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The U.S. military said on Monday it destroyed six Iranian small boats and intercepted Iranian cruise missiles and drones fired by Tehran as the U.S. launched an operation to free up shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.U.S. Admiral Brad Cooper, the head of Central Command, declined to comment on whether he thought a ceasefire begun on April 8 remained in effect. But he acknowledged ongoing Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps efforts to “interfere” with President Donald Trump’s operation to open the critical waterway to commercial traffic.“The IRGC has launched multiple cruise missiles, drones, and small boats at ships we are protecting.…

Retired Navy Capt. William Toti, career submariner and former advisor to Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg, is filling in as the Navy’s No. 2 civilian. As of May 1, Toti is performing the duties of the under secretary of the Navy after Hung Cao took on the role of acting secretary following John Phelan’s ousting in late April.“He has my full trust and authority to drive change, increase efficiency, and accelerate decisions—so we can deliver warfighting capability, support our sailors and Marines forward, and defend our nation every day,” Cao said in a statement posted Friday across several social media…

Delta is back with another promotion for buying gift cards… Starbucks bonus gift card with Delta gift card purchase Here’s an easy promotion that could be worth taking advantage of. In celebration of Mother’s Day, if you purchase a $300+ Delta gift card, you can receive $20 worth of Starbucks gift cards as a bonus: The offer is valid while supplies last or until May 11, 2026, whichever comes first Each person can take advantage of this promotion at most one time This offer is available to residents of the United States who are 18+ years old The Delta gift…

We recently saw United Airlines introduce its long awaited new Boeing 787-9s, featuring all-new cabins, which are being branded as United Elevate. This represents the evolution of the carrier’s long haul experience, including all-new Polaris business class seats. Of course one common question is which routes actually feature these new planes. So in this post, I’d like to go over that — which planes have the new cabins, and which routes do they fly? The airline has just revealed the next routes that will be served by these planes (as flagged by Zach Griff), so let’s cover all the details.…

The Amex Membership Rewards program in the United States has just introduced its newest transfer bonus, which isn’t valid for very long. While this offers an advantageous transfer ratio to a partner where we don’t often see such offers, is it worth it? Let’s take a look… Amex offering 10% JetBlue TrueBlue transfer bonus Between May 4 and May 11, 2026, you can receive a 10% bonus when you transfer Amex Membership Rewards points to JetBlue TrueBlue. Points generally transfer from Amex to JetBlue at a 250:200 ratio, so during this promotion, they’d transfer at a 250:220 ratio. Transfer Amex…

Dubai International Airport (DXB) is preparing for a surge in demand as UAE airspace restrictions ease. Through weeks of regional disruption, the hub kept operations running, handling 6 million passengers, over 32,000 aircraft movements, and 213,000 tons of cargo. With UAE airspace now fully restored, Dubai Airports is scaling up flight movements and working with airlines to bring schedules back to normal. Over the past two months, we’ve stayed focused on keeping the world moving. With #UAE airspace now fully restored, we are scaling up operations, increasing flight movements in line with available regional routing capacity and enabling airlines to…

Lufthansa is currently trying to improve its passenger experience, particularly on long haul flights. We’re seeing the airline progressively roll out its new long haul Allegris cabin concept, which includes a new first class and new business class, among other things. However, that’s only part of what Lufthansa is changing, as the airline is also working on completely overhauling its soft product on long haul flights, which is long overdue. This started in late March, when Lufthansa rolled out its new first class soft product, and this will be continuing this week, with a new experience across business class, premium…

Emirates announced that it has restored 96% of its global network following weeks of disruption caused by regional conflict, marking a near-full return to normal operations. The Dubai-based carrier announced on May 4, 2026, that it now operates to 137 destinations across 72 countries, with more than 1,300 weekly flights. That represents 75% of the airline’s pre-disruption capacity. Services have progressively resumed across the Americas, Europe, Africa, West Asia, the Middle East, the GCC, the Far East, and Australasia. We’ve restored 96% of our global network, now flying to 137 destinations in 72 countries, and reconnecting the world through Dubai.…

JERUSALEM — The Israeli government’s ministerial committee for acquisitions has approved the parallel purchase of two new squadrons: a fourth squadron of F-35I fighters manufactured by Lockheed Martin, and a second squadron of F-15IA fighters manufactured by Boeing, according to a statement from the Israeli Defense Ministry and a military spokesman.The statement vaguely noted that “the scope of the transactions is estimated at tens of billions of shekels and includes the absorption of the squadrons into the Air Force, comprehensive support, spare parts and logistics.”The purchase is meant as “the first step in Israel’s force-building plan for the coming decade,…

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