Flight plans grounded.

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Sault Ste. Marie's plan to test a transpolar flight between the city and Krasnoyarsk, Russia before the end of 2000 was grounded in late November. City officials were notified that the plane from Toronto transportation logistics firm Skylink International could not, if fully loaded, takeoff from the Sault's 6,000-foot runway. Officials are looking at options that may salvage the test flight plan without incurring major expenses involved in...