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Six Ways Blockchain Is Bolstering Supply Chains

In today's digital world, companies are under pressure to be more transparent with their customers. This is especially true for supply chains, where customers want to know where their products are coming from and how they’re being made.

Network cables in a data center. Photo: Getty Images.

Boeing Turns to Workers, Data to Bolster Safety After Max Crisis

Boeing Co. is taking steps to bolster safety and address criticism that it lacked a robust, in-house oversight program in the wake of two fatal 737 Max accidents.

Boeing Co. 737 Max planes. Photo: Bloomberg.

Amazon Drone Crashes, Delays Dim Jeff Bezos' Delivery Dreams

Jeff Bezos went on 60 Minutes in 2013 and pledged to fill the skies with a fleet of delivery drones that could zip parcels to customers’ homes in 30 minutes. Asked when this future would arrive, the Amazon.com founder said he expected drone deliveries to commence in the next five years.

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How Air Cargo's Recovery Hinges on Passenger Travel

A rollercoaster winter for global logistics has clouded any glimmer of “normalcy” for the airline and air cargo industry, leaving companies to question if and when operations will recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Passengers in an airport lounge watch a plane fly off at dusk. Photo: Shutterstock.

Navigating Not So Friendly Skies to Find a Silver Lining

Conditions are showing improvement in the aerospace and defense industries, even as Covid-related uncertainty remains the prevalent theme. In the current morass lie opportunities for companies to capitalize on.

How the U.S. 5G Rollout Has Pitted Air Giants Against Telecom Behemoths

The parties involved in the controversy over 5G technology for broadband cellular networks are like tectonic plates moving inexorably toward one another.

A sign reading '5G' hangs from metal beams. Photo: Pexels.

Boeing's Jet-Building Frenzy Rests on Fragile Suppliers Short on Labor

After a talent exodus, the twin tragedies of its 737 Max jets falling from the sky, and stiff competition from rivals — on top of Covid’s blow to air travel — Boeing is gearing up for a production resurgence that will help mount the industry's steepest ramp-up in modern aviation history.

A Boeing Co. 777X airplane. Photo: Bloomberg.

Omicron’s Surge Gives Bosses a Reason to Order Shots Biden Can’t

The U.S. Supreme Court may have rejected a federal rule mandating COVID-19 vaccinations or testing, but businesses threatened by omicron’s spread might be forced to implement one anyway to protect the workers they have and keep factories open.

Baskets of syringes at a COVID-19 vaccination site. Photo: Bloomberg.

Coming to an Ocean Near You: Ships Dragged Along by Giant Kites

Add ships being dragged along by giant kites to the list of things the industry is exploring in its quest to decarbonize.

The Ville de Bordeaux, a 154-meter-long ship that moves aircraft components for Airbus SE. Photo: Pixabay.

5G’s Last-Minute Chaos Exposes Corporate Feuds Brewing for Years

A long-simmering dispute over promising new wireless technology burst into public view in the past week and threatened to further disrupt U.S. aviation already hobbled by the new omicron Covid variant.

Controls are illuminated inside an aircraft cockpit at dusk. Photo: Shutterstock.

Chipmakers Seek Steady Growth to End Boom-Bust Era

Semiconductor revenue is poised to top half a trillion dollars in 2022 for the first time ever.

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AT&T, Verizon Agree to Delay 5G After Airlines Threaten to Sue

AT&T and Verizon have agreed to a two-week delay in rolling out a new 5G service that airlines said might interfere with aircraft electronics and pose a safety hazard.

A sign reading '5G' sits at Verizon Communications Inc.'s 5G tech showroom and production studio in London, U.K. Photo: Bloomberg.

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