FILE PHOTO: An arial view of the airplane hub at the airport in Karachi, Pakistan February 3, 2017. REUTERS/Caren Firouz/File Photo ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan opened its airspace to civil aviation on Tuesday, following months of restrictions imposed in the wake of a standoff with neighboring India. “With immediate effect Pakistan airspace is open for all type of civil traffic on published ATS (Air Traffic Service) routes,” according to a so-called Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) published on the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority’s website. The move by Pakistan, which lies in the middle of a vital aviation corridor, offers a welcome break for international airlines after the airspace restrictions affected hundreds of commercial and cargo flights each day, adding to flight time for passengers and fuel costs for airlines. India’s ministry of civil aviation said that after the lifting of the NOTAMS, there were no further restrictions on airspace in either … [Read more...] about Pakistan reopens airspace to civil aviation after India standoff
Ryanair cuts summer 2020 growth rate on Boeing MAX doubts
July 16 (Reuters) - Europe’s largest budget carrier Ryanair has cut its forecast for growth in traveller numbers next summer to 3% from a previous 7%, saying it was providing for the possibility of further delays in deliveries of Boeing 737 MAX planes. (Reporting by Noor Zainab Hussain in Bengaluru; editing by Patrick Graham) … [Read more...] about Ryanair cuts summer 2020 growth rate on Boeing MAX doubts
Las Vegas homicide detectives investigating central valley death
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (Las Vegas Review-Journal) Las Vegas homicide detectives are investigating a death Monday night in the central valley. Officers were initally called about 6:20 p.m. to the 2200 block of West Bonanza Road, east of North Rancho Drive, on what was reported to be a person who died by suicide, Metropolitan Police Department Lt. David Gordon said. Suspicious elements of the death prompted homicide detectives to take over the investigation, although it wasn’t yet clear if the death was considered to be a homicide, he said. No further information was immediately available. The Clark County coroner’s office will releasedthe deceased’s identity, as well as a cause and manner of death, after family has been notified. Contact Mike Shoro at [email protected] or 702-387-5290. Follow @mike_shoro on Twitter. … [Read more...] about Las Vegas homicide detectives investigating central valley death
Henderson’s Garry Gates eliminated as WSOP Main Event down to 3
Garry Gates, left, and Alex Livingston, right, on the second day of the main event final table at the World Series of Poker tournament at the Rio hotel-casino in Las Vegas, Monday, July 15, 2019.(Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__raeFans of Alexander Livingston cheer him on at the main event final table at the World Series of Poker tournament at the Rio hotel-casino in Las Vegas, Monday, July 15, 2019.(Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__raeThe second day of the main event final table at the World Series of Poker tournament at the Rio hotel-casino in Las Vegas, Monday, July 15, 2019. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__raeDario Sammartino on the second day of the main event final table at the World Series of Poker tournament at the Rio hotel-casino in Las Vegas, Monday, July 15, 2019.(Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__raeAlex Livingston on the second day of the main event final table at the World Series of Poker tournament at the Rio … [Read more...] about Henderson’s Garry Gates eliminated as WSOP Main Event down to 3
UN refugee agency ‘deeply concerned’ about US asylum curbs
Updated 1:41 am CDT, Tuesday, July 16, 2019 FILE - In this July 4, 2019 file photo, a group of asylum seekers cross the border between El Paso, Texas, and Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, Thursday, July 4, 2019. (Mark Lambie/The El Paso Times via AP) FILE - In this July 4, 2019 file photo, a group of asylum seekers cross the border between El Paso, Texas, and Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, Thursday, July 4, 2019. (Mark Lambie/The El Paso Times via AP) Photo: Mark Lambie, AP Photo: Mark Lambie, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 FILE - In this July 4, 2019 file photo, a group of asylum seekers cross the border between El Paso, Texas, and Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, Thursday, July 4, 2019. (Mark Lambie/The El Paso Times via AP) FILE - In this July 4, 2019 file photo, a group of … [Read more...] about UN refugee agency ‘deeply concerned’ about US asylum curbs