Accidents have occurred, sometimes with a large loss of life, such as the 1988 disaster at Ramstein Air Base in Germany and the 2002 air show crash at Lviv, Ukraine.

The Republic was also a partner in Air Afrique, before it ceased operations in 2002.

Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling, Air Pollution – Persistent Organic Pollutants ( signed 2001, ratified 2002 ), Climate Change – Kyoto Protocol ( signed May 1998, ratified together with 14 other EU countries May 31, 2002 ).

* 2002 – An Iran Air Tours Tupolev Tu-154 crashes in the mountains outside Khorramabad, Iran while descending for a landing at Khorramabad Airport, killing 119.

Air strikes against military facilities and alleged WMD sites continued into 2002.

* 2002 – Benjamin O. Davis Jr., American Air Force general ( b. 1912 )

He would perform for troops in January 2002 on an MTV USO Special at Germany's Ramstein Air Base along with Ja Rule and Jennifer Lopez.

In 2002 the government merged the nine largest airlines into three regional groups based in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, respectively: Air China, China Eastern Airlines, and China Southern Airlines, which operate most of China's external flights.

President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah announced in January 2002 that the Sierra Leone Army ( SLA ) would be unified with the tiny Sierra Leone Air Force and the moribund Sierra Leone Navy to form a reconstituted force known as the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces ( RSLAF ).

The Republic of Sierra Leone Air Force was merged with the other services to form the RSL Armed Forces from 2002.

In early 2002, United States Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John P. Jumper ordered that one airplane in each USAF squadron and all USAF demonstration planes would bear an image of an eagle on an American flag with the words " Let's Roll " and " Spirit of 9-11 ," to remain until the first anniversary of the attack.

Paratroopers ( Tropas Páraquedistas ) would be transferred from the Air Force to the Army in 1994 and the Commandos ( Comandos ) would be disbanded only to be recreated in 2002.

A Military Programation Law ( Lei de Programação Militar ) was launched in 2002 to start the complete modernization of the Armed Forces ; considerable reequipment of the military started in 2003, with Defense Minister Paulo Portas, who managed to acquire new helicopters ( Army and Air Force ), submarines, IFV ( Army and Navy ), frigates and naval patrol boats.

By December 2002, EasyJet and Go operated under one Air Operators Certificate ( AOC ) and in April 2003 the airlines operated as one, fully under the EasyJet brand.

Freight traffic continued until the line was mothballed in 2001 and there has been no trains since 7 May 2002 when the annual Irish Rail weed spray train visited the line.

* Rake Management System, to monitor the movement of rakes and Wagons ( a division of Freight Operations Information System ) was first introduced at Gooty and Renigunta Stations of S. C. Railway on 6 September 2002 and extended thereafter to 23 locations by July 2004.

The airline garnered its first award as an all-cargo airline by winning the " Best Global Air Cargo Carrier " and " Best Air Cargo Carrier-Asia " at the Asian Freight Industry Awards ( AFIA ) in 2002, an award the parent company, Singapore Airlines, had already won eight times consecutively.

In June 2002, FedEx rebranded AF and Viking as FedEx Freight East and FedEx Freight West, respectively.

* April 1, 2002: Freight services cease on the Senzan Line.

* Neubauer, Eric A. Pullman-Standard Freight Car Production ( 2002 )

The National Freight Consortium, as it was subsequently renamed, was privatised via a sale to employees in 1982 and in 1996 NFC acquired the American company Allied Van Lines in a deal worth $ 400 million, In 2002 the company was sold, becoming part of Sirva.

Freight services to and from the steelworks at Ebbw Vale continued until the site closed on 5 July 2002.

From 1995 to 2002, Halliburton Brown & Root Services Corp was awarded at least $ 2. 5 billion but has spent considerably less to construct and run military bases, some in secret locations, as part of the Army's Logistics Civil Augmentation Program.

* Director of the General Logistics Department — General Liao Xilong ( since November 2002 )

In 2002, Empire purchased Reliant Logistics as a wholly owned subsidiary.

Cartwright's operational assignments include: Commanding General, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing ( 2000 – 2002 ), Deputy Commanding General Marine Forces Atlantic ( 1999 – 2000 ), Commander Marine Aircraft Group 31 ( 1994 – 1996 ), Commander Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 ( 1992 ), Fixed Wing Operations Marine Aircraft Group 24 ( 1991 ), Commander Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 ( 1989 – 1990 ), Administration Officer and Officer-In-Charge Deployed Carrier Operations VMFAT-101 ( 1983 – 1985 ), Aircraft Maintenance Officer VMFA-235 ( 1979 – 1982 ), Line Division Officer VMFA-333 USS Nimitz ( 1975 – 1977 ), Embarkation OIC VMFA-251 & 232 ( 1973 – 1975 ).

In July 2002 it acquired Winnport Logistics.

Following the introduction of the Enterprise Act 2002, a UK bankruptcy will now normally last no longer than 12 months and may be less, if the Official Receiver files in court a certificate that his investigations are complete.

* Conectiva Linux Enterprise Edition ( UL )-November 2002

Founded in 1996 and awarded University status in 2002, it consists of the Lagos Business School and of Enterprise Development Services.

In a separate transaction, the Ultraseek Server product ( renamed Inktomi Enterprise Search ) was sold to competitor Verity, Inc. in late 2002.

Linux Enterprise, 10 / 2002

* Star Trek Nemesis ( 2002 ): Although not mentioned by name in the film, Palmdale was the filming location of all scenes on the fictional planet Kolarus III where the " away team " from the Starship Enterprise locates parts of an android that resembles Commander Data.

According to an article in The Press Enterprise dated May 31, 2002, “ Its clean streets, quiet neighborhoods and no violent crime are big draws for its middle-income population .”

These attacks, as well as similar incidents that caused the Southern Poverty Law Center to declare in 2002 that the animal rights movement had " clearly taken a turn toward the more extreme ," this prompted the US government to pass the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act and the UK government to add the offense of " Intimidation of persons connected with animal research organisation " to the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005.

In internal Star Trek chronology, however, the earliest known reference to the race occurs in the 2002 Star Trek: Enterprise episode " Dear Doctor ", when, in 2151, a Valakian astronaut that encounters the crew of the Enterprise ( NX-01 ) mentions the Ferengi in passing, but the Enterprise crew do not recognize the name.

During this time, SNK licensed game production and development rights for its franchises to several other companies, such as South Korean-based Eolith ( who gained control of the King of Fighters franchise between 2001 and 2002 ) and Mega Enterprise ( who produced Metal Slug 4 ), and Japanese-based Noise Factory ( who is responsible for Sengoku 3 ).

An English adaptation of this remake was produced by DiC titled Speed Racer X, which aired in 2002 on Nickelodeon, but only the first 11 episodes were adapted due to licensing disputes between DiC and the Speed Racer Enterprise.

She served as Minister for Education ( 1987 – 91 ), Minister for Health ( 1991 – 92 ) and Minister for Public Enterprise ( 1997 – 2002 ).

Following Ahern's election as Taoiseach in June 1997 O ' Rourke became Minister for Public Enterprise, holding this position until she lost her Dáil seat at the 2002 general election.

He previously served as Minister for Enterprise and Employment from 1994 to 1997, and he was the Fine Gael spokesperson on Finance and Deputy Leader of Fine Gael from 2002 to 2010.

The Enterprise Act of 2002 enabled consumer organisations such as Which?

was granted legal powers to bring rogue traders to account for their actions under Part 8 of the Enterprise Act 2002.

* Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise airliner IL-86 RA-86060 crashed shortly after takeoff with 16 crew on board, at 3: 25pm local time on July 28, 2002, from Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport while on a repositioning flight to Saint Petersburg.

Following the introduction of the Enterprise Act 2002 the Office of Fair Trading is responsible for enforcing competition law ( enshrined in The Competition Act 1998 ) in the UK.

From 1999 to 2002 Wendy Alexander was a Scottish Government minister, first serving as Minister for Communities, then as Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning, and subsequently as Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning.

It then operated as a division of Knowledge Universe's subsidiary, Knowledge Kids Enterprise, up until it went public in 2002.

Along with Microsoft Visio 2002 Professional, Microsoft introduced Visio Enterprise Network Tools and Visio Network Center.