51.   President Kim Dae-jung called for an investigation of the standards and procedures by which his government regulates civil aviation.

52.   Richard Batts, acting manager of civil aviation security for the New England region, will temporarily manage the Boston CASFO, said FAA spokeswoman Salac.

53.   She also signed letters of intent regarding two civil aviation cooperation agreements.

54.   Some airline industry groups, including the Air Transport Association, had earlier expressed a preference for an FAA administrator with a civil aviation background.

55.   Similar linkups are occurring in civil aviation.

56.   Some civil aviation authority employees are themselves under investigation by Milan prosecutors looking into the October crash.

57.   Specifics will be available later today, said the DGAC, the civil aviation authority that controls airport access.

58.   Sri Lanka was represented by Dhamasiri Senanayake, the minister for tourism and civil aviation.

59.   Still, Boeing officials said the announcement heralds the end of a prolonged downturn in the civil aviation business.

60.   That crash led to the appointment of a White House commission on civil aviation, led by Gore, which recommended changes, including security improvements.