Category: Trucking News

Deadline looming for Boeing to decide on Canada fighter jet bid

Boeing Co must decide by the end of this week whether to take part in a multi-billion-dollar race to supply Canada with fighter jets, even as the U.S. company's relationship with Ottawa has soured due to a trade dispute. Although a U.S. trade commission on Jan. 26 dismissed Boeing's complaint that Canadian plane maker Bombardier was dumping airliners on the American market, it is far from certain the ruling will be enough to placate Canada. Boeing has until Feb. 9 to express an interest in taking part in the Canadian jet competition, failing which it will be excluded from the bidding process.


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China seeks to rejuvenate countryside with 2018 rural policy

China wants to modernise its farm sector by 2035 as part of a plan to boost rural incomes and living standards, according to a government policy statement that comes amid growing concern about a widening wealth gap and slowing economy. "Without the modernisation of agriculture there is no national modernization," said the government's first policy statement of the year.


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Etihad phasing out five Boeing 777-200LRs after U.S. routes cut

Abu Dhabi-owned Etihad Airways is pulling five Boeing 777-200LR passenger jets from its fleet after deciding last year to drop some flights that the aircraft were used on, according to the airline and sources. An Etihad spokesman said it was phasing out the long-range jets as part of its fleet renewal process. Etihad stopped flying to San Francisco last October, and will end flights to Dallas Fort Worth next month.


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