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Jon Palmer

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Comparing Top Private Jet Programs & Pricing

Finding a provider that is safe, secure, and a true fit for your personal needs requires a bit of research and due diligence. Download this informative guide to the top private jet companies and programs on the market as we break down: Types of programs available on the market Various factors to consider while comparing providers Provider and program side-by-side benefit and cost comparisons

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De-Icing 101: Winter Private Jet Travel And Aircraft De-Icing

In order to remove the buildup of ice and snow on the wings and nose and ensure safe and efficient performance, your aircraft may need to be sprayed with de-icing fluid prior to your departure. The decision to initiate de-icing is done at the discretion of your flight crew, and you may be required to deplane while the aircraft undergoes the de-icing process for your comfort and safety. How long the process takes is dependent on several factors, from weather specifics to whether or not precipitat

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Charter A Private Jet To The 2023 Italian Grand Prix: Flying Privately To Milan | Magellan Jets

It’s been called the Temple of Speed. , or Monza Circuit in Monza, Italy, has played host to the Italian Grand Prix every year since 1950 except one. The track is located just nine miles north of Milan. Built in 1922, it was constructed so early in the days of racing that it was only the world’s third purpose-built racetrack. According to the F1 website, drivers are at full throttle for 80 percent of their lap, meaning the track, with its long straightaways, truly is built for a spectacle of spe

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New Europe Travel Requirements: What To Know About ETIAS

Starting next year, travelers to most European countries will need to apply for authorization from a new system called ETIAS. When the system goes into effect next year, non-European Union residents will have to submit their information to ETIAS prior to their trip to an EU country. Read on for everything you need to know about the new ETIAS system if you’re planning on traveling to Europe in 2024.

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Mayor Walsh Hasn't Made Decision On Campaigning With A 2020 Candidate

BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — With the Massachusetts Primary just under two months away, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh told WBZ NewsRadio he has not yet chosen a 2020 Democratic candidate to campaign for or endorse. "I haven't made a decision yet," Walsh told WBZ NewsRadio's Mike Macklin when asked if he'd consider campaigning with Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, though he added he's "talked to everyone" running. Though Sen. Warren and former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick are locals, Walsh also

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Gov. Baker Apologizes For Calling Pressley's MLK Remarks A 'Rant'

BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Gov. Charlie Baker is apologizing for describing Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley's speech at an event honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. as a "rant." Baker and Pressley spoke, along with Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and Sen. Ed Markey, at the 50th Anniversary MLK Memorial Breakfast Monday morning. After passionate remarks from Rep. Pressley, Gov. Baker spoke next. "The only thing I can add to that rant, okay, is this," he said, before going on to talk about being able to "walk

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After Toothbrush Controversy, GoFundMe Raises $31K For Target Manager

SWANSEA, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — It all started over a toothbrush. That Oral B Pro 5000 electric toothbrush was (apparently mistakenly) marked for sale for $0.01 at a Swansea Target store, and David Leavitt wanted to buy it—but was told by a manager named Tori Perrotti he couldn't have it for just a penny. The toothbrush lists for $89.99 on Target's website. Leavitt took the dispute to Twitter, citing the Massachusetts Item Pricing Law that requires food and grocery stores "to sell any item a

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Pressley, Warren, Markey Demand Answers On Deported Iranian Student

Pressley, Markey, and Warren also note "at least seven other cases" of Iranian students being deported despite having passed security checks, as Shahab had. Lawyers say at least ten Iranian students have been deported in the past year. The lawmakers admonished CBP for defying the federal judge's stay order. "At a minimum, we would expect CBP to have since recognized that it is not above the law and cannot defy a federal court order," they wrote. "It is highly concerning to us that CBP has inst

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Michelle Carter Texting Suicide Case Will Not Go To Supreme Court

UPDATE: The Bristol County Sheriff's Office has confirmed that Michelle Carter will be released early, on January 23. BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Michelle Carter, the young woman convicted of involuntary manslaughter for sending texts encouraging her then-boyfriend to kill himself, will not have her appeal heard by the highest court in the country. The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear Carter's appeal, meaning her 2017 conviction in Bristol County Juvenile Court remains intact. In 2014, Ca

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It's The 13th Anniversary Of The Boston Mooninite Panic

By the end of the day, Berdovsky and Stevens were arrested, "charged under a recently enacted statute making it a crime to place a hoax device that results in panic," CBS reported. The next day, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis praised members of the public for alerting the authorities to the "suspicious devices," even though they turned out not to be a threat. "The Citizens of Boston had their lives disrupted by what turned out to be a misguided publicity stunt," he wrote in a statement. "

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New Ghostbusters bashed after visiting kids in the hospital

On Saturday, the cast of the new Ghostbusters movie filming in Boston—Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones—visited patients at the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center. But, this being the Internet after all, some people had to try and distract us from movie stars doing a nice thing for sick kids by commenting on the post with the kind of misogynistic hate that’s been circulating on the web since an all-female Ghostbusters reboot was still in the rum

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Here’s the proposed IndyCar race route in South Boston

It’s official: Indy car racing is coming to the streets of South Boston. City officials and representatives from INDYCAR and IndyCar Boston announced Thursday that a Labor Day weekend race in the Seaport district has been added to the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series season. The proposed route for the Grand Prix of Boston will be an 11-turn, 2.25-mile temporary course, which will wind around the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. Race organizer IndyCar Boston already has a website inviting vis

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No, just taking the parking tickets isn’t cheaper than paying for a garage

There’s an idea floating around out there that it’s cheaper just to pay a parking ticket in Boston than to pay for a garage or another, legal parking spot. A user on Quora (it’s basically Yahoo! Answers but much more reliable) asked if they could game the system in Boston: The answer, according to a woman named Candy at the city’s Department of Transportation, “depends on how much money these people are willing to throw away.’’ Candy’s reaction—which was the same as that of the Boston Police