It will not resume flights until December 2004, when it begins flying as an associate of AirAsia. The Indonesian airline Awair suspends operations.12 February – Iran Air Tours Flight 956, a Tupolev Tu-154M ( NATO reporting name 'Careless'), crashes in Iran 370 kilometres (200 nmi 230 mi) southwest of Tehran, killing all 119 people on board.28 January – When the pilots of TAME Flight 120, a Boeing 727-134 registered as HC-BLF and named El Oro, fly an incorrect route in foggy conditions on final approach to Teniente Coronel Luis a Mantilla International Airport in Tulcán, Ecuador, the aircraft flies into the side of the Cumbal Volcano near Ipiales, Colombia, killing all 94 people on board.The deputy interior minister, a lieutenant general, a major general, and three colonels are among the dead. 27 January – A Russian Interior Ministry Mil Mi-8 ( NATO reporting name 'Hip') helicopter is shot down and explodes near Shelkovskaya in Nadterechny District, Chechnya, killing all 14 people on board.A flight attendant is sucked from the aircraft after it strikes a rock she is the only fatality. Unable to restart the engines, the pilots attempt to ditch the aircraft in the Bengawan Solo River on Java. 16 January – Both engines of a Boeing 737-3Q8 operating as Garuda Indonesia Flight 421 with 60 people on board flame out while the aircraft is flying through a thunderstorm with heavy rain and hail during an Indonesian domestic flight from Ampenan on Lombok to Yogyakarta on Java.Bishop crashes into the side of the Bank of America Plaza in downtown Tampa, Florida, killing the teenager and damaging an office. 5 January – A Cessna 172 Skyhawk piloted by high-school student Charles J.1 January – Norway's Accident Investigation Board for Civil Aviation – the future Accident Investigation Board Norway – takes on the responsibility for the investigation of railway accidents in Norway and is renamed the Accident Investigation Board for Civil Aviation and Railways.The airline later will be renamed Batavia Air. During January, the Indonesian airline Metro Batavia makes its first flights, operating between Jakarta and Pontianak, Indonesia.The Government of Hungary creates the Civil Aviation Safety Bureau of Hungary as the agency responsible for the investigation of aviation accidents in Hungary.A depression in North American commercial aviation begins in the aftermath of an economic recession and the 11 September attacks of 2001.Planned or under construction lines do not include core city hub and are developing independently (unlike other countries) 5,663. (Upgraded line)Įxcluding Turkey since it is listed in the Asia section 51,941.2 km including approved 17,544.1 km in the EU

Hanzelijn is expected to start high-speed servicesįirst section of the larger Budapest to Belgrade Railway project. Only upgraded lines 484 km extra approved Only upgraded lines dedicated lines under construction The first network ever opened 6411.7 km including approved

(at least 400 km upgraded and are not listed by UIC) Shanghai Maglev: 430 km/h max The only country in the world to provide overnight sleeping high-speed trains at 250 km/h. The list is based on UIC figures ( International Union of Railways), updated with other sources. It shows all the high speed lines (speed of 200 km/h (120 mph) or over) in service. The following table is an overview of high speed rail in service or under construction by country, ranked by the amount in service.

24.7 Dedicated high-speed line (under construction).

24.1 Dedicated high-speed line (operational).

15.3 Dedicated high-speed lines planned.

3 Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania).

1.5 High-speed networks under construction.

1.2 Freight high-speed railway services.

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