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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced the highest penalty to date against an unruly passenger as part of its zero-tolerance crackdown.The agency said on Monday that it had issued a civil fine of $52,500 against a passenger on a December 23, 2020 Delta flight from Honolulu (HNL) to Seattle (SEA).Want more airline-specific news? Sign up for TPG’s free new biweekly Aviation newsletter!According to the agency, the passenger allegedly tried to open the cockpit door, ignored crewmember instructions, and hit a flight attendant in the face, knocking him over and threatening him....

Understanding down and distance is probably the biggest key to understanding football. Here’s an easy explanation of down and distance for football newbies. Down and Distance Basics Basically, a down is a play. From the time the ball is snapped (put into play), to the time the play is whistled over by the officials, is considered one down. A team’s offense is given four downs (plays) to move ten yards toward the opponent’s end zone....

Frontier Airlines announced 20 new routes on Tuesday in an expansion that will add five new pins to the carrier’s route map.Of the destinations joining Frontier’s network, four are international: Antigua & Barbuda; Belize City, Belize; Liberia, Costa Rica and Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos.“Today’s announcement marks one of our largest international expansions ever and we are thrilled to now offer our customers affordable service to four more popular destinations offering both sun and fun,” Daniel Shurz, Frontier’s senior vice president of commercial, said in a statement....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.I’ve stayed at many “brand-new” hotels over the years — as both a product reviewer and an average Joe, I tend to seek them out. Hotels that bill themselves as historic, meanwhile, remain an occasional curiosity, if for nothing more than a quick look.Recently, however, I decided to book a three-night stay for my girlfriend and me at one of the most historic properties of them all, The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago’s first hotel to offer elevators, electric lightbulbs and phones in each guest room....

Bozeman, Montana. Hilton Head, South Carolina. Sarasota, Florida.They’re among America’s hottest aviation markets in 2021, underscoring how much the pandemic has jolted airline route maps.When the pandemic first hit the U.S. market in 2020, airlines slashed service as passenger traffic plummeted. But, in the recovery that’s taken hold since, carriers have responded by beefing up schedules to leisure-heavy destinations that have proven to be popular pandemic getaways.That’s led to a surprising list of booming airports – including the three above – buoyed by proximity to national parks, beaches, skiing and other outdoor-friendly destinations....

01 of 07 How Jib Furling Works Photo © Tom Lochhaas. Before the development of furling jibs, the jib had to be hanked onto the forestay with a series of shackles running the length of the sail’s luff. While hanked-on jibs are still used on many racing boats, on which sail changes are common, furling jibs are used on most cruising boats, especially midsize and larger boats. At the base of the furling unit is the furling drum....

If you are an e-commerce professional that’s not been living under a rock, you are plagued by the SEO vs. SEM debate. SEO, as well as SEM, are terms that can mean different things to different people. So let me clarify what I mean by those terms. By no means are these expected to be comprehensive definitions, but they serve the purpose of accuracy and simplicity. SEO Activities you undertake on your website, such as maintaining a certain keyword density, or on other websites, such as link building, with the intention of ranking higher on search engine results pages, is called Search Engine Optimization (SEO)....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Over the course of this week, I’ll be going through ideas on how you can score some last-minute elite-qualifying miles on the US legacy carriers to put you over the edge for elite status qualification before the end of the year. Posts so far include Last-Minute MQM Ideas for Delta Medallion Qualification, Last-Minute Elite Status Qualification Ideas for American Flyers, Last-Minute United Premier Status Qualification Ideas and Last-Minute US Airways Preferred Status Qualification Ideas....

The pilots at Mesa Airlines are about to be the best-paid in the regional airline industry.The Phoenix-based regional airline, which operates the Canadair Regional Jet 900 for American Airlines and the Embraer 175 for United Airlines, will pay its first officers a starting rate of $100 per flight hour and its captains a starting rate of $150 per hour, the union representing its pilots, the Air Line Pilots Association, announced on Friday....

It’s road trip time in the Sloan household. Or, at least, it was until yesterday.That’s when the panic about gas supplies began setting in around my hometown – Weaverville, North Carolina. First, the Ingles station ran out. Then the Shell station. By afternoon, the few gas outlets in the area that still had supplies had lines 50 cars deep.Now it’s all gone.For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter....

The Oneworld alliance will add a new member airline in the coming months.Muscat-based carrier Oman Air announced on Monday that it will join the group of 13 airlines that team up to offer flyers a range of benefits.The news was revealed at an annual meeting of the alliance, which is currently being held in Doha, Qatar.Want more airline-specific news? Sign up for TPG’s free new biweekly Aviation newsletter.Oman Air’s integration into Oneworld shouldn’t come as much of a surprise....

A Stimpmeter is a simple tool used to measure the speed of putting greens: how easily a golf ball rolls across the surface of the green. The Stimpmeter is a very low-tech device, essentially just a small metal ramp that is angled down to a flat part of a putting green. How far the golf ball rolls across the green results in the “Stimp rating” of the green. Stimp ratings in the single digits are considered slow to moderate-paced greens; Stimp ratings in the double digits are considered quick to fast greens....

Alaska Airlines is dropping one of its most convenient ways to streamline the airport experience.As of Sept. 12, the Seattle-based carrier will no longer offer the ability to print bag tags at home. This functionality previously allowed travelers with checked bags to complete online check-in and issue both a boarding pass and a bag tag at the same time.After printing your bag tag, you could bring your checked luggage and its tag to the airport then head straight to the bag drop-off counter....

The 1953 Corvette was the first generation Corvette ever produced, and it rolled off the assembly line on June 30 as a 1953 model year car. It was an experiment for Chevrolet and it immediately caught the public’s eye yet it had some drawbacks. The 1953 Corvette has a distinct style that has served as the foundation for all Corvettes to follow. It will only be found in Polo White and its signature red interior is unforgettable....

Note: At press time, The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa still had rooms available for 50,000 Marriott Bonvoy points for this Labor Day weekend.My mom and I love spending quality time together and during this past year, due to the pandemic, we were unable to do so. After more than a year and a half, I finally visited my mom at her home in Scottsdale, Arizona, and we went to The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa for a short staycation....

Designs, welds, heat treats, fabricates, and machines precision tools, components, and assemblies for aerospace weapon systems and related support equipment (SE). Related DoD Occupational Subgroup: 700. Duties and Responsibilities Advises on metals machining, welding, designing, and production problems. Designs manufactures, or modifies special precision tools, gauges, dies, and fixtures to facilitate metalworking operations. Performs metals technology shop calculations such as determining cutting speeds and settings, welding processes, and preheat and postheat requirements....

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Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Traveling with your ride or die is double the fun — but usually also twice the cost.But for a few days, traveling with your significant other doesn’t have to drain your bank account twice over: Air New Zealand is offering 25% off of premium economy or business-class tickets when you buy two round-trip adult fares at the same time....

In the biggest endorsement for the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines to date, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidance regarding indoor mask requirements.The announcement states that fully vaccinated people can now avoid wearing a mask or face covering in most indoor environments, even when in public.CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky celebrated the update with a video briefing on Thursday:“Anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities, large or small, without wearing a mask or physical distancing....

These tasty, quick, and incredibly easy Cheese Enchiladas with red sauce are the weeknight Tex-Mex dinner you’ve been looking for! I make my own enchilada sauce and fill the enchiladas with lots of cheese so they’re the most perfectly flavorful enchiladas you’ll make! My homemade Cheese Enchiladas are saucy, cheesy, and packed full of flavor! My Cheese Enchiladas are a wonderful weeknight dinner that’ll bring that delicious restaurant-style flavor right to your home!...