Workers from the Kenya Airports Authority surround the Air Italy Boeing 757 at the Moi International Airport in Mombasa ,Monday, Dec.29, 2008, after it was forced to land after taking off. The plane developed a mechanical problem as one of the flaps failed to open Monday. The plane had taken off from the airport and after being airborne for one hour, the flaps failed to open thus forcing the pilot of the plane to start circling the airport . The plane later landed safely after 2 hours with the more than 200 passengers on board who were headed to Italy. No one was hurt. (AP Photo)
Air Italy has 15 aircraft, but only five are capable of long-haul service. The combined fleet of the largest U.S. carriers is 4,500 planes. The Big Three and their alliance partners control more than 90% of trans-Atlantic capacity. (Associated Press)
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