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2 hours ago
- Business
Department of Transportation approves new Blue Sky partnership between JetBlue, United Airlines
It's blue skies ahead for JetBlue and United Airlines. The carriers announced this week that they had received Department of Transportation approval to team up, launching a partnership that they say will offer travelers more booking options, loyalty and frequent flyer programs, and more flight spots at top airports. The airlines first announced their intention to create the new partnership back in May. On Tuesday they announced they had completed the DOT review of their Blue Sky collaboration, allowing them to proceed to implementation. "JetBlue and United appreciate Secretary Duffy, Assistant Secretary Edwards, and the entire team at the DOT for their review of Blue Sky. JetBlue and United will share more details in the coming weeks as implementation of the Blue Sky collaboration begins," the carriers said in a joint press release. What to know about new Blue Sky collaboration from JetBlue, United Airlines According to the press release, the partnership was designed to "give customers of both airlines even more options to find flights that fit their plans as well as new opportunities to earn and use MileagePlus miles and TrueBlue points across both airlines." "Blue Sky will begin introducing new customer benefits starting this fall, rolling out in phases," the airlines stated. Here's a snapshot of what to expect. More booking options This traditional interline agreement will allow both airlines to offer flights on one another's website and apps for seamless booking. Loyalty program crossover United's MileagePlus customers will be able to earn and use miles on most JetBlue flights; JetBlue's TrueBlue members in turn can now earn and use points for flights on United's domestic and international network. Benefits from the airlines' loyalty programs -- such as priority boarding, complimentary access to preferred and extra legroom seats, and same-day standby or changes -- will be available to customers across both carriers. More flights at different airports JetBlue said it will provide United access to slots at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York for up to seven daily round-trip flights out of Terminal 6, which will start in 2027. JetBlue and United will also exchange eight flight timings at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.
Yahoo
18 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
JetBlue ends another airline partnership, benefits will be affected
JetBlue is ending its partnership with another key airline. Just weeks after the airline company announced its departure from Hawaiian Airlines, it decided to also bid farewell to TAP Air Portugal. The last day customers can book TAP Air Portugal flights to earn or redeem TrueBlue points, which are used to get cheaper or free flights on JetBlue or other bonuses, will be Sept. 30 of this year, according to a statement from the airline company. The deadline to travel and submit any requests for retroactive TrueBlue points must also be completed on or for before this date. Cash bookings made on TAP Air Portugal will not be affected. 'We apologize for any inconvenience,' JetBlue wrote. The two airline companies launched their partnership in February, according to a JetBlue press release. TAP Air Portugal offers over 1,000 weekly flights to 80 cities in 32 countries, including Portugal, North America, Central and South America, Africa and Europe, the statement adds. More Business News Judge allows Medicaid payments to flow to Planned Parenthood centers Earls Kitchen + Bar to open new Boston Seaport restaurant in 2027 Holyoke Mall will reopen today after Friday shooting; suspect was shot in leg by police How much trash does a courthouse produce? Inquiring bidders want to know in Springfield Housing Court judge denies landlord's request to stay a rent reduction at Ludlow mobile home park Read the original article on MassLive.
Hamilton Spectator
a day ago
- Business
- Hamilton Spectator
Mandalay Discovers New High-Grade Gold Trend at Brunswick South, Adjacent to Existing Costerfield Infrastructure
TORONTO, July 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mandalay Resources Corporation ('Mandalay' or the 'Company') (TSX: MND, OTCQB: MNDJF) reports exploration results from the Brunswick South extension, part of the operating Costerfield gold-antimony mine in Australia. Highlights: Note: Further intercept details including significant intercepts within composite intervals can be found in the Appendix to this document. Where antimony grades are not stated they are below detection. ETW refers to the Estimated True Width of the intercept. Frazer Bourchier, President and CEO of Mandalay, commented: 'We are extremely excited about the new discovery at Brunswick South following on the heels of our success at True Blue. Brunswick South is within 300 metres of existing underground infrastructure, providing potential near term mine life extension of Costerfield. The Company will ramp up drilling from both surface and underground to advance this discovery rapidly. When added to the ongoing drilling at the True Blue discovery, Costerfield is delivering value to shareholders through the drill bit. Costerfield is expected to be a strong cash-flow generator for the combined Alkane–Mandalay following the anticipated closing of the merger of the two companies on August 5, 2025.' Chris Davis, VP of Exploration and Operational Geology, commented: 'The Brunswick deposit, mined in the 1990s and again in 2018, is hosted within a vertical fault that has been traced along a 2km strike length. Two domains of gold and antimony endowment have been identified so far along the fault. Our 2025 program targeted the depth extension of the southern domain, and extraordinarily, all three drillholes intersected high-grade gold across a 175-metre strike and 30-metre vertical extent. 'Given the impressive results and ease of access from existing infrastructure, this discovery is now being prioritized for further drilling in parallel with True Blue. As part of this work, we will also investigate constructing an underground drill platform that could accelerate our drilling program and definition of the deposit. With only high-grade results at this level, the veining remains largely open along strike and at depth with historic drilling above, we have launched an extension program to further evaluate the full potential of this emerging discovery.' Brunswick South Depth Discovery The Brunswick deposit is situated between the Cuffley and Youle deposits and has direct access and portal to the Brunswick Processing facility that concentrates all ore produced at Costerfield. The deposit was mined by means of an open pit in the mid-1990s and underground mining commenced from 2018 under Mandalay. Current mining activity at Brunswick is primarily focused on a high-grade zone with limited vertical extent known as the K-R Panel, just below the historically mined block, separated by a flat-lying fault that has offset the lode laterally by several meters. Figure 1. Oblique view (looking north-east) of the Costerfield gold-antimony field, showing Mandalay underground development, current resource outlines of the Brunswick deposits, and the central position of the three drill intercepts reported in this announcement. The Brunswick vein is remarkably linear in the context of the field. Mineralization has been drill tested over a length of 2000m near surface with negligible offsets. The vein (where mined) occupies the hinge of an open north-south striking anticline, and typically contains a greater proportion of stibnite to quartz than most other Costerfield veins. The vein is intersected, and sometimes offset laterally by flat-lying faults that follow, or are at a low angle to, the flat or gently west-dipping bedding of the host Costerfield siltstone. As these faults pass over the axis of the Brunswick anticline, they tend to bifurcate and flatten to horizontal, creating sliced stacks with progressive downward western offest – occasionally creating bonanza-grade ore shoots and localized blowouts. Additionally, steep north-east trending shears create grade pods where found intersecting the vein, without causing significant lode offset. At Brunswick South, near-surface historical drilling highlights a second panel of enrichment, separated from the Brunswick Main pannel by a grade-controlling north-east shear set. Reinterpretation of the previously drilled deepest low-grade intercepts suggested that interference from flat-lying faulting was highly likely given the ambiguous nature of the broken material recovered. Due to the assessment a two-hole drill testing program was designed to investigate the untested continuation below. Figure 2. Longitudinal section of the Brunswick South vein showing the position of the new intercepts in relation to existing drilling data. The position of the Cuffley to Brunswick access is shown, with annotation showing its distance east of the target vein, decreasing to the north. The southern end of the mined Brunswick lode can be seen at the far right of the section. Annotations describe the intercepts grade over an estimated true width. BD387 intersected the Brunswick vein approximately 270m south of the limit of existing development on the Brunswick Main lode. The vein intersected graded 76.6 g/t gold over 0.49m downhole, consisting of healed quartz breccia containing visible gold. BD388 passed through the vein 175m south of BD387, and found higher grade mineralization at 265 g/t gold and 0.7% antimony over 0.29m downhole. Clusters of fine visible gold are evenly spread throughout the quartz in this intercept, and stibnite is present as a late-stage vein infill phase. A third hole (BD391) was directed between and approximately 30m down-dip of the two prior intercepts and also intercepted high-grade gold mineralization, 52.3g/t gold over 1.69m downhole. Figure 3. Tray photographs of the three new high-grade intercepts with individual grades annotated. An inset for BD388 shows a close-up of the style of mineralization encountered, predominantly free gold in quartz. BD391 is considerably more faulted than the others, interpreted to be due to proximity of a bedding-parallel fault as is commonplace in Costerfield ore veins. The new intercepts are situated within the hinge of an open syncline; a slightly different structural setting to both the Brunswick Main lode (which occupies an anticlinal hinge) and the already defined mineralized panel above the newly targeted zone which does not appear to be associated with a well defined fold hinge (figure 4). These encouraging intercepts are of immediate operational importance to the Costerfield mine, situated just 320m west of the Brunswick access drive. A high-grade resource in this location will be quick and cost-effective to access. Significant prospectivity surrounds these exciting new intercepts, not only along the so-far untested strike and down dip extents but also upwards into the existing Brunswick South resource, where drilling is relatively sparse and targeted infill may build considerable upside in steeply plunging high-grade pods as seen in the Brunswick Main deposit. Figure 4. Cross section at 5350N (at BD391) through the Brunswick South system, with the two other intercepts of the program shown diagrammatically. The stratigraphy presented up-dip is repeated over several early thrust faults, which are crosscut by later subvertical faults and the Brunswick vein itself. Annotations describe the intercepts grade over an estimated true width. Next Steps Followup drilling has commenced and will investigate both strike and down-dip extension to the new high-grade area, and also further define the up-dip link with the near-surface veining. This program will be undertaken from underground by one of the three drill rigs currently focused on near mine expansion, and by an additional surface rig due to arrive in August 2025. Drilling and Assaying All diamond drill core was logged and sampled by Costerfield geologists or contracted geologists with significant industry experience who worked under Costerfield geologist's oversight. All samples were sent to On Site Laboratory Services (OSLS) in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, for sample preparation and analysis by fire assay for gold, and Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) for antimony. Site geological and metallurgical personnel have implemented a QA/QC procedure that includes systematic submission of standard reference materials and blanks within batches of drill and face samples submitted for assay. Costerfield specific reference materials produced from Costerfield ore have been prepared and certified by OREAS, a specialist laboratory quality control consultancy. See Technical Report entitled 'Costerfield Operation, Victoria, Australia NI 43-101 Report' dated March 30, 2025, available on SEDAR ( for a complete description of drilling, sampling, and assaying procedures. Qualified Person: Chris Davis, Vice President of Operational Geology and Exploration at Mandalay Resources, is a Chartered Professional of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (MAusIMM CP(Geo)), as well as a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (MAIG) and a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101. He has reviewed and approved the technical and scientific information provided in this release. For Further Information Frazer Bourchier Director, President and Chief Executive Officer Edison Nguyen Director, Business Valuations and Investor Relations Contact: 647.258.9722 About Mandalay Resources Corporation Mandalay Resources is a Canadian-based natural resource company with producing assets in Australia (Costerfield gold-antimony mine) and Sweden (Björkdal gold mine). The Company is focused on growing its production and reducing costs to generate cashflow. Mandalay is committed to operating safely and in an environmentally responsible manner, while developing a high level of community and employee engagement. Forward-Looking Statements: This news release contains 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including statements regarding the exploration and development potential of the Brunswick South discovery. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Actual results and developments may differ materially from those contemplated by these statements depending on, among other things, changes in commodity prices and general market and economic conditions. The factors identified above are not intended to represent a complete list of the factors that could affect Mandalay. A description of additional risks that could result in actual results and developments differing from those contemplated by forward-looking statements in this news release can be found under the heading 'Risk Factors' in Mandalay's annual information form dated March 30, 2025, a copy of which is available under Mandalay's profile at In addition, there can be no assurance that any inferred resources that are discovered as a result of additional drilling will ever be upgraded to proven or probable reserves. Although Mandalay has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Appendix Table 1. Significant Intercepts from drilling program. Notes 1. The AuEq (gold equivalent) grade is calculated using the following formula: Prices and recoveries used: Au $/oz = 2,500; Sb $/t = 19,000; Au Recovery = 91% and; Sb Recovery = 92% 2. LLD signifies an undetectable amount of antimony. Detection limit for the analysis used is 0.01% Table 4. Drill Hole Collar Details Notes: Photos accompanying this announcement are available at
Scotsman
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Album reviews: Madonna Tim Minchin Paul Vickers and the Leg
Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter, get the latest news and reviews from our specialist arts writers Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Madonna: Veronica Electronica (Warner Records) ★★★ Mabel: Mabel (Polydor Records) ★★★ Tim Minchin: TimMinchinTimeMachine (BMG) ★★ Paul Vickers and the Leg: Winter at Butterfly Lake (PX4M) ★★★★ Over recent years, Madonna has been re-issuing some of her best-loved albums on limited edition silver vinyl. True Blue and Like a Prayer are already part of her Silver Collection; now her long-rumoured Ray of Light remix album joins the club with the playful title Veronica Electronica. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Madonna | Ricardo Gomes There is ample competition for the accolade of best Madonna album but Ray of Light, released in 1998, must be in the running for its moody pop atmospheres, euphoric dance tracks, immaculate production by William Orbit and majestic string arrangements by Glasgow-based composer Craig Armstrong. These rare and unreleased remixes of most of the album tracks were originally intended for a companion album, but plans were shelved when Ray of Light took off, zephyr-like, rebooting Madonna's career for the new millennium. Veronica Electronica features new edits of remixes by the likes of Orbit, the late Peter Rauhofer, Sasha, BT and Victor Calderone, who may not be able to improve on the joyful source material but can tap into its renewing spirit. The title track is already an ecstatic invocation. The Sasha Twilo Mix Edit adds some spacey bells and galactic whistles, while Peter & Victor's Collaboration Remix Edit of Skin - don't those titles just trip off the tongue? - is both banging and hypnotic. The Club 69 Speed Mix of Nothing Really Matters introduces counter rhythms to the bassy beats, while Caldarone turbocharges Sky Fits Heaven with propulsive carnival percussion and irresistible electro vibrations, and Fabien Waltmann's Good God Mix Edit of The Power of GoodBye adds a fidgety thrum over which Armstrong's original swirling string arrangement soars. As enjoyable as these reinterpretations are, they are no substitute for some quality new material from Madge herself. The best she can muster here is an unheard track from the original sessions called Gone Gone Gone on which she offers hymn-like lamentations over floating synthesizers and a robust disco rhythm. Unlike many an unreleased demo, this mesmeric dance pop tune deserves to see the (ray of) light of day. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Mabel | Simone Beyene Brit Award-winner Mabel's latest released comprises nine 'unfiltered' tracks recorded in her home studio in recent months. It's pretty repetitive fare in which she wrangles with positive and negative aspects of relationships, retrofitted to present a 'toxic love letter to my ten years in the industry'. Opening track Jan 19 is set at the moment when the scales are falling from her eyes. Elsewhere, she shakes a manicured finger at some disrespectful behaviour on the low-slung R&B of Run Me Down, appeals for a kinder, less judgmental approach on Love Me Gentle and advocates for people over possessions on Benz, folding in reggaeton, drum'n'bass and slow jam synths along the way. Tim Minchin | Contributed Tim Minchin made his Edinburgh Fringe debut in 2005, arriving as an unknown cabaret pianist and leaving a comedy star. Since then he has penned global musical theatre smash Matilda among other big ticket achievements. In contrast, his latest project is a personal excavation of songs written in his 'prolific-but-obscure twenties' that arguably should have stayed there, from underwhelming ballad Understand it to the jazz lounge noodling of Moment of Bliss. He crosses from sentimental songwriting to rollicking satire on Song of a Masochist but former Fringe favourites You Grow On Me and Not Perfect fall flat without the bearpit energy of a Gilded Balloon audience. Longtime Edinburgh-based collaborators Paul Vickers and the Leg present Winter at Butterfly Lake, a 'heartbreak suite' which is conventional only by their standards. Vickers' voice and Pete Harvey's string arrangements are powerful opposing forces but they style it out on the demented grungey bluegrass of Optical Illusions and chunky chamber pop of Contents of the Earth. CLASSICAL King of Kings: JS Bach (Chandos) ★★★ Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The conductor Sir Andrew Davis was famous for his hearty chuckles and precious grammar school wit. Such eccentricities live on in his orchestrations of Bach organ music, ranging from the bombastic to the intricately beautiful, as witnessed in this part-posthumous album by the BBC Philharmonic. Davis, who died last year, lived to conduct four of the tracks; Martyn Brabbins stepped in to complete the project. The organ loft was where Davis began his musical life, none so lofty as his stint as organ scholar at King's College Cambridge in the 1960s, and you imagine - certainly from his treatment here of the big Preludes, Toccatas, Fantasias and Fugues - his taste was shamelessly eclectic. Where it works - the surreal orchestral imaginings of the monumental Passacaglia and Fugue for instance - Davis' playfulness tickles the senses, and the Chorale Preludes are mostly a confection of delights. Novelty value is the key selling point. Ken Walton JAZZ Marianne McGregor: Make Believe (Self Released) ★★★★
The Irish Sun
6 days ago
- Business
- The Irish Sun
Chelsea fans rage after being unable to buy tickets for opening match despite paying £60 fee
CHELSEA fans are in uproar after failing to secure tickets for the club's opening game of the Premier League season. Some Blues supporters trying to get seats for the August 17 clash with 3 Chelsea fans were stuck in online queues for tickets Credit: x 3 Supporters have taken aim at the club's premium membership service Credit: Alamy But others backed the new system because it at least gave a good indication of their chances of buying a ticket, rather than keeping them hanging on for a long time only to be disappointed. And fans were quick to let their rage out on social media. One posted: "Waste of a £60 membership. Fix yourself up Chelsea." READ MORE CHELSEA NEWS A another wrote: "Membership system is a joke at Chelsea now." One fan asked: "Can I refund my membership? This was by far the worst decision by Chelsea." Another said: "So Chelsea need to seriously do something about these memberships." While a further supporter fumed: "I don't get it. Purchase membership for £60 and can't even get in." Most read in Football SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET £50 BONUS WHEN YOU JOIN The new True Blue scheme was already controversial. Last season, members paid a flat £35 annual fee for the right to try to buy tickets for home games. Moment Todd Boehly makes incredible promise to Chelsea fans after stunning Club World Cup triumph But Blues bosses not only increased the fee for the basic membership to £40 for 2025/26, but also introduced the new premium True Blue tier which costs £60 and gives priority over standard membership. The £60 is small beer Yet the result is that Chelsea fans who want a realistic chance of seeing their team at Stamford Bridge have to pay £25 more than before. The Chelsea Supporters' Trust last month accused the club's owners of exploiting loyalty with a The huge demand for tickets only underlines the need for the Blues to increase their home capacity, either by redeveloping the Bridge or building a new 60,000-seater stadium elsewhere. 3
