Airbus unveils technology demonstrator ‘blended wing body’ aircraft

On Tuesday, Airbus SE unveiled its latest concept “blended wing body” design aircraft that could slash carbon emission by as much as 20%. Since 2019, Airbus has been carrying out flight tests of the 10.5 feet (3.2-metre-wide) technology demonstrator, code-named Maveric, at a secret location in central France. The “blended wing body” design has been…

Lessor BBAM adds 3 Boeing 737-800 freighters to service air cargo market

On Tuesday, Boeing Co stated, BBAM, a lessor, had ordered three 737-800 converted freighters to service the growing e-commerce market and the express sectors of the air cargo market. The planes, which will be converted, will come from BBAM’s existing fleet. “This agreement shows how we can serve our customers by delivering efficient and reliable…

Report Predicts Drop In Smartphone Production Due To Coronavirus Causing Shutdown Of Chinese Factories

According to new industry forecasts, there will be a drop in the global smartphone production in the first quarter because of the coronavirus crisis. The report also noted a drop in confidence of consumers in Europe because of the impact of the spread of the virus on other industries as well. Temporary shutdown advice by…

UK Seeks A Quick Trade Deal With Japan By This Year End

The United Kingdom is very keep to complete a trade agreement with Japan within this year, said British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab. For this purpose, the UK wants to start negotiations on trade with Japan within the next few weeks, Raab said after his meeting with his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi. The Japanese minister has…

Different Growth And Profitability Focus For Uber And Lyft

Two of the most important ride hailing companies of the United States – Uber and Lyft, are focusing differently for growth. While Uber continued to invest in  money-losing side businesses, Lyft has completely focused on investing on its core businesses of commuting. This Thursday, Uber announced that it expected to notch up profits throughout the…

UK takes U.S. Concerns on Huawei very seriously: Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab

On Monday, UK’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab stated, Britain takes U.S. concerns on China’s telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies very seriously. Last month, Britain allowed Huawei a limited role in building the country’s 5G mobile network, despite U.S. concerns on Huawei. “There has been market failure in terms of high trust vendors being able to…

Twitter Reports $1 Billion Quarterly Revenue For The First Time In Its History

Twitter beat market expectations for the latest quarter revenues as the micro blogging company topped revenues over $1 billion for the first quarter in its history. The company said this was the result of the efforts of the company to make the social media platform more user friendly which has attracted more people to the…