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Boeing hit with $19.7m fine for 737 lapses

Bloomberg Federal regulators hit Boeing Co with proposed fines totalling $19.7 million for allegedly installing unapproved cockpit equipment in hundreds of 737 Max and Next-Generation aircraft. The company put the devices into a total of 791 planes even though the aircraft weren’t certified for the devices, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a press release. The fine would be ...

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Target limits sale of virus-related items

Bloomberg Target Corp has joined Kroger Co in limiting purchases of items like hand sanitiser and disinfecting wipes in response to widespread stockpiling due to the coronavirus. Target began restricting customers to six items per person, spokeswoman Danielle Schumann said. Signs posted in stores say the move is “due to high demand.” Kroger made a similar move earlier this month, ...

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Amazon nixes green shipping plan to avoid alienating shoppers

Bloomberg A few years ago, Amazon.com Inc’s quick delivery team debated doing something radical for the e-commerce giant: asking shoppers to consider the environment. The team building Amazon’s Prime Now same-day delivery service knew that the quickest delivery options tended to be the worst for the planet. A guaranteed one-hour delivery window sometimes meant sending couriers in mostly empty vehicles ...

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