Aerospace
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Boeing will ‘throw everything it has got’ into blocking CSeries from U.S., says Airbus CEO
Chief executive Tom Enders believes Boeing, which launched a trade petition against the CSeries, won’t give up easily
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Japanese officials raid Kobe Steel offices over falsified inspections
The investigations by regulators, automakers, aircraft manufacturers and other customers of Kobe Steel followed the company’s disclosure that inspections data on a slew of products was faked or manipulated
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Examining Bill Morneau’s tax-reform tweaks
Ottawa announced several changes this week to the controversial suite of tax-reform proposals that has drawn the ire of small business owners and farmers across the country. Here’s a look at what’s changed
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If NAFTA dies, old Canada-U.S. free trade deal would live on… right? Not so fast
Expecting the suspended 1987 accord to immediately snap back into place is “naive” one expert said. The political climate in Washington and unprecedented procedural questions could derail attempts to reinstate the agreement
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Canadian exports set for significant growth, despite trade disputes, says EDC
The overall strength of both the U.S. and global economies are the key drivers for Canadian exports, and Export Development Canada says the current synchronized global upturn is “pretty much as good as it gets”
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Technology is outpacing business, education and government, says Deloitte
A report by Deloitte and the Human Resources Professionals Association, calls upon policy-makers and business leaders to prepare Canadians for the disruption technology is causing to the economy
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EU safety agency tells companies to pull Kobe Steel parts out of supply chain
Tokyo-based Kobe Steel has admitted to falsifying safety inspections on many of its products. The 112-year-old company is a major supplier of metal products used in aircraft, trains and vehicles
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Deadline to decide on Super Hornet purchase is rapidly approaching
The U.S. offer of Super Hornet fighter jets expires at the end of the year, and missing that deadline carries a risk that the price will go up or the planes will have to be delivered later
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Manufacturing sales make U-turn in August, tick up 1.6%
Statistics Canada says the increase was driven by higher sales in the transportation equipment and petroleum and coal product industries
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Airbus, Ottawa negotiated long-term requirements before inking CSeries deal
Sources say some terms were negotiated in advance by the government and Airbus, which include keeping 100 per cent of those employed at Bombardier’s Mirabel plant and repaying the recent $372-million federal loan to Bombardier