The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will begin auditing Boeing’s aircraft production and increase oversight of the troubled manufacturer after a panel blew off a jetliner in mid-flight last week, the last in a string of mishaps for its marquee aircraft. The agency’s move comes just a day after it announced an investigation into whether […]
The Earth formed 4.5 billion years ago, and life less than a billion years after that. Although life as we know it is dependent on four major macromolecules – DNA, RNA, proteins and lipids – only one is thought to have been present at the beginning of life: RNA. It is no surprise that RNA […]
TOKYO (Reuters) -China’s medical regulator suspended imports from Japanese cosmetics company Hoyu Co after conducting an online inspection of its factory in Japan, Kyodo reported on Thursday. Hoyu Co participated in the inspection voluntarily, which does not appear to infringe on Japan’s sovereignty, the report added, but is a rare case of China inspecting a […]
Alaska Airlines said Sunday it agreed to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9bn deal, including debt, putting it on track for a potential clash with a Biden administration that has shown wariness about higher fares in the industry. The combined company would keep both airlines’ brands, rooted in the nation’s 49th and 50th states. Alaska […]