Up in the air: Risks pile on for aerospace industry as 737 Max saga continues August 22, 2019 Risks are mounting for the world’s aerospace industry, amid political tensions and delays to Boeing’s grounded 737 Max jet returning to service, according to ratings agency Moody’s. Read more: Boeing takes $4.9bn hit on 737 Max groundings to compensate airlines The grounding of the best-selling passenger jet in March after two deadly crashes killed 346 [...]
Airbus warns Europe to gear up for a no-deal Brexit July 31, 2019 Airbus has called on European governments to hasten their planning for a no-deal Brexit and bury the hatchet on a long-running subsidy spat with the US. Europe’s biggest plane maker issued a warning this morning about rising trade tensions, overshadowing a strong set of second-quarter profits which pushed Airbus’s share price up 0.4 per cent. [...]