Kuala Lumpur International Airport - Kuala Lumpur International Airport Usually abbreviated as KLIA, Kuala Lumpur International Airport is Malaysia's main international airport and is situated in Sepang, about 50 km outside the capital city, Kuala Lumpur. Its IATA airport code is KUL or KUL2. Built at a cost of some 3.5 billion dollars, KLIA was inaugurated in 1999, its slogan being Bringing the World to Malaysia and Malaysia to the World. Connections to Kuala Lumpur are possible on the KLIA Express train (RM35 one way), via taxis (approximately RM60) or buses. Most tourists will opt for the train or a taxi. The airport is the main hub to Malaysia Airlines, and half of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore air connection operated by both Malaysia Airlines and Singapore Airlines. In 2001 a Saudi Arabian.
Kuala Lumpur - Kuala Lumpur The Petronas Towers Kuala Lumpur is the largest city in Malaysia and the capital of the federation. Within Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur is almost always fondly abbreviated to KL. The executive branch has shifted to a new administrative capital called Putrajaya. Kuala Lumpur is one of the three Federal Territories, and is physically located within the state of Selangor, on the west coast roughly halfway up in West Malaysia. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Statistics 3 Transportation 4 Tourist Information 5 Hotels 6 Shopping Malls History Kuala Lumpur was founded in 1857 at the confluence of the Gombak and Kelang rivers. In Malay, the name means "muddy confluence". It was made capital of Selangor in 1880, and in 1896 it became the capital.
International Finance Centre - International Finance Centre IFC II International Finance Centre (IFC) is an integrated commercial development in the waterfront of Hong Kong's Central District. It consists of three skyscrapers and the IFC Mall and Airport Express station, owned by the MTR Corporation. One International Finance Centre was completed in 1999. It is 210 m tall and has 38 stories. Two International Finance Centre was completed in 2003. It is 412.12 m tall with 90 floors. It is the second tallest building in China and the 6th tallest office building in the world after Taipei 101 in Taiwan, the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the Sears Tower in Chicago, USA, and the Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai, China. These ranks are based on structural heights; by roof.
Fukuoka Airport - Fukuoka Airport Fukuoka Airport (福岡空港) is an international airport in Fukuoka, Japan. Its IATA Airport Code is FUK. The airport is located in Hakata Ward, South-East of the city centre. It is connected to the rest of the city by subway and road, and a subway from the airport to the business district takes less than ten minutes. Fukuoka Airport was the site of an aircraft accident on July 13, 1996 when a Garuda Indonesia Airways DC-10 crashed on take-off, killing 3 passengers. With Fukuoka's expanding role as a hub for business and travel in East Asia, Fukuoka City is considering moving the airport further inland or to an offshore artificial island to accommodate increased traffic. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Airlines and destinations 1.1 Domestic 1.2.
Nagoya Airport - Nagoya Airport Nagoya Airport (名古屋空港) is an airport located near Nagoya, Japan, in the cities of Komaki and Kasugai. It is sometimes referred to as Komaki International Airport. Its IATA Airport Code is NGO. Under Japanese law it is classified as a second class airport. Nagoya Airport will have all of its international flights moved to the up and coming Chubu International Airport, if all commercial service doesn't move. The airport doesn't seem to get much draw other than from the automotive industry, which is why Air Canada, United Airlines, and Delta Air Lines stopped flying to Nagoya. When New Tokyo International Airport (Narita International Airport) in Narita, Japan and Osaka International Airport (Itami Airport) in Itami, Japan were overfilled, Komaki Airport had a lot of traffic.
List of airports: K - of airports: K List of airports: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z K KBL Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan KBP Kyiv, Ukraine KEF Keflavik International Airport, Keflavik, Iceland, near Reykjavic KHH Kaohsiung International Airport, Kaohsiung, Taiwan KHI Karachi International Airport , Karachi, Pakistan KIJ Niigata, Japan KIM Kimberley Airport, Kimberley, South Africa KIN Norman Manley International Airport, Kingston, Jamaica KIX Kansai International Airport, Osaka, Japan KOA Keahole Airport Kailua, Hawaii and Kona, Hawaii, United States KOJ Kagoshima, Japan KPB Zhulyany International Airport, Kiev, Ukraine KRK John.
KLIA Ekspres - a high speed train linking KL Sentral in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia to the international airport, KLIA. The KL City Air Terminal (KLCAT), located at KL Sentral, has the IATA designation XKL and can be used by passengers to check in for flights from KLIA. The non-stop trip takes exactly 28 minutes. Trains depart at 15-minute intervals (during peak hours) and a basic one-way trip costs 35 ringgit, although a variety of discounts are available. The commuter service KLIA Transit running on the same tracks takes 9 minutes longer for the same trip, since it also stops in Bandar Tasik Selatan, Putrajaya/Cyberjaya, and Salak Tinggi. Both services use the Desiro trainset by Siemens AG. The Ekspres rail link was opened on April 14, 2002, with the Transit service following.
Japanese Red Army - Army The Japanese Red Army (JRA) is an international terrorist group founded by Ms. Fusako Shigenobu in February 1971 after breaking away from Japanese Communist League - Red Army Faction, with close ties to the Popular Front for Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). The group, having about 40 members at its height, once was one of the most feared guerrilla movements, spreading terror around the world over a period of 16 years. Stated goals were to overthrow the Japanese Government and monarchy and to start a world revolution. The group is also known as the Anti-Imperialist International Brigade (AIIB), Nippon Sekigun, Nihon Sekigun, Holy War Brigade, and the Anti-War Democratic Front. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Members 2 Terrorist activities 3 See Also Members Hurao Wako, former leader (?) Osamu Maruoka, former.
Emirates - fly from the United Arab Emirates. It was established in 1985. Its IATA designator is EK. It hubs Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Emirates flies to 58 different destinations in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. The airline plans to introduce service to North America on 1 July 2004. The airline is considering South America. Emirates codeshares rail service to stations in France with SNCF French Rail. Emirates codeshares rail to Germany on Deutsche Bahn's AiRail service. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Passenger Destinations 1.1 Africa 1.2 Asia 1.2.1 East Asia 1.2.2 Middle East 1.2.3 South Asia 1.2.4 Southeast Asia 1.3 Europe 1.4 North America 1.5 Oceania 2 Frieght-only destinations 3 Other facts of interest Passenger Destinations Cities in italics are future routes Africa Accra, Ghana (Kotoka International Airport).
Air Asia - Fernandes proceeded to engineer a remarkable turnaround, turning a profit in 2002 and launching new routes from its hub in Kuala Lumpur International Airport at breakneck speed, undercutting former monopoly operator Malaysia Airlines with promotional fares as low as RM10. In 2003, Air Asia opened a second hub at Senai Airport in Johor Bahru near Singapore and launched its first international flights to Thailand. The airline currently operates a fleet of nine Boeing 737-300 and has announced plans to launch a subsidiary in Thailand and start flights to Singapore..
Background history of the September 11, 2001 attacks - U.S. also blocks UN Security Council resolutions condemning the Iraqi invasion and removes Iraq from its list of nations sponsoring terrorism together with allowing transfer of U.S. arms to Iraq and re-establishing diplomatic relations. 1987-1988: U.S. sends its navy to the Persian Gulf to protect oil tankers and show support for Iraq. On March 17, 1987, an Iraqi aircraft attacks USS Stark killing 37 seamen, probably erroneously, but forcing American forces to adopt a more vigilant mindset. This in turn leads to USS Vincennes's erroneous shooting down of an Iranian civilian airplane, mistaken for an F-14, killing 290 on July 3, 1988. 1989: Introduction of the new US Quadrennial Defense Review which contains the Base Force strategy. This strategy defines international terrorism and rogue states as new national security threats, labelling.
Transportation in Singapore - Transportation in Singapore Situated at the crossroads of international shipping and air routes, Singapore is a center for transportation and communication in southeast Asia. Its Changi International Airport is a regional aviation hub served by 64 international airlines and is being expanded with the construction of a third terminal slated for completion in 2006. The Port of Singapore is the world's busiest and ranks second globally as a center for containerised transshipment traffic. Singapore has two land links to Malaysia. The Causeway, built in the 1920s to connect Johor Bahru (Johor, Malaysia) to Woodlands in Singapore, carries a road and a railway line whereas the Second Link, a bridge further west, was completed in 1996 and links Tuas in Singapore to Gelang Patah in Johor (Malaysia). Railways: 38.6 km, narrow.
Saudi Arabian Airlines - known as Saudia) is Saudi Arabia's domestic and international airline, and one of the largest airlines of the Middle East. Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 777. Saudi Arabian Airlines began when, in 1945, President Roosevelt presented Abdul Aziz with a Douglas DC-3 after their meeting at the Suez Canal. This DC-3 was used to carry passengers and cargo. In 1946, Saudi Arabian Airlines was established. It was considered an operating agency of the Ministry of Defense. That same year, their first airport was established in Kandara, near what now is known as Jeddah. During the rest of the 1940s Saudi Arabian expanded, serving new cities (Cairo, Damascus and Beirut), providing a Haj Pilgrimage service flown from Lydda in British Palestine, and purchasing two more DC-3s. Saudi Arabian also received substantial logistical and.
September 2003 - big airline. [1] EU Agriculture Commissioner, Franz Fischler urged EU ministers to lift the ban on GMO food, as the EU risks facing legal challenges by the US and other countries at the World Trade Organization. [1] Russia stalls on signing the Kyoto Protocol, the international treaty to reduce global warming. Kyoto Protocol supporters in the EU react with consternation to Russia's decision. [1] EU foreign affairs ministers have approved a controversial pension reform for EU civil servants, which is set to increase their pension age and make the new entrants work more years to receive the maximum level of pension. [1] European Union: Poland and Spain are about to launch their battle to keep the current system of voting in the European Council, introduced by the Nice Treaty. [1] Euro-parliamentarians.
Singapore Airlines - as "Malayan Airways" in 1947, flying an Airspeed Consul twin engined airplane between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, and Penang (two cities and an island of what is now called West Malaysia). Singapore Airlines Boeing 747 The remainder of the 1940s was a growth period for Malayan Airlines, as was the 1950s. World War II had just finished and people around the world wanted to travel, a privilege that they had sometimes been denied because of the situation worldwide during previous years, and residents of Singapore and Malaysia were no exception. By 1955, Malayan Airlines' fleet had grown to include a large number of Douglas DC-3s. In 1963, the creation of the Federation of Malaysia brought a change of name, to "Malaysian Airways". In 1966, the name was changed again, this.
Skytrain - systems in use in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Bangkok, Thailand and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. There is also a SkyTrain route in Toronto, Ontario (independent of Toronto's conventional metro system), and a single-track People Mover in Detroit, Michigan based on the same technology as Vancouver's. Skytrain is also the name of a monorail in Sydney, and a short monorail at Düsseldorf International Airport. The SkyTrain system in Vancouver and Toronto uses light rail technology now owned by Bombardier. The trains are fully automated and can operate without a driver. SkyTrain was the first large-scale public transit system to make use of linear propulsion. It is not a maglev system, however: the train's weight is supported by the wheels even while in motion. The technology, originally named the Intermediate Capacity Transit System (ICTS),.
Royal Jordanian - then, to honor the King's daughter. Royal Jordanian Airbus A310-300. Alia Jordanian Airlines started with only a handful of airplanes and 3 international routes, to Kuwait City, Beirut and Cairo. Since Jordan is a very small country, the airline has had to basically rely mostly on international services since its start. Two Handley Page Dart Heralds and a DC-7 were used. 1964 saw another DC-7 arrive and service to Jeddah inaugurated. In 1965, Alia touched down in Europe for the first time, with Rome added to the route system. All the progress the airline made was threatened by the Israeli air raid during the 1967 war when the DC-7's were destroyed. These planes were replaced by two Fokker F27 planes. 1968 saw expansion to Nicosia, Benghazi, Dhahran and Doha, the latter.
Royal Brunei - Royal Brunei Royal Brunei is the international airline of the Sultanate of Brunei. Established on November 18, 1974, the airline initially acquired two Boeing 737's, one of which was put on service for the airline on April 14 of 1975, when their first flight took place, from the brand new Brunei International Airport to Singapore. Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu and Kuching were also added as destinations in 1975. 1976 and 1977 saw the airline's slow but steady growth continue. Manila was added in 1976, and Bangkok in 1977. Royal Brunei acquired a third 737 in 1980, allowing the airline to reach cities like Kuala Lumpur in 1981, Darwin, Australia in 1983 and Jakarta in 1984. 1985 was the beginning of a ground breaking period for the company. After buying three.
Penang - Wales Island by the Company. In 1832, Penang, along with Malacca and Singapore, became part of the Straits Settlements, moving to direct British rule in 1867. In 1946 it became part of the Malayan Union, before becoming in 1948 a state of the Federation of Malaya, which gained independence in 1957. In 1963 it became one of the 13 states of Malaysia. The island was a free port until 1969. Despite the loss of the island's free port status, from the 1970s to the late 1990s the state built up one of the largest electronics manufacturing bases in Asia, in the Free Trade Zone around the airport in the south of the island. Government The state government has very limited powers in comparison with the Federal government. Penang has a Governor.
Philippine Airlines - Philippine Airlines Philippine Airlines (PAL) is the international airline of the Philippines. It also serves many domestic destinations. The airport's main hub is in Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City and Parañaque City, Philippines in Metro Manila, nearby the city of Manila. Philippine Airlines was began in February 1941 by a group of businessmen led by Andres Soriano. Government investment in September of the same year paved the way for its nationalization. It started operations with a single Beech Model 18 aircraft making one flight daily between Manila and Baguio. In 1946, after the war, PAL resumed operations with services to 15 domestic points. Its fleet consisted of five Douglas DC-3ss. In the same year, a chartered DC-4 ferries 40 American servicemen to California, making PAL the first Asian airline.
