Aerospace & Defense

Cuba confirms 110 killed in country's deadliest plane crash since 1989

HAVANA Cuban authorities said the fiery crash of an aging Boeing passenger jet on Friday shortly after takeoff from Havana had killed 110 of the 113 on board, making it the Caribbean island's deadliest air disaster in nearly 30 years. | Video

Cuba confirms 110 dead in plane crash: state-run media

HAVANA The crash of a passenger plane shortly after takeoff from Havana on Friday killed 110 people, state-run media cited Cuban officials as saying on Saturday, making it Cuba's deadliest air disaster in nearly 30 years.

Plane crashes in Cuba killing more than 100, investigation underway

HAVANA More than 100 people were killed when a Boeing 737 crashed soon after taking off from Havana in what appeared to be Cuba's worst air disaster in nearly 30 years, and there were only three survivors, officials and state media said on Friday. | Video

U.S., China talks focus on cutting trade gap, $200 billion target disputed

WASHINGTON/BEIJING China is "meeting many" Trump administration demands to cut its trade surplus with the United States, but a definitive deal to resolve deep trade differences could take a while to develop, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday. | Video

Two North Koreans including a soldier defect to South Korea: Yonhap

SEOUL Two North Koreans defected to South Korea early on Saturday and were found in the Yellow Sea, Seoul-based news agency Yonhap reported, citing a government source.

Boeing's foldable wingtip for new 777s gets approval

Boeing Co on Friday won approval from the U.S. regulator Federal Aviation Administration for the company's new foldable wingtips for its latest 777 jets.

Factbox: Company deals at risk from U.S. sanctions on Iran

French gas and power group Engie , Polish gas firm PGNiG and German lender DZ Bank were the latest companies on Friday to say that their business dealings with Iran would be affected by the re-imposition of U.S. sanctions.

Airbus loses ground in bid to sell jets to United: sources

PARIS/NEW YORK Airbus's hopes of winning an immediate respite from slow sales of its A330neo jetliner with an order from United Airlines are dwindling, leaving a gap in future production weeks before it is due to enter service, industry sources said on Friday.

IAG boss says Norwegian not a must-have deal, won't go hostile

DUBLIN IAG is not expecting to announce a deal to buy Norwegian Air Shuttle soon and would not make a hostile bid, its chief executive said, adding his airline group had growth opportunities on its own.

Cutting $200 billion from U.S.-China trade deficit is a tall order

BEIJING For China to slash its record trade surplus with the United States by up to $200 billion annually, it would have to buy the equivalent of more than 600 Boeing airliners every year.

Syria's Assad flies to Russia for talks with Putin: Kremlin

MOSCOW Syrian President Bashar al-Assad flew to Russian leader Vladimir Putin's summer residence on the Black Sea for talks on Thursday about the Syrian conflict, the Kremlin said, a visit that underscored Moscow's status as Assad's chief backer. | Video