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Boeing, Airbus eye 16,000-plane jackpot as Asia gets airborne

Bloomberg Boeing and Airbus have never had it so good in Asia. The rapid growth of mainland Chinese carriers and the entry of many budget operators has meant billions of dollars in orders for the aircraft makers. At the Singapore Airshow this week, top officials from Airbus SE Chief Executive Officer Tom Enders to Boeing Co.’s vice president of marketing ...

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Tesco makes Booker chief a strong No. 2 in combined company

Bloomberg Tesco Plc named Booker Group Plc Chief Executive Officer Charles Wilson to lead its British and Irish operations, elevating a potential successor for the leading role at the UK’s biggest retailer. The appointment of Wilson, 51, creates a strong No. 2 to CEO Dave Lewis. Before engineering a $5.2 billion sale to Tesco, Wilson transformed the food and drink ...

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Jet engines getting smarter

Bloomberg Jet engines used to be slung under a plane’s wing and then largely forgotten about until they came into the hangar for a checkup. More recently they’ve graduated to data downloads that allow engineers to devise maintenance regimes while aircraft are still flying. The next generation of turbines will be way smarter again, according to Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc, communicating ...

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