PELABUHAN KLANG: The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) is prepared to assist the United State’s Federation of Aviation Administration (FAA) in its probe into the Alaska Airlines’ door plug incident.
The door plug of the Alaska Airlines aircraft which was blown off mid-flight recently was labeled ‘Made in Malaysia’.
Transport Minister Anthony Loke said CAAM has contacted FAA Asia-Pacific in Singapore after the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirmed yesterday that the door plug was manufactured in Malaysia.
“We (CAAM) have proactively reached out to the FAA office, to offer our assistance following confirmation that the door plug was made in Malaysia. So far, they (FAA) said that they will come back to us should they require assistance.
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“Even though the door plug was manufactured in Malaysia, it is a component that falls under the approval of FAA… in terms of the product approval, it is under FAA,“ he told reporters after the inauguration of luxury liner Costa Serena’s international cruise homeport at the Port Klang Cruise Terminal, here today.
Yesterday, media reports said NSTB had confirmed the Boeing BA 737 MAX 9 door plug that blew off during an Alaska Airlines flight earlier this month was manufactured in Malaysia.
Commenting on today’s programme, Loke highlighted that the collaboration between luxury cruise line Costa Cruises and leading cruise operator Hwajing Travel & Tours (Hwajing), has the potential to provide long-term economic benefits.
The successful establishment of the country’s first international cruise port in Port Klang will not only enhance the tourism sector but will also contribute positively to the Malaysian economy, he added.
“The cruise line has obtained halal certification from the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (JAKIM) for several of its restaurants to cater to Muslim tourists,“ said Loke.
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He pointed out that most international cruises lack halal restaurants, posing a challenge for Muslim tourists.
The Halal-certified restaurants aim to address this gap by offering halal dining options to the passengers, he said. – Bernama
JUNEAU, Alaska (KTUU) – The Supreme Court of Alaska will be taking up the case of the State of Alaska, Division of Elections v. Daniel J. Sullivan, Jr.
The oral arguments will be held Monday at 10 a.m. via Zoom, according to an order and opening notice.
The document also specifies that a decision is expected to be made before noon on Tuesday.
According to documents from the Division of Elections, the state must start printing ballots at noon on the same day.
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This comes after an Anchorage Superior Court Judge ordered Dan J. Sullivan on to the ballot Friday.
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A new home under construction in Potter Valley in Anchorage. (Loren Holmes / ADN)
This June, two very different offers reach Alaska families, and both amount to the same thing: $10,000. The difference is everything.
Bill Walker, running for governor, would hand every eligible Alaskan a one-time $10,000 check and then end the Permanent Fund dividend for good. Ask one question: Where does his $10,000 come from?
It comes from the Permanent Fund, the people’s own money and the savings Alaskans built for their children. Walker would spend that endowment once to pay Alaskans to give up the yearly dividend forever.
Think about what that does. It cancels the annual check that gives a family a reason to keep an Alaska address and replaces it with a single payout. You hand people their own savings, call it a gift and cut the tie that held them here in the same motion. It is the oldest mistake in governing money: raid what you have saved to buy a moment’s applause and call the spending generosity.
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A plan that spends the people’s savings to send the people away is not bold. It is foolish.
Now consider the other $10,000. Through Alaska Housing Finance Corp., the state offers families up to $10,000 to build a new, energy-efficient home. AHFC raids nothing. It earns its own way. Over the years, it has returned more than $2 billion to the state treasury, and it spends some of that income the way any good business does: to win a customer.
Here, the customer is an Alaskan who wants to own a home, put down roots and stay.
That is the oldest sound move in business: Invest a little of what you earn to bring in someone who stays. The homeowner remains, the community gains a family and the corporation keeps earning. The money spent comes back. A plan that puts earnings to work to bring people home is not charity. It is clever.
Same amount. Opposite source. Opposite wisdom. One spends savings; the other spends earnings. One pays Alaskans to leave; the other pays them to stay. One empties the state; the other fills it.
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This Homeownership Month, the choice is the size of a single check, and the whole question is where the check comes from and what it asks of you. Ten thousand dollars of your own fund, to wave you goodbye. Or $10,000, earned and reinvested, to help you stay and build.
Evan Swensen is the publisher of Publication Consultants in Anchorage and the author of “What’s the Money For: A Permanent Fund Mortgage Proposal.”
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