SAA Seeks Speed Record
South African Airways (SAA) will operate a chartered Boeing 747-400 to circumnavigate the North and South poles in a single flight for the purpose of setting a new air speed record. Polar Byrd III is scheduled to launch from New York JFK International Airport on Nov. 17. It will operate to Rio...
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