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your story we are trying always to understand this new culture. you are not a visitor nothing yet you want to become a citizen. in 4 migrants your platform for reliable information. boeing's c.e.o. is forced to step down as dennis mullen back resigns following a troubling tear that for the company's flagship 737 knots grounded opportune fatal clashes also coming up or avocados i'm sorry conductors china is listening targets on hundreds of products this hour the trade talks with the united states edges ever closer. to god oh the little town of bethlehem out.
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i've pilgrims flock to the 5 why do you consider to be the birthplace of jesus christ we'll take a look at how local businesses are responding to that for us to. this new business on k. ferguson welcome boeing c.e.o. dennis mullen burke has stepped down as the aircraft manufacturer faced multiple setbacks this year including industrial scandals after 2 crashes of boeing 737 jetliner and enquire reveals major problems with regulatory oversight of the company's operations. departure is effective immediately he'll be replaced by chairman david khaldoon the company says it needs to restore confidence and repair relationships with regulators customers and other stakeholders. and for more on this i'm joined now in the studio by our resident aviation expert chris covert financial correspondent gets caught on well yeah let's start with you why is this
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happening. well i mean the criticism of how the dentist was handling the situation was mounting and it was just a question of when not if a boy would let him go there was a lot of pressure from the clients or from the airlines from regulators said and also from the relatives of the way the reaction on wall street by the way. management was obviously quite positive in the stock traded to the upside by almost 3 percent being the biggest winner in the dollar in just 3 leverage here on monday . all right pantheons turning to you know chris the 77 max has been granted around the world since march why is this taking so long to tackle well boeing has simply been unable to get a software update certified by the federal aviation administration to get
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the 737 max flying again the issue here is that there is there was an augmented pilot assist pull program or system for that matter. and the 2 crashes that very same system pushed the nose of the airplane down as it was receiving misleading data from a faulty sensor ultimately leading to these to these crashes boy says it has fixed the problem is as it has conducted your various test flights with it but it has gotten a thumbs up from the authorities as a matter of fact boeing went out unilaterally in the fall saying well we've made so much progress and you know resort of occasions just around the corner that really rubbed people the wrong way at the f.a.a. and they said well it won't be until march until we give our thumbs up or an offer that ok so could be a really long time line there what will this mean for european arrival air bus well air bus the problems of boeing have been affecting airbus in the sense that half
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have picked up. orders but it's really hard to tell whether this is related to the boeing issue. their order books and their production facilities are jam packed as it is but there are suppliers that work for both airbus and boeing and now with this big price is over a boeing going on they have more time and capacity to work for why so that is the benefit that edwards has from all this mess over and say oh ok and as we look at the high things might panic in the future let's go back to you yes what can you tell us about this successor day which calhoun. well he is shown in deposit at least that he can deal with a company in crisis mode he has done so at around to 2000 to one after the terror attacks when he was actually head of the engine business of general electric and he's done so again when he was chairman of the bolton 2017 of caterpillar when
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there was an investigation about possible attacks fraud saw he has shown in the past that he can deal with companies that are in trouble and at least for now wall street believes that he might be able to do so again but clearly enough we still have no clue at what time the those planes are allowed to take off again. on wall street and chris colfer in brilliant thanks so much for your insights china is to lower import tariffs on more than 850 types of products ranging from frozen pork to computer on phone components from january the move follows a full in the country's trade dispute with the united states it also comes amid slowing growth in the country and a push to boost consumption. compared to other years 29 has been sluggish for the chinese economy and beijing appears to be determined to change that starting january 2020 china plans to lower tariffs on more than $850.00 products including
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fish and frozen pork beijing's latest move is not linked to the ongoing trade truce with washington but more the shortage of china's most popular meat pork thousands of pigs have been culled as a result of an outbreak of african swine fever the tariff reduction will help with the pork shortage while also stimulating domestic consumption amid slowing growth in the 3rd quarter of this year china's economy only grew 6 percent on the year that its slowest pace in decades the country has maintained growth rates above 6.5 percent over the last 5 years but that is set to change this year and some analysts expect an even lower rate in 2020 that may have given reason for the chinese government to intervene to lower prices for imported goods will also be welcome news to chinese consumers fire's shares rose to a 14 month high today the rally comes off of the us government backed the company
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in its appeal against a judgement that linked the firm's weed killer rand to cancer the environmental protection agency says the product which contains the say doesn't cause cancer as had been and led to this supports fires argument that only evacuations have the authority to print cancer warning labels some experts see the reversal of the decision as a signal that other players could also face legal hurdles. earlier we asked our correspondent in frankfurt what he bought what the u.s. government support means for buyer. it is important moral support for bayer especially in the light of the discussion in the public domain but the government or the agency cannot be seen as impartial and so the courts are not obliged to follow their support to follow this intervention the same thing is being celebrated though in the financial markets the share is soaring but having said that it's
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nowhere near where it was before concerns over the effects of the weed killer for the buyer company emerged talks on the settlement are ongoing they're going at high speed expert lawyers are at this people i've talked to here who have done similar settlements but not in the prior case but in other cases say there's a good chance that a settlement could be reached costing by your billions but not an existential threat in the end if successful. the holiday spirit might be short lived for the german airlines cabin crew union has threatened the company with a new round of strikes after christmas subsidiaries german wings and euro wings could be affected to unite cement comes after talks failed over the weekend the union is seeking better pay and benefits for some 21 fison stock members in november tonsil was forced to cancel 1500 flights after a 2 day strike force air traffic across germany to a standstill. now every year pilgrims from all over the world visit the times
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of bethlehem to discover the sites thought to be the birthplace of jesus christ the bulk of tourists come in the lead up to christmas and this year more people than ever appear to be descending on the tide and leaving hotels casting in. at night they policy around the christmas tree. and during the day santa just around. this is the high point of tourist season in bethlehem pilgrims from all around the world come here to discover the site whitely considered to be the birthplace of jesus christ. this year the opening hours at the church of the nativity were once again extended for hotel operators it's a cause for celebration business is booming you know we've never seen like this ever before you know we are almost 90 percent occupancy this really this year we've
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been having tourists from all over the world brand new markets coming in so it's been amazing they're not coming for the view that many parts of bethlehem look upon the israeli west bank barrier for years fear of violence kept tourists away now visitors have been coming in droves more than the city can handle. and we have 4600 hotel rooms in bethlehem and paris time we have 10000 if the region remains calm i think we'll need another 4000 hotel rooms in bethlehem to cover the needs of the tourism market. move to the growth in tourism has led to a construction boom thanks largely to improving perceptions of the security situation this year tourist numbers have increased by 40 percent compared to last i think the atmosphere nice i've only been here for 2 days now so but so far i've. had
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a very peaceful experience people seem very helpful and very welcoming as well. christmas in bethlehem for many visitors here it's a once in a lifetime experience but the tourist boom isn't just for the festive season bethlehem is rapidly becoming a popular travel destination around. for me and the business team here in berlin you can get more on our website www dot com business you can also check us out on facebook on twitter from me it's goodbye and take care. good.
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