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...Naím skilfully combines reportage with social-science research to identify the new tactics used by authoritarians, highlighting the three “P”s: populism, polarisation and “post-truth”....
...It said it expected third-quarter capacity to equal about 75 per cent of 2019’s third quarter. “Air Canada expects the industry’s recovery will take a minimum of three years,” the company said....
...Deliveries of 380 were down by more than half on 2018’s 806, and the lowest since 2008....
...However, that is still a slowdown on 2016’s 6.2 per cent expansion. The rate of deferrals and cancellations also appears to be picking up....
...Boeing and Airbus are expected to report combined net orders of about 1765 for 2015, a sharp drop on 2014’s 2,888....
...The S&P 500 gained 1.3 per cent 2,019.42, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 1.1 per cent to 17,511.57. The Nasdaq Composite gained 1.4 per cent to 4,634.38....
...As Robert Stallard, of RBC Capital, notes: “History has shown that new CFOs tend to re-base expectations and we expect this to be a feature of the 2014 results.”...
...Robert Stallard, analyst for Royal Bank of Canada, says the worst is yet to come....
...Any further delay threatens to test the patience of the 787’s customers....
...The FAA has said it is normal to work with manufacturers and that the 787’s certification was still rigorous....
...“The generational shift in Boeing management is now almost done, with only CEO Jim McNerney left of the old guard,” Mr Stallard wrote....
...But Rob Stallard, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets, says Airbus and Boeing risk making too many aircraft, based on their planned production increases and his calculations for passenger traffic growth....
...Since Tuesday, shares in United and Delta have jumped more than 15 per cent, outpacing the S&P 500 index....
...Moreover, somewhat counter-intuitively, the share slide may be a positive for certain investors, argues Rob Stallard, of RBC Capital Markets....
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