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ATA: "More efforts by institutions in the war against the MANPADS"

Washington, USA - The Air Transport Association suggested some step aimed to lower the risk of terroristic attacks by missiles against the airliners

Despite the doubts put forward by US authorities regarding the possibility of installing anti-missile systems aboard the commercial airplanes (see for details AVIONEWS), it does not seem that such hypothesis has completely been banned. ATA (Air Transport Association) thinks that Government must make greater efforts, by ensuring a higher cooperation among industry, carriers and intelligence. Among the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 112972
Rome, Italy, 01/27/2005 12:41
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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