Southwest to Halve Flying Time Needed for Prospective Pilots
Southwest Airlines Co. will reduce by half the amount of experience prospective pilots must have flying jet or turboprop aircraft as it accelerates hiring this year.
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US Probes Close Call Between FedEx, Southwest Jets in Austin
A FedEx Corp. widebody jet flew over the top of a Southwest Airlines Co. plane early Saturday in Texas after an air-traffic controller cleared the passenger plane to take off from the same runway that the cargo aircraft was preparing to land on, aviation authorities said.
Ukraine Latest: Zelenskiy, Sunak Speak as Challenger Tank Training Starts
The US is sending Ukraine a new $2.1 billion weapons package, the Pentagon said Friday, including a new ground-launched, bomb-tipped rocket. Canada sent the first of four Leopard 2 tanks it pledged to donate. Ukraine’s president spoke with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
From China to Big Sky: The Balloon That Unnerved the White House
Star gazing is nothing unusual in Montana, where skies go on forever. But as Chase Doak left work on a Wednesday and looked up on a cold winter day he saw a mysterious round white object that was clearly neither the moon or a star.
Chile Widens Wildfire Emergency as Death Toll Climbs to 22
Chile’s President Gabriel Boric declared a state of catastrophe in a third region ravaged by wildfires with the death toll in the South American country climbing to 22.
Central Bankers Curb Their Enthusiasm for Rate Hikes
Waning global enthusiasm for aggressive interest-rate increases may dominate the dozen or so central-bank decisions due in the coming week.
Air France-KLM, Lufthansa Eye UK Carrier Flybe: Telegraph
Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Air France-KLM are in talks to buy bankrupt UK airline Flybe, the Telegraph reported, without saying where it obtained the information.
FOMO is Gripping Credit Markets, Making Bond Premiums Vanish
It’s been some time since companies could raise cash in debt markets and come away feeling like they got the better end of the deal.
CVC Nears Deal to Acquire Logistics Firm Scan Global
CVC Capital Partners is nearing a deal to acquire Danish transport company Scan Global Logistics, people familiar with the matter said.
President Biden on China’s Balloon: ‘We’re Going to Take Care of It’
President Joe Biden said the US will “take care of” an alleged Chinese surveillance balloon that flew over the country and prompted Secretary of State Antony Blinken to postpone an official trip to China.
