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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00THEHAGUE1676 |
SECRETARY SLATER DISCUSSES TRANSPORTATION ISSUES [...] Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater visited the Netherlands May 31 and June 1 to discuss transportation issues with Dutch government and private sector officials. Although front-burner issues such as hushkits were mentioned, most of the conversations were broader, touching on the future [...] |
2000-06-06 13:39:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EIND ELTN EWWT FR NL SENV EUN FAA IMO |
| 01ABUJA1012 |
NIGERIA: OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT IS PENDING IN [...] No summary [...] |
2001-05-07 15:54:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON NI |
| 01ABUJA1380 |
NIGERIA: VISA FRAUD ON LAGOS/NYC FLIGHT--MEETINGS [...] (U) Summary. Ambassador Jeter met with Aviation Minister Kema Chikwe and Minister of Internal Affairs Afolabi during the week of June 11 to discuss the problem of fraudulent U.S. visas and other travel documentation on the direct Lagos-New York flight, and to discuss solutions. The Ambassado [...] |
2001-06-18 14:28:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR CVIS PGOV NI |
| 01ABUJA1974 |
NIGERIA RESPONDS TO U.S. ICAO COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Sensitive but Unclassified, please protect accordingly. 2. (U) On August 6, Econoff presented Ref A demarche to Mr. Kabir Ilyasu, Minister-Counselor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Second United Nations Division (SUND). Ilyasu was aware of the upcoming International Civil Aviation Organiza [...] |
2001-08-09 13:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR NI |
| 01ABUJA2031 |
NIGERIA: INS ROUNDTABLE WITH GON OFFICIALS ADDRESS [...] Sensitive but Unclassified, please protect accordingly. 2. Action request see para. 15. 3. (U) Summary: On July 31, Ambassador, INS District Director INS/Rome, INS OIC/Accra, and Lagos Econoff attended a roundtable sponsored by Minister of Aviation Kema Chikwe to discuss the probl [...] |
2001-08-15 13:40:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS EAIR KFRD NI SMIG |
| 01ABUJA2225 |
NIGERIA: MISSION VIEWS REGARDING INS ASSISTANCE [...] (U) I want to take this opportunity to re-emphasize the Mission's support for a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the GON, which would establish guidelines and a legal basis for a USG presence at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA). At the same time, I also want to encourage I [...] |
2001-09-06 10:05:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR CVIS KFRD SMIG SNAR NI |
| 01ABUJA2415 |
NIGERIA ON ICAO RESOLUTION AND AVIATION INSURANCE [...] On September 20 and 21, Econoff delivered Ref A and B demarches to Assistant Director M.K. Ibrahim of the International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and separately to Chief Owodu, Technical Advisor to the Minister of Aviation. Ref C information was delivered Septembe [...] |
2001-09-21 15:50:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ASEC ATRN NI |
| 01ABUJA2701 |
NIGERIA: KEEPING THE DIALOGUE GOING: AMBASSADOR, [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Ambassador discussed with Aviation Minister Kema Chikwe security procedures at Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA), the requirements that needed to be met before U.S. INS assistance can be reinstated at MMIA, the distribution to Nigerian air carriers o [...] |
2001-10-24 10:04:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ASEC ECON BEXP NI |
| 01ABUJA983 |
NIGERIA WILL SUPPORT INCUMBENT ICAO CHAIRMAN AND [...] This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. EconOff spoke with Chief Owodu, Technical Assistant to the Minister of Aviation, on April 25 regarding the election of ICAO Council President as requested Refs B and C. Chief Owodu said that Nigeria would support the incumbent, Dr. Assad [...] |
2001-05-04 13:23:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAIR ECON NI |
| 01ISLAMABAD648 |
UPDATE: PAN AM HIJACKERS [...] (C) SUMMARY. ALL FIVE PAN AM 73 HIJACKERS REMAIN INCARCERATED AT ADIALA PRISON, RAWALPINDI. A JANUARY 31 LAHORE HIGH COURT (RAWALPINDI BENCH) DEPORTATION HEARING CONSIDERED THE CASE OF HIJACKER SULIEMAN AL-TURKI ONLY. ACTION ON AL- TURKI'S DEPORTATION REMAINS PENDING AS THE LIBYAN EMBASSY [...] |
2001-02-06 06:23:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EAIR PLO PK |
| 02ABUJA1429 |
NIGERIA: AIR ACCIDENT KILLS OVER 100 IN KANO [...] No summary [...] |
2002-05-09 09:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR CASC PREL NI |
| 02ABUJA1430 |
NIGERIA: MINISTER OF AVIATION REQUESTS U.S. [...] No summary [...] |
2002-05-09 10:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PREL NI |
| 02ABUJA1486 |
NIGERIA: GON BEGINS KANO AIR CRASH INVESTIGATION; [...] This cable contains an action request. See paragraph 8. 2.(U) Summary: In the aftermath of the May 4 air tragedy in Kano, the GON grounded all BAC1-11 aircraft until a full investigation is completed. A final death toll has not been tallied and we may never know the exact number of peo [...] |
2002-05-16 12:02:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR CASC PREL NI |
| 02ABUJA1910 |
NIGERIA: KANO AIR CRASH INVESTIGATION SLOWS; CAUSE [...] (C) Summary. Seven weeks after the May 4 crash of an EAS BAC 1-11 in Kano, the GON response has lost momentum. NTSB investigator Jones indicated official investigation was substandard and likely to produce inaccurate results. Aviation Minister Chikwe continues to change personnel and bruit new [...] |
2002-06-25 15:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR CASC PREL NI |
| 02ABUJA211 |
NIGERIA: ICAO SECURITY MINISTERIAL [...] Summary. The GON supports USG positions within ICAO for the February Security Ministerial. Minister of Aviation plans to lead the GON delegation in Montreal. End Summary. 2. Econoff presented Reftel demarche January 9 to Chief I.E. Awodu, Technical Assistant to the Minister of Aviation. [...] |
2002-01-23 16:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ASEC NI |
| 02ABUJA2509 |
NIGERIA: MEETING WITH MINISTER OF AVIATION- [...] (U) This is an action cable. See paragraph 9. 2. (U) On August 15 Ambassador Jeter met Minister of Aviation, Kema Chikwe to discuss the status of code sharing requests by Northwest, Delta and American Airlines with their European partners. The Minister assured the Ambassador that Northwes [...] |
2002-08-23 12:29:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAIR PREL PGOV NI |
| 02ABUJA2686 |
SUBJECT: NIGERIA: USTDA VISIT A SUCCESS STORY [...] Summary. United States Trade and Development Agency (TDA) Special Assistant for Projects Thomas Hardy completed agreements for feasibility studies for fertilizer and housing projects worth $722,000, discussed programs with the Ministers of Solid Minerals and Agriculture, and briefed senior s [...] |
2002-09-17 18:15:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EAGR ECPS EAID EAIR EINV EPET EMIN KPAO NI |
| 02ABUJA2768 |
NIGERIA:ECONOMIC ROUNDUP CABLE [...] This periodic U.S. Mission Economic Report includes: -- Nigeria's Debt Management Office Ready to Sign Bilateral Paris Club Agreement -- President Sponsors Bill to Give States Offshore Oil Revenue -- Supplemental Budget Bill Has Little Chance of Passage -- NITEL to Face Competition in Telec [...] |
2002-09-27 17:47:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB EAIR PGOV NI |
| 02ABUJA2961 |
NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP OCTOBER 30 [...] This periodic economic report includes: --U.S.-Nigeria Air Cargo: Taking Advantage of AGOA --GON Re-Thinks Nigeria Airways Deal --GON to Set Domestic Content Requirement for JV Oil Contracts --Local Concerns Over Niger Delta Dredging U.S.-Nigeria Air Cargo: Taking Advantage of AGOA ------ [...] |
2002-10-30 10:59:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EINV EAIR NI |
| 02AMMAN2980 |
ROYAL JORDANIAN PROBLEMS WITH AIRLINE PASSENGER [...] Ambassador Gnehm received the following letter from Samer Majali, CEO of Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) regarding the technical problems RJ faces in meeting the standards set by the Airline Passenger Information System (APIS). Post will reply to Majali drawing on the points in reftel, but woul [...] |
2002-06-06 11:20:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR JO |
| 02AMMAN3347 |
FOLLOW UP ON RJ FLIGHTS TO IRAQ: FONMIN TALKS TO [...] (C) Following up on our June 11 demarche on the frequency and regularity of Royal Jordanian (RJ) flights to Iraq (ref b), PolCouns met June 20 with Ali al-Ayed, Personal Assistant to FonMin Muasher, and Samer Naber, MFA Legal Advisor. Ayed said that, since the June 11 demarche, the Jordania [...] |
2002-06-20 14:56:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAIR IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN4117 |
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON FOREIGN FLIGHT SCHOOLS [...] (U) Econoff conveyed request for information to Civil Aviation Authority Director General Hanna Najjar. Najjar said he understood the reason for the request, and will convey the requested information to post once his staff collects it. Gnehm [...] |
2002-07-25 07:36:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PTER ASEC JO |
| 02AMMAN4119 |
REINFORCED COCKPIT DOORS: JORDANIAN RESPONSE [...] (U) As per REFTEL, we informed Civil Aviation Authority Director General Hanna Najjar and National carrier Royal Jordanian Airlines officials about FAA regulations calling for accelerated implementation of reinforced cockpit door installation requirements. RJ Head of Airport Services Mu'ath [...] |
2002-07-25 10:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ASEC ATRN AMGT JO |
| 02AMMAN4832 |
REINFORCED COCKPIT DOORS: JORDANIAN VIEWS [...] (U) Jordanian Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Director General Hanna Najjar informed us August 22 that he fully expects state-owned carrier Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) will be able to comply with the FAA regulation on reinforced cockpit doors by April 9, 2003. RJ is currently in the process [...] |
2002-08-26 10:13:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ASEC JO |
| 02AMMAN4841 |
JORDANIAN INFORMATION ON FOREIGN FLIGHT SCHOOLS [...] (SBU) As per instructions reftel, the following are non-FAA approved flight schools in Jordan. The information was provided to us by Civil Aviation Authority Director General Hanna Najjar: A) Name: Sun Air Aviation Address: PO Box 811573 Amman, Jordan Website: www.sun-a [...] |
2002-08-26 13:33:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PTER JO |
| 02AMMAN4843 |
JORDANIAN VIEWS ON ICAO SYG, DESIRE FOR SEAT ON [...] (SBU) Jordanian Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Director General Hanna Najjar told us August 22 he agrees with the U.S. view that it is appropriate that the ICAO seek new leadership following the expiration of current SYG Renato Costa Pereira's second term in office. Najjar said that while Pe [...] |
2002-08-26 14:00:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR JO ICAO |
| 02AMMAN5085 |
57TH UNGA: PASSPORT INFORMATION OF JORDANIAN [...] (U) As requested ref A, this cable provides the department with the passport numbers of members of the Jordanian UNGA delegation (previously provided travel information contained in refs b, d and e.). It does not include passport information on members of Jordan's delegation already in New Yo [...] |
2002-09-08 11:38:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA PREL EAIR JO UNGA |
| 02AMMAN5331 |
PEACE AIRPORT REVIVED? ISRAELI-JORDANIAN OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) On the heels of an Israeli government decision to prohibit jets from using Eilat Airport, officials from the Jordanian and Israeli Civil Aviation authorities, Israeli Ministry of Transportation, Eilat and Aqaba Airport officials, and the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) Chi [...] |
2002-09-17 14:26:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PTER ETRD IS JO |
| 02AMMAN5412 |
BOEING PRESENTS "AGGRESSIVE" FINAL OFFER TO ROYAL [...] (SBU) Summary. The Boeing Company, which has been in negotiations with Jordanian national carrier Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) for the purchase and leasing short-haul aircaft in competition with Airbus, presented its final offer to the airline September 19. The offer marks the climactic sta [...] |
2002-09-20 09:03:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP EFIN EAIR JO |
| 02AMMAN5994 |
JORDAN: AIR MARSHALS PROGRAM, ACTION REQUEST [...] Action Request: Post received via a diplomatic note from the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs the following letter regarding new U.S. procedures pertaining to foreign air marshals programs. The note and letter formally request U.S. government permission to allow Royal Jordanian Airlines [...] |
2002-10-16 07:32:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PTER JO |
| 02AMMAN6022 |
JORDAN: ROYAL JORDANIAN SEEKS TO DELAY AIRPLANE [...] (c) Samir Hanna, the Boeing VP who has been negotiating the sale/lease package of nine 737's to Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ), reported that RJ CEO Samer al-Majali told him October 16 that RJ was not able to make a decision between competing Boeing and Airbus offers, as had been planned for [...] |
2002-10-16 15:16:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | BEXP EFIN EAIR JO |
| 02AMMAN6444 |
DELTA DISCUSSES CODESHARING WITH ROYAL JORDANIAN [...] (SBU) Summary. A Delta sales executive left Amman this week saying that he was prepared to make a positive presentation to Delta President Fred Reid on codesharing for Royal Jordanian's new non-stop Amman-New York service. He asked RJ to provide detailed projections of passenger and cargo [...] |
2002-11-04 09:50:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR AMGT JO |
| 02AMMAN6993 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GOJ ON POSSIBLE TERRORIST [...] (SBU) On December 1, PolCouns and PolOff delivered the message in reftel concerning the possibility of forthcoming terrorist attacks in Kenya, Yemen and/or Djibouti to Ali Ayad, personal assistant to Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher. Ayad noted that Royal Jordanian flies to Yemen and said the [...] |
2002-12-02 04:38:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL EAIR DJ YM KE JO |
| 02AMMAN7229 |
JORDAN: YET ANOTHER DELAY FOR BOEING [...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Transportation Nader Dahabi informed the Charge that an independent airline consultant has been brought in to analyze Boeing/Airbus offers to sell short-haul jets to Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) (REFTEL). The analysis, which will delay yet again a decision by RJ b [...] |
2002-12-12 12:21:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP EFIN EAIR JO |
| 02AMMAN7255 |
JORDAN: PEACE AIRPORT AND OTHER TRANSPORT ISSUES [...] (SBU) According to Jordan's Transportation Minister, the Jordanian government remains ready to work with Israel on a plan to allow domestic flights bound for Eilat to land in Aqaba (REFTEL). The Ministry has also prepared contingency plans for a possible conflict in Iraq. Regarding Royal J [...] |
2002-12-15 11:55:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PREL ELTN EWWT PREF BEXP JO IS |
| 02AMMAN7388 |
JORDAN: DETAILS ON RJ BOMB THREAT [...] (C) Civil Aviation Authority Director General Hanna Najjar and Royal Jordanian Airlines Executive VP Ghassan Ali provided the following details on the bomb threat against a Royal Jordanian Airlines Airbus A-340 flight 602 from Amman to Abu Dhabi the early morning of December 22. -- At abou [...] |
2002-12-22 14:06:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ASEC PTER JO |
| 02COLOMBO1662 |
Crew foils attempt to hijack Air Seychelles [...] (C) Summary: Maldivian authorities have confirmed that there was an attempted hijacking of an Air Seychelles airliner on September 9. The crew subdued a passenger armed with a knife who tried to enter the cockpit. One member of the crew was injured in the incident. The flight landed safel [...] |
2002-09-09 06:17:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV EAIR ASEC CASC MV IN SE |
| 02COLOMBO1720 |
Incident remains very murky, but hijack [...] (C) Summary: Amid many conflicting, convoluted reports, Mission has received tentative information that the attempted hijacking of an Air Seychelles flight near the Maldives last week may have had an Islamic connection. Information is very sketchy, but DAO has learned that of the ten men no [...] |
2002-09-16 11:16:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV EAIR ASEC MV IN SE |
| 02KATHMANDU1832 |
MAOISTS DESTROY MEDEVAC HELO; HOLD PILOT, PASSENGER [...] (U) A commercial helicopter on a mission to medevac a sick Nepali in the remote northeastern district of Solukhumbu has been destroyed by Maoists. According to an employee at Karnali Air, Ltd., the company's helicopter was surrounded by armed Maoists upon landing in the village of Jubu, and i [...] |
2002-09-19 13:44:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER EAIR PHUM CASC NP |
| 02KATHMANDU495 |
HEMORRHAGING FROM ON HIGH: COMMISSION RECOMMENDS [...] (SBU) A commission has recommended the partial privatization of the state-owned national air carrier Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation (RNAC) to inject fresh, badly needed capital into the teetering enterprise and to limit the political interference that has bled the once profitable Corporatio [...] |
2002-03-08 11:38:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON NP |
| 02KATHMANDU773 |
Nepal Seeks Bilateral Air Services Agreement [...] No summary [...] |
2002-04-19 08:49:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR KTIA NP |
| 02KUWAIT5609 |
KUWAIT REQUEST FOR AIRCRAFT SECURITY IN U.S. AND [...] No summary [...] |
2002-12-31 12:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | ASEC EAIR PTER KU |
| 02LAGOS1870 |
FUTURE OF NIGERIA AIRWAYS [...] (SBU) Summary: The wetlease agreement of Nigeria Airways Limited (NAL) with Air Atlanta Icelandic (AAI) was set to expire on September 19, but was extended at the last minute. The Ministry of Aviation had hoped until the last moment to replace NAL with a new national carrier, Air Nigeria, t [...] |
2002-09-19 06:12:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON NI |
| 02ROME1067 |
AMBASSADOR AND TRANSPORT MINISTER ON MALPENSA, ALITALIA, AND AVIATION SAFETY/SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE AMBASSADOR CALLED ON TRANSPORT MINISTER LUNARDI FEBRUARY 26 FOR A DISCUSSION CENTERED ON BILATERAL AVIATION ISSUES. THE AMBASSADOR PRESSED LUNARDI TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION OF U.S. CARRIERS AT MALPENSA AIRPORT, WHERE THEY ARE COMPETITIVELY DISADVANTAGED VIS A VIS EU CARRIERS [...] |
2002-02-28 15:56:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR IT AVIATION FAA |
| 02ROME2322 |
ITALIAN VIEWS ON THE ADVOCATE GENERAL'S OPINION ON [...] (U) SUMMARY: SENIOR ITALIAN TRANSPORT MINISTRY AND CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY (ENAC) OFFICIALS, AS WELL AS INFORMED SECTOR EXPERTS, AGREE THAT THE BILATERAL U.S.-ITALY OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT WILL CONTINUE IN EFFECT UNTIL A NEW U.S.-EU AGREEMENT IS SIGNED. ITALIAN OFFICIALS EXPECT TO BE INVOLVED I [...] |
2002-05-13 13:16:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD IT AVIATION FAA |
| 02ROME3008 |
CHANGING CHAIRS IN ITALY [...] (U) THE GOVERNMENT OF ITALY, SPECIFICALLY THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE, RECENTLY CHANGED ITS SENIOR LEADERSHIP IN THREE OF THE CORPORATIONS IN WHICH IT HAS A MAJOR INTEREST: ENI (ITALIAN HYDROCARBON AGENCY), ENEL (NATIONAL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 030 [...] |
2002-06-19 14:35:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EAIR PINR IT ITEIND |
| 02ROME3010 |
CIVAIR HUSHKITS: ITALY ON OUR SIDE. [...] POST INFORMED VARIOUS CIVIL AVIATION OFFICIALS OF THE USG'S DECISION TO LIFT THE ARTICLE 84 CASE AGAINST ALL EU MEMBER STATES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF BELGIUM (REFTEL). ALDO SANSONE, HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL DIVISION OF THE ITALIAN MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORT, ALFREDO ROMA, PRESIDENT O [...] |
2002-06-19 15:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON IT FAA AVIATION |
| 02ROME3319 |
DUTCH QUERY ITALIANS ABOUT ISRAELI PARTICIPATION [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 5. 2. (C) THE DUTCH AMBASSADOR AND DCM IN ROME EXPRESSED CONCERN TO EMB OFFICERS REGARDING POSSIBLE ISRAELI PARTICIPATION IN JSF. THE DUTCH AMBASSADOR MENTIONED THE ISSUE AT THE EMBASSY'S JULY 4 RECEPTION, AND THE DUTCH DCM, WILLIAM VAN EE, [...] |
2002-07-08 08:53:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR EAIR PREL IT UN |
| 02ROME3641 |
NE ITALY'S TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE: [...] SUMMARY: THE NORTHEASTERN ITALIAN TRANSPORTATION CENTERS IN VENICE AND TRIESTE HAVE RELIED PRIMARILY ON INCREASED INTERMODALITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH. THE PORT OF TRIESTE, IN PARTICULAR, HAS STRONG LINKS TO THE ITALIAN RAILWAYS AND IS AGGRESSIVELY SEEKING INTERNATI [...] |
2002-07-24 05:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KCIP EAIR ELTN EWWT IT |
| 02ROME5560 |
ITALY MAINTAINS STATUS QUO AFTER ECJ OPEN SKIES [...] WE CONTACTED ALDO SANSONE, DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN RELATIONS AT THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND MARIA LUISA TIMPONE, INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS, ENAC (ITALY'S CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY) REGARDING THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE (ECJ) DECISION ON MEMBER STATE OPEN SKIES AGREEMENTS WITH THE U.S. (RE [...] |
2002-11-15 13:45:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ETRD ECON IT EUN FAA AVIATION |
| 02ROME620 |
JSF/ITALY: POSITIVE OUTLOOK FOR MOU BUT ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: WHILE PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI IS LIKELY TO SIGN ITALY UP FOR THE JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER (JSF) PROGRAM, THE PERCEPTION IN NON-DEFENSE MINISTRIES IS OF AN UNEQUAL AGREEMENT, WITH INSUFFICIENT ECONOMIC/INDUSTRIAL BENEFITS FOR ITALY. ACCORDING TO MINISTRY OF PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES AE [...] |
2002-02-08 09:15:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR EAIR PGOV PREL IT |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2444 |
SOTO CANO AIRBASE TO BECOME COMMERCIAL AIRPORT? [...] (U) Summary: On August 15, President Maduro announced his intention to convert the Soto Cano military airstrip into an international airport for commercial use. The Comayagua business community embraces the concept, which seeks to transform the area into a new commercial center with an eye [...] |
2002-08-28 20:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR MARR PREL ECON ECIN HO |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2516 |
VIP HONDURAN TRAVEL TO UNGA [...] Per reftel request, Poloff contacted Honduran Foreign Ministry on September 6 to verify information for Honduran government officials traveling to the UN General Assembly. The MFA clarified that the Honduran delegation coming from Honduras has been reduced to two officials. These are Foreign [...] |
2002-09-07 00:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAIR KSEP OTRA PREL UNGA |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2517 |
ADDITIONAL VIP HONDURAN TRAVEL INFORMATION [...] No summary [...] |
2002-09-07 01:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAIR KSEP OTRA PREL UNGA |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2660 |
HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: SEPTEMBER 2002 [...] The Ministry of Finance projects that the GDP will grow by 2.5 percent in 2002 (most likely overstated) and that the central government's fiscal deficit as a percent of GDP will be 5.9 percent. This is higher than the GOH's earlier estimate of 5.6 percent of GDP and far higher than its targe [...] |
2002-09-20 22:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAIR ELTN PGOV PREL KPRV KTDB KPWR HO ENGR |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA3150 |
Congress Issues Favorable Report on InterAirports [...] Summary. On November 11, a congressional commission released a favorable report finding that U.S.-led consortium InterAirports, which was awarded the contract to manage Honduras' four international airports in October 2000, has complied with all the terms of the concession contract. InterAir [...] |
2002-11-19 21:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EINV HO |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA3318 |
HONDURAN ACTION ON SEVEN COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para. 10. 2. (SBU) Summary: PolOff met December 6 with Honduran MFA Director General for Treaties Ivonne Bonilla to demarche Bonilla on the 1988 maritime counterterrorism (CT) convention and protocol and to get a status report on the GOH's slow acti [...] |
2002-12-09 22:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL KTIA AORC PARM EAIR EWWT KCRM HO |
| 03ABUDHABI114 |
UAE TO TIGHTEN SECURITY FOR AIRCRAFT [...] (U) Classified by Marcella M. Wahba, Ambassador, reason 1.5 (b) and (d). SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) A quiet heads-up on 1/7 to UAE authorities regarding consideration of laying on modest additional security measures to help ensure the safety of Afghan Hajj flights became slightly garbled wi [...] |
2003-01-08 14:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER EAIR ASEC PREL PGOV MOPS AF TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1344 |
(C) TFIZ01: UAE AIRSPACE TO STAY OPEN, [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b, d). IRAQ WAR WON'T CLOSE UAE AIRSPACE --------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Muhammad Al-Ghaith, the head of the UAE's federal civil aviation authority, told Econchief 3/19 that he had just signed a circular orderi [...] |
2003-03-19 14:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR MOPS ASEC PREL EAID PGOV AS TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1348 |
UAEG NOTIFIED OF NOTAM/NOTMAR [...] No summary [...] |
2003-03-20 08:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR MOPS MARR EWWT PGOV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2607 |
GULF AIR LOBBIES EMBASSY ABU DHABI TO RESUME [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary: On the heels of a 5/27 meeting between Ambassador Neumann and Gulf Air CEO Jim Hogan (reftel), a representative from the Abu Dhabi Department of Civil Aviation (ADDCA) visited Acting DCM 5/31 to p [...] |
2003-06-02 11:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAIR PGOV ECON IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3103 |
UAE CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY IN NO HURRY TO ALLOW [...] (U) Classified by A/DCM Tom Williams, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Acting DCM and Econchief met with Mohammed Al- Ghaith, the Director General of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority on June 29. In the course of the conversation, Ghaith noted that Emirates Airlines had approa [...] |
2003-07-01 11:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PREL ECON ETRD TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3896 |
UAE CIVAIR AUTHORITIES RECEIVE NOTAM TO OVERFLY [...] Post delivered 8/23 reftel information regarding applications to overfly Iraq to Director General of the UAE Civil Aviation Authority Mohamed Al-Ghaith and Ministry of Communications Assistant Undersecretary for Civil Aviation Mohamed Al-Suweidi. Econoff also forwarded the NOTAM to the offic [...] |
2003-08-25 13:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAIR PGOV ECON IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI4495 |
UAE: PSI STATEMENT OF INTERDICTION PRINCIPLES [...] (C) Per Refs A and B, Polchief delivered the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Statement of Principles on September 7 and followed up with MFA interlocutors September 28 and 30. Polchief also made contact with other embassies that had received similar demarche instructions from their ca [...] |
2003-10-06 12:27:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PHSA PBTS EAIR EWWT TC |
| 03ABUDHABI5076 |
UAE: TALK ABOUT TOWN [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This is the first in a series of "Talk About Town" cables that the U.S. Mission in Abu Dhabi and Dubai hopes to provide on a periodic basis. These cables will report on local business atmospheric [...] |
2003-11-23 14:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR ECON EPET PGOV PREL SOCI TC |
| 03ABUDHABI870 |
UAEG WILL CONSIDER MULTILATERAL OPEN SKIES REGIME [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Econchief delivered reftel demarche on the benefits of joining a multilateral open skies aviation regime on 2/22 to UAE Ministry of Communications Assistant Undersecretary for Civil Aviation Mohamed Yahya Al-Suweidi [...] |
2003-02-22 14:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAIR PGOV ECON MU QA BA TC |
| 03ABUDHABI882 |
CIVIAR SUMMIT: UAE DECLINES PARTICIPATION [...] No summary [...] |
2003-02-23 10:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR TC |
| 03ABUJA1026 |
NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP JUNE 13 [...] (U) This periodic economic report from Abuja and Lagos includes: --Obasanjo Highlights Economy in Inaugural Speech . . . But Disputes Poverty Figures --Obasanjo Holds Off Naming Cabinet --GON Bans Import of Baryte, Mineral Used for Oil Drilling --World Airways Lands in Lagos --Parallel Marke [...] |
2003-06-12 09:29:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAIR EPET NI |
| 03ABUJA2155 |
NIGERIA: MINISTRY OF AVIATION, NOT NCAT, CAN SIGN [...] (U) In response to the FAA's Office of International Aviation Desk Officer's inquiry (ref.), only the Nigerian Ministry of Aviation can authorize and sign a memorandum of understanding for proposed FAA training at the Nigerian College of Aviation and Technology (NCAT), according to the Technic [...] |
2003-12-16 09:12:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON NI |
| 03ABUJA221 |
NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP JANUARY 31 [...] (U) This periodic economic report from Abuja and Lagos includes: --Dutch Firm Wins BPE Management Contract for NITEL --Think Tank Offers Economic Rebuilding Plan --Nigeria Airways in Trouble Again --Political Conventions Delay 2003 Budget Dutch Firm Wins BPE Management Contract for NITEL [...] |
2003-01-31 14:03:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR ECPS EFIN NI |
| 03ABUJA2216 |
NIGERIA: CHRISTMAS EVE ECONOMIC ROUND-UP [...] (SBU) Summary: We report another telecommunications victory for a United States company and another GON milestone in transparency as CODEM systems won a USD 28 million telecommunications contract after months of wrangling over alleged corruption by GON officials and European companies. U.S. ai [...] |
2003-12-26 07:38:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ETRD KISL PTER NI |
| 03ABUJA337 |
NIGERIA: WORLD AIRWAYS CHARTER TO LAGOS [...] Summary. The Ministry of Aviation is awaiting USG Designation of World Airways before it will grant landing rights. The Minister of Aviation published a notice in the Guardian newspaper on January 23 stating that World Airways does not have permission to fly to Nigeria. The Ministry's appr [...] |
2003-02-14 12:14:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ETRD NI |
| 03ABUJA440 |
NIGERIA: SLOW GOING AT THE MINISTRY OF AVIATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by Econoff and USTDA representatives Steingass and Hardy, met with Minister of Aviation Chikwe in late January. Despite Nigerian participation at a November 2002 Air Cargo Roundtable in Washington, the Minister showed little interest in expanding a [...] |
2003-03-06 09:43:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR BEXP PGOV NI |
| 03ABUJA507 |
NIGERIA - WORLD AIRWAYS, CATEGORY ONE AND SECTION [...] (C) President Obasanjo convoked Ambassador to his residence Sunday evening, March. DCM accompanied. After the President had finished his agenda (captioned septel, notal), the Ambassador briefed him on Section 557 and raised two civil aviation concerns. 2. (C) Ambassador Jeter had brief [...] |
2003-03-14 17:00:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS EAIR NI |
| 03ABUJA576 |
NIGERIA: CLEAR SKIES AHEAD FOR WORLD AIRWAYS? [...] (SBU) Summary: World Airways' troubles securing landing rights from the Ministry of Aviation for charter service between Lagos, New York, and Atlanta could soon be over. On March 21, Minister of Aviation Kema Chikwe signed a memo approving World Airways' application and forwarded it to Presiden [...] |
2003-03-26 15:42:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON PREL PGOV NI |
| 03ABUJA647 |
NIGERIA: CONSULTANTS CONCERNED ABOUT AVIATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Aviation consultants sponsored by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently completed an evaluation of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority's (NCAA) efforts to improve its safety oversight. They found few improvements since a 2001 International Civil Aviation Orga [...] |
2003-04-07 17:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EAID EINV NI |
| 03ABUJA910 |
NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP MAY 16 [...] This periodic economic report from Abuja and Lagos includes: --GON Approves World Airways --Ministry of Aviation Launches Nigerianglobal --Nigeria Bans Ice Cream Imports GON Approves World Airways -------------------------- 2. Minister of Aviation Kema Chikwe announced at an April 10 p [...] |
2003-05-19 07:38:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EAIR NI |
| 03ABUJA975 |
NIGERIA: NO SIGN OF MISSING 727 [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In response to Reftel, Mission officers visited four Nigerian airports June 1 and did not see the missing 727 aircraft. It is unlikely the aircraft could have landed in Nigeria without drawing considerable GON attention. Since the disappearance of the aircraft, DATT has remain [...] |
2003-06-02 18:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER ASEC EAIR PGOV NI |
| 03AMMAN1185 |
SUPPORTING QIZ'S IN THE EVENT OF WAR [...] (c) SUMMARY: We are beginning to see the first indications of a negative impact on QIZ business as a result of war jitters on the part of U.S. buyers. Given the importance of QIZ exports to Jordan's economic growth and macroeconomic stability, a prolonged downturn in QIZ orders as a result [...] |
2003-02-27 08:03:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAIR MOPS IS JO |
| 03AMMAN1234 |
DCM'S MEETING WITH ENERGY MINISTER BATAYNEH [...] (u) Following are info items from the DCM's February 24 meeting with Energy Minister Mohammed Batayneh: 2. (c) Gasoil shortage: Due to unseasonably cold weather, local consumption of gasoil and fuel oil has risen higher than expected. Normally, Jordan stockpiles gasoil and fuel oil re [...] |
2003-03-03 06:34:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EAIR ETTC JO |
| 03AMMAN1251 |
ROYAL JORDANIAN WAR CONTINGENCY PLAN [...] (sbu) Summary. Royal Jordanian Airlines plans to shuttle passengers between Amman and a temporary operating hub in Athens in the event civil air traffic to Amman's Queen Alia airport is closed by a military conflict and/or lack of affordable insurance coverage. This scenario could have a ma [...] |
2003-03-03 12:13:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EFIN MOPS JO |
| 03AMMAN1424 |
JORDANIAN AIRLIFT SUPPORT FOR OEF [...] (sbu) In a March 10 letter to the embassy Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) CEO Samer Majali confirmed RJ's offer to provide uplift support for OEF operations in the region. The text of the letter, including approximate hourly rates for passenger and cargo charter flights, is transmitted below. [...] |
2003-03-10 14:40:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR MOPS JO |
| 03AMMAN1661 |
TF1Z01: RJ FLYING, BUT MOST INTERNATIONAL CARRIERS [...] (SBU) Queen Alia International Airport Director Nasri Nowar told us that while the airport remains open, most international carriers have suspended or are about to suspend service. These include KLM, Air France, Lufthansa, Alitalia, and British Airways. He said that national carrier Royal J [...] |
2003-03-19 14:01:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR AMGT JO CACS |
| 03AMMAN1744 |
TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 8 (3/23 1600 LOCAL) [...] (C) The GOJ this afternoon publicly announced (confirmed by the Foreign Minister to the Ambassador) the expulsion of five Iraqi diplomats "for security reasons and for performing actions that contradict the nature of their work as diplomats". The Minister said they would be asked to leave th [...] |
2003-03-23 12:57:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR AMGT CASC CVIS EAIR ECON EWWT IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1805 |
TFIZO1: JORDANIANS' RAGE AT US FOR IRAQ WAR DRIVEN [...] (C) Summary: A survey of Embassy contacts shows an increasing use of words like outrage, hostility, rage, dismay, disillusion and impotence to describe the war in Iraq. Most Jordanians, across all age groups and social classes, believe the Bush administration failed to provide legitimate just [...] |
2003-03-26 07:29:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR AMGT CASC CVIS EAIR JO |
| 03AMMAN1953 |
TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 23 (4/01 2000 LOCAL) [...] (C) The Embassy operated on a normal schedule April 1. Consular services were open. Activities at the American Language Center remained suspended, and there was only restricted activity by FSN's at the Peace Corps office. Movements of American staff remained restricted. --------------- Co [...] |
2003-04-01 15:52:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN EAIR IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN2255 |
TFIZ01: ROYAL JORDANIAN INTEREST IN IRAQ CIVIL [...] (SBU) Summary. Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) indicates its availability to help Iraqi Airways or a successor Iraqi airline begin operations as quickly as possible. RJ, which has long experience in Iraq, is ready to operate flights on behalf of Iraqi Airways and/or provide technical, training [...] |
2003-04-14 12:40:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EAID IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN2260 |
JORDAN ISSUES MODIFIED NOTAM [...] (SBU) After receiving REFTEL talking points April 8, Jordan Civil Aviation Authority Director Hanna Najjar told us that he had "no problem" issuing a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), but said he would limit the contents to operational instructions, ICAO provisions, frequencies, etc., removing allusi [...] |
2003-04-15 05:45:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR MOPS JO |
| 03AMMAN2616 |
IRAQI "SOUVENIR" CAUSE OF FATAL EXPLOSION AT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An explosive device apparently picked up in Iraq as a souvenir by a Japanese photo-journalist detonated at Queen Alia International Airport during examination by a security guard May 1, killing the guard and injuring five others. The photographer remains incarcerated by Jordan [...] |
2003-05-04 13:26:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ASEC PTER JO |
| 03AMMAN2825 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO JORDAN TO SUBMIT [...] (SBU) On May 14, A/PolCouns delivered reftel points to Ayman Aimiri, Deputy Director of the MFA's IO Department. Aamiri said that he was unfamiliar with AIR SERV's request and had not received any message asking for instructions from Jordan's Mission in New York on this case. A/PolCouns under [...] |
2003-05-14 09:43:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAIR ETTC JO IZ |
| 03AMMAN3654 |
BAD NEWS FOR RJ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Gnehm followed up with Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) CEO Majali on recent Transportation Security Administration (TSA) visits and meetings in Washington between RJ officials and DAS John Byerly. The Ambassador stressed to Majali the importance of taking seriously TS [...] |
2003-06-19 08:17:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ETRD JO |
| 03AMMAN4023 |
AMMAN-BAGHDAD AIR SERVICE [...] (SBU) We understand that CPA is planning to reopen Baghdad International Airport to limited commercial air service around July 15 and that it is currently analyzing requests to provide air service in and out of Baghdad. Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) CEO Samer Majali, who recently met with C [...] |
2003-07-02 15:50:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN4249 |
ON TO BAGHDAD: JORDAN-IRAQ CIVAIR AGREEMENT SIGNED [...] (U) SUMMARY: Jordanian Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Director Hanna Najjar signed a Letter of Agreement July 10 regarding air traffic control and airway establishment between Jordan and Iraq. While communications and service issues have yet to be ironed out, the LOA paves the way for resump [...] |
2003-07-11 06:20:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ETRD JO |
| 03AMMAN4535 |
USG PERSONNEL DISADVANTAGED BY AMMAN-BAGHDAD AIR [...] ACTION RECOMMENDATION AT PARA 6. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Personnel from various U.S. and other governments' agencies have expressed concern over a shortage of capacity on flights into and out of Baghdad via Amman. Restrictions on the use of the two carriers currently operating under CPA mandate [...] |
2003-07-23 07:52:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ETRD EINV JO |
| 03AMMAN5025 |
SKIES CLEARING FOR RJ? [...] (SBU) COMMENT: Royal Jordanian Airline officials have apparently taken on board strong messages regarding airline security, service to Iraq, and other issues delivered by the Ambassador June 16 (REF B). A successful visit by a follow-up TSA inspection team and an informal discussion between R [...] |
2003-08-10 10:33:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ETRD ASEC PREL JO |
| 03AMMAN5889 |
CURRENT STATUS OF IRAQI AIRCRAFT IN JORDAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CPA officials have informally sought Embassy Amman's assistance in determining the status and timely return to Iraqi government control of seven airplanes of probable Iraqi government ownership currently known to be located in Jordan. Post was able to take a close look at six [...] |
2003-09-13 08:39:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ETTC IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN5890 |
TRAVEL TO IRAQ FROM JORDAN: NEW HACC CHARTER [...] (U) Post has received multiple inquiries about travel to Iraq by way of Jordan, and is in planning stages for the creation of a logistics center to assist USG personnel transiting Jordan en route to Iraq. As this logistics center is not yet operational, the Embassy wishes to supply he Departm [...] |
2003-09-13 08:39:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ETRD EINV JO |
| 03AMMAN6222 |
Jordan-Iraq Aviation Issues Reviewed [...] (SBU) Summary. The Jordanian Transportation Minister told CPA transportation advisors that Jordan wishes to cooperate in rebuilding the Iraqi aviation sector. Jordan is ready to provide training to Iraqi CAA and airline employees and to work with CPA to return or dispose of Iraqi aircraft [...] |
2003-09-29 14:58:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EFIN PINR IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN6255 |
PSI BACKGROUND AND TALKING POINTS DELIVERED TO [...] (C) PolCouns and PolOff September 29 delivered ref a points on the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) to Ali al-Ayed, Foreign Minister Muasher's Private Office Director. PolCouns had previously delivered ref b text of the Statement of Interdiction Principles (SOP) to Ayed on September 7. [...] |
2003-09-30 12:29:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PHSA PBTS EAIR EWWT JO |
| 03AMMAN6428 |
TRAVEL TO IRAQ FROM JORDAN 2: RATES RISE FOR HACC [...] (U) SUMMARY: In the interim prior to the creation of a logistics center to assist USG personnel transiting Jordan en route to Iraq (ref A), the Embassy wishes to supply the Department and all other interested USG personnel with information on current options for travel from Jordan to Iraq. Th [...] |
2003-10-07 10:50:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ETRD ETTC IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN7647 |
IRAQ MOT, RJ, AND BOEING MOVE FORWARD ON NEW IRAQI [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Iraqi Ministry of Transport (IMOT) is moving ahead on a proposal to replace defunct Iraqi Airways with a new Iraqi airline that will be majority-owned by private Iraqi investors, managed by Royal Jordanian Airways (RJ), and receive assistance from Boeing. The proposed new air [...] |
2003-11-23 15:48:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR EINV JO IZ |
| 03AMMAN7989 |
RJ FINALIZES CODESHARE WITH AMERICA WEST, BUT [...] (SBU) On December 6, Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) finalized a memorandum of understanding with America West Airlines (AW) providing for a codeshare arrangement between RJ flights originating/ending in New York (Kennedy) and Chicago (O'Hare) and connecting AW flights going to Phoenix and Las V [...] |
2003-12-09 16:44:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EINV JO IZ |
| 03AMMAN8137 |
IRAQI AIRCRAFT IN JORDAN: FALCON 50 [...] (C) Senior CPA Transportation Advisor Darrell Trent has urgently requested Embassy Amman's assistance in returning to Iraqi control a Falcon-50 executive jet (tail number HB-IES). It has been sitting on the tarmac at Amman's Marka Airport since March 2003, collecting demurrage charges and sl [...] |
2003-12-14 16:32:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR EFIN ETTC IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN8299 |
RESUMPTION OF JORDANIAN BAGHDAD FLIGHTS DELAYED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Almost four weeks after suspending daily Amman-Baghdad passenger flights following a November 22 MANPADS strike on a DHL cargo aircraft, Royal Jordanian (RJ) has informed us that they are hoping to resume flights December 19, pending confirmation of insurance coverage and appro [...] |
2003-12-18 16:03:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PREL PINR IZ JO |
| 03ANKARA1200 |
AVIATION SAFETY AND SECURITY MEETING IN ISTANBUL [...] (SBU) This cable contains an action request. See para 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: FAA-funded experts provided guidance on international aviation safety and security systems to approximately 70 Turkish government officials at a regional meeting February 19-21. FAA and Turkish civil aviation of [...] |
2003-02-24 14:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ASEC ATRN TU |
| 03ANKARA1203 |
AIRLINES EXPECT DROP IN BOOKINGS/PROFITS WITH IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary. Turkish Airlines (THY) and Delta Airlines Istanbul Office are concerned about the impact of a potential Iraq war on their operations. THY expects that bookings on flights to the U.S., Europe, and the Far East, as well as domestic flights, will drop considerably. Delta is prepa [...] |
2003-02-24 15:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ASEC PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA1790 |
TURKEY: DEMARCHE ON ICAO MARKET LIBERALIZATION [...] Economic officer delivered reftel demarche to MFA Head of Aviation Department Bekir Uysal on March 18. Bekir noted that the GOT would not be sending a delegation to the March 24-29 ICAO Conference. PEARSON [...] |
2003-03-20 11:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ETRD |
| 03ANKARA1791 |
TURKISH AIRLINES SUSPENDS FLIGHTS TO KUWAIT [...] No summary [...] |
2003-03-20 11:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ASEC ATRN TU |
| 03ANKARA1792 |
NOTMAR AND NOTAM DELIVERED TO GOT [...] Economic Officer delivered Reftel NOTMAR to MFA Chief of Maritime Affairs Cagatay Erciyes, and reftel NOTAM to MFA Chief of Aviation Affairs Bekir Uysal on March 20. Uysal asked if the U.S. could provide coordinates to more specifically define "Eastern Mediterranean Sea." Both Uysal and Erci [...] |
2003-03-20 12:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MOPS MARR XF EWWT PHSA EAIR |
| 03ANKARA1913 |
THY PRIVATIZATION: ON TRACK...FOR NOW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkish Airlines (THY - Turk Hava Yollari) is scheduled for tender in the third quarter 2003, and the GOT official heading THY privatization said that plans are on schedule. THY has managed, largely through timely sales of old planes, to remain profitable in bad times general [...] |
2003-03-24 15:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAIR ECON EFIN PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA1948 |
TURKISH AIRLINES SUSPENDS MORE FLIGHTS DUE TO IRAQ [...] No summary [...] |
2003-03-25 15:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ATRN TU |
| 03ANKARA2108 |
DELTA SUSPENDS ISTANBUL-NEW YORK FLIGHTS, OTHER [...] (SBU) Delta Airlines, which prior to the start of the Iraq operation ran four flights per week from Istanbul to New York, will suspended its Istanbul-New York flights for one month, from April 6 to May 2. Delta's Istanbul Station Manager, Giray Salgirtay, told econoff the suspension was an ec [...] |
2003-03-31 13:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ASEC ATRN TU |
| 03ANKARA2239 |
TURKISH CIVIL AVIATION DIRECTOR CEBECI REPLACED [...] (SBU) Topa Bilgetin Toker was reinstated on April 1 as Director General of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), replacing Serdar Cebeci. Toker, who was discharged for unspecified reasons in August 2002, had filed a lawsuit against the state. The court recently determined that Tok [...] |
2003-04-07 13:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ASEC ATRN TU |
| 03ANKARA2333 |
TURKEY: MEASURES TO PROTECT INTERNATIONAL CIVIL [...] No summary [...] |
2003-04-10 13:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR MOPS |
| 03ANKARA2862 |
TURKISH MFA ON IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) Summary: MFA Director for Iraq Reconstruction Okcun told EconCouns April 29 that Turkey would pursue an aggressive private/public sector approach to winning reconstruction contracts in Iraq. He asked if the U.S. could help by dispelling the notion that Turkish firms were at a disadvantag [...] |
2003-05-02 12:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAIR PREL TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA3677 |
MANPADS AIRPORT ASSESSMENT IN TURKEY [...] PER REFTEL, TURKISH CIVIL AVIATION DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR SECURITY ERDAL UGUR TOLD ECONOFF THAT THE TURKISH DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF CIVIL AVIATION (DGCA) WOULD BE PLEASED TO CONDUCT A JOINT MANPADS ASSESSMENT WITH THE TRANSPORT SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (TSA) AT ISTANBUL ATATURK AIRPORT. UGUR SAID [...] |
2003-06-06 13:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PTER ASEC ECON TU |
| 03ANKARA3777 |
Request for Guidance on Iraq-Turkey Civair [...] Baghdad minimize considered. 2. This cable contains an action request for the Department in para 4. 3. CENTAF contacted Embassy's Assistant Air Attache in connection with the objective of establishing agreements allowing civilian air traffic control between Turkey and Iraq. Wi [...] |
2003-06-11 12:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PREL TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA3848 |
TURKEY-IRAQ ECONOMIC RELATIONS; UPDATE ON BARTER [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Finance Minister Unakitan told the Ambassador that the Prime Minister had instructed an interagency group to resolve the problems holding up trade at the Habur Gate, including those involved in the Delta Petroleum products ba [...] |
2003-06-13 16:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ENRG EAID EAIR PREL TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA4025 |
GUIDANCE ON IRAQ-TURKEY CIVAIR AGREEMENT [...] Baghdad minimize considered. 2. This cable contains an action request in para 4. 3. As reported ref B, CENTAF has proposed a Letter of Agreement (LOA) to govern air traffic control between Turkey and Iraq. Embassy requested in reftels that the Department provide instructions for tra [...] |
2003-06-24 06:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PREL TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA4268 |
Turkish Airlines Applies for Service to [...] Baghdad minimize considered. 2. MFA notified the Embassy on July 8 that Turkish Airlines (THY) had applied to the Coalition Provisional Authority to resume flights to Baghdad effective September 1, 2003. If approved, THY would operate flights four times per week from Istanbul (detail [...] |
2003-07-08 14:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PREL TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA4486 |
GOT AGREES TO FURTHER DISCUSSIONS ON THE [...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Robert Deutsch for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 3. (SBU) At a July 14 meeting with Assistant Air Attache and Econoff, MFA and Civil Aviation Authority (Turkish acronym DHMI) representatives agreed to receive a [...] |
2003-07-17 13:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | EAIR IZ PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA4488 |
FOLLOW-UP ON FAA RECOMMENDATIONS ON AVIATION [...] (SBU) EconCouns met with Transportation Deputy U/S Kemal Albayrak July 16 to reiterate FAA concerns resulting from its May 21 consultations in Ankara, and to urge the GOT to revise its legislation to give the Directorate General for Civil Aviation the authority needed to operate in compliance [...] |
2003-07-17 13:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PGOV TU |
| 03ANKARA4716 |
Iraq-Turkey Civilian Aviation Agreement Signed [...] Baghdad minimize considered. 2. On July 24, Danielle L. Barnes, representing the Baghdad Area Control Center (ACC), and Celalettin Bozkurt, Chief of the Ankara ACC, signed a letter of agreement (LOA) on operational procedures for coordinating and routing air traffic. Joseph T. Fetsch, [...] |
2003-07-25 09:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PREL TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA553 |
TURKISH RESPONSE TO FAA REQUEST FOR CONSULTATIONS [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See paras 2 and 8. 2. (SBU) Summary and action request. EconCouns delivered reftel points to senior GOT officials January 21-22. The Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority (DGCA) acknowledged that the DGCA had not yet implemented all [...] |
2003-01-23 12:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ASEC ATRN TU |
| 03ANKARA5643 |
Demarche on ICAO Air Navigation Conference [...] No summary [...] |
2003-09-05 14:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR TU |
| 03ANKARA5769 |
DEMARCHE ON POSSIBLE AL-QAIDA AVIATION THREAT [...] No summary [...] |
2003-09-11 11:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | ASEC EAIR PTER TU |
| 03ANKARA5982 |
Demarche on Montreal Convention Delivered [...] No summary [...] |
2003-09-23 09:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON TU |
| 03ANKARA6297 |
Civil Aviation Official Comments on [...] (SBU) Topa Toker, Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), told us that the Transport and Communications Minister is very interested in achieving high standards for aviation safety and security, and in maintaining a cooperative relationship with USG aviation authorities. He suggested that th [...] |
2003-10-07 14:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR BEXP TU |
| 03ANKARA6393 |
Ambassador's Introductory Meeting with [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Meeting with Transport Minister Binali Yildirim on October 1, the Ambassador emphasized U.S. interest in maintaining high safety and security standards in civil aviation. (Aldo, this is just a laundry list of what they disc [...] |
2003-10-10 15:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EWWT ELTN ETRD KPRV BEXP TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA6442 |
Ambassador's Introductory Meeting with [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Meeting with Transport Minister Binali Yildirim on October 1, the Ambassador emphasized U.S. interest in maintaining high safety and security standards in civil aviation. Yildirim agreed that aviation safety and security are [...] |
2003-10-15 14:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EWWT ELTN ETRD KPRV BEXP TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA7316 |
New Turkish Airport Security Measures [...] (U) Turgay Sahan, of the Turkish National Police' Aviation Department, provided the Embassy with a copy of new security procedures introduced at airports as of November 14. An informal translation of the procedures follows below: 2. (SBU) Begin Informal Translation Airport Security Proc [...] |
2003-11-25 07:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER EAIR TU |
| 03ANKARA7597 |
MORE ON TURKISH AIRPORT SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: In December 3-4 meetings with Turkish officials responsible for aviation security, EconCouns reiterated the USG's strong interest in Turkish airport/aviation security efforts and expressed concern about a loophole in the current system that enables some passengers arriving on [...] |
2003-12-10 15:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER EAIR TU |
| 03ANKARA8023 |
Update on Civair Security [...] (SBU) Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) officials told us that they had not yet examined TSA's emergency amendments which could require armed law enforcement officers to be posted on certain flights, and pointed out the risks of posting such officers without adequate training. They [...] |
2003-12-31 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER EAIR TU |
| 03COLOMBO1486 |
MISSING 727 [...] (S/NF) Regarding the missing Boeing 727 discussed in reftel, on Aug 18 the Sri Lankan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) reported negative results on locating aircraft N844AA (Serial No. 20985). 2. (S/NF) However, CAA did locate the following Serendib Express 727 in Sri Lanka: Boeing 727 MSN [...] |
2003-08-26 07:42:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC CE EAIR PTER ECONOMICS |
| 03FRANKFURT1549 |
FRANKFURT AIRPORT EXPANSION: 2006 COMPLETION TOO [...] (U) Summary and Comment: The expansion of Frankfurt airport, Europe's second largest, is moving forward, though several obstacles may delay the new runway planned for 2006. Legal complaints, a chemical factory in the flight path of the planned northwest runway, a controversial night flight b [...] |
2003-02-20 08:10:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EFIN PGOV SENV GM |
| 03FRANKFURT5570 |
TOP HESSE CDU PLAYERS KOCH AND ROTH TUSSLE [...] (SBU) Summary: Hesse's two most powerful Christian Democratic (CDU) politicians, Hesse's Minister President Roland Koch and Frankfurt Lord Mayor Petra Roth have public disagreements and competing national ambitions. Roth was elected in May 2003 as president of the German Council of Cities. [...] |
2003-07-08 13:15:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON EAIR GM |
| 03FRANKFURT9273 |
FRANKFURT AIRPORT EXPANSION HITS SAFETY HURDLE [...] SUMMARY: The expansion of Frankfurt airport has hit a safety hurdle: the advisory German Safety Commission (Stoerfallkommission des Bundes), as well as the European Commission, are examining risks associated with the Ticona chemical plant located near the planned new runway. The advisory c [...] |
2003-11-10 14:37:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON PGOV SENV GM |
| 03FRANKFURT986 |
KOCH AND CDU WIN ABSOLUTE MAJORITY IN HESSE [...] (U) The Hesse CDU, led by Minister President Roland Koch won the February 2 elections in Hesse with an absolute majority, a first in the state's postwar history. The SPD recorded an unprecedented defeat, falling ten percent from its 1999 results. The Green Party received more than 10 percen [...] |
2003-02-03 13:21:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR EAIR GM |
| 03GUATEMALA1609 |
COUNTER-NARCOTICS MARITIME AGREEMENT SIGNED [...] (U) Ambassador Hamilton and Foreign Minister Gutierrez signed the bilateral counter-narcotics maritime agreement (reftels) in a ceremony at the MFA on June 19. Signature of this landmark agreement has been an important element in our dialogue with the GOG on counter-narcotics certification. T [...] |
2003-06-20 18:45:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KTIA SNAR PBTS KCRM PHSA EWWT EAIR GT |
| 03GUATEMALA2017 |
GUATEMALA'S NO SHOOT-DOWN POLICY [...] (C) Summary: Following the April 14 downing of a civilian aircraft carrying cocaine in Honduras, we have met with senior Guatemalan military officials to confirm that the GOG has a strict policy against firing on civilian aircraft believed to be transporting narcotics and to ensure that they u [...] |
2003-08-07 17:53:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR MOPS EAIR PREL PINR GT |
| 03GUATEMALA2527 |
GUATEMALA DOES NOT HAVE A POSITION YET ON [...] No summary [...] |
2003-10-01 15:38:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PHSA EAIR GT |
| 03HALIFAX93 |
CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD [...] THE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD OF CANADA (TSB) TODAY RELEASED ITS FINAL REPORT ON SWISSAIR FLIGHT 111, WHICH CRASHED OFF THE COAST OF NOVA SCOTIA ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1998, KILLING ALL ABOARD, INCLUDING 103 AMERICAN CITIZENS. THIS REPORT MARKS THE CONCLUSION OF THE TSB'S LONGEST AND MOST EXTENSIVE [...] |
2003-03-27 19:08:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EAIR CA US |
| 03HANOI2678 |
U.S. and Vietnam initial air services agreement [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: On October 9, the U.S. and Vietnam entered into a five-year air services agreement that, while maintaining some restrictions, contains many Open Skies provisions. The agreement will eventually allow three passenger carrie [...] |
2003-10-21 02:37:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EINV PREL VM |
| 03HANOI725 |
March 12-14 US-Vietnam Aviation Negotiations [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Substantial progress was made during civair negotiations March 12-14 with the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) on a limited bilateral aviation agreement. The Vietnamese accepted elements of the model U.S. O [...] |
2003-03-25 07:43:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EINV PREL VM |
| 03HARARE135 |
AIR ZIM STRIKE OVER, BUT LITTLE RELIEF EXPECTED FOR [...] Summary: A GOZ compromise and end to the high-profile strike by Air Zimbabwe engineers offers little spillover for other disgruntled government workers. End Summary. 2. Press reports indicate that the four-month strike of Air Zimbabwe's engineers' has been resolved after the GOZ "interven [...] |
2003-01-17 09:31:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB EAIR ZI |
| 03HOCHIMINHCITY1020 |
VIETNAM'S FIRST OPEN ECONOMIC ZONE - NO NUDE BEACHES YET [...] In another example of the GVN channeling resources to the relatively poor central coast of the country, Vietnam's first "Open Economic Zone" has opened for business. More a vision than a reality, the zone is different from the many industrial parks and export processing zones scattered throug [...] |
2003-10-21 11:33:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAIR VM ETRD |
| 03KUWAIT1005 |
KUWAIT AIRWAYS PREPARES FOR WAR [...] SUMMARY. In the face of a potential US-led attack on Iraq and any retaliatory strikes, Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) unveiled its emergency plan, which includes reduced flights and the possibility of relocating operations to Dubai. Officials at Kuwait International Airport will continue to [...] |
2003-03-20 04:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR CASC KU |
| 03KUWAIT224 |
NEW CUSTOMS CARGO MANIFEST RULES DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2003-01-21 13:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON KTIA PREL KU |
| 03KUWAIT2335 |
KUWAITI AIRWAYS SEEKS ACCESS TO SEARCH FOR [...] MFA U/S Khalid al-Jarallah called the Ambassador the afternoon of May 26. Al-Jarallah explained that he had recently received a request from Kuwait Airways. According to al-Jarallah, Kuwait Airways believed that spare parts stolen from its warehouses after the 1990 invasion of Kuwait had bee [...] |
2003-05-31 14:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAIR KCRM US IZ KU |
| 03KUWAIT2989 |
DELIVERY OF BAGHDAD COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICE NOTICE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-07 13:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR IZ KU |
| 03KUWAIT4195 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON POSSIBLE AL-QAIDA AVIATION [...] No summary [...] |
2003-09-10 05:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | EAIR PTER ASEC KU |
| 03KUWAIT480 |
KUWAITI REQUEST FOR AIR MARSHALS [...] No summary [...] |
2003-02-05 14:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ASEC KU |
| 03KUWAIT612 |
KUWAITI REQUEST FOR AIR MARSHALS [...] No summary [...] |
2003-02-19 14:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ASEC KU |
| 03KUWAIT806 |
KUWAIT AIRPORT PLANS TO MAINTAIN CIVILIAN FLIGHTS [...] SUMMARY. Kuwait's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCI) announced that Kuwait International Airport does not intend to close operations in face of a potential war in Iraq unless military action jeopardizes the safety of civilian flights. Commercial airlines, however, may decide individ [...] |
2003-03-05 14:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR KU |
| 03KUWAIT949 |
ICAO DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] On March 16, 2003, EconOff met with Fawaz Al-Farah, Deputy Director General of Aviation Safety and Air Transport at Kuwait's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), and Mohammad Abdul Rahim, Chief of the International Relations Division at DGCA's Air Transport Department, to deliver reft [...] |
2003-03-17 08:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ETRD KU |
| 03LAGOS2153 |
NIGERIA: FROM THE ASHES OF NIGERIA AIRWAYS [...] (U) The liquidation of Nigeria's ailing national carrier, Nigeria Airways Limited, may at last be moving forward. According to Bismarck Rewane, Managing Director of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, a leading Lagos-based economic think tank, the Ministry of Justice has begun making prepa [...] |
2003-10-20 15:49:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON NI |
| 03LAGOS2198 |
NIGERIA: AIRPORT FIRE TEMPORARILY DISRUPTS [...] (U) An electrical fire at Lagos' Murtala Mohammed International Airport temporarily disrupted flight operations on Thursday, October 23. Several flights were diverted or delayed, but skeletal operations resumed within a few hours. Airport authorities report that the terminal is still without [...] |
2003-10-24 15:51:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ASEC NI ACS |
| 03LAGOS2226 |
NIGERIA: AIRPORT OPERATIONS MOSTLY BACK TO [...] (U) Power at Lagos' Murtala Mohammed International Airport has yet to be fully restored after last Thursday's electrical fire (reftel), but airport operations are mostly back to normal. Regular flights have resumed, and passengers are again checking in at the airport's international terminal. [...] |
2003-10-28 16:21:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ASEC NI ACS |
| 03LAGOS685 |
PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES: AFRICAN MINISTERS [...] Summary: The first annual African Ministerial Forum on Integrated Transportation (AMFIT) met in Abuja March 9 - 13. Ministers called for better policy coordination and private sector participation to help integrate African countries with the rest of the world. Ambassador Jeter, Deputy Assista [...] |
2003-04-02 06:49:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAIR NI EINV ELNT |
| 03MONTREAL1076 |
Phased Expansion Plans for Montreal's Dorval Airport [...] This cable contains input from Embassy Ottawa. 2. SUMMARY: Montreal's Dorval International Airport recently opened Phase 1 of a planned three-stage, C$700 million expansion that will include new and improved facilities as well as integration of the airport into the local and regional transp [...] |
2003-08-11 21:28:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EFIN PREL CA |
| 03MONTREAL543 |
MEETING OF MALIAT PARTIES AT ICAO [...] SUMMARY: AT A BRIEF LUNCHTIME MEETING ON THE SIDES OF THE ICAO 5TH WORLDWIDE AIR TRANSPORT CONFERENCE, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT ON LIBERALIZATION OF INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT (MALIAT) MEMBER COUNTRIES MET TO DISCUSS WAYS TO INCREASE THE AGREEMENT'S MEMBERSHIP. CURRENT [...] |
2003-04-25 20:40:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ATRN ICAO |
| 03MONTREAL553 |
Air Canada Bankruptcy and Restructuring [...] SUMMARY: Air Canada's recent filing for bankruptcy protection follows efforts over the past several months to restructure its operations and lower its costs in order to remain competitive during a difficult time in the airline industry. However, a combination of its own business decisions, th [...] |
2003-04-30 13:06:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ETRD EFIN ECON CA |
| 03MONTREAL910 |
Bombardier Aerospace Focuses on Regional Jet [...] This cable contains contributions from Embassy Ottawa. 2. SUMMARY: The flagship of Quebec's aerospace industry, Bombardier Inc., identifies itself as the number three airplane maker after long-haul jet makers Boeing and Airbus. But the company is known in the aerospace business as the leadi [...] |
2003-07-11 21:05:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAIR BEXP ETRD PREL CA |
| 03OTTAWA1251 |
NEW U.S.- CANADA AVIATION PRECLEARANCE AGREEMENT [...] The United States and Canada exchanged diplomatic notes May 2, bringing into effect the Aviation Preclearance Agreement that had been signed in 2001. Ambassador Cellucci exchanged notes with Foreign Minister Graham in a ceremony in Canada's Parliament building. Transportation Minister Colle [...] |
2003-05-02 20:52:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON PREF CA |
| 03OTTAWA1568 |
NO AIR CANADA FLIGHTS TO BEIRUT NOW [...] Classified by Economic Minister Counselor Michael Gallagher for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). Â [...] |
2003-06-02 21:32:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC EAIR PTER PINR CA LE |
| 03OTTAWA2068 |
QUESTIONS ON THE "NO FLY" LIST [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 4. 2. (C) Post continues to seek information about the TSA "no-fly list (ref. a)." Our understanding from discussions with TSA is that there is a written policy on the no-fly list that describes, among other things, information that is to be shared [...] |
2003-07-18 20:32:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PTER CA |
| 03OTTAWA2069 |
FAA VIOLATION: CANADA'S RESPONSE [...] We conveyed the information on the alleged violation of FAA regulations by a Canadian, Mr. Glen Green (ref a), to Transport Canada, which has provided the following response. We will convey any additional information we receive. 2. Text of letter from Transport Canada: Thank you for your [...] |
2003-07-18 20:40:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR CA |
| 03OTTAWA374 |
AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH TRANSPORT MINISTER [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE, BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE TREAT ACCORDINGLY. SUMMARY --------- 2. (SBU) Transport Minister Collenette indicated to Ambassador on January 31 that the GOC is ready to start "exploratory talks" on further aviation liberalization with the United States. Collene [...] |
2003-02-06 20:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR SENV ECON CA |
| 03OTTAWA385 |
Air Canada's financial woes may spur GOC to alter fees [...] No summary [...] |
2003-02-07 20:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EINV CA |
| 03OTTAWA612 |
Canadian Transportation Strategy Unveiled: Aviation [...] The Government of Canada's strategic vision for transportation policy was unveiled on February 25th, 2003. There appear to be no radical departures from past GOC positions; gradualism is the key note struck by the authors of the policy statement. The policy vision addresses all modes: air, mar [...] |
2003-03-06 17:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EINV CA |
| 03OTTAWA648 |
IMPLEMENTING THE AVIATION PRE-CLEARANCE AGREEMENT [...] This is an action request. Action request in paragraph 5. 2. After lengthy negotiations, late last year the U.S. and Canada concluded an aviation preclearance agreement that,among other items, provides increased protection for Department of Homeland Security inspection officers (formerly C [...] |
2003-03-10 13:08:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ASEC EAIR CA |
| 03OTTAWA965 |
CANADA EXPLAINS NEW GLITCH IN AVIATION [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 9. 2. Officials in the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) expressed mild apologies delay in Canadian internal procedures are slowing down the entry into force of the new aviation preclearance agreement. DFAIT explained [...] |
2003-04-03 22:33:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON PREF |
| 03ROME1443 |
BRITISH AIRWAYS FACING HEIGHTENED SECURITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DURING THE WEEK OF MARCH 24-27, ECONOFF SPOKE WITH THE BRITISH EMBASSY TRANSPORTATION OFFICER REGARDING HEIGHTENED SECURITY MEASURES IMPOSED ON BRITISH AIRWAYS BY THE TURIN AND MALPENSA AIRPORTS. ALTHOUGH UNLIKELY, U.S. CARRIERS COULD FACE AN ADDITIONAL RESTRICTION BANNING C [...] |
2003-04-04 14:01:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON IT AVIATION FAA |
| 03ROME2193 |
ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: TRANSPORT MINISTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ELIMINATING NATIONAL BARRIERS AND CUTTING THROUGH BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE TO ALLOW THE FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS AND PEOPLE WITHIN THE EU IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR ITALY'S TRANSPORTATION MINISTRY DURING THE UPCOMING EU PRESIDENCY. THE TRANSPORTATION MINISTER'S DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR TOLD US [...] |
2003-05-16 14:01:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN EAIR EWWT IT EUN ITELTN |
| 03ROME2501 |
USEU VISIT: ITALY'S MANAGEMENT OF ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. In the interest of repairing U.S.-EU relations during its upcoming EU presidency, the GOI plans to manage existing U.S.-EU trade disputes as well as the ongoing WTO trade talks in a way that will emphasize the positive. Pro-biotech elements within the GOI express hope that EU Parl [...] |
2003-06-06 05:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAIR ELTN ETRD IT SENV TBIO TSPA EUN |
| 03ROME2595 |
AIRPORT NOISE IN ITALY: NO IMMINENT NIGHT FLIGHT [...] (SBU) Summary. Environment Ministry officials, in contrast to their previous statements, told U.S. industry representatives in a recent meeting that there are currently no plans to ban night flights in Italy. Officials from Italy's Civil Aviation Authority confirmed that a 1999 Presidential [...] |
2003-06-10 15:57:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ETRD ECON IT EUN FAA AVIATION |
| 03ROME280 |
OPEN SKIES - AMENDING BILATERAL AGREEMENTS TO [...] THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFED - PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. ECONOFF DELIVERED TEXT OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT ON JANUARY 21 TO DR. ALDO SANSONE (TRANSPORT MINISTRY DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS), TO DR. LUISA TIMPONE (INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DI [...] |
2003-01-23 18:07:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD IT EUN AVIATION FAA |
| 03ROME2837 |
OPEN SKIES AND CSI: GOI LOOKS TOWARDS THE JUNE 25 [...] (SBU) ACCORDING TO TRANSPORT MINISTRY DIRECTOR FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS ALDO SANSONE, GOI OFFICIALS ARE RELIEVED THAT THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION WAS GRANTED A MANDATE TO NEGOTIATE A U.S./EU OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT. HE BELIEVES THAT THE EC NO LONGER HAS THE RIGHT TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST MEMB [...] |
2003-06-23 11:08:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EWWT ECON IT EUN FAA AVIATION |
| 03ROME292 |
KEEPING ITALIAN SUPPORT STRONG [...] (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. WHILE PM BERLUSCONI'S SUPPORT FOR THE US APPROACH TO IRAQ REMAINS RELIABLE, THE GOI - WITH EXTREME CAUTION - IS LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR AN EVENTUAL PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE AND VOTE ON THE EXTENT OF ITALY'S SUPPORT. (REF A). THE GOI CONTINUES TO WORK WITH US TO FIND WA [...] |
2003-01-24 17:27:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PREL MOPS MARR EAIR IT IRAQI FREEDOM FORCES IN ITALY |
| 03ROME3109 |
ALITALIA REPLY TO OCPA ISSUES AIR CARRIER [...] On July 8, 2003, Alitalia CEO Francesco Mengozzi sent the Ambassador a copy of a letter to L. Paul Bremer (OCPA). The letter has been faxed to EB/TRA/AN. Post has confirmed with Mr. Mengozzi's office that the same text was sent via email July 8 to biap@orha.centcom.mil. Begin text: To: [...] |
2003-07-08 17:41:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR IZ IT FAA AVIATION |
| 03ROME3621 |
SUBJECT: ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: CIVIL AVIATION [...] (U) Summary. Dr. Aldo Sansone, Transport and Infrastructure Ministry Director General for International Affairs, emphasized to Embassy officers that Italy's EU Presidential role will moderate the government's handling of civil aviation issues, including Open Skies (OS), Single European Sky (S [...] |
2003-08-11 12:47:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR IT PREL EUN |
| 03ROME3824 |
CIVAIR: DESIGNATION OF POLAR AIR CARGO, INC. [...] (U) PRIOR TO THE RECEIPT OF REFTEL, EMBOFFS HAD CONTACTED THE TRANSPORT MINISTRY TO REQUEST THAT ITALY ACCEPT EMBASSY NOTE 657 AS THE US DESIGNATION OF POLAR AIR CARGO. OUR CONTACT, DR. ALDO SANSONE, TRANSPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE MINISTRY DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, IS ON VACAT [...] |
2003-08-22 15:25:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR IT FAA AVIATION |
| 03ROME4533 |
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES RECEIVES GOI LABOR SOLIDARITY [...] SUMMARY: THE GOI MINISTRY OF LABOR HAS CONFIRMED THAT CONTINENTAL AIRLINES IS RECEIVING A PAYMENT OF 82,509 EUROS (APPROXIMATELY USD 96,500) UNDER THE SOLIDARITY FUND ADMINISTERED BY ITALIAN REGIONAL LABOR MONITORING AUTHORITIES. IN COOPERATION WITH LABOR MINISTRY ADVISOR LINDA D'URSO, EM [...] |
2003-10-03 08:42:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ELAB ETRD IT FAA AVIATION |
| 03ROME4617 |
GOI TRANSPORT MINISTRY TO PRESIDE OVER AIRPORT [...] GOI TRANSPORT MINISTRY DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ALDO SANSONE, ALSO A MEMBER OF THE ITALIAN DELEGATION TO THE EU-U.S. CIVIL AVIATION NEGOTIATIONS, CONFIRMED THAT THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION IS NOW FIRMLY IN CONTROL OF IMPLEMENTING THE EU'S AIRPORT NOISE DIRECTIVE DESCRIBE [...] |
2003-10-09 06:49:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD IT AVIATION |
| 03ROME4802 |
CIVAIR BEHIND THE SCENES: GOI TAKES LONG VIEW OF [...] (SBU) GOI officials, back from the first round of U.S.-EU Open Skies negotiations, are taking a long view of the process, since Italy believes it will be "years" before existing bilateral agreements are replaced by anything concrete from Brussels. Aldo Sansone, the Transportation Ministry's D [...] |
2003-10-21 10:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD EU IT EUN AVIATION FAA |
| 03ROME4931 |
BOEING AND ALITALIA: THE WRITING ON THE WALL? [...] (C) SUMMARY: MANY ALITALIA EMPLOYEES BELIEVE THAT THE MERGER OF THEIR SKYTEAM ALLIANCE PARTNER AIR FRANCE WITH KLM WILL ONLY INCREASE THE INEVITABILITY THAT A POSSIBLE LARGE ORDER OF MEDIUM-RANGE AIRCRAFT BY ALITALIA WILL GO TO AIRBUS RATHER THAN BOEING. ALITALIA OFFICIALS ARE DOING THEIR BEST [...] |
2003-10-29 17:05:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON ETRD BEXP IT FAA AVIATION |
| 03ROME5327 |
CIVAIR: GOI SINGLE DESIGNATION OF POLAR [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 5. 2. EMBASSY HAS RECEIVED ITALIAN DIPLOMATIC NOTE 081/2840, DATED OCTOBER 30, 2003, INFORMING U.S. AVIATION AUTHORITIES OF THE FOLLOWING REGARDING POLAR AIR CARGO(AN INFORMAL TRANSLATION FOLLOWS IN PARAGRAPH 3). 3. BEGIN TEXT: THE ITA [...] |
2003-11-24 08:55:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR IT ICAO FAA AVIATION |
| 03ROME5653 |
ALITALIA IN TURMOIL: INITIAL PRIVATIZATION MOVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: FROM DECEMBER 17 TO EARLY DECEMBER 18, ALITALIA WAS FORCED TO CANCEL 80 FLIGHTS OUT OF ROME'S FIUMICINO AIRPORT AS HUNDREDS OF EMPLOYEES SUDDENLY WALKED OFF THE JOB TO PROTEST LOOMING PRIVATIZATION MEASURES AND THE POSSIBILITY OF LAYOFFS. ACCESS ROADS TO THE AIRPORT WERE BLOCKED [...] |
2003-12-19 10:09:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON ELAB IT FAA AVIATION |
| 03ROME5654 |
ALITALIA PROTESTS CUSTOMS PNR SANCTION [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 5. 2. (SBU) EMBASSY HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF A LETTER SENT FROM ALITALIA TO THE U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE AT KENNEDY AIRPORT IN NEW YORK WITH CC TO DHS SECRETARY TOM RIDGE, POLITELY PROTESTING A U.S. CUSTOMS FINE OF $75,000 FOR 87 PNR DATA TRANSMISSION [...] |
2003-12-19 10:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON IT AVIATION |
| 03ROME5749 |
CIVAIR: GOI ON EASA AND BILATERAL SAFETY AGREEMENT [...] This is an action request, please see paragraph 3. 2. Embassy received Italian diplomatic note 180/7347, dated December 9, 2003. The note, expected as a follow-up to ref B, includes a letter from the Ministry of Transport, addressing ref A concerns over the implications of the new European [...] |
2003-12-30 16:17:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON IT FAA AVIATION |
| 03SANAA2487 |
DEMARCHE OF YEMENI MFA OFFICIAL ON PSI BACKGROUND [...] (c) On October 12, Pol/Econ Chief met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of the Americas Office Abdulsalem Qassim al-Awadhi to re-deliver and discuss the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Statement of Interdiction Principles (refs a and b) and to review the questions and answers [...] |
2003-10-13 11:16:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PREL PHSA PBTS EAIR EWWT KNNP DEMARCHE |
| 03SANAA592 |
PMAT: MIDDLE EAST NOTICE TO MARINERS (NOTMAR) AND [...] No summary [...] |
2003-03-25 10:56:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MOPS MARR EWWT PHSA EAIR YM MARITIME SECURITY |
| 03SANTODOMINGO4834 |
CIVAIR: DOMINICAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ICAO [...] On September 9, econoff delivered reftel on key issues regarding the upcoming International Civil Aviation Organization Eleventh Air Navigation Conference to Director General Carlos Alvarez Guzman of the General Directorate for Civil Aviation. Director Guzman told econoff that the Dominican [...] |
2003-09-10 12:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON |
| 03SANTODOMINGO4943 |
DEMARCHE ON AVIATION THREAT -- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] EcoPol chief and Econoff delivered subject demarche on September 9 to Director General of Civil Aviation Carlos Alvarez, who undertook to convoke directors of airports in the Dominican Republic. Alvarez suggested further points of contact, which Embassy is pursuing. 2. Embassy has prepar [...] |
2003-09-15 19:39:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EAIR DR |
| 03SANTODOMINGO5118 |
EARTHQUAKE SHAKES DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - NO AMCITS [...] At 12:45 a.m. on September 22, an earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck the Dominican Republic approximately nine miles south of the resort town of Puerto Plata and 12 miles north of the interior city of Santiago. No AmCit deaths or injuries have been reported by the US Consular [...] |
2003-09-22 21:41:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC DR EAIR EWWT SENV SOCI |
| 03SANTODOMINGO5275 |
STILL WAITING FOR GODR SUBSTANTIVE REACTION TO PSI [...] (C) Per ref A, we again contacted GODR Deputy Director for the Americas, Roger Espaillat, to inquire if the GODR has any substantive comment on the Statement of Interdiction Principles adopted by the Proliferation Security Initiative participants. Espaillat replied that the GODR generally s [...] |
2003-09-30 15:15:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PHSA PBTS EAIR EWWT DR |
| 03SANTODOMINGO5330 |
EARTHQUAKE AFTERSHOCKS AND DAMAGE ASSESSMENT [...] Aftershocks from the earthquake that hit the Dominican Republic on September 22 (reftel) continue to be felt in the northern region of the country. More than 200 aftershocks have been reported, measuring up to 5.1 on the Richter Scale. The original quake and the aftershocks have produced dam [...] |
2003-10-01 15:54:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI EAIR EWWT CASC DR |
| 03SANTODOMINGO6409 |
REQUEST FOR FAA TO ACCELERATE LEGAL REVIEW OF [...] SUMMARY. During the November 4 U.S.-Dominican Trade and Investment Council meeting in Washington, D.C., Dominican Ambassador to the U.S. Hugo Guilliani raised the topic of his country's current ICAO Category II status. The FAA is currently reviewing the Dominican Civil Aviation Law "draft", [...] |
2003-11-07 11:03:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO EAIR EIND ETRD DR |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA1122 |
ONE IF BY AIR, TWO IF BY SEA: HONDURAN [...] (SBU) The following is a listing of important narcotrafficking activities occurring in Honduras within the past year. It should be noted that there has been a sizable increase in the use of aircraft as a delivery platform for drug shipments. The occurrence of illicit aircraft tracks crossing [...] |
2003-05-13 22:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV EAIR KCRM KJUS PHUM ASEC HO |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA1141 |
HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: MARCH AND APRIL 2003 [...] The Central Bank of Honduras expects the GDP to increase by 3.0 to 3.5 percent in 2003. It grew by 2.0 percent in 2002, which was lower than the increases of 2.7 and 4.8 percent in 2001 and 2000, respectively. The Bank expects the GDP to reach more than 121 billion lempiras (USD 7.03 billion) [...] |
2003-05-15 21:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EINV EAIR ELAB PGOV HO |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA1169 |
HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: MARCH AND APRIL 2003 [...] (U) The Central Bank of Honduras expects the GDP to increase by 3.0 to 3.5 percent in 2003. It grew by 2.0 percent in 2002, which was lower than the increases of 2.7 and 4.8 percent in 2001 and 2000, respectively. The Bank expects the GDP to reach more than 121 billion lempiras (USD 7.03 billio [...] |
2003-05-20 20:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EINV EAIR ELAB PGOV HO |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA1912 |
HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: AUGUST 2003 [...] The GOH is running out of time to attain their goal of 3.2 percent economic growth for 2003, over 2002's growth of 2.5 percent. Goals proved difficult after unexpected high levels of bank liquidity and stagnant international prices of agricultural goods like coffee and bananas hindered the e [...] |
2003-08-13 21:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAIR ELTN PGOV PREL KPRV KTDB KPWR HO ENGR |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA2162 |
POSSIBLE AL-QAIDA AVIATION THREAT TO THE U.S. [...] (S) Post demarched key GOH officials in several ministries September 10 with reftel information concerning a possible Al-Qaida aviation threat to the U.S.: -- PolOff delivered reftel talking points to MFA Director General for Foreign Affairs Mario Fortin who said he would immediately forward [...] |
2003-09-11 17:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PTER ASEC PREL EAIR HO |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA2302 |
INTERAIRPORTS AT AGE THREE: A NEW CONTRACT, A NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: InterAirports, the international consortium that operates Honduras' four international airports, has recently renegotiated its contract with the GOH. The new contract would resolve many of the issues that have troubled InterAirports in its three years of operation, specifically [...] |
2003-09-29 14:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EINV PGOV HO |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA2432 |
AIRPORT SECURITY IN HONDURAS: TSA ATTEMPTS TO [...] (U) Summary: In recent visits to Honduras, TSA Representative Victor Guardia and other TSA inspectors have visited or inspected three of Honduras' four international airports, and raised several airport security issues with GOH officials. In some areas, particularly the September inspection o [...] |
2003-10-16 17:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PTER PGOV ASEC CASC HO |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA2460 |
Honduran Ratification of the Montreal Convention: [...] EconOff delivered talking points in reftel to the Honduran Vice Minister for Transportation, Eduardo Pavon, on September 20th, and to the Director of Civil Aviation, Cesar Vasquez, on October 15. Pavon asked for more information about the treaty. EconOff obtained a copy of the treaty in Spa [...] |
2003-10-21 15:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON HO |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA2656 |
HONDURAS RATIFIES THREE COUNTERTERRORISM [...] Summary: The GOH has ratified three outstanding counterterrorism (CT) conventions (two ICAO and one IAEA). The GOH is now a party to 10 international CT conventions. Post is pressing hard for the GOH to ratify the two IMO and two OAS CT conventions still outstanding. Persistent efforts by Emb [...] |
2003-11-12 17:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL KTIA AORC PARM EAIR EWWT KCRM HO |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA2814 |
HONDURAS: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] The 2003 Annual Terrorism Report for Honduras follows. Points are keyed to reftel paragraph headings: A. Significant Actions by GOH ----------------------------- In 2003, President Ricardo Maduro continued his policy of strong Honduran support for U.S. efforts against terrorism, was a me [...] |
2003-12-02 14:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL KTIA AORC PARM EAIR EWWT KCRM HO |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA546 |
HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: DECEMBER 2002-JANUARY 2003 [...] The GDP rose by 2 percent in 2002, which was lower than economic growth rates in previous years of 2.7 percent in 2001 and 4.8 percent in 2000. Per capita income fell by 0.6 percent during 2002, and the Consumer Price Index rose by 8 percent. The international reserves totaled USD 1.5 billi [...] |
2003-02-27 22:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EINV EAIR ELTN PGOV PREL KPRV KTDB KPWR HO |
| 03THEHAGUE1824 |
MARITIME COUNTERNARCOTICS AGREEMENT [...] With respect to reftel, Embassy's Global Issues Specialist asked the Dutch Foreign Ministry's about the status of the MOU, and was referred to Mr. Th. Sneek, deputy director for international and legal matters in the Defense Ministry. According to Sneek, there is no such MOU being drafted. [...] |
2003-07-17 12:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA SNAR PHSA EWWT EAIR JM NL |
| 03THEHAGUE1844 |
AIRCRAFT NOISE: DUTCH PARLIAMENT RAISES NEW [...] Summary. The Dutch parliament is reviewing aircraft noise levels in response to pressure from communities in the area of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Sleep disturbances have increased as the 5th runway has come on line. It remains to be seen whether or not the study will lead to a change [...] |
2003-07-21 17:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON NL ENIV |
| 03THEHAGUE1950 |
NAME OF AVIATION AND MARITIME OFFICER - THE HAGUE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-08-04 13:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON NL |
| 03THEHAGUE2033 |
TRAVEL CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA PERSONNEL E.O. [...] Country clearance is granted for Joseph Eugene Masini for travel to the Netherlands August 17 - August 23, 2003. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. Please note that the country clearance request cable was not received in Amsterdam Consulate or Embassy The Hague. Pleas [...] |
2003-08-13 08:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR OTRA NL |
| 03THEHAGUE2297 |
PASSENGER NAME RECORD DEMARCHE -- NETHERLANDS [...] Post delivered reftel demarche on Passenger Name Record (PNR) data to Andre van Wiggen and Robert van Embden of the MFA's Division of Transport (Personenverkeer) on September 9. Van Embden says the Dutch are working on answering our note, and he expects to have a "detailed" response to re [...] |
2003-09-12 13:28:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR KJUS NL PTER |
| 03THEHAGUE2402 |
PNR: DUTCH SAY THEY ARE UNLIKELY TO WEIGH IN WITH [...] (SBU) The Dutch government says it will not/not seek to influence decisions on the Passenger Name Record/data privacy matter at the European Commission, instead relying on the judgment of Commissioner Bolkestein and trusting in the competency of the bodies in Brussels that are tasked with [...] |
2003-09-24 05:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR KJUS NL PTER |
| 03THEHAGUE2683 |
MONTREAL CONVENTION ON AIRLINE ACCIDENT LIABILITY: [...] No summary [...] |
2003-10-22 14:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR NL ICAO |
| 03THEHAGUE2693 |
DUTCH POSTPONE ELIMINATION OF P-3 FORCE FOR ONE [...] (U) Dutch Defense Minister Henk Kamp has postponed the planned closure of Valkenburg Air Base and the elimination of the Royal Dutch Navy P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft fleet based there until January 2005. He had previously planned to eliminate these assets in January 2004. In postponi [...] |
2003-10-24 09:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR SNAR KCRM EAIR PHSA MOPS NL XL |
| 03THEHAGUE2733 |
KLM CEO SAYS 'BREAKTHROUGH' MERGER TO SPUR MORE [...] (C) KLM's "breakthrough" merger with Air France sets a precedent that will spur further consolidation within the airline industry, KLM President and CEO Leo van Wijk told the Ambassador in an October 9 meeting. Van Wijk likened the pact to the Netherlands' first-ever Open Skies agreement with [...] |
2003-10-30 10:42:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR EU NL |
| 03THEHAGUE2859 |
CONVERSATION WITH DUTCH ON EUROPEAN AVIATION [...] (SBU) On November 14, EconCounselor and EconOff met with Rene Fennes, Director of the International Affairs Bureau at the Directorate General for Civil Aviation, Netherlands Ministry of Transport. (Note: Fennes attended the Oct. 1-2 U.S.-EU aviation talks on behalf of the Netherlands. E [...] |
2003-11-14 12:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD NL |
| 03THEHAGUE2981 |
AVIATION SECURITY: DUTCH CONCERNS ABOUT NEW U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary. Dutch aviation security officials and national carrier KLM recently voiced their shared concern that new U.S. requirements for inspections of incoming cargo (a.k.a. the 10% rule) will be difficult for carriers to meet. The Dutch contend that their inspection procedures are [...] |
2003-11-28 14:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON NL |
| 03VANCOUVER819 |
AIR INDIA "TRIAL OF THE CENTURY" CONTINUES IN VANCOUVER [...] SUMMARY: THE TRIAL OF TWO SUSPECTS IN THE 1985 BOMBING OF AIR INDIA FLIGHT 182, WHICH BEGAN IN FEBRUARY, CONTINUES AT THE BRITISH COLUMBIA SUPREME COURT. THE AIR INDIA CASE IS THE LARGEST CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION IN CANADIAN HISTORY AND THE TRIAL IS EXPECTED TO BE UNPRECEDENTED IN LENGTH AND CO [...] |
2003-07-07 18:17:00 | Consulate Vancouver | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PREL PTER XD CA |
| 04ABUDHABI1016 |
UAE: TALK ABOUT TOWN [...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) The "Talk About Town" series by the U.S. Mission in the UAE -- Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai -- is provided on a periodic basis, and intended to report on local business atmo [...] |
2004-04-06 11:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON EPET PGOV PREL SOCI TC |
| 04ABUDHABI2007 |
CIVAIR: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON ABILITY OF [...] The UAEG has officially responded to reftel demarche requesting information on whether "Emirates-CAE Flight Training" is an appropriate entity to enter into an international agreement with the FAA. 2. Emirates CAE is considered as an approved training organization, which is authorized to co [...] |
2004-06-19 12:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR TC |
| 04ABUDHABI2538 |
UAE RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON AMENDING AIR TRANSPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-31 11:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR KTIA ECON TC |
| 04ABUDHABI2883 |
AMENDING AIR TRANSPORT AGREEMENT ON CRS [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST, PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. (U) ON AUGUST 18 ABDULLA AHMED LOOTAH, UNDER SECRETARY AT THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS REQUESTED MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE US PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE US/UAE AIR SERVICE AGREEMENT BY DELETING ANNEX III OF THE AGREEMENT. LOOTAH N [...] |
2004-08-25 11:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR KTIA ECON TC |
| 04ABUDHABI348 |
Follow Up on Sharjah Airplane Crash [...] On February 10 at approximately 1140 local time, a Kish Airlines Fokker-50 aircraft crashed on its approach to Sharjah International Airport, two miles before touchdown (Reftel). ConGen has received a copy of the passenger manifest and confirmed that no Americans were on board. Of the 39 pa [...] |
2004-02-11 13:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC EAIR PTER AEMR TC |
| 04ABUDHABI3851 |
FAA: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM [...] On October 24, Post passed this demarche to Mohammed Al- Ghaith, Director General of the UAE Civil Aviation Authority and to Mohammed Abduljalil, MFA Assistant Undersecretary, Assistant Undersecretary for International Cooperation. They took the information on board. Post will pass on any que [...] |
2004-10-27 10:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR TC |
| 04ABUDHABI4187 |
BOEING CEO BRIEFS AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Boeing CEO Harry Stonecipher (accompanied by his vice presidents for international relations, commercial airline sales for the Middle East and defense sales to the Middle East) briefed Ambassador on November 20 on Boeing programs and priorities in the United Arab Emirates. He [...] |
2004-11-22 13:55:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ETRD MCAP PTER TC |
| 04ABUJA1100 |
NIGERIA: DEMARCHE RE U.S. ICAO COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] (U) On June 18, Emboff delivered reftel demarche and background non paper to Nigeria's Minister of Aviation Isa Yuguda and his newly appointed Technical Assistant Mr. V.A. Zafi. Yuguda stated that "without doubt" Nigeria would support the United States' re-election as a Category 1 country to [...] |
2004-06-22 05:23:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR ICAO XX NI |
| 04ABUJA1559 |
Continental Airlines to Fly to Nigeria? [...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraph 7. 2. (U) Ambassador, EconCouns and Econoff met with Chris Amenechi of Continental Airlines and Continental's Nigerian law firm, George Etomi & Partners, on September 7 at the Ambassador's office. Amenechi provided documents to the Ambassador [...] |
2004-09-08 13:48:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EINV PGOV NI ETRA |
| 04ABUJA1670 |
AVIATION MINISTER MAKES PITCH IN BEHALF OF [...] (SBU) Summary. Aviation Minister Yuguda pleaded with Econ Counselor September 27 for the USG not to put up obstacles to Virgin Nigeria's plans to serve U.S. cities under the US-Nigeria open skies agreement. Yuguda said Obasanjo would be "devastated" were the USG to do so. Econ Counselor repe [...] |
2004-09-29 05:52:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EINV PREL NI |
| 04ABUJA1708 |
CONTINENTAL'S DESIGNATION IN TROUBLE [...] (SBU) On October 6 a well-placed source involved in the direct talks that led to the creation of Virgin Nigeria informed us that Minister of Aviation Yuguda is of the view that the GON will not accept the USG's designation of Continental to provide air service between the United States and Nig [...] |
2004-10-07 04:02:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR NI |
| 04ABUJA1820 |
NIGERIA'S BUDGET FOR 2005 [...] (U) Summary: President Obasanjo delivered a speech on his USD 12.2 billion (Naira 1.618 trillion) Budget proposal for 2005 to a joint session of the National Assembly on October 12. The 2005 budget, the second under Nigeria's economic reform program NEEDS (National Economic Empowerment and [...] |
2004-10-28 10:56:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETRD EAIR EINV NI |
| 04ABUJA2043 |
DHL EXECUTIVE BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON NIGERIA [...] Summary. Nigeria is DHL's second largest market in all of Africa. Despite DHL's difficulty and unpredictability in dealing with several government ministries and agencies, DHL makes money in Nigeria. Lagos is DHL's West and Central Africa hub, although it bases its fleet of aircraft elsewh [...] |
2004-12-11 05:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EAIR ELTN ECON AMGT NI |
| 04ABUJA2065 |
GON AVIATION OFFICIALS DISCUSS AIRPORT SECURITY, [...] (SBU) Summary. On December 8, Embassy Econ Officer, Consular Officer, and Consulate Economic Specialist traveled to Lagos Muhammed Murtala International Airport (MMIA) for talks with officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. The two sides discussed Nigeria's continued efforts [...] |
2004-12-15 10:51:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | NI EAIR EAID ECON ETRD PTER CACS |
| 04ABUJA2118 |
GON AVIATION MINISTER PROTESTS EMBASSY PRESS [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-23 07:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EINV PREL NI |
| 04ABUJA2119 |
GON AVIATION MINISTER RESTATES CASE THAT VIRGIN [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-23 07:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EINV PREL NI |
| 04ABUJA2121 |
MEDIA REACTION: U.S. POSITION ON VIRGIN [...] Summary: On December 16, PAS Abuja kicked off its Thursday media briefings with Embassy Econ Counselor Joseph Gregoire addressing about half a dozen media reps on the USG position on Virgin Nigeria Airways. Gregoire, supported by CPAO Claudia Anyaso, read verbatim from the talking points pro [...] |
2004-12-23 07:38:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO EAIR SCUL OIIP PREL NI |
| 04ABUJA2128 |
NIGERIAN CONSULTANT EXPLAINS GON THINKING ON [...] (SBU) Begin summary. On December 6, Embassy Economic Officer and Consulate Economic Specialist met in Lagos with Bismarck Rewane, the financial adviser to Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Aviation in attracting investors for a new national air carrier, the planned Virgin Nigeria Airways. Rewan [...] |
2004-12-23 12:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EINV PREL NI |
| 04ABUJA2135 |
GON AVIATION MINISTER PROTESTS EMBASSY PRESS [...] Following is the proposed letter to Nigeria's Minister of Aviation mentioned in ref A. 2. Begin text. Mr. Minister: Thank you for your letter of December 21, 2004 in response to the media briefing on Virgin Nigeria by the U.S. Embassy's Economic Counselor on December 16 (FMA/20/2004 [...] |
2004-12-23 15:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EINV PREL NI |
| 04ABUJA2139 |
NIGERIAN CIVIL AVIATION BILL FORWARDED TO NATIONAL [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-28 08:52:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR NI |
| 04ACCRA1550 |
GHANA FLIGHT DEPARTS FOR U.S. DESPITE FAA BAN [...] Per reftel, DCM Jerry Lanier met today with the Director General of Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Captain (Ret.) Joseph Boachie to hand deliver the letter and the accompanying talking points. Boachie accepted that the FAA would be sending a reassessment team and asked that we keep hi [...] |
2004-07-27 07:13:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR GH |
| 04ACCRA1583 |
UPDATE ON GHANA AIRWAYS CRISIS [...] (SBU) DCM, EconChief and FAA Regional Rep Ed Jones met July 27-29 with the Transport Minister and Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and Ghana Airways (GA) officials to discuss the recent FAA and Department of Transportation (DOT) suspension of GA's service to the U.S. Emboffs also present [...] |
2004-08-02 07:22:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR GH |
| 04ACCRA1644 |
UPDATE ON GHANA AIRWAYS CRISIS AND FAA SAFETY [...] (U) Ghana Air's management has finally gained some measure of control over the crisis that stranded up to 5,000 passengers in Ghana, the U.S. and The Gambia (see reftels A, C, D, E for background). The third repatriation flight, on wet-leased World Air, left August 9 for Baltimore (BWI). The [...] |
2004-08-10 17:05:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR GH |
| 04ACCRA1683 |
PRESIDENT KUFUOR SACKS GHANA AIRWAYS BOARD OF [...] President Kufuor has dissolved The Board of Directors of Ghana Airways. Citing management lapses and eroded public confidence, the President replaced the board with a task force to "review and restructure" the airline. Meanwhile, DOT has extended limited economic authority to Ghana Airways f [...] |
2004-08-16 18:09:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR GH |
| 04ACCRA1786 |
GHANA AIRWAYS HAS NEW AMERICAN PARTNER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GoG appears to have made a bold move to save Ghana Airways. Minister of Roads and Transport Richard Anane told EconOffs the GoG will sell a portion of Ghana Airways to a group of American investors headed by SkyWest founder and board member Ralph Atkin, known as Ghana Inter [...] |
2004-09-02 08:53:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR GH |
| 04ACCRA1978 |
UPDATE ON U.S. INVESTOR'S PLANS TO TAKE OVER FOR [...] (C) Charge and EconChief met with Amcit representatives of Ghana International Air (GIA) to discuss its agreement with the Government of Ghana (GoG) to create a new airline to take over Ghana Air's routes. GIA reps confirmed that the GoG and GIA have agreed to form a partnership, with the GoG [...] |
2004-10-04 18:13:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR EINV GH |
| 04ACCRA2044 |
GHANA'S PARLIAMENT MEETS ONE LAST TIME BEFORE [...] (C) Ghana's Parliament convened October 5 for a final, abbreviated session prior to the December elections. Parliament's agenda includes a number of bills and agreements important to the U.S. This includes the Ghana-OPIC Agreement, the Ghana-Kaiser Aluminum Agreement on the Sale of Valco, the [...] |
2004-10-16 17:51:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAIR ENRG EINV EIND PREL GH OPIC |
| 04ACCRA2213 |
GHANA: FINAL PARLIAMENT ACTION IN 2004 [...] This cable highlights significant legislation that passed Parliament during its October 5 - November 4 session and follows up on bills of particular US interest, as highlighted Reftel. 2. In its final session of 2004, Parliament ratified the OPIC-Ghana Investment Incentives Agreement, passe [...] |
2004-11-09 12:28:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EAIR ENRG GH OPIC |
| 04ACCRA2526 |
FAA REASSESSMENT OF GHANA: INITIAL READOUT [...] (C) Summary. FAA Safety Inspectors Fred Dryden and David Everett completed a three-day review of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) on December 16. FAA's representative for Sub-Saharan Africa, Ed Jones, and EconOff observed the process. The team reviewed the new Civil Aviation Act, G [...] |
2004-12-22 08:27:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR GH |
| 04ACCRA317 |
TSA INSPECTS GHANA AIRWAYS AFTER 6 CANCELLED [...] (SBU) Summary: Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials came to inspect flight security operations procedures at Ghana Airways (GA) because of the recent incident regarding a banned co-pilot. After enduring six flight cancellations, TSA Officials were able to finally inspect a Gh [...] |
2004-02-17 11:34:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR GH |
| 04AMMAN1214 |
FALCON-50 AIR CREW ON JET'S IRAQI OWNERSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings, crew members of a Jordan-based Falcon-50 executive jet described their version of the history and current condition of thE aircraft and its substantial links to the government of Iraq (Reftel). They turned over to the Embassy documents relating to activiti [...] |
2004-02-18 10:51:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ETTC IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN1471 |
UPDATE ON BOEING [...] (C) SUMMARY: In several conversations during the past 10 days, King Abdullah told the Ambassador that, even though the latest Airbus offer was better than Boeing's, he intended to make a "political" decision to have Royal Jordanian buy Boeing aircraft. Several recent developments, including [...] |
2004-02-26 12:24:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR BEXP ETRD PREL JO |
| 04AMMAN204 |
RESUMPTION OF ROYAL JORDANIAN BAGHDAD FLIGHTS [...] (C) National Security Adviser and General Intelligence Department Director Sa'ad Khair told the Ambassador January 8 that he had authorized the resumption of Royal Jordanian (RJ) charter service to Iraq. Khair said that the government had concluded that with the passage of time the specific s [...] |
2004-01-08 18:50:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PREL PINR IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN3432 |
IRAQI FALCON 50: JORDAN READY TO HAND IT OVER ONCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jordan's Director General of Civil Aviation said that the Iraqi Falcon 50 which has been parked at Marka Airport for the past year could be turned over to Iraq once several issues are resolved. These include the fees charged for the aircraft, the need for the aircraft to be re [...] |
2004-05-06 05:35:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ETTC IZ JO SZ |
| 04AMMAN351 |
EXIM AND EB/CBA ADVOCATE FOR BOEING WITH RJ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with representatives from Ex-Im Bank and the State Department, Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) CEO Majali stated that he is willing to allow a Boeing team to review RJ's estimates of the costs associated with a potential Boeing purchase so that they can form their own [...] |
2004-01-15 16:34:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR BEXP JO |
| 04AMMAN385 |
PRIME MINISTER REAFFIRMS DECISION ON RJ FLIGHTS, [...] (C) The Iraqi Ba,ath party,s January 14 public threat to Royal Jordanian flights to Baghdad, which had only just resumed on January 9 following a month-plus long suspension, again has given Jordanian officials a severe case of cold feet over RJ,s service and their own accountability in the eve [...] |
2004-01-15 18:00:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR EAIR IZ JO |
| 04AMMAN5005 |
JORDAN WILL SUPPORT U.S.ICAO COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] |
2004-06-20 15:49:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAIR XX JO ICAO |
| 04AMMAN5100 |
RJ CEO SEES A GOOD YEAR BUT CHALLENGES IN 2004 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) CEO Samer Majali briefed ECON/C and SCO on prospects for RJ over the near-to-medium term during a June 20 courtesy call at RJ headquarters. Majali believes that despite substantial challenges to the airline resulting from higher fuel prices and uncer [...] |
2004-06-23 07:47:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | EAIR BEXP KPRV JO IZ |
| 04AMMAN6587 |
WARNING SIGNS ON BOEING SALE TO RJ [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of conversations with Jordanian stakeholders in Royal Jordanian Airlines' proposed purchase of five Boeing 737s, Charge and Emboffs have received mixed signals on how salvageable negotiations between Boeing and RJ may be. This may reflect a decision by Jordanian stakeho [...] |
2004-08-05 18:00:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR BEXP JO |
| 04AMMAN7337 |
RJ WILL LEASE AIRBUS, BUT KING REITERATES [...] (C) An August 31 article in Al-Rai, a daily generally regarded as an official mouthpiece, cited an unidentified government official as stating that Royal Jordanian Airlines would announce, at its September 1 board meeting, its decision to acquire ten Airbus aircraft. Samer Majali, in a conver [...] |
2004-09-02 05:30:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR BEXP JO IZ |
| 04AMMAN7338 |
RE: REQUEST FOR NAMES OF AVIATION AND MARITIME [...] No summary [...] |
2004-09-02 06:10:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON JO |
| 04AMMAN7508 |
JORDANIAN REPLY REGARDING USG PROPOSAL TO AMEND [...] (U) Embassy received on September 7 the following letter from Jordan's Director General of Civil Aviation Authority: BEGIN TEXT: Dear Mr. Eason, With reference to your letter of August 31, 2004, concerning the U.S. Government proposal to amend the U.S./Jordan Air Services agreement by [...] |
2004-09-09 08:58:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR KTIA JO |
| 04AMMAN7528 |
BOEING VS. AIRBUS: WHAT IS GOING ON?? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The past month of the Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) Boeing purchase saga has seen an increasingly clear-cut paradox. All available signs point to a clear decision by the GOJ, especially including the Palace, in favor of a continued RJ relationship with Airbus as sole provider of [...] |
2004-09-09 13:51:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR BEXP PINR JO LY |
| 04AMMAN9085 |
BOEING IN JORDAN - STILL IN A MUDDLE, DESPITE THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with visiting Boeing officials, King Abdullah reiterated his political commitment to buy Boeing aircraft and his strategic interest in a mixed fleet of Boeing and Airbus aircraft. The possible options include a purchase of four 737s by merging transition start-up [...] |
2004-11-09 12:17:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR BEXP JO IZ |
| 04ANKARA125 |
TURKISH GENERAL STAFF REQUESTS INFORMATION ON [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (S) At the end of a meeting to discuss operating procedures related to the use of Incirlik Air Base to rotate US personnel in/out of Iraq (OIF-2), Turkish General Staff (TGS) Deputy J3 for Command and Control Major General Bulent Ozer told OD [...] |
2004-01-08 14:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | EAIR MARR MOPS PREL TU |
| 04ANKARA1294 |
GOT PARTICIPATION IN ICAO CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-04 15:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR TU |
| 04ANKARA1386 |
Civair Safety/Security Update [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see para 10. Summary: -------- 2. (SBU) In March 5 discussions on air safety and security issues, GOT officials told us that transport and security officials had not yet taken a policy decision on Department of Homeland Security's (DHS') emergenc [...] |
2004-03-09 11:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER EAIR TU |
| 04ANKARA1700 |
Persistence of Aviation-Related Gap in Border [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paras 10 and 11. Summary: -------- 2. (SBU) GOT and Turkish Airlines officials told us that, despite a recent decision to institute border and customs controls at the first airport of entry, the current gap in border security may persist int [...] |
2004-03-22 16:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER EAIR TU |
| 04ANKARA1989 |
Update on Civair Safety Security; Civair [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see para 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: Acting DCM pressed the Acting Transport Ministry Undersecretary for GOT action on air safety and security deficiencies in an April 1 meeting. The Undersecretary told us that the GOT was working on remedies for these probl [...] |
2004-04-06 07:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER EAIR BEXP TU |
| 04ANKARA2214 |
TURKISH LAWS REGARDING CARGO HANDLING [...] The Turkish Customs Undersecretariat provided information in response to questions on cargo handling posed in reftel. The following is an informal Embassy translation of Customs' written response. 2. Begin Embassy Translation of Customs U/S Note: Shipping/Cargo Manifests: Carg [...] |
2004-04-19 14:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PARM PREL EWWT KNNP TU |
| 04ANKARA2304 |
MARITIME SECURITY COLLECTIVE: YES FROM TURKEY [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-22 13:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EAIR ETRD PTER TU |
| 04ANKARA2505 |
Interior Ministry U/S on Aviation Security, [...] (SBU) In an April 21 meeting with Interior Ministry Undersecretary Harput, DCM raised the continuing gap in border controls for international passengers transferring to domestic flights, police protection for the U.S. Consul General in Istanbul, and the Bedoian investment case. Mustafa Bal, h [...] |
2004-05-04 15:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER EAIR ASEC EINV TU |
| 04ANKARA262 |
Police Working on DHS Emergency Aviation [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see para 8. Summary: -------- 2. (SBU) Turkish police officials told us that they are working on a system to ensure that the GOT can deploy an armed law enforcement officer to civilian flights if requested by the U.S. Transportation Security Admi [...] |
2004-01-15 15:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER EAIR TU |
| 04ANKARA2694 |
GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY PROMULGATES POLICY FOR [...] The Government of Turkey (GOT) has recently promulgated clear guidelines for the transiting of deportees through their airports. These procedures are in effect immediately and apply to all countries that move deportees through Turkey (Istanbul's Ataturk Airport in most instances). BICE must [...] |
2004-05-12 15:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAIR |
| 04ANKARA2758 |
Secretary Mineta's May 23 to 25 Visit to [...] (SBU) Your visit to Turkey comes several weeks before the President's June visit to Ankara and Istanbul for bilateral meetings and the NATO Summit, at a time of improving political relations and close cooperation on our key international priorities. Your meetings with Transport Minister Yildi [...] |
2004-05-17 10:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT PTER EAIR PREL OVIP TU |
| 04ANKARA3358 |
U.S. ICAO Council Candidacy Demarche [...] No summary [...] |
2004-06-15 15:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR TU |
| 04ANKARA3545 |
Turkish Response to ICAO Council Candidacy [...] No summary [...] |
2004-06-23 14:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR TU |
| 04ANKARA3676 |
EXPLOSION ON THY PLANE IN ISTANBUL [...] (SBU) Summary: A bomb detonated on a Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 today in Istanbul following its arrival from Izmir as it was being cleaned. There are conflicting reports as to the number of injuries to cleaning crew and the explosive used. End Summary. 2. (SBU) News agencies reported an [...] |
2004-06-29 16:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PTER TU |
| 04ANKARA3736 |
GOT REACTION TO TSA EMERGENCY AMENDMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy and TSA personnel briefed GOT agencies, airport authorities, carriers and the airport security contractor on the June 29 Emergency Amendment and Security Directive. GOT officials said they would cooperate in implementing the new requirements, but maintained that screen [...] |
2004-07-01 14:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PTER TU |
| 04ANKARA4274 |
TURKEY LOOKS FOR ECONOMIC SWEETENERS FOR EU [...] (C) Summary. In an apparent effort to secure France's support for Turkey's EU bid, Prime Minister Erdogan offered contracts or potential contracts to French companies during his July trip to Paris. This includes Turkish Airlines' purchase of 36 mid-size Airbus jets, suggestions that Turkey [...] |
2004-08-02 08:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR BEXP FR TU |
| 04ANKARA4886 |
TURKISH MFA CONTINUES TO PUSH FOR DIRECT U.S. - [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 6. 2. (SBU) Emboffs met with MFA Deputy Director General for Maritime and Aviation Affairs Vakur Gokdenizler on August 26 to share current USG thinking on establishing air services between North Cyprus and the United States (ref A). We prov [...] |
2004-08-27 15:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PREL CY TU |
| 04ANKARA5301 |
CIVAIR OFFICIALS ON SAFETY, SECURITY ISSUES [...] (U) This cable contains action requests in paras 12 and 13. 2. (SBU) Summary: Turkish Civil Aviation officials told us that stringent security measures required by DHS/TSA continue to impose a burden on passengers and security staff. Screening with explosive trace detection (ETD) equipme [...] |
2004-09-17 13:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PTER TU CY |
| 04ANKARA5495 |
TURKEY WILL SUPPORT U.S. ICAO CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] |
2004-09-24 14:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR TU |
| 04ANKARA5765 |
MFA REQUESTS RECONSIDERATION OF ISTANBUL [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 3. 2. (SBU) On October 7, Ahmet Bigali, Director of Aviation Affairs at the Turkish Foreign Affairs Ministry, called Econoff to raise TSA security requirements on direct flights to the U.S. departing from Istanbul Ataturk Airport (ref A). B [...] |
2004-10-07 14:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PTER PREL TU |
| 04ANKARA5897 |
MFA RAISES PNR, NORTHERN CYPRUS FLIGHTS, TSA [...] (U) This is an action cable. See para 6. 2. (SBU) In an October 12 meeting with Econoff, Ahmet Bigali, the new MFA Director for Aviation Affairs, and Baris Kalkavan, also of the Aviation Affairs Department, raised passenger name records (PNR), direct U.S. flights to Ercan Airport and TSA's [...] |
2004-10-18 12:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PTER PREL TU CY |
| 04ANKARA6982 |
FAA PRESSES GOT ON AIR SAFETY OVERSIGHT [...] (SBU) In December 7 meetings with Transport and Communications Ministry officials, John Barbagallo, FAA Technical Branch Manager, and Kurt Edwards, Senior Representative, urged the Turks to take steps to cut turnover of air safety inspectors, a key U.S. concern with respect to Turkish civil av [...] |
2004-12-16 08:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR TU |
| 04ANKARA979 |
THE GOT TAKES STEPS TO RESOLVE OUTSTANDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THE TURKISH NATIONAL POLICE' (TNP'S) AIRPORT SECURITY DIRECTOR TOLD US THE NATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY COUNCIL RECENTLY DISCUSSED THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY'S (DHS') AMENDMENTS ON POSTING ARMED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ON PLANES AND A GAP IN IMMIGRATION AND CUSTO [...] |
2004-02-20 08:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PTER TU |
| 04BOGOTA12835 |
TAMPA AIRLINES: PROCEED WITH CAUTION [...] (C) Summary. Post has no objection to Ex-Im Bank's financing of a Boeing 767-300F cargo aircraft for Tampa Airlines based on currently available information. Embassy recommends that Ex-Im proceed with caution, however, based on results of a recent meeting between DEA and Tampa Airlines and T [...] |
2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR SNAR CO |
| 04BOGOTA3676 |
COLOMBIAN AVIATION: THE ONLY WAY IS UP [...] (U) Summary: 2003 was a tough year for Colombian airlines due to a drop in passenger traffic and high operational and fuel costs. Avianca, the nation's largest carrier, entered Chapter 11 reorganization in New York, and is up for sale. A Brazilian consortium has offered to take over Avianc [...] |
2004-04-12 15:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAIR CO |
| 04BOGOTA4888 |
COLOMBIAN CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY TO VISIT FAA [...] (U) Summary. Sub-Director from Colombia's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) plans to visit FAA in Miami and Washington to discuss recent FAA inspection. The GOC was not pleased with the results of the inspection, and is taking steps to comply with FAA recommendations. End Summary. 2. (SBU) In [...] |
2004-05-13 16:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR CO |
| 04BOGOTA8906 |
CONCERNS FROM THE U.S. FLAG CARRIERS [...] (SBU) Summary. At the midyear point, the three U.S. flag airlines, American, Continental, and Delta, all report higher earnings in 2004 than in 2003. All three managers voiced concerns over the civil aviation authority, Aeronautica Civil (CAA), the association of Colombian travel agencies (A [...] |
2004-09-02 14:00:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR CO |
| 04BOGOTA8907 |
OPEN SKIES AND THE BILATERAL AGREEMENT [...] (U) Summary. On 25 August 2004 DCM Milton Drucker and Econoff met with Aeronautica Civil (CAA) Director Juan Carlos Velez to discuss Open Skies. Velez requested another one year extension of the 2000 agreement because he said Colombia was not ready for Open Skies, specifically Open Skies for [...] |
2004-09-02 14:22:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR CO |
| 04BRASILIA1485 |
DEMARCHE BRAZIL ON U.S. ICAO COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] |
2004-06-16 19:50:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR |
| 04BRASILIA1542 |
BRAZIL REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR ITS ICAO CANDIDACY [...] DURING A JUNE 16 CONVERSATION SEEKING GOB SUPPORT FOR THE USG ICAO CANDIDACY (REFTEL), OUR GOB INTERLOCUTORS FORMALLY REQUESTED USG SUPPORT FOR THE BRAZIL'S CANDIDACY TO THE ICAO. TO MAKE THE CASE FOR THE GOB CANDIDACY TO PART I OF THE ICAO COUNCIL, MARCUS DA COSTA RAMALHO OF THE BRAZILIAN FOR [...] |
2004-06-22 19:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR |
| 04BRASILIA2067 |
BRAZIL CONSIDERING CAPETOWN CONVENTION ON AIRCRAFT [...] Marcus Vinicius da Costa of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Division of Services, Investments and Financial Issues told Emboff August 13 that the GoB is considering signing the Capetown Convention on Aircraft Financing. In response to lobbying by Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer [...] |
2004-08-17 10:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EFIN ETRD BR |
| 04BRASILIA2068 |
CIVAIR: BRAZIL DEMARCHED ON U.S. KEY ISSUES FOR [...] Emboff made reftel points to Marcus Vinicius da Costa of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Division of Services, Investments and Financial Issues. Da Costa said the timing of the demarche was fortuitous, as the MFA would be meeting August 19 with the Civil Aviation Directorate (DAC) in Ri [...] |
2004-08-17 10:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR BR ICAO |
| 04BRASILIA2119 |
BRAZIL'S AMAZON SURVEILLANCE AND AMAZON PROTECTION [...] (C) Brazil's Amazon Surveillance System (SIVAM) and Amazon Protection System (SIPAM) continue to show progress and increased operational capabilities. SIVAM's data collection infrastructure is almost complete; SIPAM continues to create new map products for use by government and non-governmen [...] |
2004-08-20 19:03:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | |