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Boeing’s tanker to miss delivery date, says US Air Force chief

Bloomberg Boeing Co. won’t deliver its first KC-46 aerial refueling tanker by month’s end as it had agreed, according to US Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson, the latest in a procession of missed deadlines since the company won the contract in 2011. Air Force officials are meeting with planemaker “to try to lay down path forward for delivery and to ...

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Boeing receives endorsement from an old foe at Airbus

Bloomberg Boeing Co. received an endorsement from an unlikely source: John Leahy, Airbus SE’s retired sales supremo who rang up over $1 trillion in aircraft deals over a long career, largely at the expense of the US aerospace giant. Leahy is famous for ribbing his long-time rival. But after being put on the spot by a fellow aviation luminary at ...

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Sears burns cash while betting on Lampert loans for survival

Bloomberg Fast-dwindling cash is casting doubt on whether Sears Holdings Corp. can firm up its survival plan in time to avoid liquidation. Sears is expected to bleed $220 million in just the first month of its bankruptcy, court filings show, cutting deep into the $300 million loan it secured this week from senior lenders. The crunch could become more acute ...

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