October, 2022

• 7 October

  EPA marks debut at International Arabic Book Fair in Istanbul

  

    Sharjah / WAM The Emirates Publishers Association (EPA) is marking its debut participation at the 7th International Arabic Book Fair in Istanbul by introducing the works of 31 Emirati publishers through its ‘Manassah’ platform in the ongoing edition, which runs in Türkiye until October 9. Under the Manassah initiative, EPA is showcasing 2,000 titles to shine light on the ...

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• 7 October

  Putin’s war hawks are no longer in step

  

  Now we know: Even in a country as tightly controlled as Russia, a string of military defeats will be followed by public squabbling and personal attacks. But then again, perhaps Russia is less tightly controlled as a battlefield loser than as the fearsome, almost unbeatable military superpower it was before invading Ukraine. As he prepares to celebrate his 70th birthday ...

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• 7 October

  Use the market to combat climate change

  

  Florida’s response to Hurricane Ian illustrates how governments are making it harder to adjust to climate change by subsidizing the insurance market. One of the classic rejoinders to worries about climate change is the claim that people can move out of highly vulnerable areas into safer areas. Maybe the world will not be willing to accept hundreds of millions of ...

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• 7 October

  Moore’s law keeps chip leaders ahead of the pack

    “Cramming more components onto integrated circuits.” That was the blunt title of Gordon E. Moore’s essay on silicon chips published in Electronics magazine in April 1965. In the space of just three pages, the director of semiconductor R&D at Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corp. outlined one of the most powerful observations in modern business and science. He wouldn’t have ...

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• 7 October

  Why should Twitter trust Musk this time?

    Trying to guess what Elon Musk will do from day to day is like trying to hold a moonbeam in your hand. But the state of play, as of Tuesday, October 4, 2022, is that Elon Musk now wants to buy Twitter for the $54.20 he initially offered for the social-media company back in April, according to Bloomberg News. ...

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• 6 October

  Boeing’s China orders dry up on US tensions in boost for Airbus

  

    Bloomberg China has traditionally split aircraft orders evenly between Airbus SE and Boeing Co. Recently though, there’s been a shift against the American half of the world’s planemaking duopoly. Boeing missed out on a 40-plane deal in September, following an even bigger hit in July, when China ordered nearly 300 Airbus aircraft worth about $37 billion at sticker prices. ...

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• 6 October

  Virgin Atlantic pulls out of Hong Kong, closes offices

  

    Bloomberg Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. is pulling out of Hong Kong for good, cancelling flights and closing its offices in the Asian financial hub, ending a 30-year history in the city. The UK airline said in a statement that several factors contributed to its decision, including, on the basis of Russian airspace remaining closed, that Heathrow-Hong Kong-Heathrow flight times ...

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• 6 October

  Airbus to auction off pieces from its A380 superjumbo

  

    Bloomberg Plane aficionados now have a chance to own a piece of one of the world’s most iconic aircraft — Airbus SE’s A380, the largest and most spacious passenger jet. Airbus is holding a three-day auction of some 500 pieces of the superjumbo, starting October 13. Items on sale include lamps, a bar, trolleys, seats, emergency exit signs, baby ...

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• 6 October

  American Air says Covid led it to seek JetBlue alliance

  

    Bloomberg American Airlines credited Covid as a key reason it pursued a controversial business partnership with JetBlue Airways Corp., saying it needed the alliance to stay competitive in the heavily trafficked US Northeast. “Our business was hemorrhaging cash” in the spring of 2020, American’s CEO Robert Isom testified in a federal court in Boston, adding that the airline was ...

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• 6 October

  FAA mandates more rest time for flight attendants

    Bloomberg US aviation regulators are set to approve a long-delayed rule change giving flight attendants an extra hour of rest between shifts. The decision is expected to be the focus of a press briefing in Washington with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) acting Administrator Billy Nolen. Flight attendants currently must be given at least nine hours of rest between shifts. ...

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