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Port Manatee promotes three, forms new department
Port Manatee has promoted three members of its professional team, effective today [Thursday, Oct. 1], and created a new communications and public relations department.
American, United to cut combined 32,000 jobs amid US aid talks
American Airlines Group Inc. and United Airlines Holdings Inc. will start laying off thousands of employees as originally scheduled, spurning an appeal from Treasury Secretary…
Trump moves to expand rare earths mining, cites China threat
President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at expanding domestic production of rare-earth minerals vital to most manufacturing sectors and reducing dependence on China.
Officials say too soon to talk of progress in Brexit talks
U.K. and European Union negotiators are still locked in talks in Brussels, with no decision yet on whether they will be able to make progress…
FAA chief likes revised 737 after flight, but review continues
The chief aviation regulator in the U.S. called a test flight of the Boeing Co. 737 Max Wednesday “productive,” but said the agency hasn’t completed…
Seafarers stranded by virus spark a sudden jump in labor costs
Shipowners are facing rising labor costs as widespread Covid-related restrictions limit movement of seafarers and make crew swaps more expensive.
Velodyne Lidar chief eyes growth as stock sinks in public debut
Velodyne Lidar Inc. could ride higher as the self-driving car revolution takes hold -- that is if such modes of transport come to realization sooner…
Nikola postpones forum where electric pickup was to debut
Nikola Corp. is rescheduling its in-person Nikola World conference, where it was planning to show its electric pickup truck, as the company regroups in the…
US blocks palm oil imports from one of the top producers
The U.S. has blocked imports of palm oil and palm oil products from Malaysia’s FGV Holdings Bhd., one of the world’s largest producers.
Pilots push Trudeau for $5.3 billion bailout with airports quiet
Three unions representing airline workers are calling on the Canadian government to provide more than C$7 billion ($5.3 billion) in emergency aid for the aviation…