They were so anxious to bring Gaborik to the team, the Blue Jackets sent a private plane to pick him up and fly him to Nashville, where the Blue Jackets are scheduled to play the Predators on Thursday night.

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Planes come in three colors, red, yellow, and blue, and each plane has to be landed on the runway matching its color.

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Blue Islands said the plane was evacuated within 45 seconds and the incident had been well managed and controlled by the crew who ensured passengers were "safely and quickly escorted from the aircraft".

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Hidden in a hangar at the US Navy's Patuxent River Air Base, in Maryland, away from prying eyes and shaded from the intense sun, US and British ground crew made the final preparations before the plane took to the clear blue skies.

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Monday, two black vehicles with blue police-style lights pulled up to the plane, which had just been loaded, according to the prosecutor, Ms. Van Wymersch.

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Blue Star is a broker between people who want to charter a plane or helicopter and owners or managers of some 4, 000 aircraft.

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The flight attendants were effectively Giants cheerleaders, clad in the team's red-and-blue regalia, and they chanted and clapped in rhythm to welcome the players on to the plane.

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But as the plane touched down, the last of the showers swept through, the clouds parted, and beautiful blue skies greeted Mrs.

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