Federal safety officials are looking into a flight that American Airlines operated to Hawaii using a plane that lacked all the emergency equipment required for long over-water trips.

Trinidad and Tobago has another new top tourism official. The country’s new government has appointed Shamfa Cudjoe as its new Minister of Tourism.

Egyptian security forces have killed 12 people, including Mexican tourists, during an anti-terror operation in the Wahat area of the Western Desert.

 

The carrier reported 2.773 billion revenue passenger miles, up 0.2 percent from August 2014. The carrier’s revenue passenger miles to the region remain down 4.7 percent year over year.

The Miami Herald reported late last week that a deal is in the works between Miami-Dade County, FL, and Royal Caribbean, which has corporate headquarters at PortMiami.

An update on Dominica’s sites and attractions following Tropical Storm Erika on Aug. 27 reveals that most are accessible and were undamaged.