Brussels, 26/01/2001 (Agence Europe) - European Transport Commissioner Loyola de Palacio took stock of the state of progress of several dossiers and announced a series of initiatives in the air transport sector during her speech this week before the ACI-Europe General Assembly. Above all she pointed out that: 1) ICAO negotiations resulted in new certification standards for aircraft noise, but not on a timetable for eliminating aircraft that do not meet these standards; 2) for now, the...