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Boeing bets on robot pilots with Aurora takeover

President trump at boeing production facility

Bloomberg Boeing Co. is buying drone pioneer Aurora Flight Sciences Corp., gaining a portfolio of futuristic technology such as unmanned air taxis that may someday navigate city skies for Uber Technologies Inc. With the acquisition, Boeing is betting that smarter airplanes will dominate flying, with computer algorithms and artificial intelligence playing an increasingly important role in the cockpit. Aurora is ...

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Graze mirrors Amazon in retail store push

Bloomberg The company once known as the Netflix of snacks looks a bit more like Blockbuster video these days—but not in a bad way. Graze, which started selling snack boxes via online subscriptions in the UK a few years back, is for the first time generating a majority of its sales through physical stores—a reminder that food is still almost ...

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Ryanair CEO appeals to stem pilot revolt

Ryanair ceo michael o'leary addresses brexit concerns during press conference

Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc Chief Executive Officer Michael O’Leary made a personal pledge to improve pay and career prospects for the budget carrier’s 4,200 pilots amid concerns about a rebellion in the aftermath of its cancellation fiasco. O’Leary, often dismissive of pilot demands, is seeking to soothe disgruntled cockpit crew with wage increases of as much as $11,700 and loyalty ...

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