Focal point responsible for combating the use of small arms and light weapons

Finance Management and Support Service

Air transportation issues

Aviation Safety Unit

Technical Support Services Air Operations

The growth of the horticultural exports of Kenya was facilitated by the expansion of air freight.

The EU also suffers from a well known lack of capacity in strategic air transport, in theater air transport, and combat support.

Air safety considerations in procuring air services

The rapid growth of small carriers also raises safety concerns.

In addition, a multimodal system is being introduced.

(f) Any offence covered by a convention on the safety of air navigation or shipping.

The costs for insurance under air operations are indicated in annex XI.

the Air Transport Safety Agency conducted an inspection in November 2004.

This was done for the railways (COTIF CIM, 1999), inland navigation (CMNI, 2000) and air transport (Montreal, 1999).

Binding international rules are thus imperative in order to ensure the safety of fast growing commercial air traffic.

The Régie des voies aériennes (RVA) controls traffic only at 52 of the major airports.

ICAO is also collecting selected airline traffic statistics on magnetic tape.

Singapore Airlines' acquisition of a strategic stake in Virgin Atlantic Ltd in December 1999 to broaden its share in the transatlantic air travel market is an example.

Air Operations Unit contributes to the UNLB objective by ensuring safe and rapid deployment of cargo in support of peacekeeping missions.

The quality and frequency of international shipping and air services are largely beyond the control of island states.

This approach works well in the airline industry pilots reporting near misses are not penalized

The proposal was adopted (see annex 2), although the exemption would not in practice be valid for carriage by air or sea.

This would require the provision of airlifting facilities to Liberia, at least in the initial stages.

This may require airlifting resources to Liberia, at least in the initial stages.

62. Air and marine safety projects should be accorded high priority by donor countries.

Three posts are proposed to strengthen the Air Transport Section (2 P 4 and 1 P 3).

Air traffic also, while becoming more efficient, continues to increase in volume so pollution emissions are not falling.

First, personnel from different troop and police contributing countries are deployed with varying degrees of health.

He asked for a limited exemption to the cabotage rule for American Samoa because this isolated Territory was heavily dependent on air travel.30

Additional resources were required for military airlift ( 8,573,400) and commercial freight and cartage ( 252,100).

The Committee's observation on planned output Provision of ground support to 140 aircraft movements is contained in paragraph 8 above.

The Board noted that the Department of Peacekeeping Operations had subsequently instructed the Chief Administrative Officers and or Directors of Administration at peacekeeping missions to be accountable and responsible for submitting procurement plans to Headquarters on an annual basis and reviewing the plans on a quarterly basis.

This is achieved by combining air and surface movements previously performed by separate civilian and military organizations.

It should inter alia identify the best combination of air and sea services to meet their needs.

90. The Board noted that a virtual monopoly for air contract services had been given to one company.

Meanwhile, the use of inland waterways is expected to grow by up to 215 , while air travel might increase by anything between 315 and 830 (COWI, 2003).

While most sectors are cutting emissions, shipping and air traffic give increasing cause for concern.

However, the international legal framework is complex, in particular regarding the carriage of goods by air and by sea.

Responsible for scheduling of air transport for the mission, ensuring availability of equipment for regular needs as well as emergency situations.

Land mines, destroyed bridges and military activity have limited road transportation, and airlift operations have had to be reduced because of the fighting and the threat of missile attacks.

a Estimated considering air travel to generate 98.5 per cent of emissions from total transport and transport to generate 97.5 per cent of total emissions.

Air Operations Unit is also responsible for implementing accident prevention measures through the establishment and execution of the aviation safety programme.

These increases are somewhat offset by a decrease of 368,400 under air operations and a decrease of 827,000 under air and surface freight.

Under an inter agency agreement, UNLB Air Operations provides support to the World Food Programme for their aircraft based at UNLB on a full cost recovery basis.

There was an overall vacancy rate of 17 per cent at peacekeeping missions in respect of procurement staff during the financial year under review, which is a significant improvement from the prior year.