TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s second largest airline, WestJet, said Sunday that it canceled more than 800 flights affecting tens of thousands of passengers as an unexpected strike by plane mechanics entered its third day. Around 680 workers, whose daily inspections and repairs are essential to airline operations, walked off the job on Friday evening, despite […]
Industrial action by Aer Lingus pilots will begin on Wednesday, with 270 flights already cancelled by the airline. A resolution to the bitter dispute over pay does not look imminent after the Labour Court told both sides it would not be intervening at the present time. Tens of thousands of passengers’ flights have been cancelled […]
Severe weather in Texas has forced officials at one of the nation’s largest airports to ground flights, affecting airline traffic between Sacramento and the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Areas of North Texas continued Tuesday to deal with severe storms, including thunderstorms and the chance for flash flooding, a day after a tornado wreaked havoc in Denton […]
(Reuters) -MSCI’s first-quarter revenue fell short of market expectations on Tuesday, hit by subscription cancellations and a contraction in margins due to one-time expenses, sending shares of the investment tools provider down 8%. The company’s operating revenue rose nearly 15% to $680 million for the three months ended March 31, lower than analysts’ estimate of […]
President Biden is trying again to cancel student loan debt for up to 25 million borrowers after the Supreme Court killed his first effort to do so last year. The new plan draws on a different legal justification, which Biden officials hope will be better able to survive inevitable court challenges. If the plan holds, […]
Planet Fitness Inc. (NYSE:PLNT) Founder and CEO Mike Grondahl detailed a history of rampant abuse at the company and alleged it misrepresented its financials during a recent interview with controversial right-wing X user Libs of TikTok. This comes after weeks of calls for boycotts of the brand after the company canceled the membership of a […]
DENVER (AP) — A major storm dumped heavy snow in Colorado on Thursday – forcing flight cancellations and shutting down a highway that connects Denver to Colorado ski resorts. “Our city hasn’t seen a storm like this in a few years,” Denver Mayor Mike Johnston posted Wednesday on X, formerly known as Twitter. The storm, […]
North Carolina’s Parents’ Bill of Rights is affecting students’ ability to learn about domestic violence in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, says the chair of the county’s Domestic Violence Advisory Board. LoveSpeaksOut canceled or postponed dozens of sessions in CMS since the the measure, Senate Bill 49, became law last year, Tanisha Patterson-Powe, who chairs the Domestic Violence […]
Renewed strikes by Lufthansa flight attendants are expected to lead to the cancellation of a total of 1,000 flights on Tuesday and Wednesday at Germany’s Frankfurt and Munich airports, the national carrier said on Monday. Amid the industrial action over wage negotiations set to begin on Tuesday morning, 600 flights are expected to be cancelled […]
Travelers through Tampa International and other major Florida airports may see delays or cancellations due to a band of strong storms near Georgia. Around 5 p.m. Saturday, half of the 650 flights arriving and departing from Tampa International Airport had been delayed, and 77 — or about 12 percent — had been canceled. The delays […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean trainee doctors collectively walked off their jobs Tuesday to escalate their protest of a government medical policy, triggering cancellations of surgeries and other medical treatments at hospitals. The Health Ministry urged them to return to work immediately, saying they must not endanger the lives of patients to fight […]
Feb. 11—TRAVERSE CITY — Michael Zaryczny moved some snow from a pile near Timberlee Hills’ parking lot to cover bare patches on the tubing hill as Destiny’s Child’s “Survivor” played on the speakers inside the lodge. The tubing hill and event venue’s owner used a tractor to scoop snow Friday from piles near the parking […]