Aug 30--PRNewswire/AsiaNetAIRCRAFT SAFETY... NEW YORK: International Aviation Safety Association Chairman, Lyn Romano, today spoke out over comments from an FAA spokesperson that suggest new aircraft wiring recommendations may not be honoured. "I dare anyone to tell me that even one human life should be put in jeopardy because the TSB's recommendations may not be practical to implement immediately", she said in a press statement. Aircraft wiring is suspected to have contributed to the SwissAir 111 crash that killed 228 people - Romano's husband among them, according to the news release.GLOBAL BRANDING DEAL... CLINTON: Global business data and Internet communications provider, WorldCom, has been awarded a three-year contract to provide Web hosting operations for international drinks company, Diageo, according to a press statement. Diageo would use WorldCom's Web hosting services to develop worldwide awareness of its brands, including Johnnie Walker and Guinness, the company said.AIRPORT CAPACITY... FRANKFURT: Fraport AG's chairman, Dr Wilhelm Bender, today said that Frankfurt Airport had smoothly handled extra air traffic from U.S. military transport flights over the past two months, proving it had further "capacity reserves". FILM TECHNOLOGY... KIEL: The most powerful negative film - SilverFast Ai 5.5 - was today released by LaserSoft Imaging. The company said the film was unique to scan software development as it could be adjusted "to any aspect of the film's characteristics to get optimum results."AUSTRALIAN IP NETWORK... TORONTO: Orbit Canada Inc's 'voice-over-Internet' technology would be used in an IP network to be built by its Australian partner, ITSP Pty Ltd, with the company today confirming project financing.AIRPORT SUCCESS... FRANKFURT: Improved punctuality and record numbers of passengers - 4.9 million during July - have earned Frankfurt Airport "positive points" with travellers, operators Fraport AG announced today. "We intend to maintain our top position as Europe's most punctual hub airport in 2001", Fraport Chairman, Dr Wilhelm Bender, said.FASTEST IP SERVICE... TOKYO: Asia Global Crossing today launched the fastest IP network in Japan, linking Asia with the U.S. Capacity of the trans-Pacific IP backbone has been increased from 2.5 Gbps to 3.7 Gbps, the company said.INTERNET ACCESS... TOKYO: Internet Initiative Japan Inc today said that it would unveil a new range of Internet-related services for individual users, including web access, email, data back-up and personal domain names. (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated press releases for worldwide clients. Contact: www.asianet.com.au for full-text versions).