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Case of the stranded student pilots

No matter the nationality, it’s always pitiable when foreigners get taken advantage of in a major way while traveling abroad. Here’s one case involving Chinese in the U.S.: Some 130 Chinese student pilots were stranded for weeks in Florida when... ...full story at Tim Johnson

from Tim Johnson on Tue, Apr 07 2009

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07 Apr 09		Case of the stranded student pilots » Danwei Tim Johnson posts a story about Chinese students at a Florida flight school: No matter the nationality, it's always pitiable when foreigners get taken advantage of in a major way while traveling abroad. Here's one case involving Chinese in the U.S.:...
29 May 07		Trainee pilots to pay for own flight wings » Shanghai Daily CHINA Southern Airlines Co has become the first carrier on the Chinese mainland to make its student pilots pay for their own tuition.
07 Apr 08		Now you're grounded: Airline acts over pilots » Shanghai Daily TWO senior officials and some pilots have been suspended from duty by China Eastern Airlines over the "no-destination" flight action by some of the carrier's disgruntled pilots. The company confirmed yesterday that pilots intentionally disrupted flights...
30 May 08		Six Chinese pilots to pay nearly 10 mln yuan for resignation » People's Daily Six pilots from major carrier Air China will pay a total of 9.65 million yuan (1.39 million U.S. dollars) to win their freedom before Sept. 8, when their contracts formally expire. The five captains and a first officer will pay 1.29 ...
17 May 09		Chinese Student From US Taken To Hospital In HK » Shanghai Daily HONG Kong yesterday confirmed its third case of swine flu - a 23-year-old student from Guangdong Province who flew to the territory from New York. The patient, who is studying at an American university, was taken...

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