Stranded pilot whale euthanized after repeated beachings in New Jersey
SEA BRIGHT, NJ — A long-finned pilot whale found stranded in the surf just north of the Ship Ahoy Beach Club on Wednesday was humanely euthanized after multiple failed attempts to return…
China’s digital yuan stands out in cross-border pilot in a show of global ambition
By Georgina Lee and Samuel Shen HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s digital yuan took the centre stage in the world’s largest cross-border central bank digital currency (CBDC) trial to date, a report…
22-Year-Old Man Charged for Assaulting a Customs and Border Protection Helicopter Pilot
TUCSON, Ariz. –On October 13, 2022, United States Border Patrol (USBP) agents arrested Hugo Alexander Garcia-Sales, 22, of Guatemala, for Assault on a Federal Officer With a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon and…
Exclusive-Former U.S. military pilot who worked in China arrested in Australia, faces extradition
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – A former U.S. military pilot and flight instructor who worked in China was arrested in Australia and faces extradition to the United States, Australian court documents…
Pilot Flying J Introduces New Breakfast Sandwiches Worth Stopping For
Knoxville, TN (RestaurantNews.com) Pilot Flying J, the largest network of travel centers in North America, is introducing four new premium breakfast sandwiches to its unexpectedly awesome breakfast menu. Available now at more…
Pilot Company Thanks Military Heroes with Free Meal and Teams Up with the Call of Duty Endowment for Giving Campaign this Veterans Day
Knoxville, TN (-) In celebration of Veterans Day, Pilot Company is inviting all active duty and retired military members to enjoy a free meal* at any of its more than 750 participating…
Smoothie King Launches Pilot Test of Text-to-Order Platform
World’s Largest Smoothie Brand Partners with HungerRush Text, Rolls Out Test in Chicago and Jacksonville Dallas, TX (-) After an extraordinary year in 2021 that brought a 16.5% sales increase year-over-year domestically…
Eurowings warns pilot demands threaten jobs
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Lufthansa’s budget division Eurowings warned on Saturday that pilots’ demands to ease their workloads is putting jobs at the airline at risk. The statement came in response to Friday’s…
SAS sees $200 million in savings through 2026 from pilot labour deal
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Crisis-hit Scandinavian airline SAS sees savings of $200 million through 2026 from a new collective bargaining deal reached with most of its pilots following a crippling two-week strike in…
Mexican airline Volaris fires pilot who recorded near-crash
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican airline Volaris fired a pilot who filmed two of the carrier’s planes nearly crashing at Mexico City’s international airport in May, as the pilot broke airline rules…
SAS cancels 1,700 flights due to pilot strike, late aircraft deliveries
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Scandinavian airline SAS has suspended 1,700 flights in the coming months due partly to a two-week pilot strike in July over collective agreements and delayed aircraft deliveries. SAS, whose…
Israel grounds F-35s over pilot ejection seat concerns
JERUSALEM – The Israeli Air Force announced a temporary halt in its stealth fighter F-35 aircraft activity on Saturday, following U.S. concerns over defects in pilot ejection systems. Aircraft will undergo inspections…
Pilot Charged in Cocaine Trafficking Scheme Extradited from Paraguay
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that RONIER SANCHEZ…
U.S. Blue Angels names first female pilot in squad’s history
By Randi Love (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy’s famed Blue Angels aerial demonstration team on Monday named the first female pilot in the squadron’s history, the organization said. Lieutenant Amanda Lee is…
22-Year-Old Pilot Killed in Jersey Shore Plane Crash
CAPE MAY COUNTY, NJ – A pilot of a small single-engine plane was killed in a crash in Middle Township Saturday morning. According to police, at approximately 9:35 AM, the Middle Township…
GM, travel operator Pilot to develop EV charging network
By David Shepardson (Reuters) – General Motors Co and travel operator Pilot said Thursday they will develop a national network of 2,000 electric vehicle charging stalls at travel centers to make it…
SAS says pilot strike has so far cost $123 million
COPENHAGEN – Airline SAS said on Thursday a pilot strike has cost as much as 1.3 billion Swedish crowns ($122.5 million) so far, and that the strike might jeopardize the firm’s ability…
Drug Dealing Pilot from Southern Oregon who Attempted to Hire a Hitman to Kill Associate Sentenced to Federal Prison
MEDFORD, Ore.—A Josephine County, Oregon man who distributed marijuana throughout the U.S. using his private airplane and who hired a hitman to kill a drug trafficking associate was sentenced to federal prison…
Pilot Suffers Serious Burns in Linden Plane Fire
LINDEN, NJ – A small plane burned on the tarmac of the Linden Municipal Airport on Sunday and the pilot suffered serious burns according to the Linden Police. The fire was reported…
SAS strike looms as pilot wage talks hit crunch time
By Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN – Scandinavian airline SAS began last-ditch wage talks with pilots on Tuesday, negotiators said, hoping to avert a major strike after midnight that could paralyse much of the…
Former US Military Pilot Admits He Spied For China, Sold US Secrets
Former US Military Pilot Admits He Spied For China, Sold US Secrets Philip Lenczycki on June 24, 2022 A former U.S. Army helicopter pilot admitted to serving as a paid agent of…
United Against Hate Pilot Program in Eastern Washington Paves the Way for National Roll Out
Spokane, Washington – U.S. Attorney Vanessa R. Waldref announced today the accomplishments of her office’s pilot outreach program, United Against Hate, which directly connects the United States Attorney’s Office and its local…
Former U.S. Military Pilot Admits Acting as Paid Agent of China and Lying on National Security Background Forms
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Fred Sheppard (619) 546-8237 and John Parmley (619) 546-7957 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – June 23, 2022 SAN DIEGO – A former U.S. Army helicopter pilot-turned-civilian-contractor pleaded guilty in…
Colombia higher court rules fracking pilot projects can go ahead
BOGOTA – Investigative fracking operations in Colombia can go ahead after a court in the Andean country’s Santander province on Thursday reversed a lower court’s decision to block two pilot projects. Commercial…
Russia will start a pilot project for ‘digital’ rouble from April – cbank
(Reuters) – Russia will start a pilot project using its “digital” rouble with real customers and real transactions from April 2023, its central bank said on Wednesday, adding that the project would…
UniCredit launches staff training pilot project in Italy
MILAN – Italian bank UniCredit said it had launched a pilot project to train staff in Italy to try to boost retention rates, weeks after rival heavyweight Intesa Sanpaolo announced a venture…
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