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Former Airline Execs Indicted in Conspiracy to Fix Fares
Thu, Aug 26th, 2010
WASHINGTON — A Brooklyn, N.Y., grand jury returned an indictment today against two former executives of Asiana Airlines, Inc. (Asiana) for participating in a conspiracy to fix economy class airfares paid by passengers for travel from the United States to the Republic of Korea.
The one-count indictment returned in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, charges Joo Ahn Kang and Chung Sik Kwak, each a former vice president of the Americas of Asiana, with conspiring with others to suppress and eliminate competition by fixing passenger fares for passenger transportation services from certain airports in the United States to Korea from in or about and between January 2000 and February 2006. Kang served as President of Asiana from December 2005 to November 2008.
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The one-count indictment returned in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, charges Joo Ahn Kang and Chung Sik Kwak, each a former vice president of the Americas of Asiana, with conspiring with others to suppress and eliminate competition by fixing passenger fares for passenger transportation services from certain airports in the United States to Korea from in or about and between January 2000 and February 2006. Kang served as President of Asiana from December 2005 to November 2008.
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$32 million announced in support of rural health priorities
Mon, Aug 23rd, 2010
Funding included for rural hospitals, workforce, veterans and telehealth
More than $32 million in FY 2010 funds has been awarded to increase access to health care for Americans living in rural areas. The funds reach across seven programs administered by the Office of Rural Health Policy in HHS’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
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More than $32 million in FY 2010 funds has been awarded to increase access to health care for Americans living in rural areas. The funds reach across seven programs administered by the Office of Rural Health Policy in HHS’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
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Air Force, Navy officials partner on unmanned aircraft systems
Thu, Jul 1st, 2010
by Tech. Sgt. Amaani Lyle
Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs
WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- In a signed memorandum of agreement, Air Force and Navy officials partnered to maximize commonality, eliminate redundant effort and increase interoperability between the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance unmanned aircraft systems and the RQ-4 Global Hawk system.
Signed by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead June 12, the MOA directs specific actions to achieve an integrated training, maintenance and operational approach based on platform similarities. The MOA also directs the establishment of a Synergies Working Group to identify synergies in basing, maintenance, aircraft command and control, training, logistics, and data requirements commonalities.
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