Amazon, an online retailer, has received permission from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to use drones to deliver parcels to customers. The permit was issued for the Prime Air service.
Bloomberg writes that now Amazon will be able to start delivering their orders to customers on a commercial basis. The company and its competitors will have to overcome some technical and bureaucratic obstacles before the service will be fully operational, but permit of issuance means that they managed to convince the government that they are ready to work in the strictly regulated field of air transportation as per agency.
In the FAA said that the regulator wants to support innovation, but will monitor the safety of the use of drones.
German airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG on Monday took the third package of measures restructuring of business because of poor dynamic aviation market recovery, according to a press release. “Forecasts for international flights have deteriorated significantly in recent weeks. With the end of the summer holiday season, the number of passengers and bookings is declining again […]
Stocks Boeing, which fell by 47.5% since the beginning of the year fell by 1.6% before the opening of trading on Tuesday amid news of a new FAA investigation. The US airline is going through the most difficult period in its history, continuing to expect recertification of the most profitable passenger`s aircraft Boeing 737 Max, […]
“Svarog West Group” will direct $ 3.5 million for innovative projects in 2016. That was said by the chairman of the Corporation Andrey Gordiychuk in an interview to the AgroPolit.com. According to him, the investment “appetite” of the company significantly decreased in 2016. “But this does not apply to investments in research and development: ours are IT-solutions, […]
NextExperts predict the collapse of the economy if states do not continue the policy of fiscal support for business. Information was reported by the American publication of Bloomberg. The main problem today – is a continuation of the spread of the virus that outbreaks around the world. Even when the vaccine is developed, its use […]
NextThe group of the companies Energy Resources of Ukraine together with its Polish partner the state oil and gas company PGNiG won the tender for gas supply for the GTS Operator of Ukraine. This is stated in the message of the company “ERU Trading”. “ERU Trading was able to offer the most competitive prices thanks […]
NextIn early May, the network of elevators of the Prometey company gained another one – in the village Zaliznichnoe Olshansky district of Kirovograd region, in the Yosipovka railway station. The elevator is operable, on its base continues the acceptance of grain and oilseed crops of the gather 2015, – says the press service of the […]
NextThe American corporation Microsoft has received permission from the New Zealand Department of Foreign Investment to build data centers in Auckland. This is stated in a statement issued by the agency on Wednesday. “New Zealand subsidiaries of Microsoft Corporation received management’s approval of foreign investments to purchase business assets, including various land, to further creation […]
NextThe Swiss company Glusco Energy S.A. received the permission from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine for the acquisition of a 50% stake in Rosneft Management Company Ltd and Fargrade Ltd. It became known from the information posted on the official website of the Ukrainian regulator. The cost of the transaction was not disclosed. Registered in […]
NextBUSINESS TALKS, START-UP ALLEY AT #SUBF19 MAY 23 2019, KYIV TIME: 14:30-16:30 VENUE: PARKOVY CONGRESS AND EXHIBITION CENTER, KYIV, PARKOVA DOROGA 16A MODERATOR: BOHDAN SENCHUK, President of Swedish Business Association in Ukraine TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION: 1. ITC business partnership between Sweden and Ukraine; 2. Business climate in Ukraine: pros and cons to start, develop and […]
NextThe global tourism industry could lose 120 million jobs due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. This was stated in a video message by UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres. According to him, tourism has become one of the sectors most affected by the pandemic, and no country has been unaffected by the sharp decline in international […]
NextThe multinational jewelry company Tiffany has filed a lawsuit in the court of the state of Delaware (USA) against the French luxury goods manufacturer LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy) for delaying the latest merger process. This was announced on Wednesday by the press service of the jewelry company. According to press service, LVMH group intentionally […]
NextThe National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has decided to revoke the banking license and eliminate the Soyuz bank. It is reported by the National Bank press service. The liquidation of the bank will be held under the compact procedure due to violations in the sphere of financial monitoring legislation, – noted in the NBU. “The […]
NextGerman economy in the second quarter of this year decreased by 9.7% compared with the previous three months. This is evidenced by the final data of the Federal Statistical Agency of Germany (Destatis), according to Interfax-Ukraine. It is noted that this is the most significant rate of decline since the beginning of accounting rate in […]
NextThe Dow Jones and S&P 500 stocks hit record highs on Tuesday, November 24 amid official news of the transfer of power in the United States and progress in the development of coronavirus vaccines. In particular, the Dow Jones industrial index rose by 1.5% and for the first time in history exceeded 30,000 points. According […]
NextThe Bank of Japan has announced plans to begin experimenting with the digital currency early next fiscal year. At the first stage, it is planned to test the main functions of the digital currency, including the methods of its issuance and circulation. The second stage involves additional technical experiments. The Bank of Japan may then […]
NextJim Hackett, president and CEO of Ford Motor Company, intends to resign. This is stated in the statement, published on August 4 on the company’s website. The new head of Ford from October will be Jim Farley, who is now the company’s chief operating officer. As specified in the document, Hackett in the coming months […]
NextAs having reported on Agro Portal, KWS Ukraine Company has invested 20 million euros in the seed plant start-up in Khmelnytskyi region. The plant power has been 6 thousand tonnes per one year on the September- October in Kamyanets-Podolskyi town (Khmelnytskyi region).LLC KWS Ukraine specialises in seeds plant production and distribution. It has put on […]
NextAMC Entertainment Holdings, which owns the world’s largest network of cinemas, presented its financial report for the third quarter of 2020. His company ended with a net loss of $ 906.5 million – 16.5 times worse than last year. In the third quarter, the company’s cinemas began to reopen after a five-month of lockdown due […]
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