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British Airways has begun talks with airline
manufacturers about installing anti-missile technology on its
planes, but recently 21 hopes of an early solution being
found.
The airline urged governments to reduce the risk of
surface-to-air attacks on commercial jets in the meantime by
protecting land near airports that could be used to launch
missiles. The call came as the Department for Transport lifted
its 22 on British airlines flying to Kenya. In November
2002, shoulder-fired missiles narrowly missed an Israeli
charter plane with 260 tourists 23 which had just taken
off from Mombasa airport. The British High Commission said
yesterday that security at the airport was now at a satisfactory
level, but did not specify what measures had been 24 .
British Airways is also planning to resume flights to
Saudi Arabia within days. Saudi authorities denied a BBC
report that a lorry-load of surface-to-air missiles had been
seized by police near Jeddah.
Mr. Watson, British Airways’ director of safety and
security, said that “We are talking with Boeing and Airbus
about whether measures which are available on military
aircraft could be transferred to civilian aircraft. We are trying
to understand the options, but 25 might work for the
military won’t necessarily work on a civilian plane. Where
there is a risk, the most effective measure is for the relevant
authority to identify any likely launch sites near airports.”
【題組】23. (A) on the board (B) on board
(C) off board (D) in the board
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