Terri
12-31-2003, 11:14 PM
Airlines grudgingly follow new U.S. rules
Many international carriers say marshals already on some flights
MSNBC
January 1, 2004
International airlines, some of them reluctantly, said they would cooperate with tougher aviation security regulations enacted by U.S. security officials who said al-Qaida operatives could again hijack planes to use them as missiles.
Counterterrorism experts told NBC News on Wednesday that U.S. fighter jets were escorting some suspicious overseas flights to their destinations, a practice they said would continue.
NBC News has learned that an Air France flight from Paris was escorted into Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday night. U.S. officials would not say why, and a spokesman for Air France said the airline was unaware that the plane had been shadowed.
The Bush administration said this week that it would also require international air carriers in certain cases to place armed law enforcement officers on cargo and passenger flights to, from and over the United States. The Department of Homeland Security said the measure went into effect Sunday under emergency amendments to federal aviation regulations.
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Many international carriers say marshals already on some flights
MSNBC
January 1, 2004
International airlines, some of them reluctantly, said they would cooperate with tougher aviation security regulations enacted by U.S. security officials who said al-Qaida operatives could again hijack planes to use them as missiles.
Counterterrorism experts told NBC News on Wednesday that U.S. fighter jets were escorting some suspicious overseas flights to their destinations, a practice they said would continue.
NBC News has learned that an Air France flight from Paris was escorted into Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday night. U.S. officials would not say why, and a spokesman for Air France said the airline was unaware that the plane had been shadowed.
The Bush administration said this week that it would also require international air carriers in certain cases to place armed law enforcement officers on cargo and passenger flights to, from and over the United States. The Department of Homeland Security said the measure went into effect Sunday under emergency amendments to federal aviation regulations.
More (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3827789/)