NEW YORK: With its main rival hobbled by the worldwide grounding of a top-selling jet, Europe’s Airbus could seem poised to emerge as the undisputed global aerospace leader. Airbus has overtaken the American giant Boeing in some key benchmarks in 2019. And the company is now better positioned to move
NEW YORK: Even before the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes claimed 346 lives, Boeing flight tests had revealed problems similar to those encountered by pilots on the ill-fated 737 MAX flights. Company officials learned that its MCAS anti-stall system — which is at the centre of both accidents —
New British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s big tour of Britain saw him booed by EU supporters in Wales and heckled by nationalists in Scotland. Northern Ireland’s fractious parties then told him that his Brexit plans were reopening old wounds. The Conservative party leader’s swing across the four UK countries in
BUDAPEST: After two stunning wins in three races, the force in Formula One is with Max Verstappen who will this weekend bid for another victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The 21-year-old Red Bull driver, whose father Jos reached the podium in Hungary in 1994, is hoping to sign off
NEW DELHI: Indian investigators have launched a criminal probe into millions of dollars paid by a Rolls Royce energy firm to an intermediary in connection with deals with state-owned firms in the South Asian nation, according to documents seen by AFP. A complaint filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation,
DETROIT: Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden went on the offensive on Wednesday against his main 2020 opponents, but was rapidly assailed on the debate stage over key issues like health care, race, immigration and criminal justice. Tensions rose rapidly between the former vice president and Senator Kamala Harris, the most prominent
TOKYO: Two lawmakers with serious paralysis took their seats in Japan’s upper house yesterday to cheers from supporters, marking the first time people with severe disabilities have served in the body. Yasuhiko Funago and Eiko Kimura won seats last month in the country’s upper house election and their use of
GOMA (DR Congo): An Ebola epidemic in eastern DR Congo sharply widened Wednesday, the eve of the first anniversary of the outbreak, with one death and another diagnosis reported and the quarantining of 15 people in a previously unaffected province. A total of 1,803 lives have been lost in the
WELLINGTON: A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck near the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu yesterday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued. USGS said the quake hit about 178 kilometres north-west of the capital Port Vila at 2:02am at a depth of 179 kilometres. The Pacific Tsunami
TEHRAN: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said yesterday a US decision to impose sanctions on Mohammad Javad Zarif (pic) shows they are “afraid” of his top diplomat, as tensions heightened between the arch-enemies. The US Treasury said the sanctions would freeze any of Zaria’s assets in the United States or controlled