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Global Flyer Update: This Is Not Good...

Steve is over the coast of Japan and overnight they have been working to solve a fuel discrepancy.

It now seems that they cant account for 2600 lbs of fuel.

Quote:

"A tired Steve was facing the possibility that the around the world may not be a success and had been looking at the alternatives that were available to him. In a live feed, Steve said: "I think there’s still some significant hurdles here. I don’t have a very high level of confidence at this point."

More details can be found here.

Keep an eye on www.globalflyer.com for updates over the next couple of hours. He will either decide to abort or keep going in the next couple of hours.

Stay Tuned...

UPDATE I: Ok, He's on for Hawaii at the least. Well see what happens from there.

Update II: One guy, One plane and he still manages to lose 2,600 lbs of fuel. I will try to remember that the next time United manages to lose my luggage.

Update III: Ahh-HA! I've found the cuprit! Courtesy of Warner Brothers.

Posted @ March 02, 2005 09:44 AM | Aviation