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By h.b. - Aug 26, 2008 - 10:09 AM
More details of the investigation following the Madrid plane crash lead many of the papers again today.
El Mundo leads with the headline that the Ministry for Development only carried out 100 inspections of the 75,000 Spanair flights in 2008.
The paper says the director of Civil Aviation claims that no problems were found and despite a new viability plan for the company it did not deserve special attention for inspections. However he also admitted that he lacked manpower and that there were delays in setting up a Safety Agency.
El Mundo reports that pilots’ union SEPLA has said that inspections are very scarce and that ‘many more and of much better quality’ are needed.
Meanwhile El Mundo reports that investigators have discovered that one of the motors of the tragic plane was set in reverse. The paper says that both engines are intact and show no signs of having exploded or caught fire in flight.
ABC puts a more positive headline on the inspections with the lead ‘The Ministry for Development inspected Spanair 100 times without the smallest of problems’, with the paper saying that the Civil Aviation and pilots’ unions failing to agree on the guarantee awarded by such revisions.
ABC notes that another six Spanair flights were cancelled for varying reasons yesterday, and that a six year old boy has become the first survivor to be allowed home from hospital.
El País has a statement from the only surviving member of the crew. The stewardess tells the paper that she noted that the plane did not have the strength to take off. The paper also notes that one of the engines of the MD-82 was set in reverse.
El País also notes that tiredness and desperation has taken over the family members still waiting for DNA identification of the victims.
El Mundo picks up on complaints by consumers’ organisations that Telefónica is to charge four million of its clients half a Euro for call identification on land lines. ABC makes it clear the charge is 58 cents and is only per month and not per call, which some headlines have been implying.
El Mundo reports that the police now think that the ETA activist, recently released from prison, José Ignacio de Juana Chaos, used a young radical leader, Odei Egaña, to send his letter to the rally in San Sebastian. Police want to question Chaos over the contents of the letter which was read out in public, considering that it exhorts terrorism.
El País reports that the Council for Nuclear Safety has called a meeting of the nuclear companies following the recent spate of breakdowns. It’s an unheard of move, according to the paper.
ABC also gives the story prominence, and notes the management of the Vandellós II nuclear plant near Tarragona are still to explain the origin of the fire in the plant over the weekend.
El País tells of political infighting in the Socialist party where the Catalan party is refusing to meet with the other top members of the party. It’s all part of the row over the funding of the regions.
El Mundo has a photo of Barack Obama’s wife and children taken hours before the start of the Democratic Conference last night, which will see the official naming of her husband as presidential candidate.
El País has a photo of Michelle Obama speaking at the event, describing her as the opening star. The paper says that she must show that she understands the American people. She is shown in a photo with her daughter Sasha.
El Mundo has a photo of a young Iraqi woman who finally refused to blow herself up, and who handed herself and her explosive corset into the authorities in Baquba.
ABC has a large front page photo of the woman, with the corset still in place around her. The paper says she told the police that she did not want to explode it, and that the police chained her to a railing to remove it.
El País informs us that Russia has given the green light for the independence of South Osetia and Abjazia. It comes as Europe is looking for ways to increase the pressure on Moscow over their continued presence in Georgia.
Back in Spain and continuing its series on 30 years of democracy, El Mundo today talks to Basque leader Xabier Arzalluz. He tells the paper that King Juan Carlos has a grand halo, but he will never accept him as King. He considers Spain has a democracy of low quality as it was established with judicial continuity from the previous regime, and he would never accept a constitution which blocks the way to (regional) independence.
And finally,
Público leads with the news that Spanish scientists have managed to create transgenic rats with a lifespan that is 45% longer and which never develop cancer. One of the researchers, María Blasco says the elixir of eternal youth is no longer a utopia.
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Spain Papers Review - Tuesday August 26 2008
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By h.b. - Aug 26, 2008 - 10:09 AM
Today's ABC front page with the Iraqi girl with an explosive corset.
El Mundo leads with the headline that the Ministry for Development only carried out 100 inspections of the 75,000 Spanair flights in 2008.
The paper says the director of Civil Aviation claims that no problems were found and despite a new viability plan for the company it did not deserve special attention for inspections. However he also admitted that he lacked manpower and that there were delays in setting up a Safety Agency.
El Mundo reports that pilots’ union SEPLA has said that inspections are very scarce and that ‘many more and of much better quality’ are needed.
Meanwhile El Mundo reports that investigators have discovered that one of the motors of the tragic plane was set in reverse. The paper says that both engines are intact and show no signs of having exploded or caught fire in flight.
ABC puts a more positive headline on the inspections with the lead ‘The Ministry for Development inspected Spanair 100 times without the smallest of problems’, with the paper saying that the Civil Aviation and pilots’ unions failing to agree on the guarantee awarded by such revisions.
ABC notes that another six Spanair flights were cancelled for varying reasons yesterday, and that a six year old boy has become the first survivor to be allowed home from hospital.
El País has a statement from the only surviving member of the crew. The stewardess tells the paper that she noted that the plane did not have the strength to take off. The paper also notes that one of the engines of the MD-82 was set in reverse.
El País also notes that tiredness and desperation has taken over the family members still waiting for DNA identification of the victims.
El Mundo picks up on complaints by consumers’ organisations that Telefónica is to charge four million of its clients half a Euro for call identification on land lines. ABC makes it clear the charge is 58 cents and is only per month and not per call, which some headlines have been implying.
El Mundo reports that the police now think that the ETA activist, recently released from prison, José Ignacio de Juana Chaos, used a young radical leader, Odei Egaña, to send his letter to the rally in San Sebastian. Police want to question Chaos over the contents of the letter which was read out in public, considering that it exhorts terrorism.
El País reports that the Council for Nuclear Safety has called a meeting of the nuclear companies following the recent spate of breakdowns. It’s an unheard of move, according to the paper.
ABC also gives the story prominence, and notes the management of the Vandellós II nuclear plant near Tarragona are still to explain the origin of the fire in the plant over the weekend.
El País tells of political infighting in the Socialist party where the Catalan party is refusing to meet with the other top members of the party. It’s all part of the row over the funding of the regions.
El Mundo has a photo of Barack Obama’s wife and children taken hours before the start of the Democratic Conference last night, which will see the official naming of her husband as presidential candidate.
El País has a photo of Michelle Obama speaking at the event, describing her as the opening star. The paper says that she must show that she understands the American people. She is shown in a photo with her daughter Sasha.
El Mundo has a photo of a young Iraqi woman who finally refused to blow herself up, and who handed herself and her explosive corset into the authorities in Baquba.
ABC has a large front page photo of the woman, with the corset still in place around her. The paper says she told the police that she did not want to explode it, and that the police chained her to a railing to remove it.
El País informs us that Russia has given the green light for the independence of South Osetia and Abjazia. It comes as Europe is looking for ways to increase the pressure on Moscow over their continued presence in Georgia.
Back in Spain and continuing its series on 30 years of democracy, El Mundo today talks to Basque leader Xabier Arzalluz. He tells the paper that King Juan Carlos has a grand halo, but he will never accept him as King. He considers Spain has a democracy of low quality as it was established with judicial continuity from the previous regime, and he would never accept a constitution which blocks the way to (regional) independence.
And finally,
Público leads with the news that Spanish scientists have managed to create transgenic rats with a lifespan that is 45% longer and which never develop cancer. One of the researchers, María Blasco says the elixir of eternal youth is no longer a utopia.
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