31.   A Sudanese civilian airliner was hijacked Sunday to Asmara where the two hijackers turned themselves over to authorities, the Eritrean ambassador to the United Arab Emirates told AFP.

32.   A Jordanian civilian airliner landed Sunday at the Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, inaugurating the first regular commercial flights between the two countries.

33.   A Sudanese civilian airliner was hijacked Sunday to Asmara where the two hijackers surrendered to authorities, the Eritrean ambassador to the United Arab Emirates told AFP.

34.   The UN Security Council on Friday maintained sanctions against Libya in connection with two terrorist attacks on civilian airliners.

35.   The UN Security Council on Friday maintained sanctions on Libya in connection with two terrorist attacks on civilian airliners while France said it would try Libyan suspects in absentia.

36.   Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi violated the UN air embargo against his country on Thursday when he flew to Niamey aboard a civilian airliner, state television reported.

37.   Russian and US aviation experts began a series of joint tests Sunday aimed at perfecting a new supersonic civilian airliner, the ITAR-TASS news agency reported.

38.   South Korean security authorities launched an investigation Wednesday into why classified maps detailing a US airbase were found on a Korean civilian airliner flown from Thailand.