Articles by Kurt Stolz
Alaska Air to Buy Hawaiian Airlines in $1.9 Billion Deal
Alaska Air announced late Sunday that it will acquire rival Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9 billion.
The deal followed “several months” of negotiations, Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci said at a news conference on Sunday. It will include $900 million in Hawaiian Airlines debt.
More importantly, the deal will maintain both the 94-year-old Hawaiian Airlines and the 91-year-old Alaska Airlines brands.
“This is a fantastic deal that bring two airlines that have amazing loyalties …
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree to Be Lighted, City to Create Pedestrian Zone Around the Complex
It’s beginning to look at least a little like Christmas.
The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, one of the best known and most visited Christmas trees in the world, will be lighted in a public ceremony Wednesday evening. The ceremony will be broadcast to millions on the NBC network.
The tree, an 80’ (24.4 m) tall, 43’ (13 m) wide Norway Spruce, from Vestal, New York, was put into place in mid-November.
Street closures …
Apple Actively Seeking to Unwind Apple Card Partnership With Goldman Sachs
Apple and Goldman Sachs Group, the latter which has been trying to jettison its floundering credit card business, will soon end their partnership in the Apple Card.
The Apple Card is a credit card created by Apple and issued by Goldman Sachs. It is designed primarily to be used with Apple Pay via Apple devices such as iPhones, Apple Watches, iPads, or MacBooks. The card is only available in the United …
Dublin Stabbing: Far-Right Protesters Burn and Loot the Irish Capital in Worst Violence ‘in Decades’
Violence broke out between police and far-right protesters in the central part of Dublin on Thursday, following a knife attack there that left three children and two adults injured.
Right-wing protesters, angered by an attack they believed had involved an immigrant, rampaged through the streets of the Irish capital, leaving behind a trail of burning destruction.
The BBC, citing unnamed sources, said the suspect was an Irish citizen who had lived in the country for …
At Least Two Dead After vehicle Explodes at U.S.-Canada Border Checkpoint Near Niagara Falls, Trudeau Says It’s a ‘Serious Situation’
At least two people are dead after a vehicle exploded at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing Wednesday afternoon.
Following the incident four land border crossings between the United States and Canada were closed as a precaution.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s field office in Buffalo said in a statement that it was investigating the explosion, which happened on the U.S. side of the bridge, which connects the two countries across the Niagara …
Black Friday is a Scammer’s Favorite Holiday: Here’s How to Not Become a Victim
In 2022, Black Friday spending reached $9.12 billion, 2.3% more than in 2021, according to figures released by Adobe Analytics, which tracks such information, and that figure is likely to increase again in 2023. But many people will make holiday purchases and find themselves cheated out of their hard-earned funds instead of joyfully opening boxes of items purchased at bargain prices and delivered by liveried couriers.
The unofficial holiday of Black …
After Passenger Threatens Flight Crew Over Mask, She Owes $40,000 in Restitution and is Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison
A 29-year-old woman who made threats over donning a face mask while flying to Hawaii, thereby causing the pilots to turn the plane around now owes the airline almost $40,000 in restitution, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Arizona said Wednesday.
Cayla Farris of Hawaii was on an American Airlines flight from Phoenix to Hawaii on February 13, 2022. In the course of the flight, Farris threatened the flight …
