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Trump’s Air Force One deal pains the Pentagon, not just Boeing

Bloomberg The fixed-price contract for the new Air Force One that Donald Trump talked Boeing Co. into signing hasn’t just caused the $1.5 billion in cumulative losses so far that the company’s CEO has lamented. It has also created headaches for the Air Force. Under a fixed-price agreement, a company’s incentive is to “finish and minimise costs” while the Pentagon ...

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Judge backs Home Depot’s ban on staff wearing BLM

Bloomberg A complaint by US labour board prosecutors against Home Depot Inc — for allegedly interfering with workers’ rights to protest against racial harassment — should be dismissed, an agency judge ruled. The US National Labour Relations Board’s (NLRB) general counsel alleged that the company violated federal labour law by preventing staff from displaying the message “Black Lives Matter” (BLM) ...

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United Airlines jet looks worse for wear on paint shop back-up

  Bloomberg Airlines are racing to bring parked planes back into service now that post-pandemic travel demand is picking up. But some of those jets are looking a little rough around the edges. Eagle-eyed observers say some aircraft due for a routine grooming at United Airlines Holdings Inc. didn’t get fresh coats before being brought back into its active fleet. ...

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