Germany grounds Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 9 for three months
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s air safety authority DFS said on Tuesday that both Boeing 737…
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U.S. lawmakers at T-Mobile, Sprint hearing spar over stay at Trump hotel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers questioning the chief executives of T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp over their planned merger sparred with each other on Tuesday over T-Mobile’s executives staying at President Donald Trump’s hotel where they spent $195,000 while in Washington.
New Zealand suspends Boeing 737 MAX flights
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s aviation regulator on Wednesday suspended Boeing Co 737 MAX aircraft…
Bermuda prohibits Boeing 737 MAX from its airspace
HAMILTON (Reuters) – Bermuda has prohibited Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 and 737 MAX 9 aircraft…
U.S. Senate to hold crash hearing as lawmakers urge grounding Boeing 737 MAX 8
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee plans to hold a hearing on the fatal crashes of two Boeing Co 737 MAX 8 jets since October as a growing number of lawmakers called on U.S. regulators to ground the airplane.
U.S. FAA will not order immediate grounding of Boeing 737 MAX
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it will not ground the…
France to force web giants to delete some content within the hour
PARIS (Reuters) – Social networks and other online content providers will have to remove paedophile and terrorism-related content from their platforms within the hour or face a fine of up to 4% of their global revenue under a French law voted in on Wednesday.
U.S. Senate to hold hearing on Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of a U.S. Senate panel that oversees aviation issues said…
Ties between Boeing and Trump run deep
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When Donald Trump spoke with Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg on Tuesday to get assurances about the safety of the 737 MAX plane that crashed in Ethiopia, he wasn’t talking to a stranger.
U.S. Congress invites pharmacy benefit managers to third drug pricing hearing
(Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Finance Committee has invited executives from five pharmacy benefit managers…
EU consumer group warns against ‘game-changer’ Google-Fitbit deal
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc-owned Google’s planned $2.1 billion buy of fitness trackers company Fitbit may harm consumers and hinder innovation, European consumer group BEUC said on Wednesday, calling it a game-changer deal in the health and digital markets.
South American nations evaluating shutting airspace to Boeing 737 MAX: Telam news agency
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina and other South American nations are evaluating closing their airspace…