>
>> heard airport was closed, yesterday what happened?
>
> http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/03/12/bt.dubaiairport/index.html
>
> DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- Dubai airport was closed
> for nearly eight hours on Monday after the nose gear of an
> aircraft with 229 passengers and crew on board apparently
> collapsed during take off.
>

Looks like they only just stopped before the end of the runway.