What I heard was it the Canadian Transportation Agency that cancelled the licence to Beirut but it was done because of pressure from the U.S. Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bahadir Acuner" <bahadiracuner@xxxxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 5:13 AM Subject: Re: U.S. gives OK on Iraq air service to 3 airlines > Mark, > I think it was the Canadian Transport people who didn't want the AC to fly > there, > not the US. But I could be wrong. But if you ask me, it was a dumb move on > the Canadians > side.. > > BAHA ACUNER - CFI,CFII,MEI > > www.bahadiracuner.com > www.acuwings.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of > Mark Greenwood > Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 2:22 AM > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: U.S. gives OK on Iraq air service to 3 airlines > > > The U.S. didn't want Air Canada to fly to Beirut due to security > concerns but they have no problem with service to Baghdad? > > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Roger James > Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 12:31 PM > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: U.S. gives OK on Iraq air service to 3 airlines > > > U.S. gives OK on Iraq air service to 3 airlines > > > WASHINGTON (AP) =97 The government on Friday gave initial permission to= > three=20 airlines to begin scheduled flights between the United States > and Iraq,=20 saying air service can help reconstruct the war-torn > country. The airlines= =20 =97 World Airways, Northwest Airlines and > cargo carrier Kalitta Air =97= still=20 need approvals from several > government agencies. The Transportation=20 Security Administration, for > example, must make sure that security is=20 adequate at Iraqi airports. > Baghdad International Airport has yet to open=20 for scheduled service. > Last month, transportation officials lifted a ban on= =20 air service > between the two countries after nearly 13 years. As part of the= =20 > 1990 economic sanctions against Iraq, the Transportation Department > banned= =20 commercial flights that stopped in Iraq and barred > Iraqi-registered=20 aircraft from flying to or from the United States. > Transportation officials= =20 granted the right to fly between any point > in the United States and any=20 point in Iraq to two of the airlines: > Northwest, the fourth biggest U.S.=20 airline, and Kalitta Air, an > Ypsilanti, Mich.-based freight carrier. World= =20 Airways will be able > to carry people or cargo between Washington's Dulles=20 International > Airport and Baghdad via Geneva, Switzerland. World, a=20 Peachtree City, > Ga., airline, carries pilgrims to the Islamic Holy Land. > > > *************************************************** > The owner of Roger's Trinbago Site/TnTisland.com > Roj (Roger James) > > escape email mailto:ejames@xxxxxxxxx > Trinbago site: www.tntisland.com > Carib Brass Ctn site www.tntisland.com/caribbeanbrassconnection/ > Steel Expressions www.mts.net/~ejames/se/ > Mas Site: www.tntisland.com/tntrecords/mas2003/ > Site of the Week: http://www.carib-link.net/naparima/naps.html > TnT Webdirectory: http://search.co.tt > ********************************************************* > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.489 / Virus Database: 288 - Release Date: 10/06/2003 > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.489 / Virus Database: 288 - Release Date: 10/06/2003