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FEB 09, 2005 (newstodate): Worries over Afghan air safety is growing after the recent crash by a Kam Air Boeing 737 flight with a death toll of 104 people.
Despite a US grant on January 25 of USD 300,000 to improve air safety there is still much to be done before a fair and acceptable level of air safety by indigenous airlines is reached.
Two international airlines, one of them a start-up, were to launch direct air service between Afghanistan and Europe. With much pre-inaugural flight publicity, neither had a single flight out of Kabul. One attributed its pullout to improper conduct by its partners including Ariana Airlines, and the other specifically stated that flying into Kabul would "disregard the safety of the crew and traveling public", Afghan press repots say.
Despite a US grant on January 25 of USD 300,000 to improve air safety there is still much to be done before a fair and acceptable level of air safety by indigenous airlines is reached.
Two international airlines, one of them a start-up, were to launch direct air service between Afghanistan and Europe. With much pre-inaugural flight publicity, neither had a single flight out of Kabul. One attributed its pullout to improper conduct by its partners including Ariana Airlines, and the other specifically stated that flying into Kabul would "disregard the safety of the crew and traveling public", Afghan press repots say.