SEATTLE, Washington: Alaska Airlines announced on May 12 its purchase of 13 737-9 MAX aircraft from Boeing, as well as 17 aircraft from Embraer, as the group, based in Seattle, preps for a revival in reservations as COVID-19 inoculations roll out in full swing."Alaska expects domestic travel to return to pre-COVID levels by the summer of 2022, which will require more aircraft across Air Group," the airlines sai

Alaska Air to purchase 13 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft

Upgrading fleet, Alaska Air buys 13 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft

Alaska Air buys Boeing 737 MAX, Embraer aircraft

Israel fired artillery and mounted more air strikes on Friday against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip amid constant rocket fire deep into Israel's commercial centre.As hostilities entered their fifth day, with no sign of abating, the Israeli military said in a statement shortly after midnight that air and ground forces were attacking the <a href="http

Israel steps up air strikes, Hamas continues rocket barrage

No end in sight to Mideast violence, U.S. delays UNSC meeting

Israeli army ratchets up artillery barrages and aerial bombings

Two people died after a helicopter crashed into the Vaal Dam.A man rowed to the crash site and managed to rescue the woman, but she had not survived. Rescuers retrieved the pilot's body from the wreckage later in the evening. A businessman and his sister died when the helicopter he was piloting crashed into the Vaal Dam on Fri

Businessman, sister killed in Vaal Dam chopper crash

By Ashoke RajNew Delhi [India], May 15, ANI: Upon not presenting a mandatory negative RT-PCR report at the Zagreb airport in Croatia, the entire SpiceJet crew had to spend 21 hours inside the aircraft and then return to the country.
The flight took off from Delhi on Tuesday and landed at the Zagreb airport where the Croatia Aviation Authority did not allow SpiceJet's crew to step out of the plane.
According to SpiceJet sp

No Covid report, SpiceJet crew spend 21 hours in plane

Israeli planes have renewed their airstrikes in Gaza, and Hamas militants responded by firing rockets into Israel.This happens as the battle between both nations enter the fifth night, while US and Arab diplomats attempt to end the violence.Palestine medical officers say around 132 people have been killed since the conflict, and at least 950 others wer

Death toll rises as violence rocks Gaza, Israel and West Bank

By Ashoke RajNew Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): To meet the demand of oxygen supply in the country amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has chartered the National Carrier Air India (AI) to import 'Zeolite' from different countries.
"Government of India is in the process of importing Zeolite from different parts of the world, for use in Pressure Swing Absorption (PSA) pla

Air India ferrying 'Zeolite' for DRDO

By Ashoke RajNew Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): An Airports Authority of India (AAI) official on Saturday said there is no immediate plan to shut airports in the wake of cyclone Tauktae as there is no clarity about areas that will be "most affected" due to the natural disaster.
"Right now it is not clear that which area will be most affected due to the cyclone. We do not have a plan to shut the airports as of now," the offi

Cyclone Tauktae: 'No decision to close airports now'

New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): In the wake of cyclone Tauktae, Vistara and IndiGo on Saturday issued travel advisories stating that some of their flights are likely to be impacted.
As per the advisory issued by Vistara today, flights to and from Chennai, Thiruvanathapuram, Kochi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune, Goa and Ahmedabad might be impacted till May 17 due to the adverse weather conditions expected over the Arabian Sea t

Cyclone Tauktae: Vistara, IndiGo issue travel advisory

Washington [US], May 14 (ANI): American actor Kathryn Hahn has joined the starry ensemble of ace film director Rian Johnson's 'Knives Out' sequel for Netflix.
As per Variety, Hahn has joined previously announced cast members which include Dave Bautista, Janelle Monae, and Edward Norton. Actor Daniel Craig, who essayed the role of master sleuth Benoit Blanc in the hit 2019 whodunnit, will reprise the role in the sequel.
Th

Kathryn Hahn joins cast of Netflix's 'Knives Out 2'

Geneva [Switzerland], May 14 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on governments to ensure that high costs for Covid-19 testing do not put travel out of reach for individuals and families.
To facilitate an efficient restart of international travel, Covid-19 testing must be affordable as well as timely, widely available and effective.
An IATA sampling of costs for PCR tests (the test most fr

High testing costs can stall global aviation recovery: IATA

By Reena BhardwajWashington [US], May 14 (ANI): Dr Anthony Fauci, the Biden administration's top medical adviser on Thursday (local time) said that it is imperative for India to collaborate with other countries, and companies to ramp up its vaccine production capability to vaccinate country's huge population against COVID-19.
Calling India as one of the best vaccine producer in the world, the leading American infectious d

India should work out with other countries: Fauci

By Reena BhardwajWashington [US], May 14 (ANI): Dramatically ramping up COVID-19 vaccination drive is key to ending the crisis in India and extending the gap between two doses of Covishield is a "reasonable approach," White House chief medical adviser Dr Anthony Fauci told ANI in an exclusive interview on Thursday.
"When you are in a very difficult situation, the way you are in India, you have to try and figure out ways t

Extended gap between doses of Covishield reasonable: Fauci

The upcoming June Joust qualifiers and tournament matches will mark the first time in the 2021 Overwatch League season that games are played under Hero Pools.

This system was first implemented in the 2020 OWL season, in which one tank, one support and two damage characters were banned for a period of a couple weeks. The first hero pool bans of 2021 has been drawn as such:

Damage -- Tracer, Sombra
Tank -- Reinhardt
Suppo

Bans of Tracer, Sombra, Reinhardt, Zenyatta shake up OWL strategy

Tourists came straight from the airport to join New Yorkers getting vaccinated in Grand Central station as a pilot programme designed to convince reluctant people to get immunised got underway. New York launched vaccinations in six subway stations and two suburban stations Wednesday. The scheme offers free train rides with the vaccine. With 3.8 million

Back on track: Holdouts, tourists vaccinated at NYC&#039;s Grand Central

Israel's military commanders have drafted a battle plan for an incursion into Gaza and planned to submit it to military chiefs later Thursday, a spokesman for the Israeli Defense Forces has confirmed.IDF spokesperson Hidai Zilberman told local media in a briefing that preparations for the possibility of a ground incursion are under way. The IDF has deployed additional ground troops - from the Paratroopers Brigad

Israel Prepares Battle Plan for Gaza Incursion

American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines have suspended flights to Israel amid rising violence in the conflict between Israel and Palestinians.Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza, and Palestinian militants in Gaza fired rockets at targets in Israel, including the main airport in Tel Aviv.United Airlines canceled flights from Chicago, Newark and San Francisco through Saturday. A spokesperson said Uni

3 Biggest US Airlines Suspend Flights to Israel

Israeli planes renewed air strikes in Gaza early on Saturday and Hamas militants responded by firing rockets into Israel as their battle entered a fifth night and US and Arab diplomats sought an end to the violence.Palestinian medics said at least four people were killed in one of several air strikes in northern Gaza.Residents said <

More bloodshed as violence rocks Gaza, Israel and West Bank

Israel fired artillery and mounted more air strikes on Friday against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip amid constant rocket fire deep into Israel's commercial centre.As hostilities entered their fifth day, with no sign of abating, the Israeli military said in a statement shortly after midnight that air and ground forces were attacking th

Israel strikes Gaza from ground and air, escalating offensive

Israel strikes Gaza from ground and air, in significant escalation

Israel strikes Gaza from air and ground, in significant escalation

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 15 (ANI): (ANI): Adani Welspun Exploration Ltd (AWEL) said on Saturday that preliminary analysis of data indicate that a block in NELP-VII area has high potential of gas commerciality.
Data shows gas initially inplace place (GIIP) contingent resources (2C) to the tune of 514 billion cubic feet (BCF) with additional prospective resources of 50 BCF, it said.
Additionally, seismic inversion,

AWEL reports progress in gas commerciality at Tapti-Daman

Egypt is a highly strategic partner in the Middle East, and the China-Iran bloc is looking to expand influence in Africa through the extension of a current oil pipeline that runs from Iraq to Jordan.Central to the expansion of Chinese and Russian influence via Iran into the space in the Middle East vacated by the US since former US President Donald Trump initiated a pullback from the region is t

The oil pipeline that will expand China&#039;s influence in Africa

Sasol agreed to sell a 30% stake in a natural gas pipeline running from Mozambique to South Africa for as much as R5.1 billion as it shores up funds to pay down debt.The deal is part of an accelerated asset-sale program that'll help Sasol reduce borrowings that ballooned amid cost overruns at a giant US chemicals project. The company started <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-29/sasol-s-moz

Sasol sells 30% stake in Mozambique gas pipe for R5 billion

In caves on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, ancient peoples marked the walls with red and mulberry hand stencils, and painted images of large native mammals or imaginary human-animal creatures.These are the oldest cave art sites yet known - or at least the oldest attributed to

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