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• Snohomish County Council approves purchase of two hotels for homeless housing, wraparound services August 18, 2022 4:37 am KIRO 7 - Washington State The Snohomish County Council voted Wednesday to officially approve executive Dan Somers’s proposal to convert two hotels into bridge housing for the homeless, Somers’s office announced. Somers announced plans last week to convert a Days Inn facility in …
• Zambia participates at the 41th global aviation meeting in South Africa August 18, 2022 4:27 am Lusaka Times Government says that Zambia’s participation in global aviation meetings at the forthcoming 41st Session of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) will help accelerate the country’s aspiration of becoming a regional transport and logistics hub …
• Shell Pakistan to stop aviation operations August 18, 2022 4:18 am Dawn KARACHI: Shell Pakistan Ltd announced on Wednesday it’s going to discontinue its aviation operations across Pakistan. In a regulatory filing to the Pakistan Stock Exchange, the oil marketing firm said it was “no longer commercially viable” for it to run …
• SACAA to introduce aviation as subject in schools August 18, 2022 3:53 am The Citizen (South Africa) The future for women in aviation looks promising, as more women in South Africa break barriers in leading the overwhelmingly male-dominated industry. In partnership with the department of transport, the SA Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) will be …
• Hotel Review: Ibis Styles, nr Heathrow Airport, London August 18, 2022 3:52 am The Travel Magazine An early morning flight from Heathrow Terminal 2 meant leaving home at 3am and risking fatigue and the ensuing grumpiness caused by sleep deprivation. Nightmare. Ibis Styles hotel on Bath Road offered a good value place to lay my head somewhere close to …
• Family of Charles Frederick Page Fights to Recognize His Aviation Legacy August 18, 2022 3:50 am KLAX - Louisiana When you think of aviation, the first name that comes to mind is the Wright Brothers. But around the same time, a Pineville, Louisiana man patented his plan for the first airplane.   In his hands, Joe Page holds the proof his grandfather, Charles Frederick …
• JAMIE CARR: InterContinental Hotels back on the road again August 18, 2022 3:45 am BusinessLIVE After a couple of tough years, with everyone but the Swedes confined to barracks, it looks as though the world is itching to go travelling again. Shrugging off reports of endless cancelled flights as airlines struggle to staff up, and boldly waving goodbye …
• ACCC raises 'concerns' about Qantas' takeover of FIFO airline, ASX drops as UK inflation surges to highest since 1982 August 18, 2022 3:45 am ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Australian shares have fallen modestly after a volatile session on Wall Street, while surging food prices have caused British inflation to surge to its highest level in 40 years. Key points: Origin Energy posts $1.4 billion full-year loss Penfolds …
• Dec date for capital airport’s new tower August 18, 2022 3:43 am The Times of India Bhubaneswar: The new 11-storey air traffic control (ATC) tower at Biju Patnaik International Airport will be ready in December and it will start commissioning in January, authorities said. Initially, both the old and new towers will run alternately. The …
• Tweed Airport Approves New Operator Lease, Eyes Expansion August 18, 2022 3:42 am NBC Connecticut On Wednesday, the Tweed-New Haven Airport Authority Board of Directors approved a new lease and management agreement with a company called Avports. The new lease calls for Avports to spend at least $100 million including on a new terminal, a runway …