Good question. I always wondered why the aviation industry uses Tarmac Ops, Tarmac Control, Tarmac Agents, Tarmac Supervisors, "taxi to the tarmac", etc. Jose Prize Fan of inquiring minds wanting to know In a message dated 12/2/2003 12:45:32 AM Eastern Standard Time, exatc@xxxxxxxxxx writes: > Subj: Re: AIRLINE Digest - 28 Nov 2003 to 29 Nov 2003 (#2003-196) > Date: 12/2/2003 12:45:32 AM Eastern Standard Time > From: <A HREF="mailto:exatc@xxxxxxxxxx";>exatc@xxxxxxxxxx</A> > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</A> > To: <A HREF="mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</A> > Sent from the Internet > > The question was kind of tongue in cheek. I never heard the phrase tarmac > until JFK's assasination. It was a ramp before that. > Al > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris Wallace" <edwardwallace@xxxxxxx> > To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 12:05 AM > Subject: Re: AIRLINE Digest - 28 Nov 2003 to 29 Nov 2003 (#2003-196) > > > >I think it comes from tar and MacAdam, a sort of paving > >material. > > > >Chris > > > > > >---- Original message ---- > >>Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 23:17:14 -0500 > >>From: Allan9 <exatc@xxxxxxxxxx> > >>Subject: Re: AIRLINE Digest - 28 Nov 2003 to 29 Nov 2003 > >(#2003-196) > >>To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> > >>ANd what's the definition of tarmac? >