Monthly Archive: April 2018

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Southwest offers apology, $5K, to passengers on damaged jet

PHILADELPHIA — Southwest is sending a letter of apology, a $5,000 check and a $1,000 travel voucher to passengers who were on a flight that made an emergency landing in Philadelphia following an engine explosion. Chairman Gary Kelly says in the letter that the money is to help cover any “immediate financial needs.” An engine […]

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WestJet pilots get $2 million from union to help efforts to get first contract

MONTREAL — WestJet pilots are marking their first year since choosing to unionize by receiving $2 million from the international union’s contingency fund to help with efforts to achieve a first collective agreement. Capt. Rob McFadyen, chairman of the Air Line Pilots Association master executive council, says the money will help secure a contract that […]

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The Latest: Global leaders fear rising trade tensions

WASHINGTON — The latest from the spring meetings of the Group of 20 major economies, the 189-nation International Monetary Fund and its sister lending institution, the World Bank. (All times local) 2 p.m. Global finance ministers see rising trade tensions between the United States and China as a major threat facing the world economy. Argentine […]

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New Jersey governor signs drill ban to thwart Trump plan

POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J. — On the anniversary of the largest marine oil spill in the petroleum industry, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill Friday prohibiting oil and natural gas drilling in state waters, as well as preventing infrastructure like pipelines that could support drilling in more distant federal waters. It is one […]

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Aperta Provides Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) in Cayman Islands

Once again, the Aperta Active Clearing System (ACS) has delivered the mechanism for a country to implement a world-class electronic payment processing environment to maximize a national payments system’s efficiency, effectiveness, security and control. Aperta partnered with the Cayman Islands ACH Operator (Prism Services (Cayman) Ltd.) and local commercial banks to deliver a new Electronic […]