Agency aims to boost African air safety
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As Capt. Terry Palmer's airliner neared the international airport at this commercial hub in central Africa, the routine weather report he received from the tower indicated light rain and scattered clouds on the final approach.
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The African Union (AU) has decided to expand the number of African mission in Sudan&#39;s Darfur to assist more effectively in the restoration of peace and security in the region, said an AU communique here on Thursday.
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Now is the time to act on a constellation of problems impacting Africa. That is the view of the UK government's recently established Commission for Africa, which yesterday talked to specialists working in the ...
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A pilot test of a program to expedite passenger screening and increase airline security has been successful enough to be worth continuing for the foreseeable future at five airports, Transportation Security Administration officials said.
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Investigators are to begin an examination of a site where two people died in a collision involving two aircraft.
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The crash of Comair flight 5191 at the airport in Lexington highlights both the remarkable record of the FAA in keeping the skies safe and the long-running concerns that the biggest threats may be on the ground
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The Federal Aviation Administration needs to improve its software acquisition process and overcome weaknesses that could lead to cost overruns, schedule delays and performance shortfalls, the Government Accountability Office has concluded in two new
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The African Union (AU) pledged Thursday to increase its ceasefire observers from the current 1,000 to 3,320 in the troubled western Darfur region of Sudan.
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A new energy organisation for Africa tasked with coordinating policy for the resource-rich continent was set to be launched Sunday at a meeting of African Union energy ministers, organisers said.
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There must be a new minimum distance between seats on airlines in order to ensure passenger health and safety, a report declares.
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The Australian government announced on Monday a 48 million-dollar (34.5 million US dollars) package to upgrade security in 146 regional airports across the country.
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The ultimate flight-to-safety investment.
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Investigators trying to find out the cause of the crash early this year of a Flash Airlines aircraft off the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh have simulated the crash, an Egyptian official said.
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Federal Aviation Administration officials need more oversight of operational systems for the air traffic control system and should do a better job of implementing process improvement methods for information technology projects, congressional auditors said
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Health officials call on Vietnam to  improve road safety, amid a rising death toll on the country's roads.
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The African Union said it was going to boost the size of its ceasefire monitoring and civilian protection force in Sudan's troubled region of Darfur from 465 to 3,320 personnel.
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BUENOS AIRES -- Pilots and air traffic controllers have warned that shoddy safety systems could be putting passengers at risk in South America's two largest countries, prompting an international outcry for rapid overhauls of the organizations that manage air transit in Argentina and Brazil.