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Pan Am is Looking to Fly the Skies Again, Even If It's Just Cargo

The real Pan Am—Pan American World Airways—shut things down for good in 1991, but there have been several reincarnations of the Pan Am name over the last 20 years or so. We’re now looking at the fourth version of the famous airline, and if things go well planes will be heading to and from Brownsville, Texas sooner rather than later.

There’s no planes or pilots just yet, but Pan American Airways is planning to get things going on November 12 in front of the Pan American Airways Building at the Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport. This airport was one of Pan Am’s buddies during their glory years, and the new carrier is thinking that the airport will work well for their needs as well.

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Hurricane Travel: Gulf of Mexico Says Hello, Dolly

Hurricane Dolly is currently approaching Brownsville, Texas after making landfall north of Cancun over the weekend. The Yucatán Peninsula peninsula had heavy storm-related rains but sustained very little damage; Dolly retreated into the Gulf but picked up speed from there.

The fourth named storm of the 2008 season (after tropical storms Arthur and Cristobal and Hurricane Bertha) is expected to hit category two strength as it moves west into northern Mexico, possibly stopping for a "Wall*E" matinee.

The latest long-range forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says we should expect 12-16 tropical storms and 6-9 hurricanes before the end of the season on November 30.

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· Hurrican Dolly Gains Strength Near Border [AFP, via Google]
· Adventures of Link: It's Storm Season [Jaunted]
· Tesoro Manzanillo Offers Hurricane-Proof Package [HC]

[Photo: Associated Press]