Into boeing after the company came forward and said some employees had committed misconduct by claiming certain tests had been completed when, in fact, they hadnt. Now, the faa is investigating whether boeing completed inspections to confirm adequate bonding and grounding, where the wings join the main body of the plane, on certain 787 dreamliner aircraft. Bonding and grounding is vital on a plane because it prevents static build up. Think of it as electrical safeguards. Boeing credited a South Carolina worker who saw something they felt was wrong on the Production Line and came forward and reported it. Cutting corners at work is something that many of us may have been guilty of at various times in our lives. But given the frequency with which Quality Control issues keep coming up at boeing, the airline has a long way to go to regain the trust of the flying public, its customers, the airlines, as well as lawmakers. Boeings shares dropped sharply on the news of the new investigation. Th
Issues keep coming up at boeing, the airline has a long way to go to regain the trust of the flying public, its customers, the airlines, as well as lawmakers. Beoings shares dropped sharply on the news. The company told the faa it will re inspect all 787 jets on the Manufacturing Line and develop an action plan to address concerns about planes already in service. In recent months, as israels war in gaza has intensified, weve seen consumers boycotting brands with perceived links to israel. Major Fast Food Chains like mcdonalds and kfc have reported a drop in sales as a result. And protestors at universities across the us have called for divestment from companies linked to israel, like google, microsoft and defence contractor lockheed martin. Ian lee, who teaches Strategic Management at carleton university, helped us make sense of the Business Impact of boycotts. Its very important to distinguish between sanctions versus boycotts. Sanctions are imposed by countries, by nation states. Boy
Boeing credited a South Carolina worker who saw something they felt was wrong on the Production Line and came forward and reported it. Cutting corners at work is something that many of us may have been guilty of at various times in our lives. But given the frequency with which Quality Control issues keep coming up at boeing, the airline has a long way to go to regain the trust of the flying public, its customers, the airlines, as well as lawmakers. You can find more of our coverage and analysis of boeing on the bbc website, bbc. Com news. Over the past few months, as israels war in gaza has intensified, weve seen consumers boycotting brands with perceived links to israel. Major Fast Food Chains like mcdonalds and kfc have been on the receiving end of these boycotts, with the most pronounced impact felt in the middle east, where a number of mcdonalds more recently, protestors at universities across the us have called for divestment from companies linked to israel, like google, microsoft
president biden just leaving white house, and did he say anything about the new tax charges against his son hunter? prosecutors are saying that he had the money to pay the taxes, but chose instead to spend lavish amounts on escorts, pornography and cars. happening now, we are hearing the wrenching statements from the parents of children killed in a mass shooting. a sentencing hearing is under way. an important legal precedent could be set here. and the backlash over how the president of the university of pennsylvania answered a question about genocide, and now a major donor is threatening to withdraw millions of dollars as calls for her to resign intensify. i m fredricka whitfield with john berman. kate and sara are off today, and this is cnn news central. all right. president biden just left the white house a short time ago facing shouted questions about his son, hunter biden. we will get the video in, in just moment, and hunter is accused of a four-year tax evasion
shots into arms, and america is a world leader in the vaccine distribution, and there s big news today from moderna which has began testing vaccines on children from babies to preteens. the news so many parents have been waiting for. but and this is important, we are at a critical juncture, and i know, i know, i know you have heard this a million times before, still, how we handle the next few weeks could either propel us back to normality by midsummer or we could end up like europe, gripped by what the french president called today a third wave. italy has returned to lockdowns. more infectious variants have become the dominant strains there and we are in a race against time before they become the dominant strains here. across europe the vaccine rollout has been sluggish and now there are concerned about the astrazeneca vaccine which is widely used there. a wave of european countries hitting pause on the vaccine because of concerns over dozens of cases of blood clots out of