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American Airlines Twitter was buzzing Thursday morning with news that several airlines are flying doctors and nurses to Haiti free of charge to help with relief efforts there in the wake of Tuesday's devastating earthquake. The only problem: The rumors are false, an American Airlines spokesman says. "Last night's hoax on Twitter about American and JetBlue flying doctors and nurses to Haiti for free was just that -- a hoax. We don't know who is responsible, but it's a very low thing to do," airline spokesman Tim Smith said in e-mails sent Thursday. Twitter users also circulated a rumor that UPS would ship for free any package under 50 lbs. to Haiti. In a blog post Wednesday on UPS's Web site, a spokeswoman debunked the rumor and said that destruction of Haiti's roads and communications networks "means our own shipping services to Haiti are on hold." UPS is donating USD1 million to help the people of Haiti through relief agencies, she said. Jan 14, 2010 Canada Less than two years after Ottawa allowed Hungarian tourists to enter Canada without a temporary resident visa, the federal government of Canada is considering withdrawing the privilege. The plan to require visas from Hungarian tourists follows a similar move made by Ottawa a few months ago to impose visa requirements on tourists from Mexico and the Czech Republic. The stringent measure was made to curb abuse of Canada's asylum system. Ottawa officials observed a hike in the number of Mexican and Czech tourists filing for asylum status upon arrival in Canada in a bid to jump the line for immigrant status. Like the case of Mexicans and Czechs, Canadian federal officials observed a rise in number of Hungarians seeking refuge status after the European Union member was granted visa-free privileges for tourists. Ottawa extended the visa-free privilege to Hungary on March 2008, along with the grant of the same concession to citizens of Poland, Slovakia and Lithuania. The extension of the privilege was made as part of Canada's commitment to give visa-exempt status to all members of the EU bloc, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Diane Finley said then. Jan 11, 2010 Southwest Airlines, Boeing US FAA is ordering airlines to inspect 737 Classics' fuselages every 500 cycles to prevent further occurrences of an incident that took place last summer involving a Southwest Airlines 737-300 that developed a hole in its fuselage while flying from Nashville to Baltimore, according to The Dallas Morning News. FAA's notice requires carriers operating 737 Classics to conduct an inspection within the next five weeks. Inspections then must occur at least once every 500 cycles. If any cracks are found, airlines must install reinforcing metal. Jan 14, 2010 United Airlines Among the several initiatives United Airlines has in place to support the earthquake relief efforts in Haiti, the airlines' foundation is matching up to a total of USUSD50,000 to the American Red Cross for monetary donations that United customers and employees are making to the organization through its International Response Fund at united.com. In addition, Mileage Plus® members and employees are donating miles to the airline's nonprofit relief partners as part of its Charity Miles program. United is also working with relief agencies to determine how we can best support air lift humanitarian efforts, including transporting aid workers, food, and water. Jan 14, 2010 United Airlines, Airbus US National Transportation Safety Board and FAA are investigating Sunday's emergency landing by a United Airlines A319 at Newark after its right landing gear failed to deploy. The aircraft, en route from Chicago O'Hare, reportedly abandoned its initial landing attempt at EWR owing to the landing gear problem. The pilots said that it would not deploy and decided to land the aircraft on a second attempt with just the nose and left main gear deployed. There were no injuries among the 53 passengers and crew. Jan 12, 2010 United Airlines, Airbus United Airlines flight 634 landed safely at Newark Liberty International airport on 10 January after experiencing difficulty with one of three main landing gear on the aircraft, a carrier spokeswoman has confirmed. The Airbus A319 was on a flight to Newark from Chicago O'Hare International airport. United says no injuries have been reported among the 48 passengers and five crew members onboard the aircraft, and "we will work with the authorities to investigate". Jan 11, 2010 ZZ AirGuide
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