by | Feb 14, 2011 | Towing
Boeing (BA) unveiled the new 747-8 Intercontinental jet Sunday, which can seat as many as 500 people.
The new plane has 12% lower costs per seat than the 747-400, Boeing said in a statement. The plane will also emit 16% less carbon.
“As the only ai…
by | Jan 25, 2011 | Towing
If we measure competitiveness by profits and cash balances, domestic companies have never been stronger. Unfortunately, that competitiveness has come out of the hides of the country’s workers — nearly 15 million of whom are ou…
by | Jan 21, 2011 | Towing
After Boeing announced yet another — the seventh — delay in the first delivery of the innovative 787 passenger jet, it’s now clear that Boeing’s decision to outsource both the design and manufacturing of the plane was more th…
by | Jan 19, 2011 | Towing
President Obama brought executives from 13 major U.S. firms to the White House Wednesday to meet with Chinese Premier Hu Jintao. The corporate leaders will surely be angling for better access to China’s markets, which could boo…
by | Jan 18, 2011 | Towing
GE plans to sell its aircraft electronics to Chinese companies, and if you don’t have a problem with that, maybe you should. After all, China just tested a prototype stealth fighter, it continues to build up its military — and…