Moscow flights - Rep. Brown often flies at expense of private groups, review finds

Rep. Brown often flies at expense of private groups, review finds
Cleveland and Washington grow cold in January, and for years, U.S. Rep. Sherrod Brown has found a sunny and cost-free escape: a health care policy conference in South Florida.
Source: www.toledoblade.com

China Southern Expands USA-China Transpac 777 Service
LOS ANGELES----March 30, 2006--China Southern Airlines, -- www.cs-air.com/en -- with the largest and most technically advanced aircraft fleet in The People's Republic of China, is pleased to announce that it will be launching daily Boeing 777 service from Los Angeles International Airport to Guangzhou starting June 22.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Russia Takes Lead Position In Space Tourist Industry
by Andrei Kislyakov UPI Outside View Commentator Moscow (UPI) Apr 03, 2006 At sea, in air, and in most remote deserts, tourism has long become a gold mine. Now the farthest and the most dangerous desert of all, outer space, is poised to open its doors to tourists an inch.
Source: www.spacedaily.com

Carrier Aims to Stay Above Rivals
Few airlines can match Singapore's service and profit. But it has to be inventive to keep ahead.
Source: www.latimes.com

Ukraine: E-mail from readers
Several Passaic and Bergen county Ukrainian-Americans are in Ukraine to monitor the nation's parliamentary elections on Sunday. They have e-mailed diaries of their experiences.
Source: www.northjersey.com

Korea to Open St. Petersburg Consulate
Korea will open a consulate in St. Petersburg, Russia, complementing existing consulates in Moscow and Vladivostok next month as per President Roh Moo-hyuns agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin in his September 2004 visit to Russia.
Source: english.donga.com

Athletics: Scott in race of her life as McConnell goes for history
Susan Scott has been warned she faces the race of her life if she is to qualify for her second Commonwealth Games 800 metres final here in Melbourne. The City of Glasgow woman had her heels clipped as she beat Canada's defending silver medallist Diane Cummins yesterday.
Source: www.theherald.co.uk

EU pressure on Russia to drop tax on airlines
The European Union is threatening to block Russia's bid to join the World Trade Organisation unless Moscow agrees to phase out "exorbitant" taxes on European airlines that fly over Siberia.
Source: news.ft.com

Russian bombers launch cruise missiles during exercises in Far North
MOSCOW, March 22 (RIA Novosti) - Russian strategic bombers practiced cruise-missile launches during combined-force tactical exercises that ended Wednesday, an Air Force spokesman said.
Source: en.rian.ru