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United joins Southwest, American in new 737 MAX delay

November 15, 2019 3:51 pm

United Airlines said Friday it pushed back its expected date for Boeing’s 737 MAX aircraft to return to service, following similar announcements by rivals Southwest and American Airlines.

The US air carrier now says it expects flights to resume on March 4, 2020, two months later than a previous estimate, implying the cancellation of thousands of scheduled flights.

The top-selling Boeing jets have been grounded since March of this year following the second of two crashes which left 346 people dead.

Boeing has faced stumbling blocks in its efforts

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American Airlines Earnings Rise Despite Boeing MAX Hit

American Airlines Earnings Rise Despite Boeing MAX Hit

October 24, 2019 10:38 am

American Airlines rode strong demand for flying in the travelling public to higher earnings Thursday despite mounting costs connected to the prolonged grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX.

Fuller flights amid a good consumer environment enabled American’s profits to soar 14.2 percent higher in third-quarter to $425 million. Revenues increased three percent to $11.9 billion.

Chief Executive Doug Parker said he was pleased with the earnings growth, but conceded that “our results should have been better.”

Parker cited the hit from the MAX grounding — in the wake of two tragic crashes — as well as ongoing operational challenges tied …

Evacuation Protocol Activated At American Consulate, Lagos

Evacuation Protocol Activated At American Consulate, Lagos

October 24, 2019 5:02 am

• ‘Strange white powder may be anthrax, other toxic agents’
• We’re verifying substance, says embassy staff member

Visitors at the United States Consulate, Victoria Island, Lagos, were compelled to vacate the main building yesterday following a security threat.

The evacuation, which happened at about 12.20 p.m., was the climax of repeated radio warnings that began a few minutes earlier.

Armed and unarmed security operatives immediately took strategic positions within the premises.

Visa applicants and a group of teenagers who had come for an education programme, were among persons ushered out of the building on account of the development.…

James Hope College Foundation Acquires American School

James Hope College Foundation Acquires American School

October 17, 2019 1:21 am

James Hope College (JHC), Agbor, Delta State, a coeducational initiative of the Jim Ovia Foundation, yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with American International School, Lagos (AISL).

Under the MoU, the foundation has acquired the American School’s Lekki Campus facility to establish James Hope College.

The acquisition will take effect from September next year.

The Chairman, Board of Trustees, James Hope College Foundation, Mr. Jim Ovia who emphasised on the acquisition in Lagos, yesterday noted that the essence is to build and uplift the standard of education in Lagos, and the country at large, adding that the college …

Missing American scientist Eaton found dead in Greece

Missing American scientist Eaton found dead in Greece

July 10, 2019 12:24 am

An American scientist, who disappeared a week ago on the island of Crete, Greece was found dead on Tuesday, her employers said.

Suzanne Eaton, 60, a molecular biologist at the world-renowned Max Planck Institute in Dresden, Germany, was attending a conference in the town of Chania when she was reported missing on July 2.

Greek authorities said a body was discovered on a rough and rocky site inside a World War Two bunker, about 8-10 km (5-6 miles) from where she was last seen.

“It is with enormous sadness and regret that we announce the tragic demise of our dearest …

MFM secures another victory in American court

MFM secures another victory in American court

June 30, 2019 12:22 am

An American Court has awarded punitive damages against breakaway pastors of the Bowie branch of Mountain of Fire and Miracles (MFM) in Maryland, United States, for breach of trust and illegally hijacking the branch and its assets in 2017.

The judgment followed an action filed in 2018 before the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County in Maryland, USA, with suit number CAL16-26532 by the MFM International, seeking damages against former resident pastor and 11 other members for converting the church property to their personal use.

The court, in its ruling, ordered the pastor and his co-defendants to pay the …

US bars American tourists from visiting Cuba

US bars American tourists from visiting Cuba

June 5, 2019 12:13 am

The Trump administration clamped down on US tourist visits to Cuba Tuesday, aiming to cut the flow of dollars to a country Washington accuses of helping prop up Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

The Treasury banned group educational travel and cruise ship and private yacht visits by Americans, taking aim at the most common ways US tourists visit the Caribbean island.

The move could constitute a heavy hit on Cuba, which saw more than a quarter-million US visitors in the first four months of 2019, almost double a year earlier.

“The United States holds the Cuban regime accountable for its repression …

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