Too bad they didn't offer the same assistance to UkraineAnother interesting article from the folks over at Army Recognition that during OP Epic Fury, the Israelis deployed one of their Iron Dome systems to the UAE to protect the country from Iranian missiles. Truly one of those "Dogs laying down with Cats" scenarios.
Israel Deployed Iron Dome Battery in UAE in First Combat Use to Intercept Iranian Missiles and Drones
Israel deploys Iron Dome to the UAE, intercepting Iranian missiles and drones in its first wartime use abroad.www.armyrecognition.com
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Certainly no peace prize, but as pump prices hit the levels necessary to start influencing people to change their behaviour and move away from fossil fuels, presumably he'll be receiving several prestigious international environmental awards in the next couple of years from the people who have been advocating such outcomes for three decades.
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The enemy of my enemy is my friend. And since Iranians aren’t Arabs….Another interesting article from the folks over at Army Recognition that during OP Epic Fury, the Israelis deployed one of their Iron Dome systems to the UAE to protect the country from Iranian missiles. Truly one of those "Dogs laying down with Cats" scenarios.
Israel Deployed Iron Dome Battery in UAE in First Combat Use to Intercept Iranian Missiles and Drones
Israel deploys Iron Dome to the UAE, intercepting Iranian missiles and drones in its first wartime use abroad.
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Russia and Israel had a bit of a understanding not to mess in each others backyards, due to Russia being in Syria.
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Vance also seems to have depleted stockpiles on his mind.
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The original report.
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Vance Denies and Confirms Atlantic Reporting in One Breath
The vice president’s comments on Fox News are the latest instance of his tortured attempts to navigate a path through Donald Trump’s war in Iran.
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The original report.
The Pentagon May Not Be Giving Trump the Full Picture of the War
Vice President Vance is worried that the U.S. is running low on weapons.
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I suspect they have, but are keeping things quiet. Israel has been working with/supporting Ukraine for quite a while now.
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Probably wont be the last casualty. Big blow to American cities and towns that might have an airport, but no train or bus service, especially in the middle of the country.
17,000 jobs up in smoke.
17,000 jobs up in smoke.
Spirit Airlines shuts down, blames cost of fuel due to Middle East war
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The weakest enterprises tend to fail first under financial stress. Spirit was inevitable; it's weakness was obvious from all the merger attempts. Most of the jobs might still be there if DoJ hadn't blocked the merger the company finally approved.
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In the years past I have flown them, within the US and to PR once. About the same level as flying SouthWest Airlines.
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Jetblue is likely the next in line (in the US) for closing up shop, after that it could be almost any of them.
United and Delta are probably the 2 safest out of all American airlines.
As for Europe I'm not as familiar with their selection.
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Mick West over at his Metabunk webpage has seven pages where he and other skeptics discuss this video in detail.
UAP Hearing New Video - Yemen Orb
Source: https://youtu.be/LBKRr5OvF6E Dated Oct 20th, 2024, in Yemen It appears to show a missile interception viewed from an MQ-9. After the collision, the debris keeps going, indicating that there's a lot of parallax.
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To quote Carlos Ghosn, former CEO of Nissan-Renault, "A hybrid is like a Mermaid. When you want a fish, you get a woman. And when you want a woman, you get a fish."
The case for hybrids was much stronger when batteries were $1000/kWh 15 years ago. Now that batteries are $100/kWh (and dropping) they make less sense. We're reaching parity on purchase price starting with the smaller segments first. It just doesn't seem that way over here in North America, cause we drive huge vehicles.
On topic, a simple extrapolation of price trends has Brent hitting $200 between Mid July and September, with WTI doing the same between September and November. I assume past $150, we're going to see real and forced demand destruction. Substantial cuts in airline flights. Forced work from home in importing countries. COVID-esque strategies. And of course, eventually a recession severe enough to make that demand destruction moot. But that's racing against Iran's own economic collapse. I wonder when these timelines intersect.
Delta is uniquely safe. They own a refinery. They bought it years ago, specifically to hedge against higher fuel prices for their main business.
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Utterly brilliant however given what passes for modern management he or she was probably promptly fired.
He had quite a successful career. And was appointed as CEO of Amtrak later, specifically to bring his outside the box thinking.
Amtrak appoints airline executive as new CEO
The latest news and analysis of the global railway industry from the world's leading international publication.
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It's not a perfect hedge. Obviously the refinery still has to pay for crude. What it was meant to be was reduce the premium and wild swings Delta paid for Jet fuel specifically. And I believe it meets something like 40-50% of their domestic fuel requirements.
Trainer Refinery - Wikipedia
The net effect right now is only 15%. But it's 15% their competitors don't have:
Why This Airline Is Actually Earning $300 Million From Higher Fuel Costs
Delta’s refinery turns a fuel shock into a rare competitive advantage worth $300 million.
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It’s the exact same concept of having oil/gas holdings in your RSP/TSFA. The money you make off those investments offsets the increase in money you pay to fill up your vehicle or heat your house.It's not a perfect hedge. Obviously the refinery still has to pay for crude. What it was meant to be was reduce the premium and wild swings Delta paid for Jet fuel specifically. And I believe it meets something like 40-50% of their domestic fuel requirements.
Trainer Refinery - Wikipedia
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The net effect right now is only 15%. But it's 15% their competitors don't have:
Why This Airline Is Actually Earning $300 Million From Higher Fuel Costs
Delta’s refinery turns a fuel shock into a rare competitive advantage worth $300 million.
To a point. Good dividends. Poor growth. Typical of sunsetting sectors no matter how long that sunset is. I wouldn't overweight oil and gas especially after this war. There's a reason that even now so many O&G execs are refusing to drill more. They can trust that a peace deal and their extra drilling won't crash oil prices to under $50.
