Britain's decision to suspend tariffs on Boeing jets and other U.S. goods has stunned the planemaker's European rival Airbus and exposes a growing rift between the UK and Europe over aerospace investment, industry sources and analysts said.
The United States said on Wednesday it was exercising its rights under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement to challenge Canada's allocation of dairy tariff-rate quotas.
Major U.S. airlines are preparing for a massive airlift of COVID-19 vaccines that will not only boost their cargo business, but help bring back passenger flights that shut down during the pandemic, executives told Reuters.
Britain's decision to suspend tariffs on Boeing jets and other U.S. goods has stunned the planemaker's European rival Airbus and exposes a growing rift between the UK and Europe over aerospace investment, industry sources and analysts said.
A new domestic South African airline launched on Wednesday, betting on low operating costs and oil prices to withstand an industry crisis that has left national flagship SAA struggling to survive and sunk other low-cost carriers.
Boeing Co's 737 MAX plane on Wednesday quietly restarted commercial flights in Brazil, the first country in the world to do so, 20 months after the aircraft was grounded worldwide by regulators following two deadly crashes that killed hundreds.
Exor, the holding company of Italy's Agnelli family, said on Wednesday it would invest around 80 million euros ($97 million) through a reserved capital increase to become the largest shareholder of Chinese luxury company Shang Xia.
Argentine grains inspectors and oilseed workers started a new wage strike on Wednesday, organizers said in a joint statement, as stalling contract negotiations threatened to interrupt exports from one of the world's main bread baskets.
Delta Air Lines said on Wednesday it would restore full employee schedules on Jan. 1 but renewed calls for workers to consider voluntary leave-of-absence programs as travel remains depressed while people await widespread COVID-19 vaccine availability.
Bahrain's national airline Gulf Air signed five agreements with Israeli entities during a Bahraini trade visit in the past week to Israel, Gulf Air said on Wednesday.
Brazil's meat producers increased output for world markets this year and will maintain strong production next year, even though they face continued challenges because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the country's meat lobby ABPA said on Wednesday.
Brazil's Gol became the world's first airline on Wednesday to fly the Boeing 737 MAX commercially since the planes were grounded 20 months ago following two deadly crashes that killed hundreds of people.
The number of passengers screened at U.S. airports dipped to 501,513 on Tuesday, the lowest number since July 4 as COVID-19 cases spike, and Delta Air Lines' chief executive warned that the outlook remained bleak in the months ahead.
Delta Air Lines expects traffic to remain depressed in the coming weeks, its chief executive said on Wednesday, and will continue blocking middle seats until vaccines are widespread.
South Africa's public enterprises ministry said on Wednesday that it had appointed an interim board of directors at South African Airways (SAA), which has been under a form of bankruptcy protection for a year.
Argentine grains inspectors and oilseeds workers started a new wage strike on Wednesday, organizers said in a joint statement, as stalling contract negotiations threatened to interrupt exports from one of the world's main bread baskets.
German agriculture group BayWa has agreed to sell 49% of its renewable division to Energy Infrastructure Partners AG (EIP) for 530 million euros ($642 million), sending its shares to their highest level in nearly three years.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is awaited in Brussels for crisis talks over dinner with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in what is seen as a last-ditch attempt to avoid a tumultuous no-trade deal Brexit in three weeks' time.