Wednesday - November 27, 2024
News Tipoffs - Alaska Editors Newsletter for Saturday August 31, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Air Travel Consumer Report: June 2024 Numbers
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data compiled for the month of June 2024 and the first six months of 2024 for on-time performance, mishandled baggage, mishandled wheelchairs and scooters, and second quarter oversales. The ATCR is designed to assist consumers with information on the quality of services provided by   more

ORNL's New named Researcher of the Year by R&D World
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: ORNL's Joshua New was celebrating his birthday and preparing to ice climb Alaska's Godwin Glacier when he received his highest career honor to date. The computer scientist and distinguished R&D staff member at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory was named the 2024 Researcher of the Year by R&D World magazine as part of its R&D 100 Professional A  more

USDA Trade Mission to Expand Ag Exports in Vietnam, Southeast Asia
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following news release: Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor will lead a U.S. Department of Agriculture trade mission to Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, Vietnam, Sept. 9-13, joined by representatives from 58 agribusinesses and organizations and nine state governments that represent the diversity of U.S. agriculture. While the trade mission takes place in Vietnam  more