...That is hardly a gift, I flew and IA buses a couple of times BOM-DEL-BOM about 15 years ago and they were totally ragged out then.... Bryant Petitt Cumming, GA --- Leo Futia <LFutia@aol.com> wrote: > May 9, 2002 Afghanistan's national carrier, Ariana > Airlines, is to be given > three passenger aircraft to help rebuild the > war-torn country's shattered > fleet.According to the BBC's World Service, Ariana > will receive three Airbus > A300s as a gift from Air India. Indian pilots will > fly the aircraft for the > first three months while Afghan pilots undergo > training.The three planes are > among 23 due to be phased out by Air India which is > modernizing its flee > > > > > > Leo/ORD __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Mother's Day is May 12th! http://shopping.yahoo.com