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NTSB probes American hitting JFK runway sign

Bloomberg US aviation accident investigators have opened a probe into how an American Airlines plane struck a runway sign while taking off from New York’s John F. Kennedy International airport, forcing the plane back to the airport where it landed safely. The plane, an Airbus SE A321 headed for Los Angeles carrying 102 passengers and eight crew members, hit the ...

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Amazon to shut down part of its China e-comm business

Bloomberg In a rare retreat for Amazon.com Inc, the e-commerce giant plans to shut down its Chinese marketplace business in July as it shifts its focus to offering mainland consumers overseas products rather than goods from local sellers. Amazon will keep running its other businesses in China, including Amazon Web Services, Kindle e-books, and cross-border operations that help ship goods ...

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Trump’s LNG push helps power German green cruise liner boom

Bloomberg President Donald Trump’s bid to dump a glut of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on Europe is getting an unlikely boost: stringent regulations on shipping emissions that are prompting the continent’s shipyards to hunt for alternatives to high-polluting diesel. The International Maritime Organization will clamp down next year on sulfur and carbon emissions from diesel-powered ships. That’s sparked a hunt ...

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