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Pandemic Year 3: Old and new risks lie ahead
Asia focus, Andy Cheah, Published on 23/11/2021
» At the start of 2021, UOB's outlook for the regional economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic hinged on three things -- the wide availability of vaccines, aggressive fiscal stimulus and accommodative monetary policies.
Forget Self-Driving Cars -- the Pentagon Wants Autonomous Ships, Choppers, Jets
Business, Andy Pasztor, Published on 15/02/2021
» From pilotless jets engaging in dogfights to huge undersea vessels ferrying troops, the Pentagon is pushing to increase the U.S. military's use of automation.
Boeing's New Big Plane Is Its Big New Problem
Business, Andrew Tangel & Andy Pasztor & Benjamin Katz, Published on 08/02/2021
» Boeing Co.'s newest jetliner is becoming its latest big problem, stretching out development, racking up a huge charge and complicating the plane maker's bid to navigate the Covid-19 pandemic.
Halt in U.S. Air Traffic Weighed to Aid Industry
Business, Andy Pasztor & Alison Sider, Published on 25/03/2020
» Major U.S. airlines are drafting plans for a potential voluntary shutdown of virtually all passenger flights across the U.S., according to industry and federal officials, as government agencies also consider ordering such a move and the nation's air-traffic control system continues to be ravaged by the coronavirus contagion.
FAA Poised to Require Electrical Wiring Fixes Before Boeing 737 MAX Jets Can Fly Again
Business, Andy Pasztor & Andrew Tangel, Published on 10/03/2020
» U.S. air-safety regulators are poised to order electrical wires relocated inside Boeing Co. 737 MAX jets in the latest complication and potential delay for their return to commercial service, according to people briefed on the deliberations.
Boeing Fired Midlevel Executive Following Embarrassing Emails
Business, Andrew Tangel & Andy Pasztor, Published on 14/02/2020
» Boeing Co. has fired a midlevel executive in charge of pilots who exchanged internal emails that have embarrassed the aerospace company as it struggles to get the 737 MAX jetliner flying again, according to people familiar with the matter.
India's economy will work when its women do
Asia focus, Andy Mukherjee, Published on 07/05/2018
» It was only a decade ago that the Nokia smartphone factory near Chennai was seen as the model solution for India's chronic problem of too few women in the workforce.