April 14, 2008
Mr. Know-It-All Confronts Jetwhine Readers
He’s back! Funny how Mr. Know-It-All seems to appear just at the right time
, like now when everyone is completely wiped out from 10 days of absolutely awful airline news.
So here’s the question. But wait, perhaps I should mention the prizes first.
The first two readers with the correct answer win one of two great gifts … one from our friends at Southwest Airlines and the other from the folks at Cessna. And I can tell you now that each of the prizes are only remotely related to flying so don’t be getting your hopes up too high.
Question: What is the fastest aircraft used in passenger service on the planet?
And please post your answer directly to the blog so we can be impressed with how incredibly bright you are. Ready … go!
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