* * * * * Flag of Malaysia. Malaysia Airlines B-737-200. Patong Beach, Island of Phuket, Thailand Monday, 15 th November 1993 Bright and early this day I got a frantic call from AVILINK in Singapore. They desperately needed a qualified captain to take delivery of a fourth B-737-200 that they purchased from Malaysia Airlines for the BOURAQ contract. It seems the captain they had lined up for this chore, bailed-out on them at the last minute. So, could I hustle my butt down to Singapore, perform the acceptance check-flight, and then ferry the bird down to Jakarta, followed by another three-month contract? In all honesty AVILINK had been good to me, so why not help them out of a jam? I agreed, packed my ...