Boeing faces pressure for cash compensation over 787
TOKYO (Reuters) - Pressure grew on Wednesday for Boeing to compensate airlines in hard cash for disruption caused by the grounding of its 787 Dreamliner as two airlines maneuvered for...
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ANA wants Boeing cash, rather than discounts, for 787 grounding: source
TOKYO (Reuters) - All Nippon Airways , the biggest customer for Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner, wants the planemaker to compensate it in cash, rather than discounts on future purchases, for...
Boeing confident 787 could be flying again “in weeks”
TOKYO (Reuters) - Boeing Co expressed confidence on Friday that it could have its grounded 787 Dreamliner jets flying again in a matter of weeks, after it unveiled its proposed...
Japan jets into regional plane market, eyes more Boeing business
TOKYO (Reuters) - The venture building the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), Japan's first commercial aircraft in half a century, predicts the market for 70-90-seat jets could be as many as...
Weaker yen helps keep Sony on course for profit target
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp stuck with its full-year profit forecast as a weaker yen and asset sales underpinned earnings, offsetting weaker demand for its televisions, game consoles and other...
Sharp posts Q3 profit, on course to clear earnings hurdle
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sharp Corp eked out a quarterly operating profit on Friday, improving the bailed-out consumer electronics maker's chances of convincing lenders and shareholders that it remains a viable...
Japan eased safety standards ahead of Boeing 787 rollout
Japan's government stepped in to give Boeing Co.'s now-grounded 787 Dreamliner and its made-in-Japan technology a boost in 2008 by easing safety regulations, fast-tracking the rollout of the groundbreaking jet...
Japanese airlines ground Dreamliners after emergency landing
Japan's two leading airlines grounded their fleets of Boeing 787s on Wednesday after one of the Dreamliner passenger jets made an emergency landing, the latest in a series of incidents...
Panasonic, in one-upmanship, unveils biggest OLED TV
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Panasonic Corp, in a display of technological one-upmanship with its South Korean rivals, unveiled a prototype of the world's largest OLED screen on Tuesday. The half-inch...
Sony mulls battery unit sale in push toward core electronics
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Sony Corp is considering the sale of its battery business but has made no decision yet, Chief Executive Kazuo Hirai said on Monday, as the company...