31.   Most of the conversation, which was heavy in technical terminology, involved directing the plane to an area over water where it could dump fuel.

32.   Most of the conversations involve directing the plane to an area over water where it can dump fuel, and preparing for a landing at Halifax.

33.   Museum director Arnold Lehman opted not to dump fuel on the fire Saturday.

34.   New York Gov. George Pataki had said earlier in the day that the pilot may have realized the danger in time to dump fuel manually.

35.   Several witnesses also reported seeing the plane dump its fuel, the newspaper said.

36.   The fuel was dumped as another safety precaution.

37.   The plane started toward the Halifax airport, but made two sharp turns as it tried to descend and dump fuel.

38.   The pilot was able to drop fuel from the plane before landing, dumping the fuel in the ocean off the Waianae Coast.

39.   The pilot was notified and the aircaft returned safely to Brisbane about two hours later after dumping fuel.

40.   The plane then circled the airport for an hour and dumped fuel.