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President-elect Barack Obama has selected former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota to be Health and Human Services secretary, according to multiple media outlets, each of which indicated they had confirmed the information with multiple sources in the Obama transition and the Democratic party. Daschle is poised to get the job ...
The U.S. Treasury Department last week published final guidelines for how the executive branch plans to implement last year's law to reform the process of reviewing foreign investments for their potential impact on national security. The Foreign Investment and National Security Act (FINSA) codifies the roles and responsibilities of the inter-agency ...
From January 10, 2009 Japan Airlines (JAL) will start operating flights between Kansai International Airport, Osaka and Gimpo International Airport in Seoul. The airline will start operating a daily service on the new route using a B767 aircraft. Additionally, JAL will start code sharing from December 1, 2008 on Korean Air Lines (KAL) operated flight...
The Singapore Aviation Academy (SAA) opens its fourth specialised aviation training school. Officially opened this morning by Mr Lim Kim Choon, Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, the School of Civil Aviation Safety and Security will develop and conduct innovative aviation safety and s...
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will turn its attention to stricter security for international inbound air cargo as it moves to implement 100% piece level screening of cargo transported on passenger aircraft in the United States, Edward J. Kelly, General Manager Cargo, TSA, told delegates attending the TIACA Air Cargo Forum & Expositio...
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft announced at the Middle East Business Aviation (MEBA) show in Dubai, that it has sold an Avro Business Jet (ABJ) to Casino Rodos. The aircraft will be used to transport clients to and from the casino, based on the Greek island of Rhodes, and which has been ranked as one of the top ten casinos in Europe. Mr Enrico A...
TAM Airlines of Brazil has awarded its cargo handling contract to Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) at Orlando International Airport. The airline operates daily Airbus A330 passenger and cargo services between Orlando and Sao Paulo. Under the terms of the new contract, effective from November 21st 2008, WFS will provide cargo handling and customer serv...
Averitt Express, originally a multi-shipment regional motor carrier that now provides international logistics service, said Tuesday it will expand its new less-than-containerload service to the Port of Yantian in Shenzhen, China, and Hong Kong on Dec. 1. The freight transportation company, headquartered in Cookville, Tenn., launched its Asia-...
Port of Tallinn is the biggest port authority in Estonia and as far as both cargo and passenger traffic are taken into account, the biggest port on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
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