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Former Engineering manager at BOAC and British Airways and Engineering Director at Cathay Pacific, Stewart takes us through the challenges of selecting and keeping aircraft in the air in both the Far East and in the UK. Though starting life as a BOAC apprentice, Stewart spent his early years on secondment to Kuwait Airways and Malaysia-Singapore Airline and he tells us about life living away from home often as the only engineer certified to maintain the airline's types. Back in the UK, Stewart spent most of the 1970s at Heathrow dealing with the challenges posed by the unions, engineers and the fleet of Boeing 747s and 707s. Steward finished his time as a full-time employee in Hong Kong as Cathy Pacific's Engineering Director, working with Boeing, Rolls-Royce and his engineers selecting and maintaining over 60 wide-bodied aircraft and Dragonair's fleet of narrow bodied aircraft. Not ready for the allotment, Stewart returned to the UK to take up consultancies and board positions with many aviation companies including Rolls-Royce and Airbus. Always a Committee man, Steward also discusses his term as President of the Royal Aeronautical Society, the Society of Licensed Aircraft Engineers and the International Federation of Airworthiness. During the interview, Stewart shares some amusing and fascinating tales of the people he met and the challenges he faced during his varied career. Stewart John FREng FRAeS talked with Keith Cameron in September 2024 for the Royal Aeronautical Society/National Aerospace Library's oral history project ‘If I only didn't do it that way…….” Capturing history from the horse's mouth to inspire today's aeronautical professionals. … . The podcast was edited by Eur Ing Mike Stanberry FRAeS. The transcript of the recording can be accessed on the National Aerospace Library's catalogue: https://raes.soutron.net/Portal/Default/en-GB/RecordView/Index/1116153

In this episode, we are joined by Blackstone Chambers' Stephen Nathan KC, Tom Croxford KC, and Tom Hickman KC as they share their most memorable cases. Listen in as Stephen Nathan KC recalls his longest-running case, Kuwait Airways v Iraqi Airways Company. Stephen draws on his unique experience in court and his visit to Iraq. The several judgments in KAC v IAC have, so far, been cited in more than a hundred High Court and Court of Appeal judgments in England, as well as in other common law jurisdictions.Tom Croxford KC discusses the complexity of Passi v Nissan & Ors, a high-profile whistleblowing case, much reported in international press, including successfully resisting application for interim relief by former general counsel.Tom Hickman KC reflects on one of his involvement in one of the highest profile and most controversial cases of modern times, R(Miller) v Secretary of State Exiting the European Union, in which Judges were branded “Enemies of the People” and the Supreme Court sat for the first time with 11 Justices. Tom reveals insights about the origins of the case and how he was caught up in the whirlwind litigation in a team led by Lord Pannick KC.Join us for this insightful and thought-provoking episode as these distinguished barristers detail their most memorable cases and the experiences they encountered.

Linking the Travel Industry is a business travel podcast where we review the top travel industry stories that are posted on LinkedIn by LinkedIn members.  We curate the top posts and discuss with them with travel industry veterans in a live session with real audience members.  You can join the live recording session by visiting BusinessTravel360.com and registering for the next event.Your Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash Shravah.Stories covered on this session include -The story of the week surely is from SAS - Scandinavian Airlines who were planning to implement the ill-advised "wholesale" model, then postponed it by six months and now abandoning it altogether.We will be joined on Monday by Cameron Bengert from Clyde Travel Management to talk about their #ndc developments.In a fascinating post by Will Horton, it seems that US airlines this week helped put before the White House a draft order that would require foreign airlines to also avoid Russian air space. Kuwait Airways airlines partners up with Malaysia Airlines.The Indian aviation investment just keeps growing, with news that investments in airports will reach $12b. Staying with India: It seems they are not looking at increasing air traffic rights for the United Arab Emirates, despite calls by Gulf carriers, and wants its domestic airlines to offer non-stop long haul flights. Fintech platform Brex adds travel booking services courtesy of Spotnana and therefore takes on SAP Concur amongst others. In another very interesting story by Will Horton we hear how Korea is stepping in to plug the gap in US - China air traffic in light of frosty relations between the two countries.Despite recently partnering up with British Airways, South African based airline Airlink is also teaming up with Etihad.Space News - SpaceX & T-Mobile partner.You can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, iHeart, Pandora, Spotify, Alexa or your favorite podcast player.This podcast was created, edited and distributed by BusinessTravel360.  Be sure to sign up for regular updates at BusinessTravel360.com - Enjoy!Support the show

Die Januar 2023 Flugzeugnews habe ich terminlich etwas umgestellt. Sie heißen jetzt, wie das Veröffentlichungs-Datum, nämlich 12. Februar 2023. Dazu habe ich wieder die Pressemeldungen der Airlines, Foren-Einträge, Tweets, Instagram-News oder Facebook-Meldungen durchstöbert und präsentiere Dir kurz und knapp die Flugrouten-Neuigkeiten aus der Passagierluftfahrt für die kommenden Monate mit Schwerpunkt auf den Sommerflugplan 2023. Alle Quellen findest Du in meinem Twitter Account @Flugexperte. Mit dabei sind diesmal wieder die Fluggesellschaften Play, Nouvelair, Royal Jordanian, Sylt Air, Wizzair, Ryanair, Air Baltic, easyJet, Kuwait Airways, Flybe, Condor, Swiss, Etihad und Korean Air. Weiterführende Links: Der Flug Podcast von mir bei Spotify (Link auf "Open Spotify") Fluggesellschaft.de Podcast bei Stitcher (für Android Smartphones) Fluggesellschaft.de bei Radio.de Fluggesellschaft.de bei iTunes (für Apple Geräte / Anwender) Fluggesellschaft.de bei Podbean Fluggesellschaft.de bei Podimo Fluggesellschaft.de bei Amazon Music Fluggesellschaft.de bei Audible

Det er slutt på januar, slutt med 747 og slutt for Flyr. Ryanair tjener fremdeles masse penger, Lufthansa ser ut til å kaste dem bort på ITA, Kuwait Airways har fått nye uniformer og vi har lesestoff-anbefalig ... fra Stortinget. Velkommen ombord på flight 238. Blom & Voss BV.238 Ulykkesflight 238 Royal Brunei 238 Aerocon 238 AKTUELT: Konkurshjørnet Flyr Flybe Siste Boeing 747 levert Ryanair tjener mer enn forventet i Q4 SAS tapte halvannen milliard i november/desember Stortingsmelding nr. 10 - luftfartsmeldingen Italia har skrevet intensjonsavtale med Lufthansa om kjøp av ITA Kuwait Airways har fått nye uniformer Australias nye LCC Bonza er i luften Avinor-tallene. Stabilt på ca 15% under 2019 Levering i 2022 for Boeing og Airbus  Airbus   A220: 53 (50)  A220-100: 6 (3) A220-300: 47 (47)   A320-serien: 516 (483)  A319neo: 6 (2)  A320neo: 246 (258)  A321neo: 264 (199)   A330: 32 (18)  A330-200: 5(3)  A330-300: 4 (1)  A330-800: 3 (1)  A330-900: 20 (13)   A350: 62 (55)  A350-900: 52 (49)  A350-1000: 10 (6)   Total: 663 (611) (målet var 700)  Boeing  737: 387 (263) 737-700: 1 (0) 737-800: 12 (17) 737-MAX 8: 313 (207) 737-MAX 9: 61 (39)  747: 5 (7)  767: 33 (32) 767-300F: 18 (19) 767

This week on #TerrorInTheSkies Gary and Shannon talk about an airline that made female applicants strip down to their underwear during the hiring process. Women that applied for cabin-crew positions for Kuwait Airways would be rejected for having moles, scars, and glasses. (Not sure you need to make people strip down to their skivvies to notice that they wear glasses.) Also on #TerrorInTheSkies Gary and Shannon go over a couple that boarded a Southwest flight and blocked the seat next to them until they saw the "ideal" passenger to fill the seat.

Un proceso de selección de azafatas que llevaba a cabo la empresa Meccti, convocado para Kuwait Airways está investigando ya de oficio por la Inspección de Trabajo de la Seguridad Social ya que en el proceso de captación las candidatas han denunciado trato vejatorio. Les pedían a las mujeres que se quedaran en braga y sujetador bajo pretexto de ver que no tenían ni marcas de nacimiento ni cicatrices ni tatuajes....

In this episode, we take it back to the podcast's roots by interviewing Amanda Berman - Founder and Executive Director of the Zioness Movement! The Zioness Movement is a new initiative empowering and activating Zionists on the progressive left to stand proudly in social justice spaces as Jews and Zionists. Amanda was also a civil rights attorney fighting anti-Semitism legally, spearheading such groundbreaking initiatives as the international action against Kuwait Airways for its discrimination against Israeli nationals, and the dual cases against San Francisco State University for its constitutional and civil rights violations against Jewish and Israeli students and community members. Amanda writes on Jewish and civil rights issues and is a media contributor across various mediums and outlets. In this conversation, Margarita interviews Amanda on her experience fighting antisemitism, starting Zioness Movement and what she learned along the way! Check out zioness.org and follow @zionessmovement on IG! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wethewomenmedia/support

Amanda Berman joins Mark today for a dynamic conversation regarding Numbers 27:1 and its profound significance throughout the centuries. Amanda is the Founder and Executive Director of the ‘Zioness Movement’, an initiative which empowers and activates Zionists on the progressive left to stand proudly in social justice spaces as Jews and Zionists. She has been a civil rights attorney fighting anti-Semitism legally, spearheading such groundbreaking initiatives as the international action against Kuwait Airways for its discrimination against Israeli nationals, and the dual cases against San Francisco State University for its constitutional and civil rights violations against Jewish and Israeli students and community members. As you will discover, Amanda is a highly intelligent, articulate, and passionate speaker whose commitment to the advancement and protection of the Jewish people and the Zionist community shines forth brilliantly during today’s discussion. Amanda begins this discussion by summarizing the story, looking at the significance of the daughters’ names within the story, and explaining the two powerful reasons why they bring their complaint to the leadership. She and Mark then analyze the daughters’ argument and discuss the logic of equality that is introduced during the story as well as the models of progressive change which are learned from it. They finish by noting the importance of significant incremental change both within this story and, indeed, throughout history, and Amanda shares the lessons about mankind which she has learned through her life and work. Today’s story is one of historic social transformation whose impact reverberates through society still today, providing yet another powerful example of the timeless value and wisdom of the Torah. Episode Highlights: Amanda’s summary of the story The significance of the daughters’ names The two powerful reasons why they bring a complaint to the leadership An analysis of their argument Establishing the logic of equality The models of progressive change learned from this story Significant incremental change The lessons about mankind that Amanda has learned Quotes: “They want to be part of the Zionist story. They’re women who believe that they should have the same rights as men as the Jews were settling in the land of Israel.” “I think they also believed that even if they lived in a patriarchal society…I think that they believed that God wouldn’t see it that way, that God would say that women are equal.” “If justice is to be served, we have to be able to inherit. We have to be able to pass on our father’s tradition.” “God…unambiguously rules in favor of the five daughters.” “This just might be the greatest single leap forward in a moment that has ever occurred in progressive thought.” “They had the courage and they were welcome litigants before the bench.” “I found myself, you know, less involved in the domestic issues that I cared about and I realized that it was because of this new manifestation of the anti-Semitism that existed there.” “Making people aware that you can be both a social justice activist…and you can be a proud Zionist…that is a groundbreaking thing for some people.” Numbers 27:1 The daughters of Zelophehad, of Manassite family—son of Hepher son of Gilead son of Machir son of Manasseh son of Joseph—came forward. The names of the daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. https://www.sefaria.org/Numbers.27.1?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en Links: The Zioness homepage: _https://zioness.org/ The Rabbi’s Husband homepage: http://therabbishusband.com/ Mark’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/markgerson?lang=en

Today in history: Kurt Cobain commits suicide. Kuwait Airways hijacked. West Berlin disco bombed. Winston Churchill resigns. Howard Hughes dies. Pocohontas marries John Rolfe.  

Fighting anti-Zionism in progressive spaces. Amanda Berman is the Founder and Executive Director of the Zioness Movement, a new initiative empowering and activating Zionists on the progressive left to stand proudly in social justice spaces as Jews and Zionists. Until she recently made the transition to focusing exclusively on building the much-needed Zioness community, Amanda was also a civil rights attorney fighting anti-Semitism legally, spearheading such groundbreaking initiatives as the international action against Kuwait Airways for its discrimination against Israeli nationals, and the dual cases against San Francisco State University for its constitutional and civil rights violations against Jewish and Israeli students and community members. ​ Amanda writes on Jewish and civil rights issues and is a media contributor across various mediums and outlets. She has spoken and presented before diverse audiences including Hadassah, JNF, B'nei Brith, Jewish Federation, AIPAC, JCRC, Hillel, and many others. She is a graduate of the Anti-Defamation League's Glass Leadership Institute, the recipient of Hadassah's prestigious Myrtle Wreath Award, and was listed by the Algemeiner as one of the top "100 people positively contributing to Jewish life" in 2018. She previously served for 5 years as an Executive Board Member at Friends of the IDF, Young Leadership NY. Amanda graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in Diplomatic History and a Master of Governmental Administration and received her Juris Doctor from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where she was a Public Service Scholar; served in the Bet Tzedek Legal Services Clinic, providing legal services to the underrepresented; served in the Advanced Human Rights Clinic, providing legal services to immigrants and refugees; sat on the Executive Board of the Cardozo Advocates for Battered Women; and was a Fellow in the Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Clinic. She practiced securities litigation at Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP before dedicating her career to the advancement and protection of the Jewish people and the Zionist community.

Often in politically progressive spaces, Zionists are asked to leave their pro-Israel politics at the door, or else face exclusion and be branded as racists. Amanda Berman, the founder and executive director of the Zioness Movement, is aiming to address this problem by empowering and activating Zionists on the progressive left to stand proudly in social justice spaces as Jews and Zionists. In this episode, our podcast host and B'nai B'rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin talks with Berman about the work of the Zioness Movement and the main challenges ahead for her organization. Until she recently made the transition to focusing exclusively on building the much-needed Zioness community, Berman was also a civil rights attorney fighting anti-Semitism legally, spearheading such groundbreaking initiatives as the international action against Kuwait Airways for its discrimination against Israeli nationals, and the dual cases against San Francisco State University for its constitutional and civil rights violations against Jewish and Israeli students and community members. Berman writes on Jewish and civil rights issues and is a media contributor across various mediums and outlets. She has spoken and presented before diverse audiences including Hadassah, JNF, B'nai Brith, Jewish Federation, AIPAC, JCRC, Hillel and many others. 

weitere Themen: Bericht vom DJT, Haft für Bill Cosby, antisemitische Airline Shownotes: Bill Cosby im Gefängnis: http://einspruch.faz.net/recht-des-tages/2018-09-27/ein-sexuell-gewalttaetiger-verbrecher/146229.html Anhörung von Ford und Kavanaugh: http://einspruch.faz.net/recht-des-tages/2018-09-28/der-kulturkampf/146979.html Kommentar zu Kavanaugh: http://einspruch.faz.net/recht-des-tages/2018-09-24/richter-unter-anklage/144939.html Rechtsstaatsverfahren gegen Ungarn: http://einspruch.faz.net/recht-des-tages/2018-09-12/orban-ungarn-wird-sich-nicht-erpressen-lassen/139635.html http://einspruch.faz.net/recht-des-tages/2018-09-12/ausschluss/139561.html Klage gegen Polen: http://einspruch.faz.net/recht-des-tages/2018-09-25/taegliche-geldstrafe/145371.html Strafzumessung auf dem DJT: http://einspruch.faz.net/einspruch-magazin/2018-09-26/strafe-nach-mass/145931.html http://einspruch.faz.net/einspruch-magazin/2018-09-26/gnade-vor-recht/145933.html Strafzumessung und Asylrecht auf dem DJT: http://einspruch.faz.net/recht-des-tages/2018-09-28/recht-und-empfinden/146889.html Sammelklagen auf dem DJT: http://einspruch.faz.net/recht-des-tages/2018-09-28/schnell-ein-wenig-recht-bekommen/146895.html Beschlüsse des 72. DJT: https://www.djt.de/fileadmin/downloads/72/Beschluesse_gesamt_final.pdf OLG Frankfurt zu Kuwait Airways: https://www.lto.de/recht/hintergruende/h/lg-frankfurt-kuwait-airlines-israeli-befoerderung-unmoeglichkeit-diskriminierung/ https://verfassungsblog.de/protecting-israeli-citizens-against-discrimination-in-germany/ Mitglied des Führungsstabs von chilenischer Sekte muss nicht in Haft: http://einspruch.faz.net/recht-des-tages/2018-09-26/arzt-der-sekte-colonia-dignidad-muss-nicht-in-haft/145727.html Gerechtes Urteil: https://verkehrsrecht.gfu.com/2018/09/vg-darmstadt-abschleppen-wegen-jugendgefaehrdender-fahrzeugaufdrucke-vor-grundschule-rechtmaessig/

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Kabinett (ab 1:11 min) Naive Fragen zu: Podcast vom AA (ab 11:25 min) - Sind das Selbstgespräche, oder wer führt diese Gespräche? (12:20 min) Saudi-Arabien (ab 25:31 min) - Können Sie auch noch einmal erklären, wie diese diplomatische Krise jetzt beigelegt wurde? Was hat Herr Maas mit dem saudischen Außenminister also in Bezug darauf besprochen, wie man diese Krise beilegen kann? Ich war jetzt gerade überrascht, dass Sie ein paar Themen genannt haben, aber nicht der Jemen ein Thema war (ab 28:41 min) - Was kam denn da in Sachen Jemen heraus? War auch der angebliche Stopp von deutschen Waffenexporten nach Saudi-Arabien ein Thema? - Vielleicht könnte Herr Seibert noch einmal erläutern, wie die neue Genehmigung mit dem Koalitionsvertrag übereinstimmt. (ab 36:20 min) - da die Bundesregierung auch Teil des UN-Menschenrechtsrats ist, frage ich: Es gab in dieser Woche einen neuen Bericht von einer unabhängigen Ermittlungskommission, die von Kriegsverbrechen im Jemen auf beiden Seiten spricht, aber insbesondere, was Saudi-Arabien betrifft. Darin zählen die Fachleute auf, die von Saudi-Arabien geführte Militärkoalition sei für Luftangriffe auf Wohngebiete, Märkte, Beerdigungen, Krankenhäuser und andere zivile Ziele verantwortlich. Wie bewerten Sie den Bericht? - Zweifelt die Bundesregierung die Ergebnisse dieser Ermittlungskommission denn in irgendeiner Weise an? - Sie sagen, es würden immer Einzelfälle geprüft. Gab es denn in den letzten Monaten einen Einzelfall oder einen Fall, in dem Nein gesagt wurde? Afghanistan (ab 47:20 min) - Am Sonntag gab es dort nach bestätigten UN-Berichten einen Luftangriff von afghanischen bzw. wahrscheinlich amerikanischen Bombern. Dort wurden zwölf Mitglieder einer Familie getötet. Wie bewertet die Bundesregierung das? war die Bundeswehr in irgendeiner Weise beteiligt? wie bewertet die Bundesregierung die Zahl der toten Zivilisten in Afghanistan in diesem Jahr? - Verurteilen Sie solche Angriffe? Das vermisse ich jetzt. - vielleicht können Sie nachreichen, warum das BMI zum Beispiel in den zwei Fällen, über die auch im „SPIEGEL“ berichtet wurde und bei denen es um eine latente Gefährdung dieser Personen geht, die Einreise verwehrt oder der Aufnahme nicht zugestimmt hat. Kuwait Airways (ab 54:47 min) - diese Woche gab es ein Urteil vom OLG Frankfurt, das bestätigt hat, dass die Fluggesellschaft nicht verpflichtet ist, sich gegen antisemitische Gesetze aufzulehnen, wenn ihnen diese die Beförderung von Passagieren untersagen. Was plant Ihr Ministerium jetzt vielleicht zu tun? Moorbrand (ab 56:47 min) - Der Öffentlichkeit wurden ja auch hochaufgelöste Bilder dieser Tornadoflüge versprochen. Wann werden diese denn veröffentlicht? Es war sogar die Rede von 3D-Bildern. (ab 58:00 min) - Außerdem sind ja Drohnen im Einsatz, die auch mit Wärmebildkameras ausgerüstet sind. Warum werden trotzdem noch Tornados geflogen, und auf welcher rechtlichen Grundlage basiert das? Bitte unterstützt unsere Arbeit finanziell: Tilo Jung IBAN: DE36700222000072410386 BIC: FDDODEMMXXX Verwendungszweck: BPK PayPal ► http://www.paypal.me/JungNaiv Fanshop ► http://fanshop-jungundnaiv.de/

African American Women Engineers' Silent Struggle Against Indifference I had a hard time finding a title for this post. I wanted to come up with something that would speak to what people were already searching for. So I went to Google Trends and entered "black women in engineering". The results showed zero interest over the past 5 years. I tried "African American women in engineering". Again, no one was searching for these terms, according to Google. I tried narrowing the search to just the United States. Still, there was nothing. It takes me an average of about 4 hours to produce each podcast episode. This includes curating the news, writing the news summaries, recording the interview, editing the interview, writing the script for the show, recording the show, and a host of other tasks. Suddenly I found myself spending 45 minutes on the title alone. I thought that perhaps I wasn't entering the correct search terms, or that something was wrong with Google's algorithm. Then, after a longer period of time than it probably should have taken, I realized that this is exactly the problem.  I concluded that the lack of search inquiries for "African American women in engineering" over half a decade is further proof of an epidemic. African American women engineers are almost completely invisible. To make matters worse, no one cares. My Google Trends results for "African American women in engineering" But you're going to find out today that only part of my conclusion was true. While African American women engineers are indeed working in near-anonymity, my guest today does care about them. Nicole Yates cares about the dearth of African American women engineers and she wants to do something about it, which is why she edited a recent paper entitled Ignored Potential: A Collaborative Roadmap for Increasing African American Women in Engineering. The paper pulls together insights from some of the best minds working on improving diversity, inclusion and retention in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.   The paper is solutions-focused, but its recommendations address two central statistics: African Americans comprised just 4% of engineering degrees awarded in 2015, which is down a full percentage point, from 5%, in 2006. The number of engineering bachelor's degrees awarded to African American women has declined from 1,100 in 2005, to 809 in 2011 (Slaughter, J. B., Tao, Y., & Pearson, W. (2015). Changing the face of engineering: The African American experience. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press). I hope you'll take some time to explore this issue further and include Nicole and her colleagues in your efforts. Bio Nicole Yates is the National Society of Black Engineers' Senior Research Analyst and Applications Specialist. In this role, she conducts training, produces original research, and coordinates with an external network of researchers who support NSBE's mission.   Nicole holds a Master's degree in Psychology from Stanford University. Her original thesis research focused on the dearth of women in STEM fields, an issue that personally concerns her. Nicole also completed her undergraduate degrees at Stanford (B.A., Psychology and B.A., Drama), where she participated in numerous activities including political advocacy, volunteer tutoring, and service-oriented trips. Prior to joining NSBE, Nicole served as an adjunct faculty member at Grand Canyon University in her hometown of Phoenix, Arizona. Resources Reports Ignored Potential: A Collaborative Road Map for Increasing African-0American Women in Engineering edited by Nicole Yates (NSBE, 2017) Websites National Society of Black Engineers 10K Black Engineers Annually by 2025 Books Working Smarter Not Just Harder by Carl Reid Changing the Face of Engineering  edited by Dr. John Brooks Slaughter, Yu Tao and Willie Pearson, Jr. News Roundup The Department of Homeland Security and FBI issued a joint report warning that hackers have penetrated the computer networks of companies that operate nuclear power plants. Ellen Nakashima at the Washington Post confirmed on Saturday that government officials have officially attributed the hacks to Russia. Russia has taken down entire electric grids in Ukraine, leaving hundreds of thousands without power. At this time, however, U.S. officials are not reporting an imminent threat to civilians as the hacks were executed against administrative and business systems rather than nuclear power operations. However, the hack could be part of larger scale planning operations. Further, the report came with an amber alert, which is the second highest threat level. The U.S. is gradually lifting its laptop ban on flights into the U.S. from majority-Muslim countries. Qatar Airways announced last week that the U.S. government has lifted the laptop ban against it. Qatar Airways joins Emirates, Turkish Airlines, and Etihad Airways on the list of airlines on which the U.S. has lifted its laptop ban. The laptop ban on direct flights originating in Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and Turkey is still in effect on passengers traveling with Royal Jordanian, Kuwait Airways, EgyptAir and Royal Air Maroc. Amazon and Reddit have joined the list of companies that will be participating in an organized, online protest on July 12th against the FCC's proposed measure to repeal the Obama-era net neutrality rules. Details of what the protest will entail have been kept under wraps. However, Etsy, Mozilla and others will also be participating. Microsoft has announced more layoffs. The company, which is in the midst of a reorganization, announced last week that it would be cutting some 18,000 sales jobs.  This is in addition to the nearly 3,000 jobs the company announced it would be cutting last July.The company is shifting its focus and strategy to cloud-based services according to a memo leaked to the press back on June 30th. Diane Bartz at Reuters reports that President Trump is supporting Apple in the company's appeal against a European Union decision ordering it to pay 13 billion euros ($14.8 billion) in back taxes to Ireland. The Trump administration filed an application to intervene in the appeal which is likely to take place in 2018. The European Commission ruled last year that Ireland granted Apple illegal tax subsidies. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the Northern District of California is allowing Twitter's lawsuit against the United States government to proceed. The U.S. government routinely makes data requests in the course of criminal investigations but only allows Twitter and other tech companies to report to the the public the number range of requests it has received from the feds rather than the exact number. For example, if the government made 2, 700 data requests from Twitter, Twitter might only be able to disclose to the public that the government made between 2,000 and 3,000 data requests. Twitter is arguing, among other things, that this is tantamount to a prior restraint on free speech and that it should be allowed to disclose the exact number of data requests the government has made. The phrase "only in New York" has special meaning for Uber and Lyft. Noam Scheiber at The New York Times reported that the ride sharing companies may have been ripping off their drivers by manipulating their collection of sales tax in New York City. Actual ride receipts show Uber deducted New York State sales tax from what drivers were paid rather than passing the sales tax on to passengers, which is what is required by law. Uber argues the sales tax is built into the base fare. But taxi advocates aren't buying it because receipts from other states show Uber added sales tax to the passengers' final bill. A local investigation into Uber's taxi receipts also showed Uber used the same base rate in both New York City and Connecticut even though Connecticut has different tax laws. The FCC has a new Chief Economist. Jerry Ellig was a Senior Fellow at the conservative Mercatus Center at George Mason University where he had worked since 1996. The Department of Homeland Security is delaying a rule that would help make it easier for foreign entrepreneurs and investors to enter the United States. The rule -- the International Entrepreneur Rule-- was set to go into effect on July 17, but DHS announced today that it's pushing it back at least until March 14, 2018. DHS claims this will give it enough time to solicit comments from the public on the new rule. Harper Neidig in the Hill has the story.    

This week in the Network Beat bonus segment of the Airways Podcast, Airways Senior Business Analyst Vinay Bhaskara and Columnist Rohan Anand discuss Kuwait Airways’ long haul expansion (0:23), the mixed effect of low fuel prices on Kuwait Airways’ (2:42), Kuwait City quietly becoming a connecting hub (4:08), Kuwait Airways’ need to grow in Asia and Africa (7:42)

Awake 2 Oneness Radio with John Smallman, channel for Saul and Jesus, live on Friday February 19, 2016 at 7:00 PM EST. John Smallman was born in Maidenhead, England in August 1940 and attended Jesuit boarding school from 1948 to 1957 and in 1958 to 1961 he trained to become a pilot. In March 1961 he got his first job as an airline pilot with Jersey Airlines.   He enjoyed a 42 year career as an airline pilot with several airlines; he flew for Aer Lingus Irish Airlines in Dublin, Ireland, flew for Laker Airways in England and made Captain in 1970. He also flew for Singapore Airlines, Kuwait Airways and Japan Airlines before retiring in August 2003. In the early '80s he read a book entitled “Seth Speaks” channeled by Jane Roberts. He found it fascinating and then read all the Seths' books and all the other channeled books he could find in the '80s and 90's.   He thought it would be rather nice to have his own spiritual guide. So in mid 1995 he sat down with pen in hand and asked for a spiritual guide of my own of the highest integrity; Saul came through immediately. He was pleased and surprised. He has been channeling him and taking dictations for him ever since.   John self-published a book of his channelings/dictations in 2011 “Our Divine Destiny, A Saul Book.” It is currently available for purchase on Lulu.com. In early April 2011 he began to get intuitive nudges that Jesus wanted to come through him. At first he dismissed the idea as his ego playing tricks and attempting to strengthen itself, but the intuitive hits kept coming, so in May he invited Jesus to speak to him and he did. To learn more about John and visit his blogs go to: https://johnsmallman.wordpress.com/ https://johnsmallman2.wordpress.com/