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US resumes taking F-35 after delays over software upgrade

RAF FAIRFORD, England (Reuters) – The United States has resumed taking delivery of F-35 jets with an interim upgrade after a months-long halt due to software delays, and will withhold some payments until remaining enhancements are ready, senior officials said on Saturday. Lockheed Martin and key suppliers have been upgrading the jets under a programme …

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U.S. court rules against Booking.com in Ryanair screen-scraping case

DUBLIN (Reuters) -A U.S. court ruled that Booking.com violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act by accessing part of Ryanair’s website without permission, court documents showed. The Irish airline, Europe’s largest by passenger numbers, said the ruling would help end unauthorised screen scraping by booking sites. Booking.com said it was disappointed with the decisions and …

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Boeing expects 787 suppliers to catch up by year’s end, restoring output

By Allison Lampert (Reuters) – Boeing expects delayed suppliers to catch up on parts that have slowed production of its 787 jets to below a rate of five a month, as the U.S. planemaker works to restore output of two key commercial programs by the year’s end. Boeing and its European rival Airbus are struggling …

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Russia hikes import tariffs for consumer goods from ‘unfriendly countries’

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia increased imports tariffs for consumer goods, including wine, beer, candies, biscuits and shampoo, produced in countries that support sanctions against Moscow, according to a government order published late on Friday. Russian imports from nations that imposed sanctions against Moscow over its military conflict with Ukraine slumped in 2022 and the price …

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Mexican state government confirms end of protest in ArcelorMittal plant

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Workers at a Mexican plant of steelmaker ArcelorMittal ended a 55-day stoppage on Friday, a government official from the state of Michoacan told Reuters late on Friday. Earlier on Friday, ArcelorMittal had said a group of workers was continuing an “illegal blockade” at the facilities of its Mexican unit, a day after …

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Exclusive-Chrysler-parent Stellantis paid $190.7 million in US fuel economy penalties

By David Shepardson (Reuters) -Chrysler parent Stellantis paid $190.7 million in civil penalties for failing to meet U.S. fuel economy requirements for 2019 and 2020, and owes another $459.7 million in outstanding penalties, government documents seen by Reuters show. The penalties, paid in March and May, were disclosed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration …

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Boeing projects 3% hike in global airplane deliveries over next 20 years

By David Shepardson (Reuters) – U.S. planemaker Boeing raised its industry-wide annual 20-year forecast for new jetliner deliveries by 3% to 43,975, propelled by the strength of passenger demand, rising airline competition and the eventual replacement older less efficient planes. Aviation was hit hard by the pandemic that saw air travel collapse only to bounce …

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CrowdStrike chaos could prompt rethink among investors, customers

By Martin Coulter LONDON (Reuters) -American cybersecurity company CrowdStrike became a household name for all the wrong reasons on Friday, after a botched software update caused havoc around the world. The company’s stock fell more than 11% on Friday after an outage disrupted operations across multiple industries – shutting down public services, halting flights and …

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