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  • Nippon Airways reports minor incident on modified Dreamliner Nippon Airways reports minor incident on modified Dreamliner

    TOKYO - Japan's All Nippon Airways said Friday a modified Dreamliner had suffered a "minor" setback while conducting a test flight of an aircraft this month, but assured it was not due to overheating of lithium batteries. All Nippon Airways, the Japanese airline that is the largest operator of Boeing's beleaguered Dreamliner, said an electric distribution panel overheated and blackened during ...

  • LATAM Airlines to resume Argentina flights later Saturday

    SANTIAGO (Reuters) - LATAM Airlines Group SA LAN.SN said on Saturday it will resume flights to, from and within Argentina by 1530 GMT after state company Intercargo unilaterally decided on Friday to stop providing services to the ...

  • Saudi woman reaches summit of Mount Everest

    Raha Moharrak, 25, not only became the first Saudi woman to attempt the climb but also the youngest Arab to make it to the top of Everest, the BBC ...

  • New board to oversee Trinidads Caribbean Airlines

    PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad -; Trinidad's finance minister has appointed a new interim board to oversee Caribbean Airlines after announcing that the state-owned company posted losses of more than $70 ...

  • Luxury Dubai hotel set to close for revamp

    As of July 8, the Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel & Towers will start a revamp which includes all guest rooms, the Vivaldi restaurant and other facilities in the ...


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Footloose [Blu-Ray]

Footloose [Blu-Ray]

Footloose is a decent movie that arrived at the perfect time. It was released in the early winter of 1984, the same year that MTV fully hit its stride as a cultural institution (by then it reached more than 20 million households), Sony was selling millions o ... ...

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    I spoke with a manager, who told me he was sorry he couldn’t offer me a nonsmoking room. The only rooms the hotel had left to sell were smoking ...

  • American Airlines flight diverted to Aruba because of mechanical problem

    ORANJESTAD, Aruba - An American Airlines flight that was headed to Miami from Brazil has made an emergency landing in Aruba because of a mechanical problem. Spokeswoman Dori Alvarez said Friday that maintenance crews checked the plane once it landed and fixed the problem. She said the plane would depart Friday night for Miami. Flight 234 was carrying 218 passengers and 14 crew members. Alvarez ...

  • Sarawak Brunei Tourism Board To Establish Smart Partnership

    Bandar Seri Begawan - The growth of air transport networks and continuing deregulation have allowed small low-populated places such as Brunei to become a hub for major international tourism ...

  • International Coalition of Tourism Partners lauds Urban Green Energy wind turbine

    HAWAII, USA; BRUSSELS, Belgium; VICTORIA, Seychelles; BALI, Indonesia - After more than a year of dedicated research and development, Urban Green Energy (UGE) is launching VisionAIR, its most advanced wind turbine yet. VisionAIR has been designed to maximize energy output for its users even at moderate wind speeds while maintaining its whisper-quiet operation, high quality, and aesthetic design. ...

  • Kona airport has twice as many passengers than Hilo airport on Hawaiis Big Island

    The Kona International Airport serves twice the number of passengers that pass through the Big Island of Hawaii's other major airport in Hilo. The Big Islands two major airports in Kona and Hilo are the main gateways for visitors and residents to travel to and from the island, but one is used about twice as heavily as the other. According to the state Department of Transportation Airports ...

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