Many years later, Mrs. Meader thrilled at her memories, including the roar of lions on the Serengeti plain after the airplane motor was shut off.
"I had a guy in here last month who was yelling and screaming at one of my people, so I turned to him and said, 'Sir, you are looking at the man who decides whether or not you get on my airplane tonight.' That shut him up".
Operations were closed, buildings were shut down, airplanes were brought home and parked, employees were told to go home, and the final curtain came down, leaving the remaining Pan Am employees stunned and jobless overnight.
If you are using your phone as a calculator, for example, consider putting it in "airplane mode," which shuts off wireless and cellular connections.
Airplanes often need you to shut off the entire device and not just go into airplane mode during parts of the flight.
I almost got ejected from an airplane because I wouldn't shut off my iPad during takeoff while reading this.
Boeing endured an eight-week strike in late 2008 that shut down commercial airplane production and was a factor in delays for its new 787 and a new version of its 747.
The highly abrasive, microscopic particles that make up volcanic ash pose a threat to aircraft because they can affect visibility and get sucked into airplane engines, causing them to shut down.
Then Midway filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, terrorists used airplanes to murder and the government shut down the airlines for a few days.
The company, which shut down Feb. 28, made airplane seats and was the biggest employer in Litchfield County.
