In this edition of Our Desert Past, Steve Sumrall looks back on the legacy of Zaddie Bunker: the Flying Grandmother of Palm Springs.
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LAX holds pop-up vaccine clinic amidst the holiday travel season.
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A Los Angeles County firefighter was killed and a fire captain was wounded inside an Agua Dulce fire station Tuesday, in a shooting carried out by one of their off-duty colleagues who later barricaded himself inside his home, set it ablaze and fatally shot himself in the backyard. The shooting occurred at about 10:55 a.m. […]
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Joseph Howard Marrotte, a senior at Desert Mirage High School, never thought aviation would be in his reach. “Policemen, lawyers, things that you grow up thinking, that’s the only thing that is out there,” said Marrotte. Coming from a low income family, Joseph said it was difficult to see himself as a future pilot. His […]
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(CNN) — Boeing reached a $2.5 billion settlement with the Justice Department on Thursday to settle criminal charges that the company defrauded the Federal Aviation Administration when it first won approval for the flawed 737 Max jet. The plane was grounded by the FAA in March 2019 following two fatal crashes that killed 346 people. It was approved by the […]
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(CNN) — Boeing 737 Max has returned to passenger service in the US this morning for the first time since two fatal crashes grounded the jet in March 2019. American Flight 718 departed the Miami International Airport at approximately 10:40 ET this morning. American Airlines is initially using the airliner on a single route between Miami and […]
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Southwest Airlines will soon be flying to Palm Springs. The airline announced on its website Thursday it intends to initiate year-round service to both Palm Springs and Miami international airports. The new nonstop route(s) location will be announced in the coming weeks and is expected to begin later this year. Southwest Airlines Chairman & CEO […]
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Airlines including Easyjet and KLM in Europe, Delta Air Lines and American Airlines in the United States, and Asia’s Virgin Australia, are suspending all or part of their alcoholic drinks service in response to Covid-19. It’s part of a widespread revision of the industry’s food and drink service to minimize interaction between crew and passengers […]
