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Havana, Cuba – By Monday, Cuba looks set to be without a Castro at the helm for the first time since Raúl and his brother Fidel swept down from the Sierra Maestra mountains in 1959, forcing the dictator Fulgencio Batista into exile. One of the last surviving members of that “historic generation”, Raúl has said he will relinquish his post as the supremely powerful first secretary during the 8th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), which begins in Havana Friday. The 89-year-old leaves a country queueing for food, wracked by the economic effects of coronavirus and US sanctions,...

Raúl Castro in Havana in 2008.Pool Interagences / Getty Unity and continuity. These are the main themes underpinning the 8th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) due to begin on Friday in Havana. The gathering comes at a key moment: the island nation is grappling with one of the worst crises in its entire history even as the revolution’s historic leaders, starting with Raúl Castro, are on their way out. Raúl Castro is 89 years old. Ramón Machado Ventura, currently the second secretary of the PCC, will turn 91 in October. The veteran commanders Ramiro Valdés and Gu...

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LoyaltyLobby American Airlines seems to be in “love” with alliances; one on the West Coast with Alaska Airlines (becoming Oneworld Alliance member on March 31), and another one for the East Coast with JetBlue. American Airlines previously had a partnership with JetBlue that ended on April 1, 2014 (read more here), and the new one was announced on July 2020 (read more here), although the start date was left in the dark. You can access AA’s page for the alliance here and JetBlue’s here. American Airlines and JetBlue will start codesharing select flights from February 25, 202...

American Airlines made this announcement: American Airlines Group Inc.and JetBlue are delivering on their promise to introduce better travel choices on routes to and from New York (JFK, LGA and EWR) and Boston (BOS), as they launch nearly 80 codeshare flights and enhanced schedules on key routes. American is also introducing 18 new routes beginning…