An employee works on the tail of a Boeing Co. Dreamliner 787 plane on the production line at the company’s final assembly facility in North Charleston, South Carolina. Travis Dove | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing on Monday defended the quality and safety testing on its 787 Dreamliner and 777 …
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Why Hawaii is becoming a leader in U.S. EV adoption
Customers admire a Tesla Model 3 electric vehicle at a Tesla store in Honolulu, Hawaii. Alex Tai | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images U.S. consumers have been making the move to all-electric vehicles more slowly than many expected — but a growing leader in EV adoption is Hawaii. …
Read More »Denver-Boulder area stakes a claim in space with a burgeoning aerospace industry
These giant white structures called radomes at Buckley Space Force Base in Colorado house massive satellite dishes. CNBC This story is part of CNBC’s quarterly Cities of Success series, which explores cities that have transformed into business hubs with an entrepreneurial spirit that has attracted capital, companies and employees. In …
Read More »Ford prepares to resume F-150 Lightning shipments, drops prices on some models
The F-150 Lightning on display at the New York International Auto Show on March 28, 2024. Danielle DeVries | CNBC DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor is lowering the starting prices of some all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup trucks as it prepares to resume shipping the vehicles after quality issues. The included …
Read More »Toyota’s first new 4Runner SUV in 15 years will offer a hybrid engine
2025 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro Toyota Toyota Motor revealed a new 4Runner SUV for the first time in nearly 15 years — completing a recent redesign of the automaker’s current trucks and SUVs. Aside from its new looks, which are similar to the recently redesigned Toyota Tacoma pickup, the 2025 …
Read More »Eclipse flights swarm airports: ‘We had to close the runway to park planes’
General view of the sunset on the boardwalk ahead of this Monday’s eclipse on April 07, 2024 in Mazatlan, Mexico. Hector Vivas | Getty Images Monday’s solar eclipse is giving some of the country’s smaller airports their moment in the sun. The Federal Aviation Administration reported arriving flights at airports …
Read More »India looking at creating ‘integrated transport planning agency’ similar to ones in UK, US – Times of India
NEW DELHI: India is looking at setting up an umbrella agency to formulate integrated transportation plans and drive the overall strategy across all modes of surface transport, railways, shipping and civil aviation at national level. The agency would be responsible for development and finalisation of 5-year and 25-year plans and …
Read More »Boeing CEO Calhoun took home $5 million last year, compensation package hit by Max crisis
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., before meeting with a group of senators on Jan. 24, 2024. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Outgoing Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun’s take-home pay fell to $5 million last year after declining a bonus, compared with …
Read More »Hyundai’s Genesis brand is a dark horse in U.S. luxury vehicle market
NEW YORK — When Hyundai Motor launched its Genesis luxury brand domestically in 2016, many were skeptical the South Korean automaker — recognized mainly for budget vehicles at the time — knew what it was doing. Among the skeptics were auto industry veterans Randy Parker and Claudia Marquez. Both were …
Read More »Ford to delay all-electric SUV, truck to focus on offering hybrid vehicles across its lineup by 2030
Ford CEO Jim Farley at a battery lab for the automaker in suburban Detroit, announcing a new $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant in the state to produce lithium iron phosphate batteries, Feb. 13, 2023. Michael Wayland/CNBC DETROIT – Ford Motor is delaying production of a new all-electric large SUV …
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