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BEIJING -- Chinese aviation authorities willsoon require captains of domestic flights into Beijing to master low-visibilitylandings to combat chronic flight delays that have been worsened by heavy smog. China s smog problem 19 photos Beijing Capital International Airport,China s busiest, has the worst record for flight delays of any majorinternational airport, with only 18 percent of flights departing on time,according to travel industry monitor FlightStats. Thick smog has c yeezy anceled ordelayed flights at the Beijing airport when the city s visibility goes down toa few hundred meters yards - though officials t salomon mujer ypically blame the delays onweather conditions rather than pollution.The new requirement will take effect Jan. 1,an official at the Civil Aviation Administration of China said Thursday. Theofficial, who like many Chinese officials spoke on condition of anonymity, saidthe new skills would be required of all captains on Beijing-bound flights fromChina s other major airports, including those in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Chengduand Shenzhen.The captains will have to learn to land theiraircraft with the assistance of precision auto-landing equipment whenvisibility falls to 400 meters 1,315 feet . Currently, planes ar nike af e diverted toother airports when visib Qjyq On Chernobyl anniversary, Zelenskyy slams Russia for using nuclear power plants to blackmail Ukraine and the world
Food, medicine, clothing and other desperately needed items have started to arriv stanley cups uk e in countries hardest hit by the devastating earthquake and tidal wave, and the United Nations says tens of millions of dollars have been pledge stanley quencher d to help survivors.But billions of dollars will be needed to repair the damage created by the earthquake and tidal wave that hit countries from southeast Asia to the Horn of Africa, said Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland, who is also the U.N. emergency relief coordinator. A very, very major - perhaps one of the most devastating natural disasters ever - is confirmed, he told reporters Tuesday. Millions and millions of people are affected. They have had their water supplies destroyed, they have lost their livelihoods, homes, and many of them have lost relatives. So far, he said, pledges of assistance for the emergency relief effort have reached tens of millions of dollars. The international assistance has been immediate and generous, Egeland said. The U.S. at US$15 million euro11 million is one of the most generous pledges so far. It is exactly what we need to get started ... but we will need very substantive pledges. The damage will be in the billions of dollars, he said.The United Nations has sent disaster assessment teams to the affected stanley us countries and relief organizations are distributing supplies. It is also starting to put together an appeal for international aid.Worst hit have been Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thail
BEIJING -- Chinese aviation authorities willsoon require captains of domestic flights into Beijing to master low-visibilitylandings to combat chronic flight delays that have been worsened by heavy smog. China s smog problem 19 photos Beijing Capital International Airport,China s busiest, has the worst record for flight delays of any majorinternational airport, with only 18 percent of flights departing on time,according to travel industry monitor FlightStats. Thick smog has c yeezy anceled ordelayed flights at the Beijing airport when the city s visibility goes down toa few hundred meters yards - though officials t salomon mujer ypically blame the delays onweather conditions rather than pollution.The new requirement will take effect Jan. 1,an official at the Civil Aviation Administration of China said Thursday. Theofficial, who like many Chinese officials spoke on condition of anonymity, saidthe new skills would be required of all captains on Beijing-bound flights fromChina s other major airports, including those in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Chengduand Shenzhen.The captains will have to learn to land theiraircraft with the assistance of precision auto-landing equipment whenvisibility falls to 400 meters 1,315 feet . Currently, planes ar nike af e diverted toother airports when visib Qjyq On Chernobyl anniversary, Zelenskyy slams Russia for using nuclear power plants to blackmail Ukraine and the world
Food, medicine, clothing and other desperately needed items have started to arriv stanley cups uk e in countries hardest hit by the devastating earthquake and tidal wave, and the United Nations says tens of millions of dollars have been pledge stanley quencher d to help survivors.But billions of dollars will be needed to repair the damage created by the earthquake and tidal wave that hit countries from southeast Asia to the Horn of Africa, said Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland, who is also the U.N. emergency relief coordinator. A very, very major - perhaps one of the most devastating natural disasters ever - is confirmed, he told reporters Tuesday. Millions and millions of people are affected. They have had their water supplies destroyed, they have lost their livelihoods, homes, and many of them have lost relatives. So far, he said, pledges of assistance for the emergency relief effort have reached tens of millions of dollars. The international assistance has been immediate and generous, Egeland said. The U.S. at US$15 million euro11 million is one of the most generous pledges so far. It is exactly what we need to get started ... but we will need very substantive pledges. The damage will be in the billions of dollars, he said.The United Nations has sent disaster assessment teams to the affected stanley us countries and relief organizations are distributing supplies. It is also starting to put together an appeal for international aid.Worst hit have been Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thail
