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23 Airline Car Seat and Bassinet Policies Around the World
Jennifer Yellin
This will surprise no one, but air travel with kids is not always easy, especially when it involves lugging a car seat. Car seats can be big, bulky and heavy, but also necessary at times to ensure a safe trip. In addition to the safety issues, some little kids sleep better on a plane when they are cozy in their car seats at 36,000 feet. (Here are TPG's eight favorite travel car seats)
Unfortunately, there are many rules when it comes to car seats and air travel. Most parents assume that car seats are always allowed for use on airplanes. We hate to say it, but that is not always the case.
Just this week, Chrissy Teigen (TV host, internet personality, former model, etc.) had yet another family travel-related tweet go viral when she commented about Cathay Pacific not allowing her 15-month-old to sit in his car seat during a flight.
Have no idea why my Cathay flight thinks it's more okay for a tiny baby to be rolling in pillows rather than sleeping quietly in his car seat. Apparently car seats in a seat we bought next to us for just him is less safe?
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) August 19, 2019
There are some situations where car seats on a plane are, in fact, not safe or permitted for a variety of different reasons. This could be related to cabin class, seat width, placement or seat direction/angle. There are many asterisks and small print surrounding the use of car seats on flights around the world.
In Chrissy's case, the car seat dilemma most likely stemmed from her seat selection. Based on what we know of her travel patterns, odds are high her family was sitting up front and in some types of Cathay Pacific first and business class cabins, car seats are not permitted — though they are allowed in virtually all of the airline's economy cabins. If Chrissy wants to fly home in first class with the car seat, she should closely examine this chart and choose the aircraft type carefully.
(Here's how to use your miles to fly in Cathay Pacific's first class, even if you're not a celebrity.)
Cathay Pacific First Class
To help traveling parents navigate the admittedly complex rules, TPG has put together a guide for families to what is and isn't allowed when it comes to car seats and bassinets on 23 of the world's most traveled airlines.
Photo by Summer Hull/The Points Guy
Airline Bassinet and Car Seat Policies
Car Seat Guidelines
The use of an onboard child car seat is only permitted when it has been certified for use in motor vehicles and airplanes.
The car seat labeling must include the text: "This restraint is certified for use in motor vehicles and aircraft."
The car seat must be placed in a window or middle seat. It must not be put in emergency-exit-row seats or in the rows immediately in front of or behind the emergency-exit row.
The car seat must be fastened to the airplane seat according to the manufacturer's instructions for use.
A car seat may be used when an airplane seat has been purchased for an infant (under 2 years of age) or minor (age 2 and over).
Bassinet Guidelines
A limited number of cribs are available upon request and subject to availability.
Aeromexico provides cribs for infants weighing no more than 24 pounds.
Cribs are complimentary but availability is not guaranteed.
During the check-in process, crib availability will be confirmed.
Priority boarding will be required.
Infants must be lap-held during takeoff and landing.
An AM Plus seat must be purchased to qualify.
For infants under 2 years old, an approved car seat must be installed on the seat. It must be attached with a seat belt and its width should not exceed 44 centimeters/17 inches. (If your seat is located in the first row of the Economy cabin, the width should not exceed 42 centimeters/16 inches.)
During takeoff and landing, the car seat can face the back of the aircraft. At cruising speed, the car seat must face the front of the aircraft so the seat in front can be reclined.
The use of a car seat is not allowed in the following cabins: 1) Business cabins on certain Boeing 777 aircraft and all Boeing 787 aircraft; 2) La Première cabin on all types of aircraft. On these flights, your infant must travel on your lap.
You can request a bassinet on long-haul flights in the Business, Premium Economy and Economy cabins, subject to availability. Bassinets are designed for infants weighing less than 10 kilograms/22 pounds and measuring less than 70 centimeters/27 inches.
NOTE: For safety reasons, any equipment designed for children to sleep horizontally (convertible bag that serves as a bed, inflatable mattress placed in front of the seat, etc.) are not permitted on board Air France aircraft.
Forward- or rear-facing car seats can be used to restrain children up to 7 years provided the seat is:
Designed for the child's weight
Equipped with a built-in restraint system
Approved for use in a motor vehicle
In good, safe working condition
Not wider than 43 centimeters (17 inches )
Not higher than 48 centimeters (19 inches) for rear-facing or 65 centimeters (25.5 inches) for forward-facing
The car seat should also display one of the manufacturing-standards marks showing that it is an approved car seat (these marks can be found directly on the Air New Zealand site).
Car seats cannot be used in Business Premier lie-flat seats on all 777 aircraft. This includes both the CARES harness and MERU TravelChair. Additionally, child booster seats and/or booster cushions are not permitted as they are designed to be used with a diagonal seat belt rather than a lap belt.
On international flights, Boeing 777-200, 777-300, and 787-9 aircraft may offer seats with bassinets that are:
Designed for infants up to 8 months old and 11.8 kilograms (26 pounds)
Made up with sheets, a pillow and blankets
73.66 centimeters (29 inches) long and 34.29 centimeters (13.5 inches) wide
When booking a bassinet online, make sure to select a seat with a bassinet icon from the bassinet row. If you are traveling with an infant aged between 8 and 15 months who does not weigh more than 11.8 kilograms (26 pounds), Air New Zealand may be able to allocate you a bassinet seat when you check in.
NOTE: Air New Zealand does not permit the use of non-aviation certified products, such as Fly-Tot, JETKIDS Bedbox and LegsUp leg hammock.
To be used onboard, your child-restraint system must bear both of the following labels:
"This restraint system conforms to all applicable federal motor vehicle safety conditions."
"This restraint is certified for use in motor vehicles and aircraft (in red lettering)."
Labels that indicate US or foreign government approval or show the seat was manufactured under the standards of the United Nations are also valid.
Child-restraint systems are not permitted in:
Any aisle seat
Emergency exit rows
Rows immediately in front of or behind the exit rows
"A" seats in rows 1–4 on flights operated with Embraer E175 aircraft
The window seat is the best location for a child restraint system, although it may be placed in the middle seat if the window seat is vacant or if the restraint system does not block access to the aisle. If you are uncertain, the flight attendant can assist in determining if middle seat is acceptable.
The Alaska Airlines website publishes a chart that includes the width of the narrowest and widest passenger seat in each aircraft. This will help you determine the maximum width for your car seat.
Alaska Airlines does not offer bassinets on any of its flights.
Most safety seats that are approved for use in motor vehicles are acceptable for use in aircraft. The seat must have a solid back and seat, restraint straps installed to securely hold the child and a label indicating approval for use on an aircraft.
The label may include: "This child restraint system conforms to all Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards" and "This restraint is certified for use in motor vehicles and aircraft" or "This restraint is certified for use in motor vehicles and aircraft." or "Approval of a foreign government or a label showing that the seat was manufactured under the standards of the United Nations."
The safety seat can't be used in an exit row or in the rows on either side of an exit row; window seats are preferred. Make sure your car seat fits within the maximum seat width for the plane you are traveling on.
Safety seats are not allowed in first class or business class on select planes because of the seat angles: First class — Airbus 321T, Business class — Airbus 330-200, Airbus 330-300, Boeing 777-200, Boeing 777-300, Boeing 787-800 and Boeing 787-900
To use an infant bassinet, your child must be younger than 2 years old and weigh no more than 20 pounds (9 kilograms)
Bassinets are available on a first come, first served basis at the gate for travel only on 767-300, 777-200, 777-300 and 787 aircraft.
Bassinets are not available in first-class and business-class cabins.
You can bring your own car seat for use by infants in their own seat or by children, subject to the following conditions:
The age/weight range of the child is in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
The width across the car seat should be no more than 45 centimeters (18 inches) to ensure it fits in the aircraft seat.
The child in the car seat must face the same direction as the aircraft seat to which it is secured.
The car seat must remain in position for the duration of the flight.
The aircraft seat-belt buckle must not lie over any part of the frame or under the structure of the car seat after tightening.
The frame of the car seat must be either metal or plastic/polycarbonate material.
Where possible, car seats should be secured into a passenger seat next to a window.
The car seat must not be placed before, after or on an emergency exit row.
The car seat harness must secure the lap, torso and crotch, but does not need to have five individual straps.
Non-approved car seats may only be used during the cruise when the seat belt sign is off. At other times, these car seats must be stowed in an overhead locker.
Instead of bringing your own car seat, you can also reserve a child seat supplied by British Airways. The child seat attaches to the carrycot position, so you'll need to make sure to reserve a carrycot-position seat. The child seats supplied by British Airways are:
suitable for older babies who weigh no more than 12.5 kilograms (27.5 pounds)
available on all long-haul flights (except on the London City to JFK service)
adjustable to a variety of reclined positions
not to be used during taxi, takeoff, landing and turbulence (when the "fasten seat belt" sign is on)
NOTE: Only child seats supplied by British Airways can be used in Club Suite.
Alternatively, if you have your own AmSafe Child Restraint System (CARES), you can use this on board in economy seats for infants from 12 months to children of 4 years. The AmSafe System is not suitable for use in first class, business class, Club Suite or Premium Economy and cannot be used in the rows before, after or on an emergency exit.
British Airways has specially designed carrycots on board, so that your baby can sleep during the flight. Just make sure to reserve a carrycot position seat when purchasing your ticket. The carrycot guidelines are the same as reserving a carrycot position if you were using a car seat supplied by British Airways. (Guidelines above)
You can also bring your own CoziGo carrycot cover which can be used with all styles of carrycots on our long haul flights.
NOTE: All other seat comfort devices are not technically permitted for use in the cabin. Devices not allowed include, but are not restricted to, seat extenders for children, hammocks for lap-held infants, inflatable footrests and devices that attach to the seat to restrict movement or for leg support.
If you have infants or children between 6 and 36 months (under 3 years) old, you can consider bringing your own car safety seat on board though not that booster seats are not permitted. Child safety seats must meet these criteria:
Forward-facing and in operational condition
Rear-facing car safety seats are also permitted if the use of such seat will not cause any impact on other passengers' comfort. You should contact our reservations offices to request an assigned seat.
Possess a well-defined shell (e.g., a plastic frame), and if there is a separate shell and understructure, they must be securely attached to each other
Designed so you can quickly and easily secure and take care of your child
Your child should not be able to easily adjust or loosen the harness straps of the car safety seat. It should be a single-release harness that secures a child's lap, torso and shoulders with a minimum width of 25 mm (1 in).
The seat must meet one of the following safety standards: European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) ETSO-C100b; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) TSO-C100, TSO-C100a, TSO-C100b, or TSO-C100c; European Safety Standard requirements of ECE Regulation 44; United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard FMVSS 213 or Australia/New Zealand Standard (AS/NZS) 1754
Due to safety requirements, safety seats may not be used on some of our aircraft passenger seats. The Cathay Pacific website lists which aircraft and class of service allow and do not allow car seats.
Additionally, you can opt to use your own CARES harness on board for children under the age of 3 years old. This harness can be used if your child is:
Seated in a forward-facing passenger seat of his or her own
Able to comfortably sit upright and unsupported
Under 1 meter tall
Between 10 kilograms (22 pounds) and 20 kilograms (44 pounds)
Younger than 3 years old
NOTE: If your child is over the age of 3, CARES harness is not accepted for use on all aircraft. Instead, you can consider other types of Postural Support Equipment (PSE) which are accepted on Cathay Pacific aircraft. The CARES harness can only be used on seats not equipped with an air bag seat belt. Cathay Pacific lists these aircraft on their site.
Alternatively, Cathay Pacific offers its own child restraint seats. These seats are for children between 6 and 36 months (under 3 years). There are only a limited number of child restraint seats available, so you'll want to make sure to make your reservation early. To use one, your child should be under 100 centimeters tall, under 20 kilograms and needs to be accompanied by an adult passenger 18 years or older. This is a great option if you are flying on an aircraft that does not allow a car seat onboard.
Bassinets are recommended for infants under 6 months old. Bassinets are available on all of Cathay Pacific's flights –- with the exception of Cathay Dragon flights operated on Airbus A320 aircraft. You can ask for a baby bassinet when you make your reservation.
Measurements: 76.2 x 38.1 x 20.32 centimeters (30 x 15 x 8 inches)
Maximum carrying weight: 12 kilograms (26.5 pounds)
NOTE: Onboard use of children's sleeping devices are subject to Cathay Pacific or Cathay Dragon's acceptance. Devices that do not affect the functionalities of a seat or cause any impact on other passengers' comfort, such as a JETKIDS Bedbox, are accepted. Examples of devices that are not acceptable are Fly LegsUp and Flyebaby hammock.
Related: The Best Seat Extenders for Kids
If you decide to use a child safety seat aboard the airplane and purchase a ticket for your child, there are a few restrictions and guidelines you'll need to follow:
When using a child safety seat, don't select seats in the following areas:
Aisle seats
Any seat one row forward of or one row back from an emergency exit row
Bulkhead seats when the safety seat is a combination car seat and stroller
Flatbed seats in the Delta One area of the following aircraft: Airbus A330-200 or A330-300; Boeing 777 or 767 aircraft
An adult (18 years or older) may hold an infant (infant-in-arms) or place the infant in a FAA-approved child restraint in their seat during takeoff and landing. Booster-type car seats are not permitted for use during taxi, takeoff and landing.
Ensure that the child restraint seat meets FAA guidelines
Ensure that the child restraint seat functions properly and is free of obvious defects
Secure the child according to the manufacturer's instructions
Ensure the child does not exceed the restraint's weight limit
Ensure the child restraint is secured to the aircraft seat using the aircraft seat's safety belt
On some international flights, Delta offers onboard baby bassinets. They're ideal for babies weighing up to 20 pounds and up to 26 inches long.
Onboard bassinets, also known as SkyCots, are available free of charge for passengers in select seats on equipped aircraft for some international flights.
SkyCots can be requested by contacting Reservations before arriving at the airport and then speaking with the gate agent at the boarding gate, but cannot be guaranteed due to a limit of two SkyCots per aircraft and weight restrictions.
Please note that all infants must be held during takeoff, landing and whenever the seat belt light is on.
If you bring a baby car seat on your flight, the check-in staff will check that it carries a label showing that it's approved for use on an aircraft, along with the instructions for use. Emirates will accept car seats that have been accepted or approved by one of the safety standards listed on their site.
Infants weighing under 10 kilograms can travel in either a forward-facing or rear-facing car seat. However if your infant weighs more than 10 kilograms, their car seat must be forward-facing. All car seats must be secured using the lap seat belt — not those that need to be secured by a three-point seat belt or shoulder harness.
If you prefer a restraint harness over a car seat, you can also use these four approved devices:
Special CARES
Crelling/Houdini Model 27
Meru TravelChair
Leckey Firefly GoTo Seat
Related: Review of the CARES Harness
You can request a baby bassinet in the "passenger details" section when you make a booking on the website, or by calling your local Emirates office.
After you make a booking on the website, you can request a baby bassinet in "Manage your booking" or by calling your local Emirates office. Bassinets are subject to availability.
Bassinets are approximately 75 x 33 x 22 centimeters (29.5 x 13 x 8.8 inches) in size and can hold babies weighing up to 11 kilograms (24.2 pounds). Bassinets are designed for babies up to 2 years old, but will only be provided if your baby fits safely.
NOTE: Many children ride on suitcases or leg-rest devices that aren't certified by the UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority and therefore aren't permitted on board Emirates flights. This includes – but isn't limited to – devices by Bedbox, Fly Legs-up and FLY-Tot.
Children up to 3 years old traveling on a child's ticket may use certain approved car seats in conjunction with an aircraft seat. Your infant must be secured in the seat and accompanied by a responsible adult in an adjacent seat for takeoff and landing. The seat must meet the following standards:
Forward-facing or rear-facing type with the proper harness that can be strapped to a seat by the use of a lap belt only
Rear-facing seats are restricted to infants from 0 to 6 months weighing less than 10 kilograms and are only allowed in first or business class. They are not allowed in economy class due to space limitations (hampering the seat recline of seat in front).
Must be in good condition and show no signs of damage
The car-seat harness must have a single release button and must secure the infant's lap, torso and crotch.
Must meet standards per the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority.
Supporting devices are allowed for children with special needs. These devices include:
CARES harness for children over 1 year and 20 kilograms in weight (only allowed in economy class)
SPECIAL CARES harness for adult guests with special needs and children more than 20 kilograms in weight
CRELLING harness Model 27. Type 27I (2 to 5 years) and Type 27A (5 to 8 years) are only allowed in economy class. Type 27B (9 to adult) is allowed in all classes.
CRELLING shoulder strap HSB1. Type HSB1 (2 to adult) is only allowed in economy class.
The bassinets on Etihad are specially designed carry-cots, to help your baby sleep flat during the flight. If you're traveling with an infant who will weigh less than 11 kilograms on the day of travel, you can request a baby bassinet when you book your flight. Your infant must also fit comfortably in the bassinet. The cabin crew will confirm that your infant safely fits in the bassinet before affixing it at your seat position.
Bassinets are limited, so make sure to make the request when you book your flight. Bassinets are allocated on a first come, first served basis. If you would like to add a bassinet request to an existing booking, go to Manage my Booking and update the "Special Requests" for your Infant.
For safety reasons, you may only use bassinets during the flight when the seat belt sign is switched off and when the cabin crew permit you to do so.
Royal Laurel class (aka business class) cannot accept use of a child restraint system such as a car seat or CARES Harness.
Baby bassinets are available aboard all EVA Air aircraft and are suitable for infants up to approximately 8 months of age. The bassinets are free of charge, but for safety reasons, height and weight limitations apply. When you make your reservation, you'll have to advise the airline of your baby's date of birth, height and weight.
The EVA Air website lists all basinet measurements based on aircraft.
Car seats must be preapproved with air-travel-approved FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) labels. If they do not have a label, the car seat may be checked only. Booster seats may not be used during takeoff and landing but may be used during flight.
Car seats cannot be placed in emergency exit rows, in the rows directly in front or behind of emergency exit rows or in the very first row. Frontier suggests placing car seats in window seats so they do not impede access to the aisle by other passengers.
Seat widths vary depending on the size of the aircraft. Minimum seat widths on the A319 and A320 are 17.4″ and on our A321 minimum seat widths are 16.5 inches.
(Image by Katie Genter / The Points Guy)
Frontier Airlines does not offer bassinets on any of their flights.
All safety seats used inflight must have a label stating certification for use in aircraft. The Hawaiian Airline website lists the label requirement.
All car seats must fit within the maximum seat width which depends on your aircraft type and class of service. The Hawaiian Airlines website lists these details.
Children using child restraint systems will not be permitted to sit in the following rows: aisle seats, exit rows and rows immediately in front of or behind an exit, and row 4 on our B717 planes.
Backless booster-type seats, safety belts, belly belts, harness-type and vest-type devices are not allowed during taxiing, takeoff, and landing. Exception: CARES harness
Bassinets are available on most of Hawaiian Airlines international flights. To reserve a bassinet, the accompanying adult must purchase a bassinet-compatible Extra Comfort seat in Row 14 (14 AB, CD or EG, HJ).
If you'd prefer not to purchase an Extra Comfort seat, you may see an airport customer service agent at check-in (on the day of departure) for bassinet availability. If available, Hawaiian Airlines will accept up to two (2) requests per flight. Confirmed bassinets will be assigned during the boarding process. Priority will be given to the customer with the earliest check-in time as they are not guaranteed.
To use a bassinet, your child must be:
Under the age of 2 years old and
Cannot weigh more than 20 pounds (9 kilograms).
The bassinet is 32 inches in length, 14.5 inches in width and 7 inches in height.
NOTE: Devices such as footrests and child beds which attach to aircraft seats, fit between the seats, or block access to the aisle may not be used onboard. They may be carried on but may not be used onboard.
Japan Airlines has two options: You may bring your own child seat, or you may use our child seat rental service if you do not have one.
To use your own seat on board, it must satisfy the following standards:
Child seat is set by guardian following maker's instruction.
At the time of fixing the child seat to the installed aircraft seats, even if the child seat is of a suitable type, there may be times that the crew may decide that it is unable to be safely fixed depending on aircraft configuration or installed seat types. The Japan Airlines website lists all the safety standard marks.
The aircraft seat belt buckle (2.5 centimeters thick, 6.5 centimeters wide, 6.5 centimeters long) can be slipped through the hole of the child seat belt.
The infant/child can be seated in the child seat and does not exceed the weight limitation shown on the child seat.
If the width of the child seat exceeds 42 centimeters, it may not be possible to mount, depending on the equipment and seat.
If you prefer to rent a car seat, you'll need to contact the reservations center at least 96 hours prior to departure time. Child seats are limited, so make sure to book early. These child seats are not available on codeshare flights operated by other airlines.
Bassinets on Japan Airlines are ideal for infants weighing up to 10.5 kilogram (age 2). Bassinets are available in limited numbers and reservations may not always be possible.
Bassinet dimensions: (length: 72 centimeters, width: 30 centimeters, and depth: 15 centimeters).
Infants and children may occupy a seat with or without a child restraint system (CRS). If the infant is not in a child restraint system, they must be able to sit upright.
Use of booster seats, harness and vest restraints will not be allowed during the movement on surface (taxiing), takeoff or landing, unless it is an FAA-approved device.
Safety seats, including harnesses or other restraint systems, should be placed in a window seat; it may be placed in a middle seat or aisle seat as long as the other seat(s) remain empty or occupied by another infant seat.
Safety seats may not obstruct a customer's pathway to the aisle.
Safety seats may not be placed between two individuals.
A safety seat may face backward if it is FAA-approved and properly secured by the parent/guardian.
Any safety seat used during flight must remain secured to the aircraft seat at all times, even when unoccupied.
Seat belts must fit low and tight across the waist of all customers, including children. If used with a CRS, the seat belt must be affixed to the CRS so that it is secured tightly in the seat. In seats equipped with an air bag seat belt, JetBlue-provided seat belt extensions must be used in conjunction with the seat belt to secure the CRS. For safety purposes, if the CRS is not able to be properly secured with the air bag seat belt, the customer may be required to move to a seat with a standard seat belt in order to use the CRS.
Only one lap infant will be assigned per row of seats on each side of the aircraft.
Lap infants may not be seated in emergency exit rows.
The JetBlue website includes seat dimensions for each of their aircraft to ensure that your car seat will fit within the seat.
JetBlue does not offer bassinets on any of their flights.
If you booked a seat for your child, KLM recommends that you bring your own child car seat on board. Make sure to meet these requirements:
The child car seat must be able to fit between the armrests of the aircraft seat, which is 42 centimeters (16.5 inches) wide.
Your child and the child car seat need to be secured according to the seat manufacturer's instructions.
During takeoff and landing, child car seats may be secured in a rear-facing position. At cruising altitude, they must be placed facing forward, to allow recline of the seat in front.
A child car seat may show no defects and must be approved and visibly certified for air transport.
You will need to reserve the use of a car/child seat in advance. Please contact the KLM Customer Contact Centre or your local KLM ticket office.
If you have booked a seat for your child on a KLM flight, you may also use a Child Aviation Restraint System (CARES) on board, if you meet these requirements:
Your child and the CARES need to be secured according to the manufacturer's instructions.
The CARES may show no defects and must be approved for air transport and marked accordingly.
You will need to reserve the use of the CARES in advance. Please contact the KLM Customer Contact Centre or your local KLM ticket office.
For intercontinental KLM flights, onboard carrycots can be reserved via My Trip or by contacting the KLM Customer Contact Centre. These cots are suitable for babies that are no longer than 65 centimeters and weigh no more than 10 kilograms on the day of the trip. Keep in mind that KLM cannot always guarantee the availability of a carrycot when you board the aircraft.
NOTE: If you booked a seat for your child, you may bring an inflight bed/legrest extension (e.g., Wick, BedBox, Fly Tot, 1st Class Kid Travel Pillow, Plane Pal). Such a device is allowed, as long as it is not attached directly to the seat. Inflight bed/legrest extensions that are attached to the seat (e.g., Fly LegsUp or FlyeBaby) are not permitted. Please note that it may not be used during takeoff, taxiing or landing and it may not impede other passengers.
(Photo courtesy of Stokke)
A child restraint system or child car seat or baby seat can be used on board to increase the passive safety of infants and children (up to about 7 years of age). Their use is entirely voluntary. Lufthansa offers a list of approved car seats.
Lufthansa has special carrycots available for you on our entire long-haul fleet: The cots are suited to babies under 11 kilograms in weight and under 67 centimeters in length. The number of carrycots on board is limited. You can reserve the carrycots up to 52 hours before flight departure. Please note that, depending on your booking class, a seat reservation fee for the seat with the carrycot may apply.
NOTE: "Comfort devices," which are attached to the passenger seat or placed in the footwell (e.g., inflatable cubes, seat extenders, etc.) may not be used on board Lufthansa flights for safety reasons.
A number of bassinets are provided on board, depending on the aircraft. Due to safety and storage reasons, passengers are not allowed to carry their own bassinets into the cabin. This service must be requested through the Reservations/Ticket Counter/Call Centre at least 24 hours before departure.
Child car seats can be carried on board most Qantas and QantasLink flights and secured to an aircraft seat if approved by Qantas prior to travel. Approval can't be obtained at the airport. Qantas recommends contacting them at least seven days prior to your intended travel date, as preapproval must be finalized at least 24 hours before departure. You'll also need to show your device to our airport staff on the day of travel, including at check-in.
Child car seats must have at least one relevant certification which you can find on the Qantas website.
Forward-facing child restraint systems for infants and children weighing between 9 and 18 kilograms (20 and 40 pounds).
Rear-facing child restraint systems for infants weighing under 9 kilograms (20 pounds) (although some seats may be certified to carry children of greater weight). Rear-facing seats are generally large and may not fit in economy-class seats or only selected seats. Rear-facing seats are permitted without an attachment base only if certified by the manufacturer as suitable for installation in aircraft seats without the base.
Seat allocation for use of car seats and child restraint systems is restricted and availability may vary by aircraft type. Not all aircraft and all cabins are able to accommodate car seats and child restraint systems, particularly those that require the use of a top tether point.
Car seats can't be located in an aisle seat or in an exit row. If there are two responsible adults traveling with a child and the allocated child car seat is in the center aisle, then the two responsible adults must be seated on either side, adjacent to the child car seat.
QantasLink flights (QF1400 – 2899) operated by Dash-8 aircraft or Fokker aircraft can't accommodate a child car seat that is only certified for use if a top tether point is used to secure it. Please be aware that this includes some Australian-certified car seats.
NOTE: Booster seats are prohibited on our aircraft. A booster could be a simple cushion or a shell base, back with side wings, and doesn't contain a built-in harness. It only enhances the positioning of the seat's harness on the child. The Child Aviation Restraint System (CARES), however, is an approved alternative to car seats.
Bassinets on Qantas flights are approximately 71 centimeters long, 31 centimeters wide, 26 centimeters deep, and have a weight limitation of 11 kilogram. If your infant is too large for a bassinet and is traveling on a parent's ticket, they must be lap held.
Bassinets are limited, so make sure to request one at the time of booking.
Booster seats, vests and harness-type child restraint devices are not permitted on board, but Singapore allows the use of approved car-type child safety seats and FAA-approved child harnesses for children under 3 years of age. Car type/ infant seats (for children under 3 years of age) which are accepted for use on the aircraft must be a model that has been approved by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or UN Economic Commission for Europe (ECE).
Car seats must:
be forward- or aft-facing and secured to the passenger seat with the aircraft safety belt by a lap belt or two-point harness, according to the child/infant car seat manufacturer's instructions. The passenger seat will be charged at a child's fare. (Child safety seats that must be secured by a three-point harness cannot be used on Singapore flights.)
not extend unreasonably beyond the passenger seat, which means an adult can move past the child safety seat when the seats in the row immediately in front of it are in the upright position.
not block the aisle, which means the aisle remains accessible during taxi, takeoff and landing.
fit within these maximum areas, measured between the armrests of the typical passenger seat in each cabin class:
Economy: 17 x 27 inches
Premium Economy: 18 x 31 inches
Business: 19 x 33 inches
First: 36 x 42 inches
Suites: 23 x 64 inches
NOTE: The use of booster seats and harness-vest-type child restraint systems is prohibited, with the exception of AmSafe Child Aviation Restraint System (CARES) child harness. However, this child harness may not fit in some of the airline's first- and business-class seats.
Singapore Airlines encourages you to request a bassinet when you book an infant ticket, as only a limited number of bassinets are available on board and offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
Each bassinet measures at 768 mm (l) x 298 mm (w) x 158 mm (h), and can support a maximum weight of 14 kilograms.
The child restraint system (CRS) should be secured in a middle or window seat. If placed in a middle seat, the CRS may not impede the exit path of a passenger in the window seat. A CRS may not be placed in an exit seat or in a row directly forward or aft of an exit row of seats.
If the CRS was manufactured prior to Feb. 25, 1985, it must have one of the following labels. A CRS manufactured on or after Feb. 26, 1985, must bear both of the labels in "A" and "B" below:
(A) This restraint is certified for use in motor vehicles and aircraft.
(B) This child restraint device conforms to all applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards.
(C) FAA APPROVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 14 CFR PART 21.305 (D) APPROVED FOR AIRCRAFT USE ONLY.
Southwest Airlines will also accept seats approved by the United Nations or foreign governments. The CRS must have a stamp or decal or some other mark that indicates foreign government approval. Seats manufactured under the standards of the UN must have a label with a circle surrounding the letter E, followed by a number assigned to the country that has granted approval.
Make sure your car seat will fit within the width of a Southwest seat:
Boeing 737-700: 15.5 to 17 inches
Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737 MAX 8: 15.5 to 17.8 inches
NOTE: Southwest approves the use of the CARES harness.
Southwest Airlines does not offer bassinets on any of their flights.
Related: How to Get the Best Seats on Southwest Airlines
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You can take your child's car seat on board the aircraft if your child is under 12 years of age and weighs less than 27 kilograms. In the case of infants, a separate passenger seat must be booked for the flight. The car seat must be certified for use in aircraft and must fit on a SWISS seat (43 x 43 centimeters).
Baby bassinets are available in all flight classes on long-haul flights and in business class on European flights. They are approved for babies of up to 8 months and weighing a maximum of 11 kilograms. The number of cots is limited, so please be sure to contact the Service Center ahead of time.
You may use an FAA-approved child restraint system (CRS) or child safety seat in certain seats on board the aircraft if you have purchased a seat for your child, including customers who have purchased a Basic Economy ticket. United does not provide child restraint systems or child safety seats.
The FAA has approved the use of the child safety restraint system CARES (Child Aviation Restraint System) for travel. Children weighing between 22 and 44 pounds may use this device.
Child safety seats or restraint systems must be placed in window seats on single-aisle aircraft, and in window seats or in the middle seats of a center section on two-aisle aircraft. To ensure the child's safety, the use of child restraint systems is not permitted in rear-facing seats or seats directly in front of, behind or in the exit row on any aircraft.
Child safety seats or restraint systems are also not permitted in first class on three-cabin 767 or 777-200 aircraft, on 757-200 aircraft with rear-facing seats, or in Polaris business class on 767, 777 and 787 aircraft. United is unable to seat customers under the age of 15 in exit rows due to federal regulation.
Car seats manufactured after February 1985 should also be certified for use in aircraft. You should place your child in the child safety seat for takeoff, landing and during turbulence.
Booster seats, belly belts attached to adult seat belts, and vests or harnesses that hold an infant to an adult's chest cannot be used on board the aircraft.
A limited number of complimentary bassinets are available for use on international aircraft only. Bassinets are large enough to hold an infant weighing 22 pounds (10 kilograms) or less. They may not be used during taxi, takeoff or landing, or when the seat belt sign is illuminated.
Bassinets are available for customers traveling international segments in Polaris business class on select 757, 767, 777 and 787 aircraft and in United Economy on 757, 767, 777 and 787 aircraft.
Bassinets are not available for customers traveling in first class or business class at this time.
Customers can request a bassinet by calling the United Customer Contact Center at 1-800-UNITED-1 (1-800-864-8331) within the United States or the appropriate Worldwide Contact Center. Bassinet availability is limited, and these arrangements are not guaranteed, so request a bassinet early.
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Knowing the rules for your particular airline ahead of time can save you aggravation before and after stepping onto your plane. It's also not a bad idea to double-check (or even triple-check) with the airline directly to ensure that your particular car seat will absolutely work with your assigned seat on your exact aircraft.
Be sure to check out these other articles that might help both novice and travel-savvy families:
The 8 Best Strollers for Travel
Tips When Flying With a Car Seat
Meet the Car Seat That Converts Into a Stroller in Seconds: The Doona
Making Family Travel Easier With Car Seats and Strollers
WATCH: We Review the Ultimate Travel Stroller
Flying With a Baby Checklist
Getting Ready for Your Child's First Flight: A Survival Guide
How to Plan Award Travel With an Infant or Lap Child
The Best Airline Seats, Suites, Lactation Rooms and Lounges When Breastfeeding
How to Fly With Breast Milk in the United States
Flying With a Lap Infant? Here's 6 Things to Know.
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Jennifer Yellin is a contributing writer to The Points Guy where she focuses on family travel. She is also the founder of Deals We Like where she helps her readers travel on a deal.


CHRISTCHURCH – Members of the Muslim community in New Zealand backed by native Maori returned back for the first time since Friday to the two attacked mosques in Christchurch where an Australian terrorist massacred over 50 Muslims, TV New Zealand reported on March 18.
"You can see today the coming together of our communities," said Take Justin Tipa, the Ngāi Tahu, aka principal of Māori people, of Christchurch, the largest city in New Zealand's South Island.
"Our Māori community and our Islamic community, and it's been a beautiful thing to regather again. Albeit out of a tragic, very sad event. But, you know, I think it's had the opposite effect of what the terrorist intended," the tribal official continued.
All across the grieving city, expressions of love were on display, hundreds of New Zealanders regardless of faith gathered to pay their respects at Linwood Mosque.
Along with Maroi, Father El-Baramoussy from the Coptic Church met with Imam Ibrahim Abdul Halim as the two faiths came together as one.
"We need continuously, to live and love," the bishop said.


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Louis C.K., Anna Kendrick And Seth Rogen Lined Up To Host Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live's in one of those weird lulls where new episodes seem sort of sporadic, but the sketch comedy series has lined up hosts for its next cluster of episodes, the first of which airs at the end of March. NBC has confirmed that comedian Louis C.K. will return to host on March 29. The Peacock also announced that Anna Kendrick and Seth Rogen are on board to host episodes in the weeks that follow.
Here's the schedule for the next few episodes of Saturday Night Live:
March 29 - Louis C.K. hosting, Sam Smith is musical guest.
April 5 - Anna Kendrick hosting, Pharrel is musical guest.
April 12 - Seth Rogen hosting, Ed Sheeran is musical guest
This is Louis C.K.'s second turn as host on SNL. Things got pretty hot and heavy the last time he hosted (November 3, 2012)...
Hopefully we get some great stand-up from the comedian when he does his opening monologue.
This will be Anna Kendrick's first time hosting Saturday Night Live, and something tells me she's going to be a great fit for this series. Not only is she funny, but she's incredibly talented. Usually, I'd say that Saturday Night Live tends to overuse the musical opening monologue, but it would almost be a waste to bring Kendrick out onto the stage and not have her sing. She demonstrated both her singing and comedic skills when she starred in Pitch Perfect:
Kendrick has a number of films coming up, including Happy Christmas and the feature adaptation of Into the Woods. And then, of course, there's the Pitch Perfect sequel, but that's not coming along until next year.
Finally, there's Seth Rogen, who's hosted Saturday Night Live twice. The first time was in 2007, a few months after Knocked Up and Superbad hit theaters.
The second time was in 2009, the year of Monsters vs. Aliens and Funny People. Coming off of the success of last year's This is the End, Rogen has Neighbors heading into theaters in May and The Interview set to release in October.
Saturday Night Live airs Saturday at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
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The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go is a 1970 British thriller film directed by Burgess Meredith. It was shot in Hong Kong and Toronto, Canada.

Plot summary
An American draft dodger and aspiring writer named Nero Finnigan (Jeff Bridges) becomes involved with the notorious Mr. Go (James Mason), an oriental organized crime mastermind. They conspire to blackmail an American weapons scientist into providing secrets to Mr. Go's organization for resale to the highest bidder. Leo Zimmerman, who is an American CIA agent and James Joyce scholar, then arrives and is charged with recovering the scientist and his work by whatever means necessary.

Cast
James Mason as Y.Y. Go
Jack MacGowran as Leo Zimmerman
Irene Tsu as Tah-Ling
Jeff Bridges as Nero Finnegan
Peter Lind Hayes as Prof. Robert Bannister
Clarissa Kaye-Mason as Zelda
Burgess Meredith as The Dolphin
Gigo Tevzadze as Dr. Ading
King Hu as Ito Suzuki
Broderick Crawford as Parker
Jay Adler as Dr. Yul
June Sampson as Miss Hagen

Soundtrack
 "The Yin and the Yang" (Music by Robert O. Ragland, lyrics by Marcia Waldorf)
 "To Be Free" (Music by Robert O. Ragland, lyrics by Marcia Waldorf)
 "Tah-Ling" (Music by Robert O. Ragland, lyrics by Marcia Waldorf)
 "Images and Reflections" (Music by Robert O. Ragland, lyrics by Marcia Waldorf)

References

Further reading
 Lisanti, Tom, "Fantasy femmes of sixties cinema: interviews with 20 actresses from biker, beach, and Elvis movies", McFarland Publishing, 2001. Cf. pp.158-169 for entry on Irene Tsu which also has a discussion of the film on page 165.

External links

1970 films
1970s mystery thriller films
British mystery thriller films
Films scored by Robert O. Ragland
1970s English-language films
1970s British films

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Space companies have received $ 7.2 billion in government investment since 2000
A government agency, such as initial investment from NASA or Air Air, can be an important step in the development of start-up from commercial space companies to successful companies.
According to a new report by Space Angeles, an investment firm focused on the space industry, which has identified the amount invested by government agencies in private airlines over the past 18 years.
Analysis shows how the government plays a role in the private space industry. It has been found that initial public investment can sometimes be the difference between life and death of a company.
"I think it's really important for the people that it is not just the private sector that decides to do something," said Space Anderson CEO Chand Anderson, The Verge. "The government has played an important role in developing major space companies."
Space Angeles issued a report on NASA's request, where the agency wanted to know the impact of its investment over the private sector over the past two decades.
Finally, Space Angels found that 67 space companies received a total of $ 7.2 billion in government investments between 2000 and 2018. About 93 percent of this investment went to the companies that were rocket-launching.
"It's not surprising," said Anderson. "Government funds have been directed to reduce the barriers to entry, and the biggest obstacle to launch is to launch them."
The report highlighted as a key example on SpaceX how much contributing to the success of government investment company. During the first decade of its operation, according to the report of SpaceX, SpaceX was working with $ 1 billion, and nearly half of that money came from NASA's official contracts.
SPACEK has specifically thanked NASA for supporting the agency after launching its first capsule for shipment to the ISS in 2012 from the Dragon. "He did not do it alone," Anderson says. "They could not do without NASA's help."
There are also many space companies who have not yet received public investment. Space Angeles estimates that there are 375 companies in the private space industry, who have received co-financing of $ 19 billion since 2009.
At least 123 companies have registered for DUNS – a requirement for public funding – but still have to get government investment.
Anderson noted that there are negative aspects of working with the government, this is the reason why some such participation can not follow. Among other things, the requirements of DOD or NASA can be very cumbersome for a small company, or it can take away the objectives of government software resources from startup focus.
However, the report focuses on many more successful government investment programs such as NASA, Small Business Innovation Research Initiative (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR).
SBIR and STTR provided funding to small construction companies in its early stages and as a result, these companies attracted additional private investment. "So let's use this data to help influence the policy and help influence NASA funding decisions."
Anderson argues that since most of the investment in the US Space Agency (NASA) and the Department of Defense (DOD) has gone to the companies that have so far focused, so for these agencies to expand further in other areas of space work Is the time He explains that we are looking at some of this through the NASA CLPS program.
which has awarded the contract to three private space companies, which are building an automatic spacecraft that can deliver equipment to the moon.
Anderson argues that this is a prime example of how the government can launch new models of businesses that do not yet have a very clear way of making money."Then the economic stimulation begins to develop, when the private sector can come and take over."
But in the end, Space Angels shows that if you work in space, you will cross the streets with the public sector at some point. So getting the investment from the government can be in the best interests of the company.
"You can not trade in space without government," Anderson says. "They are involved in one way or another."
Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos uploaded a video of the test last night. Recording shows a flame coming from the engine horizontally, which is visible in light green first and then the other becomes clear for the test.
To begin the ignition of the engine, green flames can be attributed to the liquid used by BE-7. Once the fluid is burning, the fire becomes clear because the engine works on liquid oxygen and hydrogen – both secondary water products.
NASA's future moon rocket is likely to be delayed and budgeted
NASA's huge rocket launch is likely to be delayed again for sending astronauts to the moon and crossing its budget. According to a new report from the Office of the Official Accountability Office, who reviewed NASA's tools to explore humans in space.
Originally the leaked report to the Washington Post is the latest in a long series of reviews, which has identified problems and costs from time to time with the missile development program.
For the last decade, NASA has been developing two main cars for transporting humans beyond the orbit of the Earth. A space projection system or SLS, which is a huge rocket capable of sending people to the areas close to the Moon's surface.
The second Orion is a crew capsule, which people will ride while traveling on top of SLS.
For the first time in 2017 both cars were to be launched together, but the opening flight was continuously paid and now it is due in June 2020. Due to delays, the SLS program also cost more, which increased to an additional $ 1 billion. For NASA
The report of the New Government Accountability Office (GAO) has been argued today that NASA can not meet the deadline of June 2020.
Instead, the SLS is likely to fly for the first time by June 2021, especially if the agency encounters any other problem while assemble and test the missile.
Also, NASA is accused of not being transparent in cost estimates for both SLS and Orion. GAO's report found that the cost of the SLS growth is actually close to $ 1.8 billion, because NASA has transferred some of the missile related missions to future missions.
Orion is also expected to increase, but GAO does not have a good estimate of what will happen because NASA has not updated its estimates for the program.
Despite all these delays and costs, NASA continues to give Boing and Lockheed's "grant fees" worth $ 200 million to the leading contractors of SLS and Orion, respectively.
These charges are usually given to the agency contractors for good performance and scheduling. But the Accounting Office's report urges Boeing to reduce the number of workers, who have to build complex designs of the SLS and missiles.
Responding to the GAO report, NASA's William Gertemier, recalling the report of the GAO, reminded the bureau that SLS and Orion would be "some of the most sophisticated equipment.
While the programs had to face challenges, the "worst result" was envisaged in the account office's report. Gerstemier does not agree with the claim that NASA was not transparent about costs, arguing that NASA had dealt with uncertainty in its report. Budget and direction It has become very effective and effective in implementing programs effectively.
To move forward, efficiency will become more important. The General Accounting Office has identified a very small area of error in the SLS table because it is too busy to test the program that it should be known as "Green Run".
Then the main corps of the missile will be launched on the ground to see if all the components of the missile are working together or not. Any delay can put NASA's current ambitions in jeopardy.
Under a new initiative called SLS and Orion, Artemis plays an important role in NASA's mission to bring humans back to the moon.
In March, Vice President Mike Pines called for NASA to accelerate its lunar program and send people to the moon instead of 2028 instead of 2028 by the agency as planned. Now, NASA Director Jim Breedstein is seeking Congress funding for this quick deadline.
The agency has requested to fund 1.6 billion dollars for FY 2010 and Artemis program for NASA's $ 21 billion. He told CNN that he is anticipating that apart from NASA's annual budget, there is a need of $ 20 billion to $ 30 billion – to ensure that the agency reaches the Moon by 2024.
Even if the Congress wants the program as a fund to complete, then the 2024 deadline depends on the equipment made at the time of NASA, and this latest report shows that the GAO Orion Possess about the potential and get the SLS for this five year goal.
Meanwhile, NASA continues to advance the program. The agency says that it will stick to some recommendations recommended by the Accounting Office in its report, including ways to make better estimation of the program.
However, NASA did not say that the estimated SLS would be the date of the launch, so it appears that the agency is still aiming to launch next year despite the suspicion of the accounting firm.
An atomic clock, "green" fuel, and a sail to glide into the sun
On Monday, SpaceX is about to start the third flight of its most powerful, heavy Falcon missile. This time, it takes a host of new technologies in space, from a new type of atomic clock to a high sail that runs in the sunlight.
If they can escape the harsh environment of Earth's orbit, then these new technologies can develop into valuable tools for future space missions.
NASA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration and Universities, a group of 24 satellites will fly in space. Access to all these satellites will not be easy.
20 payloads should be dropped in three different classes, which means that Falcon Heavy will be ignited by four again in six hours to its satellites, so you need to go to those satellites. Alan Musk, CEO of SpaceX, claims that this complex journey is "the toughest launch of the company".
A new atomic clock goes into space
There is a small, toaster-shaped clock on one of Falcon Heavy's satellites. But this is not a normal watch, as you will see an hour to be worn on the wall or on your wrist.
This clock is more accurate than any individual clock on Earth. While we eventually trigger hours of use or slow down over time, the specified clock, which would take 10 million years to get called Deep Space Clock, then visit.
All watches remain by measuring time between some recurring events. Old analog watches, such as grandfather watches, will determine the time between the back and moving between the pendulum.
Some modern watches will send voltage across quartz crystals, which vibrate at the same frequency every second. On the other hand, the atomic clock measures how long the particles take from different energy states. This is where these clocks meet their names: They deal with atoms.
The deep atomic clock works by processing a special type of charge atom known as ion. Around the clock, there are tubules filled with mercury ions – the same amount of mercury that is in tuna fish. Microwave-tuned microwave is used to disturb these ions, which makes the mercury very excited.
This leads to the conversion of ions back and forth between the various energy states. Deep Space Clock Mission, said Deputy Chief Investigator Gil Sebert The Verge, "when the magic happens, because this transition frequency is known very well and is very accurate."
NASA used mercury-based watches for a while on earth, but the equipment was generally larger than the size of the refrigerator and the spaceship suited to it.
Other small atomic clocks have been sent to space on first GPS satellites, but they work by measuring elements such as cesium or rubidium. Regardless of its accuracy, this accuracy eventually stops, because its atoms are lost over time.
"They merge into the walls of their containers," he says. Mercury-ion clocks such as deep space atomic clocks are more accurate because the ions do not collide with the walls of their container pipes, keeping the system inactive.
Because they are very reliable, NASA is working to minimize these systems, and now the space fly clock will show whether this small device can work in space or not.
The team behind the tool hopes to start in August and sees if it works according to next year. If so, then the work can be the reason for the development of super atomic clocks that can help the space shuttle not only save time, but also navigate from a deep place.
Until now, vehicles outside our planet are not atomic clocks and should depend on the orders coming from the ground to navigate.
Engineers will send the voice and then wait for a vehicle response, and from this time of relay, they will be able to detect the space shuttle. It can be a long process depending on the distance of a space shuttle. For example, Mars's vehicles should sometimes wait around twenty-four minutes for orders from Earth.
But if these vehicles are atomic clocks, can send sound engineer spacecraft, and their atomic watches can calculate their location, it depends on how long it takes them to get the signal.
After that, the spacecraft can navigate and change the direction on its own. "If we want to create a GPS-like network on other planets and moons, you'll need an atomic clock, and Siebert says," This technique is a clear choice there.
The opposition becomes green
To stay in space or to move to higher orbit in either space, many space shuttle will need to take Falcon Heavy into the maneuvers.
Thechemicals used in these small motors are usually similar to toxic substances. But next week, a space shuttle in the classroom will test the "Green" type propellant which is very easy to use.
Why the third launch of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy
Immediately after the launch both sides reinforce successfully landed, but it appears that the mid booster crashed during the live broadcast.
The third flight of Falcon Heavy of SpaceX is scheduled for tonight, and this may be the most important launch for a powerful missile.
The Falcon Heavy will make an important flight for the Air Force known as STP-2, whose purpose is to finally prove that the vehicle is capable of launching a national security mission in the future.
If everything goes well then the launch can help the Falcon to create heavy rockets as a reliable missile for the Defense Department and potentially keep SpaceX as a military launcher provider for the next decade.
To assess the versatility of the missile, the Air Force commissioned Falcon Heavy to launch 24 satellites in space at the same time.
Each spacecraft – from NASA, Air Force, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – and Universities – shows some new techniques or abilities in space, in which a new type of atomic clock and space propellants are included.
24 cargoes will be transported into three different classes, so for the Falcon Heavy to reach everything to its final destination, its engine must be re-ignited in space four times. Overall, it will take three and a half hours to launch until the last satellite is being deployed.
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, described this work as "the toughest launch so far" due to its complexity. But this is also a challenge which is presented to the company. SpaceX is one of the four companies, which is one of the major US air force launch providers through most of 2020.
The two companies selected by the Air Force will have only two companies receiving contracts with 2027 flights to launch DOD satellites between 2020 and 2024. If successful in reducing the spacex, it will be eligible for millions or perhaps billions of dollars in defense contracts from the defense department.
The Air Force has requested missile proposals to meet the agency's launch requirements, and there is a possibility to compete with Falcon 9 with the SpaceX Falcon Heavy.
So SpaceX really needs to do this launch well. Other companies, Blue Origin and Northrop Grumman, both are developing new rockets (New Glen and Omega, respectively).
On the basis of its current fleet of vehicles including the United Launch Alliance, Atlas V and Delta IV Heavy, a new rocket is also developing vulcan.
All three competitors of SpaceX get hundreds of millions of dollars from the US Air Force to develop their missiles. SpaceX recently filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government for not receiving any development fund – trying to block Blue Origin and ULA.
However, Falcon Heavy is the only operating rocket to compete for these contracts, so SpaceX has a unique opportunity to showcase the car's ability with someone else.
This is also a major launch of SpaceX, because it is the first time that the Air Force has used a heavily falcon plane with the first reinforcement launched. The outer edge of the heavy falcon falcon was the outer backers of the other falcon falcon, launched in April, which developed the ARABSAT-6A satellite for the Arab League.
After the mission, both the Koreans landed on the SpaceX landing pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida. So far, SpaceX has used rocket to be used mostly in its own business as well as NASA missions. Only a small satellite was sent from the Air Force on the Falcon 9 rocket used, and it reached the space on another satellite.
This is the first time that a huge Hawk with Air Force supporters will emerge.
After launch, an attempt was made to land on one of the unmanned ships of Atlantic SpaceX. After the SpaceX work, the Falcon continues to restore the essence of heavy falcons.
During the initial launch of the missile, after drilling the fuel properly the heart of the drone ship was missed and was targeted at sea.
In the second heavy Falcon launch in April, the heart of the center successfully landed on a drone in the ocean, but due to the unstable sea the heart returned to the shore by mistake.
STP-2 was originally scheduled to depart at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, 11:30 am Eastern Time, but it is scheduled for 2:30 a.m. ET. There is a large four-hour spacious launch window in SpaceX, so Falcon Heavy can be launched.
According to the 45th Air Pavilion of the Air Force, 80 percent are likely to be favorable for the weather launch, which monitors projection from the Florida coast. If SpaceX can not launch tonight, the backup day will begin, starting at 11:30 AM EST.
There are a few options to look at this work, because both SpaceX and NASA will broadcast the event directly.
SpaceX holds the nose nose rocket for the first time
After the launch of the powerful Falcon heavy rocket this evening, SpaceX discovered parts of the car's nose cone when it returned to Earth – the first time the company has drawn such feat. The structure separated from the rocket in space and remained parachuted on the surface, then landed on a spacex armed with a huge network.
After launch, the nose cone tries to try and take one and a half years after the failure. But now when it has been recovered, there is a possibility of using the structure again on an upcoming trip instead of creating a new flight from SpaceX scratch.
The nose cone of the missile, or its gift, is the bulbous structure that carries load during launch. It protects the satellites on the board during the initial climb, and then in space, it splits into two parts, where they return to Earth. Generally, gifts do not get.
However, Essex CEO Elon Musk was interested in finding a way to recover two parts for reuse. Misk had said in a news conference last year, "Imagine that you get 6 million dollars in the air billboard bill and you will be crushed in the sea." "Are you really trying to get that back?
The goal of SpaceX is to capture calmly, slowly, before it falls into the ocean and gets damaged by salt water. To do this, SpaceX reached the wild idea of using a huge network.
The company bought a boat on behalf of Ms. Trai (known as Mr. Stephen) and equipped the ship with four giant strips, to create a large network to catch the fall.
Each half-crunching has a steering system that allows it to be taken back to the ground, as well as small hedges and special type umbrellas known as paraffioles to control the cone's nose. If things get better, then at least half of the scorer will fall into the net, as the baseball game falls in a catcher's glove.
SpaceX is experimenting with this technique during specific flights from the beginning of last year, as well as doing many boat-dropping tests and simulation exercises.
To facilitate the boat on the Hunt, make the largest network of SpaceX on Mrs. Tri. But so far, no exhibition of spacex has been able to meet the target, though the company has managed to recover many oceans. Now in the end, all of this test has given fruit today. SpaceX says that he also saw the second part of the nearby gift in water.
Now, SpaceX will return the gift to the beach and determine if it can fly again. Since the water has not been touched, therefore, the equipment can be filled easily by more than half the quantity sent in the sea.
When it comes to rocket firing, use of previously manufactured devices is a great way to save some costs.
Israel's non-profit SpaceL has announced that it will abandon the plan to launch another satellite after an aircraft crashes in its original mission before this spring.
At that time, the company said that he would make a second attempt to land on the moon, but today a tweak from his official account on Twitter says that the team will continue to build the Berezet 2 spacecraft for a different purpose instead.
The original Berecit completed his mission on the Moon on 11 April, but the space shuttle failed to stop landing just before reaching the moon.
"According to the initial investigation conducted in the exercise by the Israeli spacecraft" perishett ", it appears that a manual order was filed in the spacecraft's computer," Spiel said in a statement at that time.
"A series of reactions began in spacecraft, where the main engine was stopped, which prevented it from becoming more active."
In spite of landing, SpaceIL described his mission in April as "a successful, unprecedented journey," according to the Associated Press, "The attempt to replicate the journey of the moon is not enough to challenge. "
Meanwhile, other private groups are still on track to complete Moon landing mission in the beginning of 2020, which include companies like Japan's Ispace and Pittsburgh-based AstroWotnik.


The Examiner has posted an interview with Michael Tellinger, which gives a brief mention of Zecharia Sitchin. It even features, according to Paul Shishis of Oshawa and interviewer James Borg, an anomalous UFO appearing during the course of the interview.
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On December 8th, Lafayette Parish voter ballots will include a proposal to amend the Lafayette City-Parish Charter, creating dedicated councils for the City and Parish. This will ensure "City issues" and "Parish issues" are decided by elected representatives accountable to the people they govern.
Vote YES to Fix the Charter on December 8th.
Today, nearly half of the City-Parish Council represent folks who live outside the City of Lafayette, but those council members get to decide city matters like LUS rates and how to spend city taxpayers' funds. The amendments would limit those decisions to a new Lafayette City Council, elected by city residents. All parish residents would also be represented on the Parish Council. We will all still share consolidated services and the Mayor-Parish President.
It's the only way for unincorporated Lafayette to have a government focused on its unique needs. No one can serve multiple masters, and that is exactly what we have in Lafayette. Unlike San Francisco, Lafayette has been allowing non-citizens to vote since 1996. It has not accomplished what it promised. Baton Rouge "consolidated" in the 1940's and now has at least 2 new cities, working on another. We should go back to the American form of government.
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Apr 11, 2017 - Politics & Policy
Xi gives Trump the gift of coal
Steve LeVine
On April 7, as Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met at Mar-a-Lago, Chinese bureaucrats issued an order telling traders to send North Korean coal cargoes back from where they came. Reuters says in a scoop that it has tracked a dozen cargo ships headed from China to North Korea's main west coast port of Nampo, full or mostly full. At the same time, after importing no U.S. coking coal from 2014 through 2016, China bought 400,000 metric tons by the end of February, Reuters said.
Why it matters: China is North Korea's main trading partner, and coal is North Korea's main export. By turning back the cargoes, China is sending a sharp signal of unhappiness with Kim's flaunting of his ballistic missile technology, which experts think might achieve the ability to hit the continental US within two years. The surge in US imports makes the message even clearer.
Get smarter: What the coal politics won't do is change Kim's missile policies. To get there, China and the US will have to somehow jointly reassure the skittish and youthful Kim that he will not be the victim of regime change.


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The torture and imprisonment of Ahmad Manasrah - Zionist vengeance against a child
Israel Waited Until Palestinian child turned 14 in order to impose a 12 year prison sentence
Only in Israel could the legal system wait a year so that a 13 year old child officially can turn 14 and become old enough to receive a long prison sentence. Indeed it would be unheard of in any other country that calls itself civilised. It is also unheard of in Israel for it to happen to a Jewish child.
However Ahmad Manasrah is not Jewish but a Palestinian. The law was changed specifically to allow him to be sentenced to a long term of imprisonment. He was found guilty of participating in the stabbing of an Israeli. The reasons for his actions are not hard to find. He lives under a brutal occupation. His cousin was shot dead. He himself is lucky to be alive because he was left bleeding on a sidewalk. Medical help for him was prevented initially by Israeli police. He was subject to savage taunts of 'let him die' by Israeli passers by, as the above video shows in all its graphic horror.
During what was called the 'knife intifada' Uri Rezken, a Jewish supermarket worker was stabbed by another Jew, Shlomo Pinto, whilst stacking shelves. He had been mistaken for an Arab. Contrast his treatment by the judicial system. Although he was charged with attempted murder it is certain that he didn't receive 12 years imprisonment. He wasn't subject to the ordeal of a 13 year old Palestinian child.
Instead the Guardian reports that 'He was granted anonymity by a magistrates' court in Haifa since he may now become a target of a vigilante attack. The court also agreed to his lawyer's request for a psychological examination to see if he was fit to stand trial.'
Palestinians are not seen as human beings so the question of whether they are fit to stand trial does not arise. Nor was Ahmad given anonymity, again for the same racist reasons.
Palestinian lawyer Jamil Saadeh noted upon Ahmad's conviction in May that "the occupation deliberately kept the child Ahmad Manasrah imprisoned inside a reform center until he reached the legal age for full sentencing under Israeli law, which is the age of 14 years…The court did not take into account what he suffered from the moment of his detention, being wounded, assaulted and cursed, treated inside the hospital as a threat, and screamed at during interrogation by the officers, all of which is documented on video and condemns the occupation."
Ahmad, 14, was accused of participating in a stabbing operation against Israeli settlers in the east Jerusalem settlement of Pisgat Ze'ev last year, when he was 13 years old. Ahmad was with his 15-year-old cousin, Hassan Manasrah, at the time, on 12 October 2015. Hassan was shot by settlers and killed on the street, while Ahmad was run over by settlers and seriously injured. Video of settlers screaming and cursing at the bleeding Ahmad and yelling that he should die was widely circulated via social media. Two settlers were injured in the incident, while Ahmad was critically injured and Hassan's life was taken. Hassan is one of 57 Palestinian children who have been killed by Israeli forces since 5 October 2015.
Manasrah was convicted in Israeli courts in May and sentenced today to 12 years imprisonment. In the Israeli courts in "security" cases, Palestinian youth do not receive reduced sentencing despite their juvenile ages. Instead, for every conviction on any charge that carries a maximum sentence of greater than six months, children 14 and up are sentenced identically to adults over 18. Such charges include throwing stones, membership in a prohibited organization or incitement for social media postings. Palestinian children are also held without charge or trial under administrative detention.
The pursuit of extremely lengthy sentences against Palestinian children is a growing trend in Israeli military and other courts, as illustrated by the cases of Muawiya Alqam, 14, sentenced to six and one-half years and the pending case of Nurhan Awad, 17, against whom a 15-year sentence is sought. Nurhan's case is strikingly similar to Ahmad's; she was with her cousin, Hadeel, who was shot and killed by Israeli settlers while Nurhan was severely injured.
Ahmad's interrogation was also videotaped, where he was pressured and shouted at by multiple interrogators as he stated he did not remember the incident. Ahmad is one of nearly 400 Palestinian children held in Israeli prisons. Palestinian children are routinely subject to torture and abuse under interrogation, solitary confinement during interrogation, beating and kicking by occupation military personnel, threats of sexual assault and other forms of abuse, reports Defence for Children International Palestine.They are also routinely interrogated harshly without access to a parent or a lawyer.
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network condemns the sentencing of Ahmad Manasrah and demands the immediate release of Ahmad and all imprisoned Palestinian children. We further call for international action to compel the Israeli state to respect the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and end international military aid and assistance that funds the imprisonment and torture of Palestinian children. The imprisonment, oppression, and killing of Palestinian children like Ahmad and Hassan Manasrah by the Israeli occupation is part and parcel of the Israeli colonial project in Palestine, and the only true freedom for Palestinian children will be achieved through the freedom of the Palestinian people and Palestinian land.
Also see this powerful article in Ha'aretz by Amira Hass, one of the few decent journalists in Israel.
How to Make Revenge Even Sweeter
Why does Israel need to imprison for 12 years a 14-year-old Palestinian boy who did not injure anyone?
Amira Hass Nov 16, 2016 4:51 AM
A., the teen who along with his cousin seriously wounded two in Pisgat Ze'ev, at his remand hearing, November 11, 2016.Emil Salman
The childish expression on his face, which the sadness has turned adult, is known to every Palestinian. In the Israeli media, only the first letter of his name, A., is allowed to be published. That, and the fact that his trial was held behind closed doors was the sum total of proper treatment of a boy who was 13 years and 9 months old when he allegedly committed the crimes of which he was convicted.
With all the rest – his arrest after the mob attack against him and his injury, the brutal interrogation, the extreme indictment, the verdict and the sentence – the legal system treated him precisely in the spirit the Israeli public demands: vengeance, vengeance, vengeance.
The judges, Yoram Noam, Rivka Friedman-Feldman and Moshe Bar-Am, convicted him of two attempted murders, although he did not stab anyone. From the beginning A. told his interrogators and the judges that he and his cousin, Hassan Manasra, went out about a year ago to Pisgat Ze'ev to scare Jews with knives they were holding (because of how the Israeli regime harms the Palestinians), maybe to injure someone, but not to murder anyone. He was convicted because 15-year-old Manasra (the Border Police team could have arrested him but they executed him, as is the fashion around here) stabbed a young man and a boy.
The judges did not attribute importance to A.'s testimony that from the start he and Manasra had decided not to hurt women, children or old people, they intentionally did not try to hurt an old man whom they came across on their way. The judges discounted A.'s words, that he tried to stop his cousin from hurting the boy. The judges belittled the fact that A. could have immediately confessed to attempted murder so he would be sentenced before he reached 14 (and then would not be sent to prison). He simply did not agree to admit to something that he did not intend to do.
The parole officer service, who praised A.'s rehabilitation process, recommended to the court to make do with parole and keeping him in a closed residential facility until the age of 18. But the judges imposed a sentence of 12 years in prison on the 14-year-old boy who had not injured anyone. Neither did they heed the request to at least place A. in a closed residential facility until the age of 18.
"Today!" Judge Noam decreed on the day of sentencing last week. The boy must be taken immediately to prison (Megiddo). Vengeance is sweet and to sweeten it more the judges ordered the minor to pay compensation of 180,000 shekels ($46,870) to the injured parties. Let the family go completely broke, why not?
The judges could have taken into consideration other verdicts, which state that it is impossible to examine the acts of children by the same criteria as those of adults. They could have drawn inspiration from judges who imposed sentences of 24 months and 54 months, respectively, in a closed residential facility on two minors who murdered an old man who refused to give them a cigarette. But Noam and his colleagues preferred to see the "wave of terror" and "nationalistic background," not the boy.
If they had seen the boy, they would have ruled thus:
"Before us is another boy, who from the moment of his birth in Jerusalem has lived the intentional, methodical discrimination in favor of Jewish children his age: in housing, schooling, employment opportunities, infrastructure, freedom of movement and choice, the right to a collective identity. Before us is another boy who has, unfortunately, on a daily basis, experienced police brutality, the contempt of the municipality and the evil of the system. Another boy who is confused by the weakness of the adults in the face of all this evil, and the childish tendency to imitate pushed him into a foolish and dangerous act, which his parents opposed, and that he himself regrets today. We will send him to a closed residential facility for a few years, to think, understand and be rehabilitated.
"The change of general circumstances does not depend solely on us, but it has already been proven that executions, house demolitions and disproportionate prison sentences and fines are not deterrents. On the contrary. They convey a message to other Palestinians, that the Jews hate and persecute and oppress and expel them only because they are Palestinians."
Labels: Ahmed Manasra, child abuse, Child imprisonment, child torture, Hassan Manasrah, Muawiya Alqam, Nurhan Awad, Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, Shlomo Pinto, Uri Rezken
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The complete guide to ransomware
Organizations in every industry can be targets of cybercrime for profit. Get expert advice on ransomware prevention, detection and recovery in our comprehensive guide.
Sandra Gittlen, Editor at Large
When it comes to security challenges, businesses of all sizes are alarmed by the abundance and gravity of ransomware attacks. Cybercriminals have targeted every industry with specialized malware, collecting untold amounts in ransom. This comprehensive guide on ransomware explains the types of attacks, common attack vectors, prevention methods and tools, and best practices for recovery.
Ransomware is a subset of malware that can lock and encrypt data on a victim's computer. Attackers then notify the victim that an exploit has occurred and the data will not be unlocked or decrypted until a payment is received.
To be clear, malware is the umbrella term for any malicious code or program that gives an attacker explicit control over a system. Ransomware is specific to when attackers demand payment to unblock access or unencrypt the data and allow victims to regain access. Often, ransomware results in the crime of cyberextortion. If attackers exfiltrate a victim's data and then threaten to leak it if their demands aren't met, the malicious code that started the attack is referred to as extortionware.
Types of ransomware
Ransomware has multiple types that malicious actors use to extort ransoms. The traditional types are crypto and locker. Two newer types -- double extortion and ransomware as a service -- have been gaining popularity among malicious actors.
Locker blocks access to computers, and attackers require payment to unlock access.
Crypto encrypts all or some files on a computer, and attackers require payment before handing over a decryption key.
Double extortion occurs when cybercriminals demand one payment to decrypt the files and another not to make them public.
Ransomware as a service (RaaS) occurs when cybercriminals can access malicious code for a fee.
Ransomware is often known by its malware strain code names, such as AIDS Trojan, which first appeared 30 years ago. Since then, names such as GPcode, Achievus, Trojan WinLock, Reveton and CryptoLocker have made headlines for the havoc they caused. In the past decade, LockerPIN, Ransom32, WannaCry, Goldeneye and Petya emerged. And recently, a cybercrime gang used the RaaS variant, REvil, to demand $70 million in ransom from software technology company Kaseya.
Read our detailed history of ransomware strains.
Ransomware vectors
Ransomware infiltrates organizations through three common vectors: phishing, Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and credential abuse and exploitable vulnerabilities.
Phishing, which targets an organization by embedding malware in email, remains one of the most popular ways for cybercriminals to deliver their payload. Phishing emails have become much more sophisticated, enticing even the savviest of users to click on damaging links.
RDP and credential abuse
Cybercriminals can inject malware through RDP, which is Microsoft's proprietary protocol for secure remote access to servers and desktops. When an RDP environment is left unsecured, attackers gain access through brute force, legitimate credentials purchased through criminal sites and credential stuffing.
Vulnerabilities from poor patching practices
Attackers look for vulnerabilities they can exploit, and unpatched systems are an attractive entryway. Websites, including plugins, and complex software environments that link to third parties enable malware to be inserted undetected.
Dig deeper into how malware can be distributed through vulnerabilities in websites and browsers.
Top ransomware targets
While it seems that no industry is spared from ransomware, some are more susceptible to it than others. For instance, educational institutions have suffered greatly at the hands of attackers. TechTarget Senior Writer Alissa Irei relayed one Washington school system's reaction and the top 10 ransomware targets by industry:
business, professional and legal services
central government (including federal and international)
energy and utilities infrastructure
As Irei noted in the article, the size of the organization is not always the determining factor; instead, it is where attackers can extract the maximum financial impact.
Some of the most notable ransomware attacks include the following recent victims:
An attack on Colonial Pipeline led to a multiday disruption of the fuel supply for a large swath of the East Coast. Colonial paid a $4.4 million demand to speed its recovery efforts. Some of that payment, made in cryptocurrency, was later recovered by the U.S. government.
Global beef manufacturer JBS USA had to shutter operations for several days after it was hit by a ransomware attack. The company paid attackers $11 million to ensure no data was exfiltrated.
The Buffalo Public Schools system in New York ceased instruction -- in-person and online -- in the wake of a crippling ransomware attack. The system required a week to get back on its feet and resume classes.
How to recognize attacks
Ransomware attacks are uniquely difficult to detect as the malicious code is often hidden in legitimate software, such as PowerShell scripts, VBScript, Mimikatz and PsExec. Organizations must use a combination of automated security tools and malware analysis to uncover suspicious activity that could result in a ransomware attack.
Here are three types of ransomware detection techniques:
signature-based ransomware compares a sample hash gathered from suspicious activity to known signatures;
behavior-based ransomware examines new behaviors in relation to historical data; and
deception uses a lure such as a honeypot that normal users wouldn't touch to catch attackers.
Ransomware attacks happen quickly, and it is important to be able to detect and respond just as quickly. Read about three ransomware incidents and their outcomes.
How to prevent ransomware attacks
Organizations can lessen their vulnerability to ransomware attacks and limit the damage they cause by assuming a strong cybersecurity posture. Mike Chapple, senior director of IT with the University of Notre Dame, outlined the following steps to prevent ransomware attacks:
Maintain a defense-in-depth security program.
Consider advanced protection technologies -- such as zero trust and endpoint detection and response.
Educate employees about the risks of social engineering.
Patch regularly.
Perform frequent backups of critical data.
Don't depend solely on backups.
In addition, enterprises can implement business processes that limit or even eliminate transactions via email to make links and attachments stand out more and become more suspicious to security professionals.
The cloud offers a unique specter of ransomware protection, as organizations can use it for a backup and recovery strategy. Companies can create isolated backups that can't be accessed from the core corporate environment without making infrastructure changes or requiring numerous administrative authentication/authorization adjustments, according to Dave Shackleford, founder and principal consultant at Voodoo Security.
How to respond to and recover from ransomware attacks
Once a ransomware attack happens, organizations must follow the ransomware incident response plan that they ideally would have created and tested well ahead of the attack.
Organizations will want to try to remove the ransomware, but that can be incredibly challenging. Security professionals must make sure they don't allow the malware to penetrate further into the system. The following steps for ransomware removal from independent IT consultant Paul Kirvan will help:
Isolate the infected device.
Determine the ransomware type to enable more targeted remediation efforts.
Remove the ransomware, which can involve checking if it is deleted, using antimalware or anti-ransomware software to quarantine it, asking external security professionals for help, and if need be, removing it manually.
Recover the system by restoring a previous version of the OS before the attack occurred.
Ransomware detection and removal tools can help automate or at least speed up recovery times. They can delete all malware on a device to ensure it is clean. Kirvan highlighted 17 ransomware removal tools that can detect threats, block attacks and erase lingering traces of malware.
Negotiating ransomware payments
Determining whether to pay a ransom in the middle of a ransomware attack can be harrowing. Companies should already know their criteria for complying or not complying with demands. They should know if they can trust their ability to quickly recover systems and backups if they deny attackers. And they should know what vulnerabilities they have in the data that attackers have locked, encrypted and potentially exfiltrated.
Some common reasons to pay ransoms include the following:
faster recovery time;
damage to business;
excessive recovery costs; and
protection of customer or employee data.
Companies might decide not to hand over a ransom because they believe it might encourage other attackers or could escalate future payments. Additionally, there is no guarantee the data will be returned, and paying the ransom could subject the company to legal issues.
If companies are unsure about whether to acquiesce to attackers, they can tap into the skills of an expert negotiator. Negotiators also can be used to interact with threat actors and help settle on a ransom amount. These services are sometimes addressed in cyber insurance contracts.
Not surprisingly, cyber insurance coverage has changed considerably with the rise of ransomware, and organizations should review policies carefully to ensure ransomware attacks are covered.
Companies will want to be covered for the following:
business and dependent business (a cloud provider or software vendor) interruption;
data recovery; and
security incident and breach costs.
Organizations will likely need to report any ransomware attack as well.
Ransomware attacks are increasing, so companies need to understand their risks and coverage, and be prepared to address attacker demands accordingly.
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Fidelity National Financial's LSI Launches Point-of-Sale Title Insurance Platform for the Home Equity Market
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., LSI, a subsidiary of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF),has successfully launched the home equity component of its nationally recognized eLenderSolutions (eLS) point-of-sale, web-based title insurance platform. Designed to expedite home equity closings, the system leverages high-quality data, industry leading technology and LSI's recently developed Home Equity Loan Policy (HELP) to provide lenders with loan closing, ancillary product and insurance offerings needed for same-day home equity closings. This premier point-of-sale tool instantaneously delivers recordable property vesting information, tax and assessment information and legal descriptions nationally. Additionally, the system provides point-of-sale quotes on an individual product or bundled fee basis for the HELP policy, property reports, credit reports, flood certification, valuation products, mortgage tax and recording services. An instant messaging feature is also included to facilitate real-time communication among participants. The platform returns all products electronically and further expedites the closing process with immediate mortgage document delivery, allowing borrowers to sign their documents before they leave the lender's office.
"With the home equity lending environment moving at such a rapid speed, there's a tremendous need for technology solutions to keep pace," said LSI President Ron Frazier. "When listening to our customers, we recognized the need to develop the technology to provide information and products to lenders at the point-of-sale. We have focused our efforts in this area as part of a long-term plan to develop a complete home equity technology platform. The home equity component of eLS is the most recent addition to our comprehensive solution and we're confident our clients will gain a competitive edge by using our system," said Frazier. "When developing new products and services, the litmus test is to ensure that they support our customers' business objectives and help position them for continued success," said LSI SVP of Strategy and Execution Al Verkuylen. "According to our customers, we've hit our mark with these new offerings. Instead of waiting days to receive critical vesting data and legal descriptions, lenders now receive this information in just seconds, resulting in a much quicker closing process and better borrower experience," said Verkuylen. The home equity component is one of the many lender solutions available on the eLS fulfillment platform, through which users can access all the products and services offered by LSI and other FNF affiliates. Additional components include an interactive title curative platform; an automated title decisioning system; and a Web-based loan signing platform.
SOURCE Fidelity National Financial, Inc.