www.bogotafreeplanet.com en Bogota Free Planet Copyright 2012 2012-02-05T15:51:00-05:00 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11859 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11859#When:09:15:16 In order to ensure passenger safety whilst taking off and landing, aircraft technical maintenance specialists are required to vouch for impeccable state of every aircraft on a daily basis. Aircraft line maintenance requires approximately two people, ground handling services needs at least three, while aircraft base maintenance necessitates the efforts of a team consisting of 5-10 specialists.  Bogota Colombia Business 2012-02-03T14:06:00-05:00 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11858 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11858#When:17:27:07 By CARLOS JULIO MARTINEZ VILLA RICA, Colombia—At least six people were killed and more than 20 wounded Thursday in an attack with homemade mortars on the police station in this western town, the regional police chief said. Bogota Colombia News 2012-02-02T22:20:00-05:00 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11854 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11854#When:09:35:15 At the moment two thirds of the entire global MRO market is generated by the North America and Europe. However, in the next several decades they shall yield ground to the Asian-Pacific region which aims at becoming a proper aviation hub. Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, India and China are the main contributors to the rapidly growing aviation industry in Asia.  Bogota Colombia Business 2012-02-02T14:29:00-05:00 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11852 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11852#When:10:41:16 For many years now airlines as well as other pilot recruitment agencies have been conducting pilot screening and selection procedures. As a result, they have come up with a list of mistakes most frequently made by candidates. AviationCV.com has observed that many candidates fail to land a job simply because of a poor introduction or an inadequate resume containing minor elementary mistakes or incorrect information. Bogota Colombia Business 2012-02-01T15:17:00-05:00 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11851 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11851#When:14:01:16 “Why is no one looking into George Soros?” Glenn Beck asked Richard Poe, celebrated co-author of The Shadow Party: How George Soros, Hillary Clinton, and Sixties Radicals Seized Control of the Democratic Party, on GBTV last Wednesday. “Why is this ‘class warfare’ on everybody else except for George Soros?” American News 2012-01-31T18:57:00-05:00 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11849 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11849#When:15:47:17 I’m CON-fussed....When I find time to watch a little TV, ever other commercial is accident attorneys, BUT during football games where you have at least 60,000 plus eye witnessed in the stands alone, the action caught on film, interviews with team players testifying on how “they have worked hard throughout the season to ‘commit Premeditated assault and battery,” and (get this) STEAL the football, not one lawsuit even mentioned....? Features 2012-01-30T20:42:00-05:00 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11842 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11842#When:10:19:57 With the scare mongering of man-made global warming going, going and almost gone off the radar map, climate change gurus are opening the door to “World Green Tourism” starting in Abu Dhabi. American News 2012-01-27T15:12:00-05:00 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11841 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11841#When:10:52:57 This year the Asian-Pacific region based aircraft fleet is expected to expand even further with 650 new aircraft to be added to the already impressive existing fleet. According to Ascend, among the 31 leading airlines (based on wide body aircraft deliveries) 13 are registered in Asia, 10 – in Europe, 5 – in the Middle East/Africa and only 3 – in North America. 7 out of the 10 largest carriers (according to the same criterion) are based in the Asian-Pacific region.  Bogota Colombia Business 2012-01-27T14:09:00-05:00 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11840 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11840#When:10:32:39 According to the data gathered by Civil Aviation Administrations in 18 European countries, there are about 114 thousand pilots holding PPL, ATPL and CPL licenses for operating aircraft and helicopters in the continent at the moment. The most popular type of license in both aircraft and helicopter markets is the Private Pilot License owned by 48 thousand pilots. Bogota Colombia Business 2012-01-26T15:25:00-05:00 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11838 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11838#When:10:31:06 The ‘Anti-Spooky Dude’ posse behind a new website called Sorosfiles.com, a project of America’s Survival, Inc. (ASI) has launched the ‘Bring Back Beck’ campaign: “Tell Fox News to stop selling out to Soros.” American News 2012-01-25T15:18:00-05:00 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11836 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11836#When:10:04:46 In the upcoming twenty years the number of middle class citizens in India that equals the entire population of the Russian Federation will inevitably cause an increase in demand for aviation services in the region. Last year alone more than 55 million people travelled by air within the country’s borders and, according to Locatory.com experts, the expected growth in the overall number of middle class citizens should bring the figures up by 18% in the next several years. In 2022 the number of air travellers in India will triple and reach 360 million. Bogota Colombia Business 2012-01-25T14:56:00-05:00 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11834 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11834#When:12:20:11 By Howard Mustoe and Blake Schmidt Jan. 24 (Bloomberg)—HSBC Holdings Plc is selling its businesses in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Honduras to Colombia’s Banco Davivienda SA for $801 million, as Europe’s largest bank focuses on bigger markets in Latin America. Bogota Colombia Business 2012-01-24T17:18:01-05:00 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11833 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11833#When:12:17:24 Colombian authorities detained three Costa Rican fishing vessels for allegedly fishing in protected waters in Colombia on Thursday, newswire FiS reported.  Bogota Colombia News 2012-01-24T17:15:00-05:00 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11832 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11832#When:12:15:16 MONTREAL - Genivar Inc. (TSX:GNV) has acquired a Colombian civil engineering firm, which will be central to the Canadian company’s plans for expanding in the South American market. Bogota Colombia Business 2012-01-24T17:11:00-05:00 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11829 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11829#When:11:05:42 Force-fed an arbitrary, political timetable by congressional Republicans, President Obama denied a permit for construction of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline that would move crude oil from Canada to refineries in Texas. American News 2012-01-23T16:03:00-05:00 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11827 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11827#When:10:57:03 LONDON, O.N. (WIVB) - Thousands of Canadian auto union workers from across Ontario rallied in London, Saturday. They’re calling for an end to a three-week-old lockout at a heavy-equipment maker. Canada in the News 2012-01-23T15:48:00-05:00 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11826 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11826#When:10:46:47 BOGOTA (Xinhua)—Colombian police forces had confiscated 1.7 tons of marijuana in a rural area in southwest Colombia, allegedly from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group, a police report said on Sunday. Bogota Colombia News 2012-01-23T15:43:00-05:00 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11824 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11824#When:10:36:59 Disney is set to produce a Colombian version of family skein “Brothers and Sisters,” its fourth incursion into remaking original ABC Studios’ productions in Latin America. Features 2012-01-23T14:44:00-05:00 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11817 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11817#When:10:36:27 A suicide bomber killed at least seven people and wounded eight Thursday in an attack at Kandahar international airport in war-torn southern Afghanistan, officials said. World News 2012-01-19T15:34:00-05:00 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11816 http://www.bogotafreeplanet.com/index.php/article/11816#When:10:33:04 LONDON (Reuters) - The British newspaper arm of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has agreed to settle a string of legal claims over phone hacking, after victims said the company had admitted its management knew about the practice and tried to cover up. World News 2012-01-19T15:28:00-05:00