We received the following contribution from someone, who once told us that Bellyache was the only page he read in Payload Asia. It sort of refl ects the type of story that he hascontributed doesn't it? Anyway, here is The Dying Wish -Italian style: An old Italian Mafi a “Don” is dying and he calls his grandson to his bed.“Lissin-a me. I wanna for you to takamy chrome plated 38 revolver so youalways remember me.” “But grandpa, I really don’t lika … [Read more...] about TIMES UP

We hear that American Airlines, which acquired the assets of Trans World Airlines (TWA) in 2001, is sending recall notices to 460 furloughed former TWA fl ight attendants to address current staffi ng needs. The Dallas-Ft Worth-based carrier, which also has been bringing back pilots for the last 14 months, said that those fl ight attendants who accept the recall and meet all requirements will be eligible to return to service in either November or December 2007. The airline didn’t … [Read more...] about REQUIREMENTS

Still on Heathrow, it probably won’t surprise you that a recent experiment by a leading neuro-psychologist has revealed that passing through Heathrow airport is more stressful thanbeing mugged at knifepoint! The experiment, carried out by Dr David Lewis on behalf of business class airline Silverjet, was conducted to measure the stress levels experienced by passengers travelling through Europe’sbusiest airport. Four passengers had chest monitors fi tted to record increases in … [Read more...] about STRESS

We’re afraid that the sorry saga of the Heathrow harassment continuesunabated. This time, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) in the UK has informed importers that their facility at London Heathrow no longer meets European Commission legislation, which covers the importation of certain animal products. As a result, DEFRA has been obliged to suspend the use of London Heathrow Airport as a place of entry for certain animal products not intended for human … [Read more...] about SEMEN