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On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1584, Steven Borough, English navigator and explorer (born 1525) passed away. In 1776, Captain James Cook begins his third voyage. In 1892, Alexander Cartwright, American firefighter, invented baseball (born 1820) passed away. In 1936, Frank Ryan, American football player and mathematician (died 2024) was born. In 1949, Douglas Hyde, Irish scholar and politician, 1st President of Ireland (born 1860) passed away. In 1961, ČSA Flight 511 crashes at Casablanca-Anfa Airport in Morocco, killing 72. In 1971, The Australian Aboriginal flag is flown for the first time. In 2001, Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-104, carrying the Quest Joint Airlock to the International Space Station. In 2013, Amar Bose, American businessman, founded the Bose Corporation (born 1929) passed away. In 2013, Alan Whicker, Egyptian-English journalist (born 1921) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
The first flights of the US air-taxi program carried organs, not passengers
Beta Technologies has completed the first flights in the US government’s electric air-taxi pilot programme. The Amazon-backed company flew the debut missions of the scheme, CNBC reports. The flights did not carry passengers. Instead, they transported manufactured organs for United Therapeutics between airports in Maryland and Virginia, covering about 275 nautical miles. The programme, an eVTOL [] This story continues at The Next Web
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MaltaToday
· Jul 10, 2026
MIA records over one million passengers in June
Malta International Airport also welcomed its first-ever flight from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport
The New Zealand Herald
· Jun 22, 2026
Property Insider: No flight - why didn’t Air NZ move to the airport, like Greg Foran said it would?
Property Insider: No flight - why didn’t Air NZ move to the airport, like Greg Foran said it would?
Face2Face Africa
· Jul 2, 2026
Family demands answers after 11-year-old boy with autism takes Uber to airport unsupervised
The parents of an 11-year-old boy with autism experienced a terrifying moment when they discovered their son had made his way to John F. Kennedy International Airport alone early Sunday morning. They were shocked to see Ring footage of Jamel Josiah Johnson getting into an Uber at 5:55 a.m. unsupervised. The parents said they woke...
Washington Examiner
· Jul 5, 2026
Flying ICUs are on life support — this Medicare reform is the cure
Air ambulances are often the only lifeline between life and death in rural America. Yet the very system patients depend on is at risk of collapse, squeezed by a Medicare reimbursement model that hasn’t kept pace with reality in more than 20 years. A long-awaited report just released to Congress should motivate lawmakers to solve []
Independent Online
· Jul 8, 2026
Only three ambulances on duty for George area per shift — health MEC
Only three ambulances on duty for George area per shift — health MEC
Fark
· Jul 11, 2026
Forget First Class, TSA Pre-Check, and Sky Priority. Soon airports will have exclusive terminals where you can pay to avoid the filthy peasants completely [Obvious]
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Related coverage for "The first flights of the US air-taxi program carried organs, not passengers": MaltaToday — MIA records over one million passengers in June . The New Zealand Herald — Property Insider: No flight - why didn’t Air NZ move to the airport, like Greg Foran said it would?. Face2Face Africa — Family demands answers after 11-year-old boy with autism takes Uber to airport unsupervised . Washington Examiner — Flying ICUs are on life support — this Medicare reform is the cure. Independent Online — Only three ambulances on duty for George area per shift — health MEC. Fark — Forget First Class, TSA Pre-Check, and Sky Priority. Soon airports will have exclusive terminals where you can pay to avoid the filthy peasants completely [Obvious]