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Air travellers fear for baggage safety AUSTRALIAN travellers are concerned about the safety of their airline baggage – some resorting to tamper-proof coverings to protect their belongings. In WA, several protective products are on the market, including a wire-mesh bag to safeguard backpacks. Safety fears raised as new Iran airport opens TEHRAN (Reuters) - Britain and Canada advised travellers late on Friday not to use Irans main new international airport because of concern over its safety, just hours before the airport was due to receive its first flights. Iran Opens New Airport Despite Safety Warnings Iran opened its new main international airport on Saturday, despite warnings from at least two countries that the runway may be unsafe. RBA gets European safety certification Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA) reached another milestone when its Engineering Department was accorded the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part-147 certificate and the Brunei Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) Part-66 licence. Govt says its committed to airlines survival despite losses Finance Minister Dr Omar Davies yesterday said that the Government was committed to keeping Air Jamaica flying with a maximum subsidy of US$30 million per annum, even as he admitted that the airline had already lost US$30 million in the first three months of this year. JR West driving career involves tests, bullying OSAKA -- Every day, they are responsible for the safety of millions of lives. Without their services, the nation would, quite literally, come to a standstill. And they are under constant pressure to ensure that one of the worlds most efficient train systems is on time. Japan Plane Told to Land on Shut Runway, Nobody Hurt All 18 air controllers on duty at Tokyos Haneda airport forgot a runway was shut for construction and one of them told a plane to land there, officials said on Saturday, but the aircraft was safe as the stretch was clear. Canadian Muslim writer riles, counters radical Islam Irshad Manji has plenty of enemies among her fellow Muslims. Her critique of Islam is frank and fierce. She defends the invasion ... Ansett rebirth plan A SOUTH Townsville man is behind plans to establish a new airline to service routes between major Queensland centres, including Townsville. Armen for all seasons A US Air Force officer, a military attache, a diplomat, an IATA director ... Leslie Armen, a retired adviser in the Flight Safety and Security Department of the General Civil Aviation Authority in Abu Dhabi, is a man who has led a life that is the stuff of bestsellers. | ||