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The sudden but not entirely unexpected decision by British Airways BA to ditch its Boeing 747 fleet has led to some nostalgic and emotional reactions across the industry. But while the sadness over the demise of an icon at one of its most famous operators is 颅understandable, the decision makes solid business sense.At the time of Europes ground-stop in March, BA had 31 747-40
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The regional finals are in the books for the 2023 Maine high school bas
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stanley cup are still fresh in our minds. The good news for basketball fans is Bangor Daily News photographers Linda Coan O ;Kresik, Troy R. Bennett, Kim Higgins and Seth Poplaski captured beautiful photographs to capture the memories from the semifinal and final rounds. You can find all of our 2023 Tourney coveragehere.Old Towns Sage Evans 22, right puts one up as Ellsworths Lily Bean 21 defends in first half action of the Class B North girls regional championship game Saturday at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Ellsworth won the game 59-52. Credit: Linda Coan O Kresik / BDNEast Grand Emma Davis takes a foul shot during a Class D North semifinal game against Wisdom at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on Feb. 22, 2023. Credit: Kim Higgins / BDNCalais ; Jacob Sockabasin lays one up over Fort Kent defender Lance Gagnon during the Class C North cham
stanley fr pionship game at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on Feb. 25, 2023. Credit: Kim Higgins / BDNBrewer Brady Saunders 13 and Skowhegan Adam Savage 34 tip off of during the Class A North finals at the Augusta Civic Center on Feb. 24, 2023. Credit: Josh O Donnell / BDNOld Towns Taylor Loring 4 , Houltons Ameilian Callnan 11 , Old Towns Alexis Degrasse 24 an Houltons Mylee Sylvia 14, left to right battle for a loose ball in second half action of a Class B North girls semif