Posted by airlinenews on November 3, 2006
By Dan Eggen
The Washington Post
WASHINGTON — A group of alleged terrorists arrested in London in August planned to blow up airliners over U.S. cities to maximize casualties, rather than over the Atlantic Ocean as many intelligence officials originally thought, according to recent remarks by a senior FBI official.
The comments by Mark Mershon, head of the FBI’s New York field office, indicate U.S. and British intelligence officials now think the airliner plot was aimed at maximizing the potential loss of life and economic impact.
“The plan was bring them down over U.S. cities, not over the ocean,” Mershon said Oct. 24 at the Infosecurity 2006 conference in New York, according to Government Security News (GSN), which first reported the remarks in a newsletter this week. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by airlinenews on November 3, 2006
New rules governing aviation security, due to come into effect on Monday, will greatly restrict the amount of liquids, aerosols, gels and other toiletries that passengers can bring through airport security.
The new rules are the result of EU regulations brought in following the terror alert in Britain last August.
From Monday, only containers of 100mls or less of liquids (including drinks), gels, pastes, lotions and cosmetics can be brought through passenger security screening points in all EU airports.
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Posted by airlinenews on November 3, 2006
NICOSIA, Cyprus: Cyprus on Thursday suspended the operating license of budget airline ajet after it halted flights citing financial difficulties, and a court froze its assets to settle debts to the government.
The carrier had replaced Helios Airways following a crash that killed all 121 passengers and crew in Greece last year.
“The company’s air operator’s certificate has been suspended today,” Transport Minister Harris Thrasou said. “We are obliged to take all measures to protect the state’s interests and apply every possible pressure on this company to fulfill its obligations.” Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by airlinenews on November 3, 2006
By Laura Petrecca, USA TODAY
Road warriors now can log extra airline miles by sitting still to watch ads on the Web.
On Wednesday, Web start-up e-Miles introduced a venture that lets consumers earn miles on Delta, Continental (CAL), Northwest and US Airways (LCC) by watching ads online and answering follow-up questions about those messages.
About 14 advertisers, including 1-800-Flowers.com and Hilton Hotels, have signed on to the service, which launches in January. Read the rest of this entry »
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