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US FAA to boost oversight of boeing, sees more manufacturing issues
Date: January 12, 2024
US FAA to boost oversight of Boeing, sees more manufacturing issues By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it will intensify oversight of Boeing after a panel broke off a new jet in mid-flight, and the agency’s chief Mike Whitaker sees “other manufacturing problems” at the largest U.S. planemaker....
Factbox-How companies are responding to attacks on ships in the red sea
Date: January 10, 2024
Factbox-How companies are responding to attacks on ships in the Red Sea (Reuters) -Attacks on vessels by Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen have disrupted international commerce on the shortest shipping route between Europe and Asia. The attacks, targeting a route that accounts for about 15% of the world’s shipping traffic, have pushed several shipping companies...
Factbox-How companies are responding to attacks on ships in the red sea
Date: January 9, 2024
Factbox-How companies are responding to attacks on ships in the Red Sea (Reuters) -Attacks on vessels by Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen have disrupted international commerce on the shortest shipping route between Europe and Asia. The attacks, targeting a route that accounts for about 15% of the world’s shipping traffic, have pushed several shipping companies...
Factbox-What airlines, regulators are doing about boeing 737 MAX 9 jets
Date: January 8, 2024
Factbox-What airlines, regulators are doing about Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets LONDON (Reuters) – The latest setback for Boeing’s top-selling 737 MAX aircraft occurred on Friday when a panel blew off an Alaska Airlines plane forcing its pilots to make an emergency landing. U.S. regulators have ordered a temporary grounding for safety checks on 171...
Shipping stocks rise, biggest gainers in Europe at start of 2024
Date: January 5, 2024
Shipping stocks rise, biggest gainers in Europe at start of 2024 By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – Shipping companies have been the best performing stocks in Europe since the start of 2024, and were set for their biggest weekly jump in years, as the re-routing of vessels following attacks in the Red Sea boosted freight...
Red sea shipping workarounds add costs, delays for suppliers, retailers
Date: December 28, 2023
Red Sea shipping workarounds add costs, delays for suppliers, retailers By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Toymaker Basic Fun’s team that oversees ocean shipments of Tonka trucks and Care Bears for Walmart and other retailers is racing to reroute cargo away from the Suez Canal following militant attacks on vessels in the Red Sea. Suppliers...