• A jet fighter takes off from China's Shandong aircraft carrier, south of Okinawa prefecture, Japan, on April 10, 2023. (theepochtimes.com)
  • Indian low-cost carrier Akasa Air is taking legal action against pilots who it says left their posts without providing sufficient notice, and that the roster changes have forced it to rationalise its network. (flightglobal.com)
  • Ambitious Indian low-cost carrier Akasa Air has become the first Asia-Pacific operator to take delivery of a higher-density 737 Max. (flightglobal.com)
  • China's downsizing of its carrier ambitions may leave it with more time to evaluate just what the carriers of the future will really look-like-and whether they're worth the cost. (nationalinterest.org)
  • China's People's Liberation Army Navy takes many of its cues from the U.S. Navy as it develops its carrier aviation branch. (nationalinterest.org)
  • Similar problems apparently are affecting China's carrier program. (nationalinterest.org)
  • China's first carrier, the Type 001 Liaoning, was actually an old Soviet "aircraft-carrying cruiser" purchased by an ex-basketball star from Ukraine, ostensibly for use as a floating casino, and then extensively refitted into a carrier. (nationalinterest.org)
  • The second carrier , launched in 2017-variously designated the Type 001A or Type 002-was China's first entirely domestically built carrier, and is essentially a modestly improved Type 001. (nationalinterest.org)
  • China's third and fourth carriers (the Type 002 or Type 003 depending on which nomenclature you prefer) are significantly larger and more capable, with flat, catapult-equipped flight decks that would allow deployment of fully combat-loaded jet fighters. (nationalinterest.org)
  • The catapults used by China's third and fourth-carriers are also experiencing teething issues, according to Chan: "tests of the electromagnetic catapults used to launch the J-15, China's only carrier-based fighter, had yet to meet the required standard. (nationalinterest.org)
  • China's carriers greatest value may lie more in prestige, power projection against weaker adversaries, and building experience for later capability growth, rather than as deterrence against the U.S. Navy. (nationalinterest.org)
  • AT&T Inc Chief Executive Randall Stephenson said Wednesday that China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is making it very difficult for European carriers to drop the company from its supply chain for next-generation 5G wireless service. (asianage.com)
  • This was the thrust of a May 5 Reuters article with a declarative headline, "China's aircraft carriers play 'theatrical' role but pose little threat yet. (theepochtimes.com)
  • Instead, China's carriers are more of a propaganda showpiece, with doubts about their value in a possible conflict with the U.S. over Taiwan and about whether China could protect them on longer-range missions into the Pacific and Indian oceans, the attachés and analysts told Reuters. (theepochtimes.com)
  • China's aircraft carrier Liaoning (front) sails with other ships during a drill at sea in April 2018. (theepochtimes.com)
  • The United States often sends ships and aircraft into the South China Sea to "flex its muscles" and this is not good for peace, China's Foreign Ministry said on Monday, after a US aircraft carrier group sailed into the disputed waterway. (gulftoday.ae)
  • He reiterated China's position that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China and that the United States should abide by the "one China" principle. (gulftoday.ae)
  • The United States, like most countries, has no formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan but is the democratic island's most important international backer and main arms supplier, to China's anger. (gulftoday.ae)
  • China's three main carriers - China Telecommunications Corporation (China Telecom), China Mobile Limited and China United Network Communications Group Co Ltd(China Unicom) - are mapping out one of the world's most advanced and far-reaching subsea cable networks, according to the four people, who have direct knowledge of the plan. (indiatimes.com)
  • China's armed forces conducted simultaneous military exercises to the west and east of Taiwan on Monday in a move analysts said was a warning to the self-ruled island and its supporter, the United States. (cnn.com)
  • The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning and its escorts were conducting maneuvers around Taiwan, China's military said in a statement Monday. (cnn.com)
  • Considerably smaller than U.S. carriers, the Liaoning features a curved 'ski jump' ramp that limits the fuel and weapons payload carried by her J-15 Flying Shark fighters . (nationalinterest.org)
  • Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning sails through the Miyako Strait near Okinawa in this photo released by Japan's Defense Ministry on April 4, 2021. (cnn.com)
  • Protesters stormed the mayor's office in Almaty, as Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev declared a state of emergency in the capital until 19 January 2022. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • Airbus delivered the airline's first A350-900 in October 2022, with the carrier having taken the first A330-900neo several months earlier. (aerotime.aero)
  • All 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have reached an agreement in principle with Google to settle a lawsuit filed in 2021 over the tech giant's alleged monopolistic control of app distribution for the software that runs most of the world's cellphones. (yahoo.com)
  • Some countries also establish flag carriers such as Israel's El Al or Lebanon's Middle East Airlines for nationalist reasons or to aid the country's economy, particularly in the area of tourism. (wikipedia.org)
  • Even where privately run airlines may be allowed to be established, the flag carriers may still be accorded priority, especially in the apportionment of aviation rights to local or international markets. (wikipedia.org)
  • Near the end of the 20th century, many of these airlines have been corporatized as a public company or a state-owned enterprise, while others have been completely privatized. (wikipedia.org)
  • The chart below lists airlines considered to be a "flag carrier", based on current or former state ownership or other verifiable designation as a national airline. (wikipedia.org)
  • The slow death of the flag carrier: Could state-owned airlines become a thing of the past? (wikipedia.org)
  • That is perhaps best illustrated by the faltering efforts to revive former UK leisure carrier Monarch Airlines. (flightglobal.com)
  • Planned new national carrier KM Malta Airlines is to set to open for bookings on 4 December after securing its air operator's certificate. (flightglobal.com)
  • United Airlines and two other major US carriers said on Friday they will quickly repair more than 60 Boeing 737 MAX planes grounded early last month over an electrical problem that could have interfered with critical systems. (gulftoday.ae)
  • REUTERS) - Consumer complaints against United States (US) airlines rose sharply in 2012, even as the carriers claimed a better record of on-time arrivals and luggage handling. (straitstimes.com)
  • The Airline Quality Rating Report, produced by professors at Purdue and Wichita State Universities, found that even though airlines lost bags or arrived late less frequently, complaints from consumers rose by more than 20 per cent from 2011. (straitstimes.com)
  • Flyadeal, a subsidiary of state carrier Saudi Arabian Airlines, resumed flights within Saudi Arabia in late May 2020 after services were suspended that March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and had itself returned to full capacity by October. (alarabiya.net)
  • European Union leaders meeting on Monday evening were set to ban Belarussian airlines from their bloc's airspace and call on EU-based carriers to avoid flying over the former Soviet republic, according to a draft statement seen by Reuters. (dailysabah.com)
  • Britain said it was issuing a notice to instruct British airlines to cease flights over Belarus and that it would suspend the air permit for Belarus's national carrier Belavia with immediate effect. (dailysabah.com)
  • Under global rules, neither ICAO nor any nation can close another's airspace, but some, such as the United States, have the power to tell their own airlines not to fly there. (dailysabah.com)
  • Starlux Airlines wants to fly to New York, the United States, yet its plans have been negatively impacted by Airbus delivery delays. (aerotime.aero)
  • Several airlines are reviewing their flight links to Ukraine, with some canceling connections altogether, news wire Reuters reports. (err.ee)
  • The government of Ukraine is reportedly also looking at ways to compensate airlines who may encounter problems with their insurers, one source told Reuters, on the basis that airlines may well not be covered for war risk. (err.ee)
  • On November 28, Minnie Chan of the South China Morning Post reported that Beijing was scrapping plans for a fifth and sixth nuclear-powered carrier, once it finished construction of two new steam-powered vessels. (nationalinterest.org)
  • But rather than adopt the steam catapults used on most flat-deck aircraft carriers, Beijing was determined to steal a technological step by directly adopting next-generation electromagnetic launch systems, or EMALs-currently only featured on two new Gerald Ford class carrier. (nationalinterest.org)
  • Beijing may also be having second thoughts on whether springing big bucks for big carriers is the best use of its defense budget. (nationalinterest.org)
  • Beijing has been ramping up research into advanced new military equipment, including submarines, aircraft carriers and anti-satellite missiles, which has rattled nerves regionally and in the United States. (livemint.com)
  • News of the planned cable comes in the wake of a Reuters report last month that revealed how the U.S. government, concerned about Beijing eavesdropping on internet data, has successfully thwarted a number of Chinese undersea cable projects abroad over the past four years. (indiatimes.com)
  • China and maybe India will join the catapult-equipped carrier club in the 2020s. (nationalinterest.org)
  • Media reports from India suggest that over 40 pilots walked out of the company, with news agency Reuters reporting that they went to Air India Express. (flightglobal.com)
  • The addition of the 20th aircraft is an important milestone, because India requires carriers to operate 20 aircraft before they can fly internationally. (flightglobal.com)
  • Today, the "harm" being inflicted on US carriers is primarily on traffic going beyond these Middle East hubs to India and Southeast Asia. (crankyflier.com)
  • India has taken an historic step towards ending the state monopoly on the mining and selling of coal by auctioning 41 mines in the country , a move that allows private companies to enter the sector. (mining.com)
  • India is the world's third-largest producer of coal, behind China and the United States, yet it has heavily relied on imports because of mismanagement and an onerous bureaucracy in coal exploration, production and power generation. (mining.com)
  • Washington claims that the increased military presence is aimed at fighting Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) and balancing Russian extensive military efforts. (rt.com)
  • BAGHDAD - Islamic State militants seized the main government headquarters in Ramadi, raising their black flag over the compound and setting it ablaze hours after a series of suicide car bombings heralded the start of a major new offensive by the extremists on the strategic city. (blogspot.com)
  • Islamic State fighters also seized other parts of the city and attacked the Anbar Operation Command, the military headquarters for the province, al-Kubaisi said. (blogspot.com)
  • The city is undergoing vicious attack by Daesh and we are in dire need of any kind of assistance," Karhout said, using an Arabic acronym for the Islamic State group. (blogspot.com)
  • In Washington, State Department spokesman Jeff Rathke said the US conducted "numerous airstrikes" in Ramadi on Friday as part of its support for Iraqi security forces fighting the Islamic State group. (blogspot.com)
  • However, a failed coup attempt could still destabilise a NATO member that lies between the European Union and the chaos of Syria, with Islamic State bombers targeting Turkish cities and the government also at war with Kurdish separatists. (christiantoday.com)
  • In many cases, governments would directly assist in the growth of their flag carriers typically through subsidies and other fiscal incentives. (wikipedia.org)
  • There are many more examples of subsidies for those carriers, but you can read the details yourself in the documents. (crankyflier.com)
  • They said HMN Tech, which is majority-owned by Shanghai-listed Hengtong Optic-Electric Co Ltd, would receive subsidies from the Chinese state to build the cable. (indiatimes.com)
  • The final stage of the Chinese carrier program was two even larger flat-deck carriers using nuclear propulsion-intended essentially to be equal in capability to the U.S. Navy's super carriers. (nationalinterest.org)
  • Sergei Gorshkov, who determined that to defeat the U.S. Navy's carrier-based battle groups and ensure the survival of his nuclear ballistic missile submarines, he had to launch long-range supersonic missiles from ships, submarines, aircraft, and land bases. (theepochtimes.com)
  • German flag carrier Lufthansa also Monday it was suspending operations in Belarus. (dailysabah.com)
  • Dutch airline KLM, owned by AirFrance, says it will halt all Ukraine flights, while German carrier Lufthansa says it is considering the same move, Reuters says . (err.ee)
  • The US carrier group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt and accompanied by three warships, entered the waterway on Saturday to promote "freedom of the seas," the US military said, just days after Joe Biden became US president. (gulftoday.ae)
  • By contrast, France is currently the only country besides the United States to field a nuclear-powered, catapult-equipped flat-deck aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle which can carry three squadrons of highly capable Rafale fighters . (nationalinterest.org)
  • Reuters cites a claims list as stating that lessors are the carrier's biggest creditors, owed INR82.7 trillion ($5.68 billion). (flightglobal.com)
  • It also cites an email to employees from chief executive Vinay Dube in which he states that the company's finances are strong and that it will continue to grow its operations. (flightglobal.com)
  • The violence has been unprecedented in a country ruled firmly for decades by Nazarbayev, who was the last Soviet-era Communist Party boss still in power in an ex-Soviet state when he passed the presidency on to Tokayev in 2019. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • In contrast to the 100,000-ton nuclear-powered full conventional takeoff and landing flattop carrier USS Nimitz, steaming about 100 miles to the east of Shandong during the Joint Sword exercise, the PLAN carriers don't have catapults and utilize a "ski jump" to help its J-15 strike fighters into the air. (theepochtimes.com)
  • Such an airline may also be known as a national airline or a national carrier, although this can have different legal meanings in some countries. (wikipedia.org)
  • Thus, for France and Germany to jointly operate a carrier, they must reach an understanding on how that carrier would be used. (nationalinterest.org)
  • propaganda [showpieces]," is that both carriers will operate within a dome of PLA anti-ship missile superiority-they were never intended for one-on-one contests with U.S. Navy carrier battle groups. (theepochtimes.com)
  • Demonstrations that began as a response to a fuel price hike have swelled into a broad movement against the government and ex-leader Nursultan Nazarbayev, 81, the longest-serving ruler of any former Soviet state. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • Carriers are continuing to emerge out of post-pandemic recovery and into extraordinary growth. (wn.com)
  • US demand for air travel has risen as the COVID-19 pandemic has waned in the United States. (gulftoday.ae)
  • Air France, the French flag carrier and a subsidiary of the Air France-KLM Sponsored ADR (OTC: AFLYY), is receiving a $4.7 billion injection from the French government to repair the carrier's financial health, which has been severely dented during the COVID-19 pandemic. (businessinsider.com)
  • Saudi Arabia's domestic air travel market is witnessing a sharp recovery, with passenger numbers now close to pre-pandemic levels, said the chief executive of state-owned budget carrier flyadeal on Thursday. (alarabiya.net)
  • We have been pushing Airbus to provide the aircraft as soon as possible, but their production rate is not able at the moment to return to pre-pandemic levels," Chai told Reuters. (aerotime.aero)
  • The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is learning how to deploy its conventionally powered aircraft carriers for political intimidation and potential combat missions. (theepochtimes.com)
  • While they don't match the capabilities of larger and better-armed U.S. Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, it's a mistake to diminish their potential threat. (theepochtimes.com)
  • The carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower is to take the place of the USS Harry S. Truman that will head back to the United States, finishing its eight-month mission, Navy officials on board the Truman said, according to Reuters. (rt.com)
  • The article was referring to the PLAN carrier Shandong, which had just completed a 41-day mission that had the political import of a sortie of the German battleship Bismarck, steaming with its battle group to the east of Taiwan, and, for the first time, contributing to a major blockade/attack and intimidation exercise against Taiwan and the United States. (theepochtimes.com)
  • Then, on April 4, the Shandong transited the Bashi Channel south of Taiwan to participate in the April 8 through April 10 PLA Joint Sword combined forces exercises to intimidate Taiwan-the CCP's response to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's visit to the United States. (theepochtimes.com)
  • The carrier group entered the South China Sea at the same time as Chinese-claimed Taiwan reported incursions by Chinese air force jets into the southwestern part of its air defence identification zone, prompting concern from Washington. (gulftoday.ae)
  • As Chinese warships, fighter jets and drones maneuver around Taiwan, at least four powerful US vessels, including the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli and the guided missile cruiser USS Antietam are east of Taiwan, Reuters has confirmed. (taipeitimes.com)
  • China Just Decided Against A Six Aircraft Carrier Fleet-Why? (nationalinterest.org)
  • "The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKE CSG) entered the US 6th Fleet area of operations today in support of US national security interests in Europe," the US European Command (EUCOM) has announced . (rt.com)
  • Aimed at filling growing deficiencies in the armed forces' equipment and capabilities, other procurements include six C-130J transport aircraft from the United States, Heron TP UAVs from Israel, new rescue helicopters, as well as upgrades to its fleet of Puma armored personnel carriers and the radar found on its Eurofighters . (defenseindustrydaily.com)
  • As land-based aircraft possess more than enough range to patrol the Baltic, a large aircraft carrier would be vulnerable and bring little to the table in such a theater, though a smaller helicopter carrier might be useful. (nationalinterest.org)
  • The three Baltic states said Belarusian airspace should be declared "unsafe" and - as regional tensions mounted - Belarus and Latvia said they were expelling each other's ambassadors. (dailysabah.com)
  • For over a decade, China has been steadily building up plans to deploy six aircraft carriers of progressively greater capability. (nationalinterest.org)
  • Published reports say a group of at least 10 state attorneys general are planning a lawsuit to block a $26.5 billion merger of wireless carriers T-Mobile and Sprint. (ibj.com)
  • On April 14, Russia sent a formal diplomatic note to the United States warning that U.S. and NATO military shipments to Ukraine were "adding fuel" to the conflict and could bring "unpredictable consequences," The Washington Post reported. (armscontrol.org)
  • The United States warns that next-generation 5G equipment, which some telecoms experts see as more vulnerable to attack than previous technology, could be exploited by the Chinese government for spying if supplied by Huawei. (asianage.com)
  • Heartland Institute Senior Fellow Tom Lipscomb warns Minnesota legislators against becoming the first of 50 states in the Union to impose restrictive legislation regulating its wireless service. (heartland.org)
  • One problem is the need to develop a next-generation carrier-based stealth fighter to succeed the PLAN's current J-15s. (nationalinterest.org)
  • Indeed, there are conflicting reports as to whether China will evolve the lighter, and as yet non-operational J-31 stealth fighter for carrier operations, or develop a naval variant of the larger Chengdu J-20 stealth jet currently in service. (nationalinterest.org)
  • China will unveil its new generation J-20 stealth fighter jet at an air show next week, the air force said on Friday, the first public showing of a warplane China hopes will narrow the military gap with the United States. (livemint.com)
  • On April 5, the Czech Republic became the first country to send tanks to Ukraine, including more than a dozen T-72 tanks and armored personnel carriers, according to Reuters. (armscontrol.org)
  • The Czech Republic announced that Czech defense companies would repair Ukrainian tanks and other military vehicles that have suffered damage during the fighting or needed servicing, Reuters reported on April 19. (armscontrol.org)
  • A European carrier will only come about when Germany is willing and able to commit far more resources to defense than it currently does. (nationalinterest.org)
  • Part of this overreaction has been strictly limiting its defense engagements when any responsible state would recognize that we need them now the most," Pentagon acting spokesman Todd Breasseale said. (taipeitimes.com)
  • More than $400 million in additional military aid was announced on April 24 when Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, bringing the total U.S. military assistance since the beginning of the war to $3.7 billion. (armscontrol.org)
  • For example, under the law of the United States, a U.S. flag air carrier is any airline that holds a certificate under Section 401 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (i.e., any U.S.-based airline operating internationally), and any ship registered in the United States is known as a U.S. flag vessel. (wikipedia.org)
  • Moscow has acknowledged a fire on board the vessel with state media saying its 510-strong crew were evacuated when the ammunition exploded and left the vessel 'badly damaged' - though it refused to say what caused the blaze, saying only that the incident is being 'investigated. (dailymail.co.uk)
  • Most of these were considered to be flag carriers as they were the "main national airline" and often a sign of their country's presence abroad. (wikipedia.org)
  • Malaysia is the latest nation to see its flag carrier - a label that in times gone by indicated a government-owned airline, and one that embodied a country's national identity - teeter on the brink. (wikipedia.org)
  • A United States citizen retains United States citizenship when becoming the citizen of another country, should that country's laws allow it. (wikipedia.org)
  • A flag carrier is a transport company, such as an airline or shipping company, that, being locally registered in a given sovereign state, enjoys preferential rights or privileges accorded by the government for international operations. (wikipedia.org)
  • Flag carriers may also be known as such due to laws requiring aircraft or ships to display the state flag of the country of their registry. (wikipedia.org)
  • The term "flag carrier" is a legacy of the time when countries established state-owned airline companies. (wikipedia.org)
  • SAS is the flag carrier for all three nations. (wikipedia.org)
  • Earlier this week, the highest-ranking officer on the USS Harry S. Truman carrier, Rear Adm. (rt.com)
  • The company was valued at as much as $140 billion earlier this year when state-owned carrier China Mobile, one of its shareholders, sold a small stake in a private deal, according to Reuters . (technode.com)
  • The announcement , which puts an end to more than four decades of state control over the coal industry, aims to solve a fuel shortage that threatens to choke the nation's industrial activity. (mining.com)
  • The carrier currently aims to begin operations to one US destination, launching flights from Taipei Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). (aerotime.aero)
  • Citizenship of the United States [2] [3] is a legal status that entails Americans with specific rights , duties , protections, and benefits in the United States . (wikipedia.org)
  • United States citizenship can be renounced by Americans via a formal procedure at a United States embassy. (wikipedia.org)
  • KLM, the Dutch arm of carrier Air France KLM, announced that it would temporarily halt flights over Belarus. (dailysabah.com)
  • President Donald Trump acknowledged the United States was "risking military confrontation" with Iran. (newsweek.com)
  • It thus values the expeditionary ability of an aircraft carrier to support political and military projects distant from French shores. (nationalinterest.org)
  • The article states, "It could be more than a decade before China can mount a credible carrier threat far from its shores, according to four military attachés and six defence analysts familiar with regional naval deployments. (theepochtimes.com)
  • China hopes the J-31, still in development, will compete with the US-made F-35 stealth aircraft in the international market, according to China military watchers and state media reports. (livemint.com)
  • A Russian diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity to Reuters said Israel has asked Moscow not to supply the Syrian military with the S-300s. (defenseindustrydaily.com)
  • The United States on Friday announced a new $425 million military assistance package for Ukraine that features air defence and artillery munitions and anti-tank weapons to aid its fight against Russia's invasion. (ndtv.com)
  • The United States on Thursday announced a new $150 million military assistance package for Ukraine that includes artillery and small-arms ammunition as well as anti-tank weapons. (ndtv.com)
  • The United States military has been an all-volunteer force since the end of the Vietnam War , but male United States citizens and non-citizens are still required to register for the military draft within 30 days of their 18th birthday. (wikipedia.org)
  • Multiple sources have stated that well over 100,000 Russian military personnel are massed on the Russian side of the border with Ukraine, while Washington says that the large number of forces could potentially make an incursion at any time in the next few days. (err.ee)
  • These performance variations reflect a mix of factors - from the impact of the war in Ukraine to the impressive but selective capacity expansion of Ultra-Low-Cost Carriers and relative retrenchment of Network Carriers, as well as some domestic traffic shifting to other transport modes. (wn.com)
  • The United States and its allies have shifted from providing small arms and defensive equipment to hastily ratcheting up deliveries of heavy weaponry to Ukraine as the brutal Russian war there intensifies. (armscontrol.org)
  • The United States and its allies are "moving as fast as possible" to provide Ukraine with the equipment and weapons it needs, he added. (armscontrol.org)
  • This means that the Chinese carriers must be pointed into the oncoming wind to launch their J-15s, which will consume more of their fuel for takeoff. (theepochtimes.com)
  • Chinese state-owned telecom firms are developing a $500 million undersea fiber-optic internet cable network that would link Asia, the Middle East and Europe to rival a similar U.S.-backed project, four people involved in the deal told Reuters. (indiatimes.com)
  • The Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement to Reuters that it "has always encouraged Chinese enterprises to carry out foreign investment and cooperation" without commenting directly on the EMA cable project. (indiatimes.com)
  • Washington has also blocked licenses for planned private subsea cables that would have connected the United States with the Chinese territory of Hong Kong, including projects led by Google LLC, Meta Platforms, Inc and Amazon.com Inc. (indiatimes.com)
  • Others, including Chinese and Turkish carriers, continued to fly over Belarus, which charges euro-denominated fees to use its airspace. (dailysabah.com)
  • Like the Epic lawsuit, the states' lawsuit focused primarily on the control Google exerts on its Play app store so it can collect commissions of up to 30% on digital transactions within apps installed on smartphones running on the Android operating system. (yahoo.com)
  • On Monday, the US strike group with the Harry S. Truman carrier along with the guided missile cruiser USS Anzio and the destroyer USS Gonzalez, launched 68 combat sorties and delivered 52 precision guided munitions against IS targets in Iraq and Syria from the Mediterranean Sea. (rt.com)
  • Parly's statement clarifies that Paris perceives Kramp-Karrenbauer's idea as being about jointly operating a 'European' carrier, rather than merely cooperating on the development and construction and then deploying them in separate navies. (nationalinterest.org)
  • "The presence of two carrier strike groups in the Mediterranean Sea demonstrates our commitment to safety and security in the region," the statement read. (rt.com)
  • Gunfire and explosions had rocked both Istanbul and Ankara in a chaotic night after soldiers took up positions in both cities and ordered state television to read out a statement declaring they had taken power. (christiantoday.com)
  • Carrier struck a deal with President Donald Trump to save some jobs, but the company's operations are still moving to Mexico. (newsweek.com)
  • ALMATY, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's president said on Friday he had ordered his forces to shoot-to-kill to deal with disturbances from those he called bandits and terrorists, a day after Russia sent troops to put down a countrywide uprising. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • Garuda Indonesia has signed a deal with Indonesia's national asset management that will see the carrier receive funds to restore aircraft to service, which will be repaid through a profit sharing scheme on select routes. (flightglobal.com)
  • Tehran wields influence in the Middle East through its use of non-state partners, despite renewed U.S. sanctions against Iran and a U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear deal. (csis.org)
  • Delta Air Lines Inc.'s chief executive on Wednesday said the carrier did not play a role in pushing an industry-changing deal between planemakers Airbus and Bombardier Inc., as a regulatory spat between the United States and Canada threatened the future of a Bombardier plane program. (wingsmagazine.com)
  • Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov escalated the rhetoric on April 26 when he told Russian state TV, "The danger [of nuclear war] is serious, real … NATO, in essence, is engaged in a war with Russia through a proxy and is arming that proxy. (armscontrol.org)
  • Indeed, if a mandated service were sufficiently valuable to consumers, carriers would have incentives to provide it voluntarily. (heartland.org)
  • Mr Manner takes the helm of an airline that has struggled for several years to compete with discount carriers and had difficulties in restructuring its operations due to strong trade unions. (thenationalnews.com)
  • And the main raison d'etre of a large carrier is expeditionary operations. (nationalinterest.org)
  • The authority also expects the operations to provide thousands of jobs - about 70,000 direct positions - and earn states extra annual revenue of 200 billion rupees ($2.6 billion). (mining.com)
  • The complaint filed initially by 36 states and the District of Columbia in Northern California federal court echoed similar allegations that mobile game maker Epic Games made against Google that is scheduled to go to trial in November. (yahoo.com)
  • The consortium on the SeaMeWe-6 cable - which originally had included China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom and telecom carriers from several other nations - initially picked HMN Tech to build that cable. (indiatimes.com)
  • U nited States visa policy permits citizens of certain countries, such as Mexican and Canadian Nafta professional workers, citizens of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Guam and Northern Mariana Islands, to travel to the US without a visa, when they meet certain requirements. (rediff.com)
  • All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. (wikipedia.org)
  • Citizens of other countries who are naturalized as United States citizens may retain their previous citizenship, although they must renounce allegiance to the other country. (wikipedia.org)
  • At the time of the American Civil War , state citizenship assumed a much increased importance when it was widely deemed to have a prior claim over the citizens' loyalty in the seceding Southern states. (wikipedia.org)
  • United States citizens have the right to reside and work in the United States. (wikipedia.org)
  • United States citizens have the right to enter and leave the United States freely. (wikipedia.org)
  • Unlike permanent residents, United States citizens do not have an obligation to maintain residence in the United States - they can leave for any length of time and return freely at any time. (wikipedia.org)
  • Voting for federal office in all fifty states and the District of Columbia is restricted to citizens only. (wikipedia.org)
  • States are not required to extend the franchise to all citizens: for example, several states bar citizen felons from voting, even after they have completed any custodial sentence. (wikipedia.org)
  • The United States Constitution bars states from restricting citizens from voting on grounds of race, color, previous condition of servitude, sex, failure to pay any tax, or age (for citizens who are at least eighteen years old). (wikipedia.org)
  • The United States Constitution requires that all members of the United States House of Representatives have been citizens for seven years, and that all senators have been citizens for nine years, before taking office. (wikipedia.org)
  • Reuters reported no sign of any mass exodus at the largest airport in the country, Borispil Airport in Kyiv, with only individual citizens who reside abroad flying out after visiting family, for instance. (err.ee)
  • LONDON (Reuters) -EasyJet said it was poised to ramp up summer flight schedules with an easing of COVID-19 restrictions, but the low-cost airline warned that late announcement of travel rules reduced visibility as it reported a wider half-year loss. (investing.com)
  • But the states' lawsuit took issue with Google's claim that its Android software is an open operating system that allows consumers more choices. (yahoo.com)
  • This article is about United States citizenship in general. (wikipedia.org)
  • The leaders of the 27 member states will also consider widening the list of Belarussian individuals they already sanction and call on the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to urgently investigate Sunday's incident, when Belarus forced a Ryanair plane to land. (dailysabah.com)
  • The carrier operated an Airbus A320 (HZ-AS82) for the service, SV1571 from Riyadh, on 21 September. (flightglobal.com)
  • Boeing Co sent all affected carriers service bulletins late on Wednesday on how to address the production issue, which had affected 109 planes worldwide. (gulftoday.ae)
  • The Federal Aviation Administration had signed off on the service bulletins, Reuters first reported late on Wednesday. (gulftoday.ae)
  • The US carriers don't have a lot of service in these markets anyway. (crankyflier.com)
  • The states "fought for a fair marketplace that encourages competition, innovation, and lower prices for consumers," she said, and look forward to 'finalizing the agreement and sharing more details in the next 30 days. (yahoo.com)
  • In states across the country, some legislators are proposing to increase regulations on wireless communications. (heartland.org)
  • The wireless industry is facing the prospect of a "patchwork" of state regulations. (heartland.org)
  • These state regulations are unwarranted based on the highly competitive nature of the market, which continues to create innovative new services and drive down costs. (heartland.org)
  • The aviation industry has also been gradually deregulated and liberalized, permitting greater freedoms of the air particularly in the United States and in the European Union with the signing of the Open Skies agreement. (wikipedia.org)
  • Could the European Union Soon Build Its Own Aircraft Carrier? (nationalinterest.org)
  • As a next step, we could start the symbolic project of building an aircraft carrier to give shape to the role of the European Union as a global force for security and peace. (nationalinterest.org)
  • Between Brexit and the increasingly erratic foreign policy of the United States, Berlin and Paris believe they need to move forward in building not only a common European security policy, but even common European forces. (nationalinterest.org)
  • We first have to think about what kind of circumstances would a European aircraft carrier get used. (nationalinterest.org)
  • It's one thing to build a few carriers, it's another to put them under European command. (nationalinterest.org)
  • European low-cost carrier Volotea has appointed chief commercial officer David Gonzalez to the newly created role of general manager, where he will co-ordinate the company's global commercial, strategic, operational and cost control activities. (flightglobal.com)
  • European Union states agreed on Wednesday to ease restrictions on vaccinated visitors, boosting recovery hopes. (investing.com)
  • The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said it had notified its 31 member states about the incident and an airline source said the agency had recommended "caution" over Belarus. (dailysabah.com)
  • We also work with FedEx and UPS and some special European carriers like the Swiss Post. (yahoo.com)
  • Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, said Monday that Moscow had not yet decided whether it would deliver advanced S-300 missile systems to Syria, but would not make a secret of the matter if it took such a decision, Reuters reports . (defenseindustrydaily.com)
  • The reports from Reuters and The Wall Street Journal cite unidentified people familiar with the matter. (ibj.com)
  • Unconfirmed reports stated that the government may be discussing the issue Sunday. (err.ee)
  • state citizenship , in contrast, signifies a relation between a person and a particular state and has application generally limited to domestic matters. (wikipedia.org)