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Southwest to keep Boeing 737 MAX off schedules through May instead of April 20: company memo
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) Co said on Friday it was pulling its Boeing (NYSE:BA) Co 737 MAX jets from flight schedules through May, extending its earlier timeline from April 20, according to a company memorandum seen by Reuters.
"This will impact the lines in May, but, now that the decision has been made, we can construct our schedule without those flights well in advance in hopes to minimize the daily disruptions," the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association and the company said in the joint memorandum.
Boeing's top-selling 737 MAX jetliner has been grounded in the wake of two deadly crashes involving that model in five months, one in Indonesia last October and another on March 10 in Ethiopia.
https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/southwest-to-keep-boeing-737-max-off-schedules-through-may-instead-of-april-20-company-memo-1822733
moar sauce
https://www.supportfortrump.com/giuliani-files-impeachment-papers-for-pelosi-on-behalf-of-the-white-house/
ok. moar sauced was asked for, Got some lay off
Brazil leader’s diplomatic skills to face test in Israel
BRASILIA (AFP-Jiji) — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro arrives in Israel Sunday, where he will walk a diplomatic tightrope as he seeks to shore up ties with his right-wing counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu while keeping key Arab trade partners onside.
Bolsonaro’s controversial pledge to move Brazil’s Embassy to Jerusalem is expected to be high on the agenda during the three-day visit as Netanyahu uses the occasion to boost his standing ahead of April 9 elections.
The Brazilian former army captain’s trip comes after his recent visits to the United States and Chile, as part of efforts to build ties with conservative governments around the world.
Neither Brazil nor Israel has released details of the visit, but Bolsonaro is expected to focus on correcting their lopsided trade relationship by boosting Brazilian exports, mainly soybeans and meat.
He is also expected to seek greater access to Israeli defense technology.
In 2018, Brazil’s exports to Israel were worth $321 million, while imports, including fertilizers and chemical products, stood at $1.17 billion, official data shows.
But the issue of relocating Brazil’s Embassy will likely dominate the visit, testing the tough-talking Bolsonaro’s diplomatic skills.
Months after promising the shift, which sparked an angry response from Palestinian leaders, Bolsonaro has yet to announce a timetable.
Speaking to reporters Thursday, Bolsonaro suggested he was in no hurry to make a decision.
“Trump took nine months to decide, to give his final word, so that the embassy was transferred,” Bolsonaro said. “Perhaps now we will open a commercial office in Jerusalem.”
While moving the embassy would please Bolsonaro’s evangelical Christian support base, it would run the risk of provoking commercial retaliation from Arab states, some of which are major importers of Brazilian meat.
The issue has “a very important symbolic weight,” said Paulo Kramer, a professor at the University of Brasilia.
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005639317
a bit over the top but agree