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Technology Stocks : 2000: Y2K Civilized Discussion -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: John Hunt who wrote (554)	9/9/1999 4:06:00 PM
From: John Hunt	Respond to of 662

Foreign countries fail to disclose Y2K air readiness << WASHINGTON (AP) - Nearly one-third of the foreign countries asked to divulge their airport and airline readiness for the Year 2000 computer problem are more than two months late in doing so, U.S. officials said today. As of Aug. 31, 53 countries still had not responded to a survey issued by the International Civil Aviation Organization, a U.N.-based group that sets international flight standards. >> ... cont'd at ... tampabayonline.net ***** US Aviation Gets High Y2K Marks, But Work Remains << WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration has made great progress in preparing for the Year 2000 computer glitch, but substantial work remains to be done to ensure uninterrupted air travel at the end of the year, congressional investigators said Thursday. The Congress's General Accounting Office (GAO) said the FAA should do more large-scale tests of its many computer systems while they are linked together. It also expressed concern at the number of airports and airlines that would not complete their repairs until late in the year. >> ... full article at ... greenspun.com