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- From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)
- Subject: Re: Shuttle a research tool (was: Re: Let's be more specific)
- Message-ID: <C0Hun4.13t@zoo.toronto.edu>
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 17:16:14 GMT
- References: <ewright.726254273@convex.convex.com> <1993Jan5.211253.20530@cerberus.ulaval.ca> <ewright.726345157@convex.convex.com> <1993Jan7.033118.1652@cerberus.ulaval.ca>
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- In article <1993Jan7.033118.1652@cerberus.ulaval.ca> yergeau@phy.ulaval.ca (Francois Yergeau) writes:
- >But the airlines do not contract out their operations. They procure
- >planes, and fly them, just like NASA buys shuttles and operates them.
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- Actually, it is not at all uncommon for airlines to lease planes complete
- with crews, or to contract with specialists for support services like
- maintenance. Leasing services are among the airliner companies' biggest
- customers.
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- "God willing... we shall return." | Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
- -Gene Cernan, the Moon, Dec 1972 | henry@zoo.toronto.edu utzoo!henry
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