SAM675 USAF G5 KAF AC of interdast west form JBA depart
morning
>Rain off and on all night
noice
It nice here until end of week then heat returns.
That first few days of the time change sucks.
Each day different and still pretty difficult.
But enough on dat.
Saudi Aramco Sees Third-Quarter Income Rise to $30.4 Billion
The world’s largest oil company, Saudi Aramco, has reported $30.4 billion in third-quarter net income, bolstered by a surge in oil prices and recovery in demand as the coronavirus pandemic eases.
Saudi Arabia’s majority state-owned oil giant Aramco, formally known as the Saudi Arabian Oil Co., said its net income more than doubled from $11.8 billion during the same three-month period a year earlier. Last year’s figure came after profits plunged dramatically as global lockdowns slammed oil prices. Net income refers to the amount left after taxes and preferred dividends have been paid.
Aramco CEO Amin Nasser described the company’s third-quarter results as “exceptional,” a result of “increased economic activity in key markets and a rebound in energy demand," even as supply chain bottlenecks imperiled the global economic recovery.
The 158% spike in earnings follows the global loosening of virus-induced restrictions, tightening of gas supplies and acceleration of vaccination campaigns that have pushed prices of crude sharply higher. The price of international benchmark Brent crude was trading at over $83.50 a barrel on Sunday.
https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2021-10-31/saudi-aramco-sees-third-quarter-income-rise-to-304-billion
American Airlines Cancels Over 800 Flights Due To Staff Shortages, Bad Weather-moar on Sunday
American Airlines cancelled more than 800 flights on Friday and Saturday and expects more than 400 cancellations on Sunday.
American Airlines has had to cancel hundreds of flights this weekend due to staffing shortages triggered by weather-related disruptions, according to FlightAware data on Saturday.
The website, which tracks delays and cancellations in the US skies, showed that American Airlines cancelled more than 800 flights on Friday and Saturday and expects more than 400 cancellations on Sunday. American Airlines CEO David Seymour said in a memo to staff on Saturday that the difficulties began on Thursday with strong wind storms that blocked capacity at the company's Dallas hub and delayed staff positioning for upcoming flights.
The company boss said that with additional weather issues, staffing "begins to run tight as crew members end up out of their regular flight sequences." He said he hoped that operations will be restored "quickly with the start of a new month." He also announced the return of 1,800 flight staff who have been on standby since the pandemic and the hiring of another 600 by the end of December, as well as 4,000 airport employees. Most travellers affected by the cancellations were able to rebook for the same day, said the airline, which operates 6,700 daily flights worldwide to 350 destinations in 50 countries. American Airlines is not the first airline to suffer a staffing shortage as travel demand picks up with vaccinations and the lifting of restrictions. Last week Southwest had to cancel more than 2,000 flights, costing it $75 million.
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/american-airlines-cancels-flights-due-to-staff-shortages-bad-weather-2594196
morning
02-5001 USAFSOC C-32B departed Eglin ne (Bragg or NAS Oceana)
SAM675 USAF G5 KAF AC on descent for Peterson AFB from JBA
pf housekeeping
BOXER49 USAF C-40C returned to JBA from Miami Int'l overnight yesterday-part of the Miami Int'l tarmac party >>104517 pb
That was joined by SAM672 a little later >>104532 pb
and dat is the same AC that is on approach for Peterson above.
Italy hikes climate finance contribution to $1.4 bln per year for the next five years
Italy will triple its climate finance contribution to 1.4 billion dollars per year for the next five years, Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Friday in its final remarks at the G20 leaders summit in Rome. “I am glad to announce that Italy will nearly triple its financial commitment to 1.4 billion dollars per year for the next 5 years,” Draghi said.
The amount is considerably less than what some think tanks estimate the country’s fair contribution should be to the $100 bln dollar fund that rich nations have promised to help developing ones deal with climate change.
Climate think-tank ECCO estimates that Italy’s fair contribution should be around $4 billion.
https://www.reuters.com/article/g20-summit-italy-climate-finance/italy-hikes-climate-finance-contribution-to-1-4-bln-per-year-for-the-next-five-yea-idUSR1N2QB007
SAM438 USAF C-40B departed Rome, Mario Di Bernardi AB
Think dis is Janet heading to Glasgow.
Arrived at Rome on Weds 1027 >>104080 pb
G-20 endorses global corporate minimum tax at Rome summit
Leaders of the world's biggest economies on Saturday endorsed a global minimum tax on corporations, a linchpin of new international tax rules aimed at blunting the edge of fiscal paradises amid skyrocketing profits of some multinational businesses. The move by the Group of 20 summit in Rome was hailed by U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen as benefiting American businesses and workers.
https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/business/article255408956.html
German AF GAF948 A340 on descent for Rome from Koln/Bonn after a interdasting trip east at low altitude. Almost as if someone waved off being picked up at Berlin.
Dis AC is usually used by Merkel
The 'dude' known as Janet confirmed inbound at Dublin.
SAM438 USAF C-40B on descent for Dublin from Rome
Yellen shies away from ‘tax haven’ label for Ireland
US treasury secretary Janet Yellen tells the Business Post that she “would not wish to label Ireland a tax haven”. In an interview ahead of her visit to Dublin on Monday, she said getting Ireland to join the OECD agreement on corporate tax reform was “critical to being able to get an EU agreement” and hailed the deal as a once in a generation opportunity that is likely to prove durable.
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/yellen-shies-away-from-tax-haven-label-for-ireland-1.4715355
SAM623 USAF C-40B began it's descent for London and departed JBA earlier today
German AF 948 A340 held north of Rome waiting for Merkel and Olaf Scholz departing in GAF906 A340 back to Berlin
Spanish AF AME4511 A310, French AF CTM0001 Falcon 7X(Macron) and CTM0005 Falcon 7X nw
RCAF CFC01 A310 MRTT (Trudope AC) on ground at Rome preparing for departure