South Korea plans to enhance its regulation of domestic low-cost carriers and impose strict penalties on those that do not comply with new safety standards, Yonhap News Agency reported. On January 23, 2025, Park Sang-woo, the Minister of South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT), met with the CEOs of nine domestic low-cost […]
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As air taxis, drones, and other innovative aircraft enter U.S. airspace, systems that communicate an aircraft’s location will be critical to ensure air traffic safety. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires aircraft to communicate their locations to other aircraft and air traffic control in real time using an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system. NASA is
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MIAMI, Fla. — AST SpaceMobile has raised $400 million through convertible debt to help ramp up manufacturing for its direct-to-smartphone constellation. Investors can convert the debt, which priced Jan. 22 to pay interest at 4.25%, into AST SpaceMobile equity if shares rise above $45, or cash at the bond’s maturity in 2032. Revenue-sharing agreements to
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The world is on the verge of witnessing a historic moment in aviation. Boom Supersonic, the company pioneering the return of commercial supersonic travel, is preparing for the maiden supersonic flight of its XB-1 demonstrator. After a rigorous program of 11 successful test flights at increasing speeds, XB-1 is poised to break the sound barrier.
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Valor Hospitality Partners, a leading full-service global hospitality management company, has signed a strategic Hotel Management Agreement (HMA) with Karmastaji Group to oversee a portfolio of three hotels in Dubai with 259 keys and five outlets. This partnership underscores the trust that Dubai-based Karmastaji Group has placed in Valor Hospitality Partners Middle East to deliver exceptional
Imprecise executive order leaves health providers dependent on Pepfar funding unsure if or when money will arrive. In the 2000s activists across the world campaigned for antiretroviral treatment to be made available to people with HIV. One of the consequences of this was PEPFAR, the United States government’s foreign aid HIV programme. Since 2003 it
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Busia — President William Ruto has once again called on Kenyans to continue supporting former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s candidacy for the chairmanship of the African Union Commission (AUC). Speaking during a public rally in Busia Thursday, the President said Odinga’s vast experience, dedication to pan-African ideals and commitment to fostering integration makes him an
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Trump used Davos to warn Europe, demanding NATO allies raise defence spending to 5% of GDP and threatening tariffs on companies not manufacturing in the US. He linked lower oil prices to ending the Ukraine war and assured LNG exports to Europe would continue. ADVERTISEMENT In his first major international address since returning to the
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The quality of mercy is tough to measure, but the quantity of mercy has not been strained in Washington recently. It has been dropping like torrential rain from the heavens. Outgoing President Joe Biden pardoned his son, then commuted the sentences of thousands of individuals who have served more time for nonviolent drug offenses than
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What are the limits of art, of freedom of expression in the case of neo-Nazis expressing anti-democratic views? Can rehabilitation programs reduce crime? Those are some of the pressing and relevant questions raised by the limited series “Pressure Point” (“Smärtpunkten”), for which Swedish scribe and creator Pelle Rådström is in the running for the Nordic
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