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World Service,16 Dec 2019,26 mins

Boeing stops 737 Max production

World Business Report

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The American aircraft builder has destabilised the businesses of suppliers that make parts for its troubled 737 Max, after halting production of the aircraft. The jet is grounded following two crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia and will not be allowed to fly until regulators deem it is safe. Mike Boyd, an aviation analyst in Evergreen Colorado tells us Boeing will have a testing 2020. Intel has paid $2 billion to acquire Habana Labs, a technology company in Israel that specialises in artificial intelligence. BBC Reporter Russell Padmore explains how Intel is determined to beef up its research and development to compete with rivals in AI. We also delve into the success of the perfume industry with analysis of how it is changing. (Picture: Boeing 737 Max aircraft. Getty Images.)

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