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Boeing 737 Max crisis spurs US review of how FAA approves jets

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Bloomberg The US Transportation Department is creating a special commission to review how newly designed aircraft are certified, spurred by criticism after two deadly crashes of Boeing Co’s 737 Max. The commission will evaluate how the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) oversees the process of reviewing and approving new plane models, including the government’s growing use of aircraft manufacturers’ employees to ...

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As Amazon leads cashless charge, US states push back

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Bloomberg Rebecca Esparza works with homeless people and, having once lived in a shelter herself, knows what it’s like to navigate the US economy if you don’t have much money. For most of her clients, cash is king because they lack access to the financial tools many Americans take for granted—checking accounts, debit cards, payment apps. Esparza worries that the ...

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Mohamed approves AED5.6bn to support R&D in Abu Dhabi

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ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has approved AED5.6 billion in support of the research and development (R&D) scheme as part of the Ghadan 21 programme. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed directed the ...

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