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Volkswagen & Siemens launch joint electric mobility pilot project in Rwanda

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The Moving Rwanda Initiative was established as the result of Volkswagen’s initial investment in Rwanda, which saw the launch of Africa’s first Integrated Mobility Solutions business in June 2018. Ghana and Ethiopia are planned as the next locations. —Thomas Schäfer. Africa is the last frontier for the automotive industry.

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Boeing Directs Airlines to Check 787 Cockpit Seats After Latam Incident

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In 2018 and 2019, two 737 Max 8 planes crashed in Indonesia and Ethiopia, killing nearly 350 people. Regulators, airlines and travelers have been intensely focused on the quality and safety of Boeing planes since a Jan.

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‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality

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They suggest that Boeing is struggling to improve quality years after two crashes of Max 8 planes in 2018 and 2019 killed nearly 350 people. That pace collapsed to virtually zero soon after the second crash, in Ethiopia, when regulators around the world grounded the plane.

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UN: world population is expected to reach 9.7 billion in 2050 and could peak at nearly 11 billion around 2100

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In 2018, for the first time in history, persons aged 65 or above outnumbered children under five years of age globally. The latest assessment uses the results of 1,690 national population censuses conducted between 1950 and 2018, as well as information from vital registration systems and from 2,700 nationally representative sample surveys.

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Boeing Again Under Scrutiny After Latest 737 Max Problem

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Another version of the Max, a 737 Max 8, was involved in two crashes that killed hundreds of people in 2018 and 2019 and led to a worldwide grounding of that plane. The Max was grounded in early 2019 after two crashes killed a total of 346 people in Indonesia and Ethiopia.

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F.A.A. Investigating Whether Boeing 737 Max 9 Conformed to Approved Design

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The company has struggled to regain the public’s trust after two crashes of 737 Max 8 jetliners, in Indonesia in 2018 and Ethiopia in 2019, killed a total of 346 people. The new investigation is the latest setback for Boeing, which is one of just two suppliers of large planes for most airlines.

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Boeing Max 9 Jets Remain Grounded as Airlines Await Inspection Instructions

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Another version of the Max, a 737 Max 8, was involved in two crashes that killed hundreds of people in 2018 and 2019 and led to a worldwide grounding of that plane. The Max was grounded in early 2019 after two crashes killed a total of 346 people in Indonesia and Ethiopia.

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