[MilCom] Kalitta Flights bringing home fallen Iraq troops

[Ken]

Additional more specific information on these charter flights can be found 
at:
http://www.newszap.com/articles/2007/03/23/dm/sussex_county/dsn01.txt

Check out the cost per flying hour being paid.   The article also states 
that Kalitta Charters (http://www.kalittacharters.com/appears) will be paid 
for round trip costs, even when the aircraft is empty on the return trip to 
KDOV.   Kalitta's Falcon 20 models are being used for the transport.

I TOTALLY AGREE that service persons' remains shouldn't go in the cargo hold 
area of a commercial aircraft!!!

Its' too bad that the miltary can't come up with an "inhouse" method to 
provide this support (perhaps larger aircraft to military bases & than 
smaller civilian or military aircraft/helos to deceased service person's 
hometown airport)  As an example:  The 103FW (Bradley ANGB, CT) transition 
to C21 aircraft has YANKEE 1 flying into various New England smaller 
airfields for training -- got to wonder why those seats in the C21 couldn't 
be removed and at least in the New England area, the training flights could 
be actual mission support flights!!   Also unfortunately, Civil Air Patrol 
aircraft cabin area aren't large enough to accomodate this mission.

Ken



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <domyers at voicenet.com>
To: "Jason R" <jason_esva at yahoo.com>
Cc: <milcom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2007 7:46 AM
Subject: Re: [MilCom] Kalitta Flights bringing home fallen Iraq troops


>> I have seen alot of these Kalitta flights
>> they are using Kalitta flights to
>> bring fallen troops home from Iraq/Afganistan
>> with more dignity then bring them home on
>> a ordinary commercial flights
>
> A friend of mine is an ATC'er.  He has worked these flights as well in New 
> England.
> Dan
> Horsham, Pa