by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Aug 30, 2010 | Transportation
Rafik Hariri International Airport has added two new firefighting boats to its arsenal in the event of any future plane crashes: The transfer of the boats by the Canadian company was overseen by Colonel Mohammad al-Hajj on behalf of the Lebanese Army, the head of...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jun 29, 2010 | Business, Transportation
Let’s start with a quick flashback to 2009: In August, a consultancy firm spilled the beans to the press stating that the UAE-based low-cost airliner, Air Arabia, had narrowed down its search for a third hub to two choices: Lebanon or Egypt. One month later, Air...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jun 21, 2010 | Government, Transportation
You probably already know that the Lebanese government has (finally) approved the budget for 2010 and though there has been much talk on the increase in fees for low-digit car number plates (no idea what’s the craze with these), there has been very little talk...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | May 20, 2010 | Transportation
Some reassuring news from Beirut Airport: they don’t have enough fuel to get planes to their destinations: A fuel shortage caused by a defective fuel shipment prompted Beirut’s international airport to supply airlines with just half their normal daily...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | May 3, 2010 | Transportation
…we are financially challenged: A line between Alaboudyeh on Lebanon’s border was dismantled, but studies are now under way to redevelop the line from Alakari station in Syria to the Lebanese city of Tripoli. Although Syrian Railways had been authorised to build...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Apr 29, 2010 | Business, Transportation
As MEA pilots hit the ground protesting, ground crew employed by the airline should take heed of this press release issued last week: [French firm] IER has been awarded by Middle East Airlines – MEA, the supply self-check-in platforms to be deployed in the three...
