Kuwait-based Jazeera Airways, which, until Saudi Arabia's
National Air Service begins scheduled service, remains the Middle
East's first and only private scheduled airline, announced
Wednesday it has established a hub in Dubai.
ANN has learned the US Secretary for Transportation, Mary
Peters, the European Commission vice president in charge of
Transport, Jacques Barrot, and German Transport Minister, Wolfgang
Tiefensee, met Tuesday in Washington to kick off a new round of air
transport negotiations in hopes of reaching consensus on a
comprehensive transatlantic agreement collectively known as the
"Open Skies" treaty.
AMFA Says Growing Trend Raises Air Safety and Security
Concerns
Sources at the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA)
tell ANN the March 2007 issue of Consumer Reports magazine --
perhaps best known for its comparisons and reviews of products
ranging from toasters, to SUVs -- includes a feature article
titled, "An Accident Waiting To Happen? Outsourcing Raises
Air-Safety Concerns."
Missing Or Unaccounted-For Badges Number In The Thousands
In a report with sweeping implications, Chicago TV news station
CBS2 uncovered a problem with security badges at the city's O'Hare
airport. The station found that persons with a security badge get
into the airport through an employee side gate lacking any of the
security measure employed by TSA to screen airline passengers.
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