Aircraft News - Africa / Middle East.Sep 3, 2007 Air travel is notoriously dangerous in Africa, where large swathes of airspace are not covered not covered Health care adjective Referring to a procedure, test or other health service to which a policy holder or insurance beneficiary is not entitled under the terms of the policy or payment system–eg, Medicare. Cf Covered. by radar and aging planes suffer from lack of maintenance and spare parts Spare parts, also referred to as Service Parts is a term used to indicate extra parts available and in proximity to the mechanical item, such as a automobile, boat, engine, for which they might be used. Spare parts are also called “spares. . The continent accounted for 18.5 percent of fatal airliner accidents last year, despite having only 3 percent of global flight departures, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. AirGuide and AirSafe's Air Safety. More at http://www.airguideonline.com/airsafety.htm Aug 27, 2007 Antonov Cargo Plane cargo plane n → avión m de carga cargo plane n → avion-cargo m cargo plane cargo n → Crashes In Congo, 13 Killed. An Antonov plane carrying tin ore crashed and burst into flames shortly after takeoff in eastern Congo on Sunday, killing 13 people on board, but a young man and a baby boy survived, officials and residents said. The Russian pilot tried to return to Kongolo in Congo's mineral-rich Katanga province For other uses, see Katanga (disambiguation). Katanga is the southern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, due under the new constitution to be replaced by four smaller provinces by February 2009. after developing engine problems, but the plane crashed short of the runway, Jean-Claude Kapange, the local head of the Interior Ministry's national information agency said. The pilot and two more Russian crew were among the dead, Kapange said. Aug 27, 2007 Antonov The Antonov cargo aircraft A cargo aircraft is an airplane designed and used for the carriage of goods, rather than passengers. This role demands a number of features that makes a cargo aircraft instantly identifiable; a "fat" looking fuselage, a high-wing to allow the cargo area to sit near the ground, a that crahed was flying cassiterite cassiterite (kəsĭt`ərīt), heavy, brown-to-black mineral, tin oxide, SnO2, crystallizing in the tetragonal system. and other valuable minerals exploits desperately poor local people who work in treacherous mines for low pay and can fuel instability and violence as businessmen and militias vie for control of resources and revenues. Mineral flights have also sparked safety concerns. Local authorities suspended cassiterite flights to Goma from another mining area in North Kivu, Walikale, in June due to safety concerns for the planes, which land and take off on a stretch of road while a proper air strip is being built. Aug 27, 2007 Antonov The crahed Antonov cargo plane had been on its way to Goma, the main city in North Kivu province, with around 9 tonnes of cassiterite (tin oxide tin oxide (SnO), n a polishing agent in the form of a purified white powder, prepared as a paste with glycerine or water. ) and other minerals. Goma is a transit point for many mineral exports from eastern Congo. He said a search was continuing in the forest to locate the bodies of the pilot and a woman. Congo's mineral riches were a catalyst in the country's devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. 1998-2003 war, which drew in half a dozen African armies and spawned a host of local rebel groups and ethnic militias, some of whom still terrorize ter·ror·ize tr.v. ter·ror·ized, ter·ror·iz·ing, ter·ror·iz·es 1. To fill or overpower with terror; terrify. 2. To coerce by intimidation or fear. See Synonyms at frighten. villagers in the east. Aug 27, 2007 EgyptAir, Airbus EgyptAir signed a contract for five firm A330-200s plus three options, Airbus announced. The airline said the purchase will allow it "to continue its impressive route network growth." No engine choice or delivery schedule were announced. Aug 28, 2007 Kuwait Airways, Airbus, Boeing Kuwait Airways has scrapped a USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. $3 billion deal to buy 19 planes from Aviation Lease and Finance Co (Alafco) after the government refused to approve the loss-making state carrier's plan, Alafco said on Tuesday. Kuwait Airways said it would buy 12 Boeing 787s and seven single-aisle Airbus A320 aircraft under an initial agreement signed in June. Subject to government approval, the aircraft would be delivered between 2009 and 2014. Aug 28, 2007 Kuwait Airways, Airbus, Boeing Kuwait Airways officials said in June the order would be worth around USD$3 billion and that the airline placed the order with Alafco rather then manufacturers because it wanted to get them earlier. ALAFCO, majority owned by Islamic bank Kuwait Finance House, ordered 12 Boeing 787s and six 737-800s in March valued at USD$2.26 billion at list prices. In November, it ordered six Airbus A320s. 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