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These are the?top stories from?the Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal has not verified these'stories' and cannot vouch for the accuracy of their content. Nielsen Holdings has agreed to purchase DoubleVerify for an enterprise value of approximately $2.15 billion. EasyJet, a British budget airline, has agreed to Apollo Global Management's takeover offer of 5.7 billion pounds ($7.68billion). ConocoPhillips' Chief Executive Officer, Ryan Lance, is retiring and will be succeeded by Andy O'Brien, Chief Financial Officer. Suncor Energy has named Peter Zebedee its new chief executive. Troy Little, the Chief Financial Officer of Suncor Energy, is no longer with the...

The union that represents?flight attendants for Canada's WestJet has reached a tentative?deal on Monday with the second largest carrier in the country, ending a striking which led to hundreds of cancelled flights during the busy summer travel season. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents 4,400 flight crew members at the carrier, wanted to pay them from the moment they check-in until the moment they clock out, rather than just for the time their aircraft is in motion. WestJet has not disclosed details about 'the tentative agreement', which will be presented to the cabin crew for a vote...

BermudAir has ordered 10 Airbus A220 aircrafts to expand its routes into 'Bermuda and Anguilla as well as Belize, Turks and Caicos, Turks & Caicos, Turks & Caicos', the startup airline announced on Wednesday. Adam Scott, BermudAir's CEO and founder, said that the A220 has the performance characteristics to help us expand our footprint and open more markets. The airline plans to double its 11 routes currently in operation by the end of the year. The A220-300 order was signed during the Farnborough Airshow. The Bermuda carrier has been operating since 2023. BermudAir plans to add up to 20 A220...

Honeywell Aerospace announced on Monday that IndiGo, an Indian airline, had selected its avionics systems and power systems to equip '810 Airbus A320neo family aircraft. Meanwhile, Aeromexico plans to install Honeywell Aerospace runway safety technology in more than 100 Boeing jets. Honeywell has released separate statements confirming that the IndiGo contract includes auxiliary power units (APUs), weather radar, traffic accident avoidance systems (CAAS), flight management systems (FMS) and aftermarket support. Honeywell Aerospace?supplies equipment to IndiGo's fleet of aircraft since 2015. IndiGo operates more than 400 aircraft. Aeromexico plans to adopt Honeywell Surface Alerts (SURF A) runway safety technology on its...

Copa Airlines does not plan to hedge fuel despite recent price spikes linked to the war with 'Iran. CEO Pedro Heilbron said that the airline is confident its strong 'balance sheet' and pricing adjustments can absorb the shock. He said that the Panamanian airline hasn't hedged fuel for over a decade, and doesn't intend to change its course. Heilbron explained, "We are just covering the costs." "Yields were adjusted, but not 100%. "It's only a partial effect." The global airline industry has raised fares to compensate for higher fuel costs, but the increases have been constrained by demand and competition....

World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak that has been occurring in Democratic Republic of Congo a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on May 17, and warned of a high-risk of it spreading to neighboring countries. This decision has led?governments?to step up containment measures related to travel. The following is a list with the screening measures and travel restrictions announced and implemented by various countries. UNITED 'STATES In may, Washington prohibited non-citizens from entering 'the United?"States after they had traveled to the DRC, Uganda, or South Sudan within the last few weeks. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Sean Duffy, the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, said on Tuesday that Mexico has agreed to increase aviation access to Mexico City after months of discussions. Duffy, in October, revoked the?approval? for 13 routes of Mexican carriers to the United States, and imposed additional restrictions. Mexico, he said, "illegally cancelled and frozen U.S. carrier flight without consequences" over a three-year period. Duffy stated on Tuesday that the Trump administration had reached a consensus with Mexico regarding a plan to?Mexico's compliance with an agreement signed in 2015 governing air travel between the two countries?. USDOT stated that Mexico would guarantee U.S. carriers...

The Federal Aviation Administration and Pentagon announced on Friday that they had signed an agreement to allow the government to use a high-energy laser counter-drone along the southern border of the United States with Mexico. After the FAA tested the laser system in New Mexico used by the Pentagon, Homeland Security Department, and verified that the proper safety controls were in place and did not pose any undue risk to passenger aircraft. Two previous incidents raised serious concerns. The U.S. Military accidentally shot down a drone using the laser-based systems on?February 25. This led the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) to...

The top Democrat of the U.S. Senate 'Commerce Aviation Subcommittee called on Friday for a federal investigation into a recent incident of a government use of a laser based 'anti-drone - system in Texas. Senator Tammy Duckworth, who sent the letter to, requested that the inspectors generals of the Departments of Transportation, Homeland Security and Defense jointly investigate the use by the government for high-energy lasers against drones. She stated that the Texas incidents near the Mexican border raise serious questions about interagency coordination, notification procedures and aviation safety protocols. On February 25, the U.S. Military accidentally shot down a...

The top Democrat of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee stated on Thursday that recent incidents involving a 'laser-based system to combat drones in Texas, put 'the flying public at risk. Government agencies must address these serious issues. In a letter to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, Senator Maria Cantwell said that "These incidents exposed serious process failures which expose the flying public in unacceptable safety risks". She added, "It is unacceptable that this system has been deployed without adequate coordination between FAA and the law." U.S. Military accidentally shot down a government-owned drone on?February 25 with a...

The Senate's top Democrat said that the recent occurrences involving the government's use of a laser anti-drone system put flying public in danger and the government must take serious measures. Senator Maria Cantwell sent a letter to the Pentagon, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, and other agencies, saying that these incidents revealed "serious failures in the process" which exposed the flying public to unacceptable safety risk. It is unacceptable that the system was installed without proper coordination with FAA. This 'likely' violated law. Cantwell said that the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2028 Los Angeles...

The Pentagon announced on Friday that it would 'conduct tests with the Federal Aviation Administration in New Mexico this weekend of high-energy lasers used to combat threatening drones. The Pentagon stated that "this upcoming event will address FAA safety concerns, while gathering data on the material effects of lasers on aircraft surrogates. It will also validate the functionality and safety shutoff systems for automated safety, as well as inform analyses to ensure the safety of aircrews' eyes." On February 25, the U.S. Military erroneously shot down a government-owned drone using a laser-based system. The 'FAA expanded the area around Fort...

Gasoline for $38 per gallon is sold in cramped apartments. Diesel is marketed on Instagram with reggaeton music by a celebrity. Cuba's communist sector of energy is experiencing capitalist cracks six decades after Fidel's revolution. The exception to Washington's crippling oil embargo on Cuba that allows U.S. companies to export fuel to Cuban private businesses has triggered a black market, and lifted the lid of an energy sector tightly controlled since Dwight Eisenhower occupied the White House. After the U.S., oil shipments to Cuba from its traditional suppliers Venezuela and Mexico abruptly ceased. ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in January....

Gasoline for $38 per gallon is sold in cramped apartment. Diesel is being sold on Instagram to reggaeton music by a celebrity. Cuba's communist sector of energy is experiencing capitalist cracks six decades after Fidel's revolution. The exception that permits U.S. companies to export fuel directly to Cuban private businesses, under Washington's crippling?oil embargo against Cuba has triggered a chaotic black-market and opened up a tightly controlled energy sector by the government since Dwight Eisenhower occupied the White House. After the U.S. ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from office in January, oil shipments to Cuba's traditional supplier Venezuela and Mexico...

On Wednesday, two more Guatemalans pleaded guilty to human smuggling in Texas. The charges stemmed from the December 20, 2021 crash of a truck that killed 55 out of the 160+ migrants who were crammed inside. Jorge Agapito Ventura (34),?who?was arrested in Texas on December 20, 2024 and Oswaldo Manuel Zavala Quino (26), one of five co defendants extradited to America the following year, face a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. According to a press release from the U.S. Justice Department, Sentencing has been set for October 6. In their guilty pleas in Texas federal court, both admitted that they...

At a Tuesday event, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), the new administrator, Ilya Espino, said that the ACP could reduce the maximum vessel draft for its largest locks from 44 feet to 44 feet in the summer of 2027 depending on rainfall levels. She added that the canal does not plan to reduce the number of vessels allowed to transit each day. As part of its water conservation measures, the authority said that it would reduce the maximum draft for ships transiting through its larger "Neopanamax" locks. The authority informed shippers that the maximum draft would be reduced by 49.5...

These are the 'top stories' from selected Canadian newspapers. The accuracy of these stories has not been verified by us. THE GLOBE AND MAIL **Bank of Montreal has struck a cash deal worth A$142m ($97.87m) to buy Euroz Hartleys Group, a Perth-based financial services firm that focuses on metals and mining. **Canadian Prime minister Mark Carney said he does not expect to sign a new trade agreement with the United States or Mexico during the six-year review scheduled for Wednesday. This is because the U.S. has indicated that it would like to renegotiate the deal. **Canada's prime minister?Carney?said that there...

For some North American rail and bus operators, the 2026 World Cup will be their biggest audition. Some ground transportation companies are warming up for a new audience. With gasoline and airfare prices on the rise, long airport security lines, 104 World Cup games in 16 cities across four time zones, in the United States and Canada, they say that they want to win the hearts of this new audience. Conan Cheung is the chief operations officer of LA Metro, which operates the public transport system in the Los Angeles area. This event will show visitors from abroad that California...

According to four sources with knowledge of the situation, the future of Pemex CEO Victor Rodriguez is becoming increasingly uncertain. The longtime ally to President Claudia Sheinbaum is struggling to turn around Mexico’s troubled state oil company. The first 18-months of Victor Rodriguez's tenure at Pemex were marked by worsening divisions within the company, a major oil spill and a fatal refinery accident. The company's production is only 1.6 million barrels per day, short of its 1.8 million barrels per day?target. Sheinbaum has meanwhile pushed Rodriguez to the sidelines, and has become increasingly involved in the operations that are aimed...

The Labor Day holiday weekend in Mexico turned tragic on Friday when at least 11 people were killed and 31 injured after a 'tourist bus'?crashed? in the western state of Nayarit. The Nayarit government said that the bus was traveling from Jalisco and veered off of the highway near Amatlan de Canas. Officials said that the passengers were on their?way to a recreation center in Nayarit. Nayarit,?Jalisco and other emergency crews responded to the call. They closed the road and conducted rescue operations as well as investigated the cause of the accident. The Nayarit government shared photos of the bus...

Two U.S. officials and a Mexican official said that U.S. authorities raided Ikon Midstream's offices in Houston, Texas, to investigate fuel smuggling. Two U.S.-based sources confirmed that the operation?in which law enforcers executed a federal warrant? took place this week at?Ikon Midstream’s Houston headquarters. One source said that the operation targeted documents and computers. The exact reason or materials seized could not be confirmed. The raid was not previously reported. Joseph Slovacek confirmed to the company that "U.S. Customs and Border Protection executed a search warrant at Ikon. He stated that law enforcement cited previous reports about Ikon as the...

Rafael Pirro said that the 'Panama Canal Authority' expects to award contracts by June 2027 for two new gas pipelines and ports. The two port terminals - one in the Atlantic and the other in the Pacific - are expected to be operational around 2030. They represent an investment of $2.6 billion. Gas pipeline with an investment between $4 and $8 billion is expected to be in operation around 2031. It will have a capacity to transfer up to 397,500 cubic metres of gas per day. Pirro stated that the Canal Authority intends to start a 'dialogue with interested party?...

According to a report by the Panama Canal Authority, which was seen on Friday, there has been a 2.8% rise in vessel 'transits' in the first four months of the fiscal year. According to the report, most of the traffic increase was registered by tankers transporting energy products such as liquefied gas (LNG), dry bulk carriers and car carriers. This growth represents?114 more transits than the same period a previous year, to?a maximum of 4,156 vessels during the four-month span. The report states that the demand remained?solid?despite increased global trade volatility and new tariffs. The report said that "Tanker (transits),"...

Residents of Veracruz, a Mexican state, are concerned by the recent appearances of oil on local beaches. This has disrupted the livelihoods of the residents, who fear that it could contaminate the lagoon?where the communities raise fish and shrimp. Residents of Jicacal on the Gulf of Mexico have organized to remove as much of this hardened tar from the beaches as possible, as the viscous spill moves along the coast. Authorities have not revealed what caused the spill. Veracruz has a high oil activity in Mexico. This is true on both land and sea. The state oil company Pemex has...