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Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday|Smoke, no fire, on Caribbean Airlines plane

Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday : newsday.co.tt :: "Smoke, no fire, on Caribbean Airlines plane
Wednesday, February 28 2007
Mechanical problems: A Caribbean Airlines plane, still bearing the pan logo of its BWIA predecessor, at Piarco International Airport on Tuesday night....OFFICIALS at Caribbean Airlines yesterday said smoke emanating from one of its planes was no reason for alarm and its crews are well-trained to handle any emergency. "

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