Aircraft preventative maintenance - Nepal style

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Tue, 09/04/2007 - 1:47pm
Tom C
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Officials at Nepal's state-run airline have sacrificed two goats to appease Akash Bhairab, the Hindu sky god, following technical problems with one of its Boeing 757 aircraft, the carrier said on Tuesday.

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Tue, 09/04/2007 - 1:57pm
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David Hughes
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*tongue in check*

I wonder what the union scale is for performing an animal sacrifice! :lol:

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Tue, 09/04/2007 - 2:06pm
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Bob MacGregor
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Around here, they sacrifice luggage. I think I prefer the goat.

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Tue, 09/04/2007 - 4:44pm
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FNG
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I bet the goat disagrees...

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Tue, 09/04/2007 - 5:08pm
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John3:16
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Memo to self: Never, ever fly on an airline that considers animal sacrifices an integral part of their maintenance program.

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Tue, 09/04/2007 - 5:09pm
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Swaybar
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Would sacrificing goatskin luggage count?

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