a dramatic escalation in the middle east. the u.s. and united kingdom hitting iranian-backed houthi militants in yemen. and now that group is vowing retaliation. the white house and allies say they will do what it takes to protect shipping lanes in the red sea. the latest on this conflict. plus, crunch time in iowa. candidates making their case to voters with just three days until the first in the nation caucuses. but their battle isn t just with each other. now fierce and frigid weather threatens turnout. and some of that same weather is snarling air travel today. the problem made even worse by the grounding of those boeing jets, as the company faces a new lawsuit for what happened on the flight last.
International Business News: BERLIN: Ryanair passengers have not shown any concern about flying on Boeing 737 aircraft since the grounding of some 737 MAX jets after a cabin panel.
trace: more flight delays and cancellations today with dozens of boeing jets grounded in the wake of that blowout on board alaska airlines flight last friday. lauren green is a new york tracking the latest development. good evening. the nightmare continues for travelers as airlines discover loose hardware across their boeing 737 max nine aircraft, further delaying flights and grounding planes. 63 flights were canceled at the seattle-tacoma airport and at least another 60 at san francisco s airport. boeing held a company-wide safety meeting today after a door panel blew out on one of their 737 max 9 jets over the weekend. nearly 200 of the planes were grounded pending inspection, but the company stock is continuing to take a beating. wall street journal reports the ceo, david calhoun, says the company needs to acknowledge its
the boeing boss promises to work transparently with us regulators after they ground thousands of planes. five terms and counting. the bangladesh prime minister sheikh hasina has been re elected. we look into the implications for the south asian economy. hello and welcome to asia business report. i m steve lai. we begin with the crisis at boeing after friday s incident involving a 737 max 9 plane. boeing s ceo has said he will address the causes of the event and make sure it will not happen again. he was speaking after the federal aviation administration said boeing jets fitted with the same panel as the one which blew off during the alaska airlines flight will remain grounded until deemed safe to fly. earlier i spoke to an aviation analyst who told me all eyes on wall street and how investors will react when markets open in the us. the immense reputation damage boeing has continued to suffer. with the boeing 737 max has been an incredibly costly
thousands of planes. regulators after they ground dozens of planes. the bangladesh prime minister sheikh hasina has been re elected. we look into the implications for the south asian economy. hello and welcome to asia business report. i m steve lai. we begin with the crisis at boeing after friday s incident involving a 737 max 9 plane. boeing s ceo has promised to address the causes of the event and make sure it will not happen again. it is critical right now for the aviation giant to work transparently with customers and regulators. he was speaking after the federal aviation administration said boeing jets fitted with the same panel as the one which blew off during the alaska airlines flight will remain grounded until deemed safe to fly. earlier i spoke to an aviation analyst who told me all eyes on wall street and how investors will react when markets open in the us.