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- (LLBG) Tel Aviv will be closed as follows:
- Every Friday between 1500-1955 through 31 May.
- Daily, except Saturdays, between 0450-0800 and 1400-1800 LT through 4 October.
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- (DRZL) Arlit - UVair supplier Air Total has resumed fueling. Significant prior notice is necessary due to limited tank capacity; volume requirements must be shown on fuel release as no blanket periods are possible.
- (FAOR) Johannesburg - UVair supplier Shell (into plane by Air BP) requires 24 hours prior notice to arrange fuel. Fuel request must include: specific arrival and departure times, next destination, flight number, volumes required, and parking bay where aircraft will be located.
- (FOON) Franceville - UVair supplier Air Total has no fuel available.
- (FZUA) Kananga - UVair supplier Cobil has limited fuel availability.
- (FZWA) Mbuji-Mayi - UVair supplier Cobil has no fuel available.
- (HUEN) Entebbe - UVair supplier Air Total provides best fuel service to aircraft positioned at Apron 4 or Apron 1 (at the new terminal). Fueling elsewhere requires their fuel truck to cross a live runway, so delays are likely.
- (OERK) Riyadh - UVair supplier United Gulf Aircraft Fueling Co. (UGAFCO) now fuels direct, rather than into the plane by ARAMCO.
- (OMDW) Jebel Ali, Dubai - UVair supplier Adnoc requires advance notice to fuel as their business office is a Monday-Friday operation and closes at 1500 LT.
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As well as the violence at a chromium mine, the National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (NUMSA) has asked for a 20 percent industry-wide salary rise after a two-day stoppage at a Mercedes-Benz plant in East London. "If our demands are not met we will have no option but to go to the streets," union treasurer Mphumzi Maqungo told Reuters. The union, which has 230,000 members, issued the same demand to state power utility Eskom. The events underscored the fragility of labor relations in Africa's biggest economy since last year's mine unrest when at least 50 people were killed, including 34 shot dead by police at Lonmin's Marikana platinum mine. With economic growth this year forecast at less than three percent, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan urged the government, unions, and employers to avoid turmoil in mid-year wage rounds known as "strike season."
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Cote d'Ivoire – 16 May
U.S. citizens are warned to carefully consider the risks of traveling to Cote d'Ivoire and those traveling there should monitor conditions carefully.
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_5964.html
Mauritania – 21 May
U.S. citizens are warned of the risks of traveling to Mauritania and those traveling there should exercise extreme caution because of terrorist groups in the region, including al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_5966.html
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- (ALL - Italy) Effective 1 June, the one-shot permit will no longer be available to aircraft with 19 or less seats. These aircraft will have to request the annual blanket permit.
- (EGGW) Luton, London will be closed between 0300-0400 on 28 June.
- (LFBF) Francazal, Toulouse is not available as an alternate through 1600 on 30 June.
- (LFSR) Champagne Air Force Base has closed permanently.
- (LIPZ) Venice - Prior permission is required through 30 September.
- (UUWW) Vnukovo, Moscow will be closed daily between 0330-0600 through 30 June.
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- (VARIOUS - France) UVair supplier Air Total will only provide fuel to operators presenting an AOC (or other proof of exemption) at Tours (LFOT) and Le Mans (LFRM).
- (VARIOUS - Macedonia) UVair cardholders can fuel 24/7 at both Ohrid (LWOH) and Skopje (LWSK). Without the card, UVair supplier Makpetrol requires advance notice to fuel as their business office closes at 1500 LT on Thursday 23 May and reopens on Monday 27 May.
- (VARIOUS - Russian Federation) Fuel releases must include purpose of flight, volumes required, and a complete itinerary (airport arriving from and departure destination).
- (EFKI) Kajaani - UVair supplier Shell will be unable to fuel between 0730-1600 LT on 30 May while their fuel truck undergoes maintenance.
- (EGCC) Manchester - UVair supplier RSS Jet Centre (formerly known as Ocean Sky) provides direct refueling on their ramp and gives top priority to customers using their handling. Air BP (provided into plane on the main ramp by RSS Jet Centre) offers over-wing/pistol refueling for GA customers; however, delays are likely. As fuel truck capacity is 19,000 liters, aircraft requiring large uplifts may also experience delays. Shell provides pressurized refueling on the commercial ramp, which is suggested for customers using Premiere Handling.
- (LIRF) Fiumicino, Rome - UVair supplier Air Total suggests tankering for operators planning tech stop refueling between 0500-0600 daily; operators planning early morning departures should fuel on arrival or the evening before.
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Around 200 people hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze in a Stockholm suburb during the second day of rioting after police fatally shot a man wielding a knife. Dozens of windows were smashed, 10 cars and several containers were set on fire, and seven police officers were injured on Tuesday. Six people were arrested early in the day, but two were released, police spokesman Jorgen Karlsson said. The unrest began Sunday night in response to the May 13 shooting, in which police killed a 69-year-old man who had locked himself in an apartment in Husby, west of Stockholm. Around 80 percent of the 11,000 residents are first- or second-generation immigrants. Many local residents see the shooting as police brutality, and the violence has stirred debate in Sweden.
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No newly published warnings for this region at publication time.
To see all current travel warnings, visit here.
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- (KC22) Centre, Alabama - Centre Municipal Airport has closed.
- (KISZ) Cincinnati-Blue Ash has closed.
- (MMPR) Puerto Vallarta will be closed daily between 0500-1100 through 24 May.
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None for this region at publication time.
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Visit any of our UVair fuel-member locations to receive negotiated savings and streamlined custom billing. Call (713) 378-2727 or N. America (866) 882-4737, or visit uvair.com, to learn more about the UVair Fuel Program.
- City of Fayetteville (KFYT) - Fayetteville, AR
- Air Associates of Kansas (KOJC) - Olathe, KS
- Landmark Aviation (KROA) - Roanoke, VA
- Leading Edge Aviation Services (KVDF) - Tampa, FL
- Roberts Air South (KX51) - Homestead, FL
- Waco Flying Service (KACT) - Waco, TX
- Big Sky Aviation (KMIV) - Millville, NJ
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- (SABE) Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, Buenos Aires - All GA aircraft with capacity less than 30 passengers and not based in SABE will not be allowed to operate there. This remains in effect until 1 August.
- (SKCG) Cartegena will be closed:
- Between 0600-1000 on 10 June.
- Daily between 0500-1100 from 2 July-5 December.
- (TNCM) St. Maarten will be closed daily between 1801-2359 through 17 October and between 0001-0659 through 18 October.
- (TXKF) Hamilton will be closed between 0100-1000 through 24 May.
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- (VARIOUS - Brazil) UVair supplier Petrobras requests early fuel notification for trips in advance of the Confederations Cup on 15-30 June at Recife (SBRF), Fortaleza (SBFZ), Salvador (SBSV), Brasilia (SBBR), Belo Horizonte (SBBH and SBCF), and Rio de Janeiro (SBGL, SBJR, and SBSC). Also, plan accordingly for World Catholic Youth Day on 23-28 July at Rio de Janeiro (SBGL, SBJR, and SBSC).
- (MGGT) Guatemala City - UVair supplier ChevronTexaco fuels on the east and military ramps from 0900-1600 LT with a minimum of 24 hours notice. Outside these hours, or with less than 24 hours notice, fueling will be on the south international ramp.
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The Bolivian government has enacted a law that will allow President Evo Morales to seek a third term that would make him the Andean nation's longest-serving leader. The new regulation was signed into law late Monday by Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera as Morales was on a visit to the United States. Bolivia's Constitutional Court ruled last month that Morales could seek a third term in the December 2014 elections. While the constitution that took effect in 2009 limits the president to two consecutive terms, the court accepted Morales' argument that his 2006-2010 administration should not count toward that limit since it predates the new charter. Morales, Bolivia's first indigenous president, was elected in 2005 with 53.7 percent of the vote and was re-elected in 2010 with 64 percent. The Bolivian opposition rejects the Constitutional Court's interpretation and announced it was taking legal measures, among them appealing to the Organization of American States to examine the situation in Bolivia.
 Colombia
Two Spanish tourists were kidnapped last week in northeastern Colombia, police said Tuesday. Angel Sanchez Fernandez, 49, and Maria Concepcion Marlaska Sedano, 43, were abducted on Friday, police spokesmen told Efe. Sedano is related to Spanish National Court Judge Fernando Grande-Marlaska. The two tourists are from Aviles, a city in the northern Spanish region of Asturias, and were in Colombia on vacation, police said. The two were kidnapped in La Guajira, a Colombian province on the border with Venezuela. The kidnappers contacted the victims' families over the weekend and demanded the payment of ransom, police said. The kidnappers claimed to belong to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the Andean country's oldest and largest rebel group, but investigators have not confirmed this, officials said.
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TROPICAL
There are no tropical systems at this time.
VOLCANOES
Etna, Italy has an ash cloud from 11,000 to 7,000 feet moving toward the east at 40 knots. Popocatepetl, Mexico has an ash cloud from 23,000 to 17,000 feet to the surface moving toward the southeast at 5 knots. Sakurajima, Kyushu, Japan has an ash cloud from 6,000 feet to the surface moving toward the east at 20 knots. Pavlof, Alaska has an ash cloud from 10,000 feet to the surface moving toward the northeast at 10 knots. Paluweh, Lesser Sunda Island has an ash cloud from 10,000 feet to the surface moving toward the northwest at 5 knots. Bagana, Bougainville, SW Pacific has an ash cloud from 10,000 feet to the surface moving toward the west at 10 knots.
AFRICA
Thunderstorms are likely over central Africa. Patchy morning fog is likely over portions of the Ivory Coast. A weak area of low pressure over northern Madagascar could produce rain showers and afternoon thunderstorms across the region.
ASIA
Low pressure over northwestern Russia may produce rain showers and isolated thunderstorms across the region. A cold front approaching Mongolia and northwestern China may produce rain showers across the region. A stationary frontal boundary over southeastern China should produce rain showers and thunderstorms over the next few days. A cold front pushing through eastern Russia should produce rain showers and coastal fog across the region.
SOUTHEAST ASIA/NORTH PACIFIC
Thunderstorms activity continues to increase in intensity and frequency across southern India, Indonesia, and the southern Philippines as the summer monsoon season begins. A weak area of low pressure should lead to rain showers over the next few days for northern Japan. A cold front moving across the central North Pacific will produce rain showers across the area. Low pressure over the Gulf of Alaska should keep rain showers in the forecast through tomorrow along coastal Alaska.
AUSTRALIA/SOUTH PACIFIC
Isolated afternoon thunderstorms may be possible across the northern tier of Australia as a stationary frontal boundary lingers across the area. A cold front approaching Tasmania and southeastern Australia could produce rain showers and thunderstorms across the area.
ATLANTIC/EUROPE
A cold front extending from Iceland southward into the central North Atlantic should produce rain showers across Iceland and rain showers and isolated thunderstorms along the front. Low pressure to the east of the U.K. may produce rain showers across the region over the next few days. Low pressure over southeastern Europe should produce rain showers across the Balkans westward into Italy.
NORTH AMERICA
Unsettled conditions across the southern Plains should produce thunderstorms capable of hail and damaging winds across the region. Low pressure in the northern Rockies should produce rain showers through tomorrow for southern Alberta and British Columbia, Canada and northern Idaho and Montana. A cold front pushing through the eastern U.S. should produce rain showers and isolated severe thunderstorms. The areas with the biggest threat for severe weather are southern New England southward to the Washington D.C. metro area. Rain showers may be possible across Quebec and the Canadian Maritimes as a warm front pushes through the region.
SOUTH AMERICA
Showers and thunderstorms should persist across the northern tier of South America associated with deep tropical moisture. A stationary frontal boundary across southeastern Brazil should produce rain showers and thunderstorms across the region. A cold front pushing through southern Chile/Argentina may produce rain showers across the region.
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