41.   A faulty piece in the fanbelt system could fall off, which could cause steering to require greater strength, according to reports filed to the Japanese transport ministry.

42.   A Hong Kong property company Thursday acquired a piece of prime Tokyo real estate in an auction of former railway land, the Japanese transport ministry said.

43.   A delegation from British Airways and the transport ministry agreed to restore air links during a visit to Damascus last week, the embassy said.

44.   A statement issued by the transport ministry said Burlando moved to avoid an increase of travel problems throughout the country, which would impair the constitutional rights of passengers.

45.   A team of six US officials were to arrive on Saturday to join in the investigations, the transport ministry said.

46.   A source close to Haryanto told AFP Wednesday that the transport ministry was still riven by factional bickering.

47.   An investigation was opened after the accident by the transport ministry to determine the causes.

48.   But a spokesman for the transport ministry denied that the fledgling airline had submitted its application to the ministry on Tuesday.

49.   But the transport ministry reacted to that accident by claiming plane crashes were no more common in Russia than in the United States.

50.   By noon Wednesday, the transport ministry was calling for stepped-up security on subway trains, with the police declaring the new incidents to be suspected attempted murder.