Aerospace & Defense

Huawei Pivots to Fish Farms, Mining After U.S. Blocks Its Phones

March 15, 2021

Six months after the Trump administration dealt a crushing blow to Huawei Technologies Co.’s smartphone business, the Chinese telecommunications giant is turning to less glamorous alternatives that may eventually offset the decline of its biggest revenue contributor.

Boeing 777 Engine Blast Spurs Grounding of Older Jets

February 22, 2021

Bloomberg

The incident comes at a sensitive time for the global aviation industry, which is trying to emerge from a year in crisis caused by the pandemic’s impact on travel.

Boeing Eyes Jetliners Fueled by Waste in Race to Zero Emissions

January 29, 2021

Bloomberg

Boeing Co. set a target of designing and certifying its jetliners to fly on 100% sustainable fuels by 2030 amid rising pressure on planemakers to get serious about climate change.

VIDEO

Watch: Meeting DOD’s New Cybersecurity Rules for Contractors

January 12, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Chip Lilliewood, vice president of government programs and channels with Dun & Bradstreet, and Bill Solms, president and general manager of Qomplx Government Solutions, explain the new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), issued by the U.S. Department of Defense for all suppliers in the government’s defense industrial base.

Brexit Deal Hands Business a Mix of Relief, Unwanted Change

December 27, 2020

Bloomberg

The U.K. and European Union may have signed a trade deal, but British businesses still face a raft of difficult changes.

GM, Ford and Most Airlines Are Lagging Behind Paris Climate Target

December 16, 2020

Bloomberg

The vast majority of the world’s largest transport companies, including General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and British Airways owner IAG SA, are taking insufficient action to limit global warming to within 2 degrees Celsius.

Plane-Crash Risk Seen Rising on FCC Plan to Expand 5G Spectrum

December 7, 2020

Bloomberg

A plan to redeploy spectrum for super-fast 5G wireless networks is sparking concern among aviation safety experts that it could result in interference with the electronics on aircraft, potentially leading to crashes.

Boeing’s 737 Max Comeback Nears With United Delivery, Gol Flight

December 2, 2020

Bloomberg

Boeing Co. is closing in on two key milestones in the comeback of its 737 Max: the jet’s return to regular service and the first delivery since U.S. regulators lifted a 20-month grounding.

What’s Ahead Under President Joe Biden, Industry by Industry

November 8, 2020

Bloomberg

Here’s a breakdown of how a Biden presidency may affect some two dozen U.S. industries and what might rise to the top of his agenda as he takes over from Donald Trump in January.

Another Attempt to Produce Rare-Earth Minerals in the U.S.

THE SCB PODCAST

Podcast | A U.S. Producer Challenges China’s Dominance in Rare Earth Mining

October 30, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The 17 “rare earth” minerals that are essential to so many high-tech products today, from electric cars to magnets and military systems, aren’t literally rare, but their mining and production is.

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