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the head of commercial airline embraer speaking to theo leggett. in other news....ton, dior and tiffany — have fallen sharply after sales disappointed investors. economic woes in china and a cost—of—living crisis around the world are weighing on high end brands. markets will now be braced for results from gucci owner kering after the wall street close — and hermes tomorrow. that's it from us. stay with us on bbc. hello from the bbc sport centre. britain's joint most decorated female olympian charlotte dujardin has been provisionally suspended by equestrian's governing body the fei. the dressage rider had already pulled out of the olympics in paris after a video emerged which she said showed her "making an error of judgment". a warning, the footage you are about to see shows a horse being whipped. dujardin is now provisionally suspended by the fei, british equestrian and british dressage until the outcome of the investigation. they all say they take equine welfare extremely seriously. "why has the video emerged now?" people are asking. the lawyer representing the cla
the head of commercial airline embraer speaking to theo leggett. in other news....ton, dior and tiffany — have fallen sharply after sales disappointed investors. economic woes in china and a cost—of—living crisis around the world are weighing on high end brands. markets will now be braced for results from gucci owner kering after the wall street close — and hermes tomorrow. that's it from us. stay with us on bbc. hello from the bbc sport centre. britain's joint most decorated female...
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theo leggett, bbc news. tournement after comimng from behind to beat france 2—1 in a pulsating semi final one )france took thr lead france took the lead from a towering from their forward kolo muani, afterjust 8'minutes kolo muani, afterjust 8 minutes but minute later a stunnimg goal by 16 yearl old lamine yamal, pulled spain level and before half time spain's dani olmo scored following a corner to put his team in t e lead for th firtst time — spain saw out thr resy of tr gme and will now play either englans and will now play either england or the netherlnd who meet in the secon semi final on wednesday we'll end the programme with images of a rare occurance in chile. these are the sand dunes of the atacama desert, the driest on the planet, which have been blanketed by white and purple blooms. this desert has been nicknamed the "flowering desert," because these resistant plants endure the harsh weather to flower every few years in the spring. this year early rains have caused the flowers to blossom in the mid
theo leggett, bbc news. tournement after comimng from behind to beat france 2—1 in a pulsating semi final one )france took thr lead france took the lead from a towering from their forward kolo muani, afterjust 8'minutes kolo muani, afterjust 8 minutes but minute later a stunnimg goal by 16 yearl old lamine yamal, pulled spain level and before half time spain's dani olmo scored following a corner to put his team in t e lead for th firtst time — spain saw out thr resy of tr gme and will now...
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at the farnborough airshow, our reporter theo leggett caught up with the company's boss, and asked himsonic travel? nobody wants to spend a lot of time on an aeroplane. concorde, marvellous technical accomplishment, but the problem was it was too expensive. £20,000 for a ticket, 100 seats to fill, economically it was not the right proposition but everybody wanted to fly on it. 60 years later, now we have got new technology, carbon fibre composites, digital engineering, vastly improved engines. and now we can get the cost down of supersonic flight to the point that a lot more people can benefit. with overture one, that's what before our first airliner, there will be more like flying business class, three quarters less than concorde, then the second one and the third, they are going to get faster, we will get the costs down and be able to get supersonic flight for everybody because nobody likes spending time on slow aeroplanes. you have been around for about ten years and at the start many people thought you were crazy but you're so here and they you have crossed some milestones? i'm rea
at the farnborough airshow, our reporter theo leggett caught up with the company's boss, and asked himsonic travel? nobody wants to spend a lot of time on an aeroplane. concorde, marvellous technical accomplishment, but the problem was it was too expensive. £20,000 for a ticket, 100 seats to fill, economically it was not the right proposition but everybody wanted to fly on it. 60 years later, now we have got new technology, carbon fibre composites, digital engineering, vastly improved engines....
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the bbc�*s theo leggett has been speaking to its president and started by asking him how the companyw technology like ai. we are continuing to sell kit that you may determine to say because of its age is not effective. i would tell you that that is the difference between what a lockheed martin can bring to the table. our innovation makes that aircraft as relevant today as it was 50 years ago. we made a significant amount of investment in the technology and the capabilities that makes that still very significant platform. to the other part of your question i would say that that is the choice that folks make in terms of how much do i backfill of the existing capability and where is the investment that allows us to have even more capability in the same platform? and while we're talking about the f—16 that is aircraft that will be provided to ukraine. it is a government to government issue when you are not centrally involved but are you providing backup for it? we start with things like training maintainers and assisting in pilot training. the area that i think does not get enough press,
the bbc�*s theo leggett has been speaking to its president and started by asking him how the companyw technology like ai. we are continuing to sell kit that you may determine to say because of its age is not effective. i would tell you that that is the difference between what a lockheed martin can bring to the table. our innovation makes that aircraft as relevant today as it was 50 years ago. we made a significant amount of investment in the technology and the capabilities that makes that...
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theo leggett reporting from the farnborough as show. we will talk about luxury goods now. some of the world's top luxury brands. lvmh says its sales in asia, which include china but not japan, fell by 14% in the three months to the end ofjune, swatch group — the swiss watchmaker which owns omega — said weak demand in china helped push down its sales by over 14% in the first half of the year. live now to dr stephane girod, professor of strategy and organizational innovation at imd. thank you forjoining us. is this something went to the cost of living crisis? a slowdown in the economic activity in china affecting all walks of life? we have to affecting all walks of life? - have to differentiate between three levels of forces at play, the first one is looking at firm by firm strategy outcomes. the second one is what is going on, so leave. we also need to look at the deeper structurally. when you look at luxury goods businesses, you hear strong diversion of between hermes which continues to thrive on its strategy of very timed exclusivity. and pmh is an animal in itself becaus
theo leggett reporting from the farnborough as show. we will talk about luxury goods now. some of the world's top luxury brands. lvmh says its sales in asia, which include china but not japan, fell by 14% in the three months to the end ofjune, swatch group — the swiss watchmaker which owns omega — said weak demand in china helped push down its sales by over 14% in the first half of the year. live now to dr stephane girod, professor of strategy and organizational innovation at imd. thank you...
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our business correspondent theo leggett reports from the air show.t types ofjet fuel, including sustainable aviation fuels and safs. at the university of sheffield, researcher ehab ahmad is preparing to fire up a smalljet engine. it's being used to test new aviation fuels prepared in a laboratory next door. the university has a research centre dedicated to developing and testing so—called sustainable fuels. we do have the live data feed from the engines. they're made from renewable sources such as vegetable fats or waste products, instead of crude oil. using them reduces the amount of fossil fuel being burned and therefore reduces pollution. from environmental perspective, it is day and night. so you do have in principle the co2 should be a net zero, so there is no more carbon dioxide added to the atmosphere. but there is also another benefit. it is the non co2 part of things. for example, those particulates, or the smoke, that comes out of the engine. well, here in the laboratory you can see what all the fuss is about. i'm holding a small bottle of
our business correspondent theo leggett reports from the air show.t types ofjet fuel, including sustainable aviation fuels and safs. at the university of sheffield, researcher ehab ahmad is preparing to fire up a smalljet engine. it's being used to test new aviation fuels prepared in a laboratory next door. the university has a research centre dedicated to developing and testing so—called sustainable fuels. we do have the live data feed from the engines. they're made from renewable sources...
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the bbc�*s theo leggett has been speaking to its president and started by asking him how the companygy like ai. we are continuing to sell kid that you may determine to say because of its age is not effective. i would tell you that that is the difference between whether lockheed martin can bring to the table. our innovation acts that aircraft is relevant today as it was 50 years ago. we made as it was 50 years ago. we made a significant amount of investment in the technology and the capabilities that makes that still very significant platform. to the other part of your question i would say that thatis your question i would say that that is the choice that folks make in terms of how much do i backfill of the existing capability and where is the investment that allows us to have even more capability in the same platform? find have even more capability in the same platform? and while we're talking _ the same platform? and while we're talking about _ the same platform? and while we're talking about the - the same platform? and while we're talking about the f-16 . we're talking about the f—
the bbc�*s theo leggett has been speaking to its president and started by asking him how the companygy like ai. we are continuing to sell kid that you may determine to say because of its age is not effective. i would tell you that that is the difference between whether lockheed martin can bring to the table. our innovation acts that aircraft is relevant today as it was 50 years ago. we made as it was 50 years ago. we made a significant amount of investment in the technology and the...
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our international business correspondent theo leggett is on the scene. show today. so, there are 1500 exhibitors here from 40 different countries, they are expecting around 80,000 visitors. it's busy. but in some ways, the atmosphere is a little more muted than we are seen in recent years. the reasons for that is behind me. although you can see in that us air force display there are some boeing aircraft on the commercial display just extra, there are no boeing aircraft. that's because one of the world's bidders aerospace supplies is not exhibiting as much they normally would because it wants to focus on is well supported control system problems. that said, boeing has come out of the big order so from a korean company of $6 billion. its rival has had some issues as well: largely with supply chains which means it is not able to build planes as quickly as it would like. it does have the a3201 which is making his debut at the show, that will be flying a few moments ago. there are good and bad things happening, so it's kind of a mixed atmosphere, not asjoyful
our international business correspondent theo leggett is on the scene. show today. so, there are 1500 exhibitors here from 40 different countries, they are expecting around 80,000 visitors. it's busy. but in some ways, the atmosphere is a little more muted than we are seen in recent years. the reasons for that is behind me. although you can see in that us air force display there are some boeing aircraft on the commercial display just extra, there are no boeing aircraft. that's because one of...
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the bbc�*s theo leggett has been speaking to its president and started by asking him how the companytinuing... because of its age, it's not effective. i will tell you that's the difference between what a lockheed martin can bring the table. it's as relevant today as it was 50 years ago. we've made significant amount of investment in the technology and capabilities that makes it still a very significant platform. but to the other part of your question, i would say thatis of your question, i would say that is the choice of folks make, in terms of, how much do i backfill over the existing capability? where is the investment that allows us to have even more capability in the same platform? find have even more capability in the same platform? and while were talking — the same platform? and while were talking about _ the same platform? and while were talking about the - the same platform? and while were talking about the f-16, l were talking about the f—16, that's the aircraft that's now going to be provided to ukraine — obviously it's a government to government issue, you're not centrally
the bbc�*s theo leggett has been speaking to its president and started by asking him how the companytinuing... because of its age, it's not effective. i will tell you that's the difference between what a lockheed martin can bring the table. it's as relevant today as it was 50 years ago. we've made significant amount of investment in the technology and capabilities that makes it still a very significant platform. but to the other part of your question, i would say thatis of your question, i...
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leggett.he international situation is another complex one. a lot of our issues are coming from the supply chain, and that's probably something that's come to other companies. now there are plenty of differences, as far as airbus is concerned, we are trying to focus on our priorities, our customers, which is quite complex, finding what i call the sweet spot between a very strong demand and the ability of the supply chain to follow in a safe manner with quality at the centre. because the truth is at the moment, you've got more than 8000 planes, you're making them as fast as you can but you can't make them fast enough. indeed, we have more demand than we can supply. it's a demand driven market at the moment, and we are working hard with our suppliers to catch up in this environment, so that the situation, more demand and supply. and a lot of your problem is coming from the suppliers, they can't give you what you need. how frustrating is that? we have to adapt to the situation. we are helping our
leggett.he international situation is another complex one. a lot of our issues are coming from the supply chain, and that's probably something that's come to other companies. now there are plenty of differences, as far as airbus is concerned, we are trying to focus on our priorities, our customers, which is quite complex, finding what i call the sweet spot between a very strong demand and the ability of the supply chain to follow in a safe manner with quality at the centre. because the truth is...
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a question our correspondent theo leggett put to embraer�*s head of commercial aviation.390 that has the size of a narrow body and the width of a wide body. so we're capable of a lot. but we're currently very focused on our existing products, the e2, the kc—390 and our executive products with the phenoms and the praetors. and we have a big team looking at future opportunities, and this is definitely one of them. looking to the future, people are talking about hydrogen power electrification. now, that's a technological challenge, and it's likely to start, at least, with smaller aircraft. does that provide an opportunity for you? absolutely. we pride ourselves for being the manufacturer in the up to 150 seat space. that's one of the reasons why we launched energia. we believe that new technology will find its way to the market soon at the lower end. electric, really small, hybrid, a little bit bigger. hydrogen, whether with fuel cell or whether with combustion, maybe even a little bit more bigger than that, but we believe it's up to the 100 seat segment in the next 15 to 20
a question our correspondent theo leggett put to embraer�*s head of commercial aviation.390 that has the size of a narrow body and the width of a wide body. so we're capable of a lot. but we're currently very focused on our existing products, the e2, the kc—390 and our executive products with the phenoms and the praetors. and we have a big team looking at future opportunities, and this is definitely one of them. looking to the future, people are talking about hydrogen power electrification....
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theo leggett put that question to embraer�*s head of commercial aviation.e a kc—390 that has the size of a narrow body and the width of a wide body. so we're capable of a lot. but we're currently very focused on our existing products, the e2, the kc—390 and our executive products with the phenoms and the praetors. and we have a big team looking at future opportunities, and this is definitely one of them. looking to the future, people are talking about hydrogen power, electrification. of course, there is another player making waves in the market that's still small but could grow, and that's comac of china. how much of a threat would they be to your current position? well, first of all, i think it's amazing what they're doing. and the 919 is the first big narrowbody that's coming out of china. we expect it will take some time to certify that aircraft out of china. but i think in the long run, if we're seeing what they've done, for example, on the car manufacturing side, they've grown really big. they're building great products. so we'll definitely keep an eye
theo leggett put that question to embraer�*s head of commercial aviation.e a kc—390 that has the size of a narrow body and the width of a wide body. so we're capable of a lot. but we're currently very focused on our existing products, the e2, the kc—390 and our executive products with the phenoms and the praetors. and we have a big team looking at future opportunities, and this is definitely one of them. looking to the future, people are talking about hydrogen power, electrification. of...
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the boss of airbus has been speaking to our correspondent there, theo leggett.omplex for everyone. the international situation is a rather complex one. a lot of issues are coming from the supply chain, that's probably something that has come to the two companies, plenty of businesses as well. airbus are trying to focus on our priorities, our customers, delivering the output in a complex environment, finding the sweet spot between strong demand and the ability of the supply chain to follow in a safe manner with quality at the centre. the truth is, at the moment, you've got more than 8,000 planes on your order books, you are making them as fast as you can, but you cannot make them fast enough. indeed, we have more demand than canthe ability to supply so it is a demand—driven market at the moment and we are working hard with our partners in the supply chain to try to catch it as much as we can in this environment so that's the situation, more demand than supply. a lot of the problems you are facing are coming from suppliers, they cannot give you what you need. how
the boss of airbus has been speaking to our correspondent there, theo leggett.omplex for everyone. the international situation is a rather complex one. a lot of issues are coming from the supply chain, that's probably something that has come to the two companies, plenty of businesses as well. airbus are trying to focus on our priorities, our customers, delivering the output in a complex environment, finding the sweet spot between strong demand and the ability of the supply chain to follow in a...
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at the farnborough airshow, theo leggett caught up with the company's boss, and asked him why the worldt of time on an aeroplane and everybody loved concord, a marvellous technical accomplishment. the problem as it was too expensive. 20,000 quid for a ticket, 100 seats to fill. everybody loved concord. 60 years later and now we have new technology. we have carbon fibre composites, digital engineering, vastly improved engines and now we can get the coastline of supersonic flight to the point that a lot more people can benefit. with overture one, ourfirst a lot more people can benefit. with overture one, our first airliner, thatis overture one, our first airliner, that is going to be more like flying business class. three quarters lesson on concord. we are going to get faster, get the costs down, our goal is to get supersonic flight to everybody. goal is to get supersonic flight to eve bod . ., . , . ., ., everybody. you have been around for ten ears everybody. you have been around for ten years nova _ everybody. you have been around for ten years now. at _ everybody. you have been around
at the farnborough airshow, theo leggett caught up with the company's boss, and asked him why the worldt of time on an aeroplane and everybody loved concord, a marvellous technical accomplishment. the problem as it was too expensive. 20,000 quid for a ticket, 100 seats to fill. everybody loved concord. 60 years later and now we have new technology. we have carbon fibre composites, digital engineering, vastly improved engines and now we can get the coastline of supersonic flight to the point...
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its president michael williamson has been speaking to our corresondent theo leggett at the farnboroughpany. we've done a remarkable job of increasing our production. there's still investment that has to occur to go to that next level, but i would tell you that the slope looks a lot different than it did two years ago, where i would say it was almost flat to now where you see this steady increase in capability, not just by a lockheed martin, but also by our competitive rates. we're also seeing the investment being made in those areas also. and it's important because we rely on them as suppliers to also have planned for these changes in request and quantities needed. and what about the type of kit? because for years now we've been hearing about al involved in defence, about autonomy, and yet you're still selling quite a lot of the f—16, which is a 50—year—old aircraft. so what's the priority at the moment? yes, we are continuing to sell kit that you might determine to say because of its age is not effective. i would tell you that that's the difference between what a lockheed martin can b
its president michael williamson has been speaking to our corresondent theo leggett at the farnboroughpany. we've done a remarkable job of increasing our production. there's still investment that has to occur to go to that next level, but i would tell you that the slope looks a lot different than it did two years ago, where i would say it was almost flat to now where you see this steady increase in capability, not just by a lockheed martin, but also by our competitive rates. we're also seeing...
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our correspondent theo leggett is at the farnborough airshow, and he's been speaking to the boss of airbusion that is complex for everyone. the international situation is another complex one. issues are coming from the supply chain, that's probably something that has come to the two companies, there are plenty of businesses as well. airbus are trying to focus on our priorities, our customers, delivering the output in a complex environment, finding the sweet spot between a strong demand and the ability of the supply chain to follow in a safe manner with quality at the centre. the truth is, you've _ with quality at the centre. the truth is, you've got _ with quality at the centre. the truth is, you've got more than 8,000 planes on your order books, you are making them as fast as you can, but you cannot make them fast enough. indeed, we have more demands than we can supply so it is a demand driven market at the moment and we are working hard with our partners in the supply chain to try to catch it as much as we can in this environment so that's the situation, more demand than supply. fix, envi
our correspondent theo leggett is at the farnborough airshow, and he's been speaking to the boss of airbusion that is complex for everyone. the international situation is another complex one. issues are coming from the supply chain, that's probably something that has come to the two companies, there are plenty of businesses as well. airbus are trying to focus on our priorities, our customers, delivering the output in a complex environment, finding the sweet spot between a strong demand and the...
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the boss of airbus has been speaking to our correspondent there, theo leggett.e in a situation that is complex for everyone. the international situation is a rather complex one. a lot of our issues are coming from the supply chain, and that's probably something that is common to the two companies. now there are plenty of differences as well. as far as airbus is concerned, we're trying to focus on our priorities and our customers. that's about delivering the ramp up in this quite complex environment, finding what i call the sweet spot between a very strong demand and the ability of the supply chain to follow in a safe and manner with quality at the centre. because the truth is, at the moment you've got more than 8000 planes on your order books. you're making them as fast as you can, but you can't really make them fast enough. indeed, we have more demand than the ability to supply. so it's a demand driven market at the moment, and we're working hard with our partners, supply chain, to try to catch up as much as we can in this environment. so that's indeed the situ
the boss of airbus has been speaking to our correspondent there, theo leggett.e in a situation that is complex for everyone. the international situation is a rather complex one. a lot of our issues are coming from the supply chain, and that's probably something that is common to the two companies. now there are plenty of differences as well. as far as airbus is concerned, we're trying to focus on our priorities and our customers. that's about delivering the ramp up in this quite complex...
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our business correspondent theo leggett has more. mounting leaks from piping, and crumbling and failing infrastructure. these are the obvious signs of trouble at thames water, a company which serves 16 million people in london and the thames valley. but beneath the surface, it's also suffering financially and today's figures are far from reassuring. the company did make a profit before tax over the past year ofjust over £157 million, but that was dwarfed by a major increase in debt from just under £14 billion a year ago to £15.2 billion. and although it does have £1.8 billion worth of ready funding, thames says that's only enough to keep it going until may next year. speculation has been mounting that if thames can't find new investment, it might have to be taken over by the government, something ministers say they want to avoid. why on earth should bill payers pay twice? they've already paid for i4 years through their bills for a water service that in many parts of the country, theyjust haven't been getting. the idea on top of that,
our business correspondent theo leggett has more. mounting leaks from piping, and crumbling and failing infrastructure. these are the obvious signs of trouble at thames water, a company which serves 16 million people in london and the thames valley. but beneath the surface, it's also suffering financially and today's figures are far from reassuring. the company did make a profit before tax over the past year ofjust over £157 million, but that was dwarfed by a major increase in debt from just...
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the boss of airbus has been speaking to our correspondent there, theo leggett.s a rather complex one. a lot of our issues are coming from the supply chain, and that's probably something that is common to the two companies.
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our international business correspondent, theo leggett.tor? this what has the impact been on the financial sector?— financial sector? this has been a hue it financial sector? this has been a huge it outage- _ financial sector? this has been a huge it outage. it _ financial sector? this has been a huge it outage. it has _ financial sector? this has been a huge it outage. it has affected l huge it outage. it has affected everything from bakeries to banks. talking about banks, there are plenty of them in the buildings behind me and the financial industry is international by definition, so there have been a number of problems. we have seen banks in china, south africa, germany, they have all experienced problems. i'm told the banks in germany are getting back up to steam, in the uk as well. the london stock exchange where shares are traded in this country, they said they have not had too many problems but some information systems have gone down. elsewhere, it is trading platforms that things like oil and gas and electricity which have experien
our international business correspondent, theo leggett.tor? this what has the impact been on the financial sector?— financial sector? this has been a hue it financial sector? this has been a huge it outage- _ financial sector? this has been a huge it outage. it _ financial sector? this has been a huge it outage. it has _ financial sector? this has been a huge it outage. it has affected l huge it outage. it has affected everything from bakeries to banks. talking about banks, there are plenty...
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for more on boeing's fraud charge, here's out international business correspondent theo leggett.t is a landmark moment. it's something that hadn't happened over the past five years, not in the aftermath of the two tragic accidents in which 3a6 people were killed following crashes of the 737 max, boeing's brand—new aircraft. you might remember, in 2021, there was a settlement between the department ofjustice and boeing in which boeing agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle this initialfraud charge, which was basically an accusation that the company deceived regulators in the development of that aircraft. five years later, this january, we had another serious incident involving a boeing 737 max where an unused door fell off one of the aircrafts. since then, there have been all sorts of allegations about poor quality control in the factories and that is why the department ofjustice decided to proceed on the original criminal charge. the us federal aviation administration announced mandatory inspections of more than 2,500 boeing 737s. they say its because passenger oxygen masks could f
for more on boeing's fraud charge, here's out international business correspondent theo leggett.t is a landmark moment. it's something that hadn't happened over the past five years, not in the aftermath of the two tragic accidents in which 3a6 people were killed following crashes of the 737 max, boeing's brand—new aircraft. you might remember, in 2021, there was a settlement between the department ofjustice and boeing in which boeing agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle this initialfraud...
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at the farnborough airshow, our reporter theo leggett caught up with the company's boss, and asked himcord, marvellous technical accomplishment. the big problem was it was too expensive. 20,000 quid for a ticket, 100 feet to fill. economically, it wasn't the right proposition but everybody loved concord, and 60 years later, now we have new technology, carbon fibre composites, digital engineering, vastly improved engines, now we can get the cost down of supersonic flight to the point that a lot more people can benefit stop over to one, that is what we call our first eleina, it united airlines have ordered, it will be more like flying business class. the quarters lesson on concord and then over two and three, faster and the cost will go down. the goal is for it is for everybody. nobody likes spending time on slow aeroplanes.— spending time on slow aerolanes. ., ., , aeroplanes. you have been around for _ aeroplanes. you have been around for ten _ aeroplanes. you have been around for ten years - aeroplanes. you have been around for ten years now . aeroplanes. you have been l around for te
at the farnborough airshow, our reporter theo leggett caught up with the company's boss, and asked himcord, marvellous technical accomplishment. the big problem was it was too expensive. 20,000 quid for a ticket, 100 feet to fill. economically, it wasn't the right proposition but everybody loved concord, and 60 years later, now we have new technology, carbon fibre composites, digital engineering, vastly improved engines, now we can get the cost down of supersonic flight to the point that a lot...
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theo leggett is there for us and joins us now. theo, a serious message from this year's show?ngs. and on this side we have a number of major airlines represented, air india there, british airways. the first time they have come to the show. 80,000 people expected to visit across the week. what are they going to be doing? there is a lot of deal—making that goes on. this is an industry that measures deal is not industry that measures deal is not in millions or hundreds of millions but in terms of billions of pounds or dollars and we have had several of those already today. notably orders for about 70 new boeings with a price target of about six to £8 million. it is also an industry that wants to grow and double in size of the next 20 years and that is where the next 20 years and that is where the problem comes in because this is an industry that omits a lot of carbon dioxide to the need to find new ways of powering planes. sustainable aviation fuels, possibly from cooking oil, electric planes and hydrogen, that is what they're talking about behind the scenes. theoin talking about
theo leggett is there for us and joins us now. theo, a serious message from this year's show?ngs. and on this side we have a number of major airlines represented, air india there, british airways. the first time they have come to the show. 80,000 people expected to visit across the week. what are they going to be doing? there is a lot of deal—making that goes on. this is an industry that measures deal is not industry that measures deal is not in millions or hundreds of millions but in terms...
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our business correspondent theo leggett is at london stock exchange. what has the reaction been?ity of london. the _ what has the reaction been? the city of london, the financial— what has the reaction been? the city of london, the financial district - what has the reaction been? the city of london, the financial district is - of london, the financial district is part of an international industry and people communicate across international borders using computers, and we have seen the knock—on effect throughout the global industry. so banks in australia and china, metro bank in the uk have all suffered effects. there have been trading platforms suffering problems, so trading in currencies has been disrupted, trading in oiland currencies has been disrupted, trading in oil and gas and other energy stocks has been affected. the london stock exchange says it has been trading smoothly but there have been trading smoothly but there have been problems with information systems that traders rely on to get the information they need, so there's been this large level of disruption. in terms
our business correspondent theo leggett is at london stock exchange. what has the reaction been?ity of london. the _ what has the reaction been? the city of london, the financial— what has the reaction been? the city of london, the financial district - what has the reaction been? the city of london, the financial district is - of london, the financial district is part of an international industry and people communicate across international borders using computers, and we have seen the...
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theo leggett put that to embraer�*s head of commercial aviation. technology wise, we could do it.ery focussed on our existing products the e2, the kc 390 and our executive products with the phenoms and the predators. uh, and we have a big team looking at future opportunities. and this is definitely one of them. looking to the future, people are talking about hydrogen power electrification. now that's a technological challenge. and it's likely to start at least with smaller aircraft. does that provide an opportunity for you? absolutely. i think we are... we pride ourselves for being the manufacturer in the up to 150—seat space. that's one of the reasons why we launched energia. we believe that new technology will find its way to the market soon at the lower end. electric, really small hybrid a little bit bigger. hydrogen, whether with fuel cell or whether with combustion, maybe even a little bit more bigger than that. but we believe it's up to the 100 seat segment in the next 15 to 20 years. and we're talking to customers and suppliers to see what's possible. and we believe that's
theo leggett put that to embraer�*s head of commercial aviation. technology wise, we could do it.ery focussed on our existing products the e2, the kc 390 and our executive products with the phenoms and the predators. uh, and we have a big team looking at future opportunities. and this is definitely one of them. looking to the future, people are talking about hydrogen power electrification. now that's a technological challenge. and it's likely to start at least with smaller aircraft. does that...
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here is theo leggett.water, a company which serve 16 million people in london and the thames valley. beneath the surface, it is also suffering financially and today's figures are far from reassuring. the company did make a profit before tax over the past year ofjust profit before tax over the past year of just over £157 profit before tax over the past year ofjust over £157 million. that was dwarfed by a major increase in debt from just under £14 billion a year ago to £15.2 billion. although it does have £1.8 billion worth of ready funding, thames says that is only enough to keep it going until may next year. speculations been mounting that if thames cannot find new investment, it might have to be taken over by the government. something ministers say they want to avoid. ~ , ., ., , ., �* avoid. why on earth should bill -a ers avoid. why on earth should bill payers pay _ avoid. why on earth should bill payers pay twice- _ avoid. why on earth should bill payers pay twice. they - avoid. why on earth should bil
here is theo leggett.water, a company which serve 16 million people in london and the thames valley. beneath the surface, it is also suffering financially and today's figures are far from reassuring. the company did make a profit before tax over the past year ofjust profit before tax over the past year of just over £157 profit before tax over the past year ofjust over £157 million. that was dwarfed by a major increase in debt from just under £14 billion a year ago to £15.2 billion. although...
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ok, great to talk to i you as always, theo, thank you. the leggett in the newsroom for us.rdley who it is at westminster. it�*s not your first day on the job but there are many people there who are entering westminster, some of them for the very first time and it is not an easy thing, is it? no, there are a lot of them, there are hundreds of new mps who will be coming through here in westminster hall. the oldest part of parliament, actually, coming here today to get their inductions, figuring out some of the weird and wonderful places that... how parliament works and what the next few years are going to look like. i am what the next few years are going to look like. iam pleased what the next few years are going to look like. i am pleased to say we have one of them with us. ben obese—jecty. how have the first few hours of being in parliament been? to how have the first few hours of being in parliament been? to be in this building _ being in parliament been? to be in this building i _ being in parliament been? to be in this building i know— being in parliament been? to be in
ok, great to talk to i you as always, theo, thank you. the leggett in the newsroom for us.rdley who it is at westminster. it�*s not your first day on the job but there are many people there who are entering westminster, some of them for the very first time and it is not an easy thing, is it? no, there are a lot of them, there are hundreds of new mps who will be coming through here in westminster hall. the oldest part of parliament, actually, coming here today to get their inductions, figuring...
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let's talk to theo leggett, our business correspondent. first of all, why is the eu doing this?a big factor subsidies, given to these companies by the chinese government. we know that building up an effective electric car industry has been a major industrial goal of the chinese for about ten years now. that has led to the growth of companies like b y d, for example, which is challenging tesla for the role of world's biggest constructor of electric cars. they are trying to address that cost abundance, making it costlier to bring cars into the eu so that chinese made cars sell at the same price and has similar margins to ones made locally. that is the goal. margins to ones made locally. that is the coal. margins to ones made locally. that is the goal-— is the goal. the new tariffs, although — is the goal. the new tariffs, although they _ is the goal. the new tariffs, although they take - is the goal. the new tariffs, although they take place i is the goal. the new tariffs, - although they take place tomorrow, from tomorrow onwards, they are not payable until november. so is there
let's talk to theo leggett, our business correspondent. first of all, why is the eu doing this?a big factor subsidies, given to these companies by the chinese government. we know that building up an effective electric car industry has been a major industrial goal of the chinese for about ten years now. that has led to the growth of companies like b y d, for example, which is challenging tesla for the role of world's biggest constructor of electric cars. they are trying to address that cost...