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MH370 was ‘manipulated’ off course to its end, says report

Bloomberg Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, missing since 2014, was probably steered off course deliberately and flown to the southern Indian Ocean, according to the Malaysian government’s safety report into the disaster. MH370 vanished on March 8, 2014, en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur with 239 people on board. Investigators have never been able to explain why the jet abandoned …

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American Airlines relents on allowing carry-on bag with discount airfare

Bloomberg American Airlines Group Inc. is ending the carry-on bag fee for customers of its “basic economy” discount fare, caving in to pressure from competitors’ more generous policies. The change, which applies to domestic and short-haul international flights, takes effect from September 5, Fort Worth, Texas-based American said as it announced second-quarter financial results. “It got to the point we …

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AED1bn in wages transferred via WPS in 5 years

ABU DHABI / WAM Around AED1 billion worth of wages was transferred through UAE Wages Protection System (WPS) during the period from 2013 through 2017. According to CBUAE statistics, salaries transferred thro-ugh WPS has been on a rise over past five years, increasing from AED147 million in 2013 to AED170.6 million in 2014. In 2015, AED196 million worth of salaries …

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