[FedCom] Vacation Express

[Michael Rumberg]

the guvmint leases and charters lots of planes for lots of reasons.....including from "regular" airlines.  usually this is seen when the military has to transport large amounts of troops in short order (going to or returning from theater)

I imagine there is a similar arrangement like with boats/yachts/ships that if a vessel is US "flagged" as opposed to merely registered, the vessel must be available to the guvmint when it is needed (for a fee) in return for the protection of the guvmint.

see also the thread here from a couple of days ago re: this story
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27826-2004Dec26.html



> 
> From: Matt Cawby <mattcawby at gmail.com>
> Date: 2005/01/08 Sat AM 03:36:43 EST
> To: Discussion of Federal Government Communications <fedcom at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [FedCom] Vacation Express
> 
> On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 00:25:24 -0800, Mick L <ka4993 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Does the Justice Dept lease real Airline company planes?
> > http://www.vacationexpress.com/pace_info/
> >
> 
> I guess so, the passengers on JUSTICE 375 were transported to the
> airport in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement bus.
> 
> Matt Cawby
> Seattle, WA
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