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| Boeing to restart airplane production in Seattle next week, putting 27,000 people back to work; Walmart hires 50,000; $19 bil fed funds for farmers |
| 2020-04-18 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Walmart to hire 50,000 more workers in coronavirus-driven hiring spree [Jpost] The company said 85% of the workers being hired are going into temporary or part-time roles. Trump says US farmers to receive $19 billion for coronavirus mitigation [Jpost] US President Donald Trump on Friday announced a $19 billion relief program to help farmers cope with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic through a package that will include direct payment and mass purchases of produce, meat and other products. "These are great people, great Americans, never complain, never complain - they just do what they have to do," Trump said while announcing the farm aid program, which he said will have $16 billion in direct payments. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #10 |
| Posted by: Chusoque Sleck5353 2020-04-18 22:07 |
| #9 Thanks TW. I tried the local news media (TV) but didn't check Seattle Times (an honest-to-god newspaper!). Even Seattle Times seemed to have buried it. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2020-04-18 15:11 |
| #8 KC-46s are being built. That contract has not been cancelled. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-04-18 13:58 |
| #7 Is that Boeing story confirmed? I haven't seen it anywhere else. If you go to the link, CrazyFool, you’ll see that the Daily Mail picked this one up from the Associated Press feed. When they do their own write-up, they’ll have a hotlink at the bottom of the article to the local reports they got the information from. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2020-04-18 12:41 |
| #6 boeing restart is being reported in seattle times; also GE Capital is reportedly canceling 89 737 Max orders. On the widebody front British Air has reportedly retired all 747 s and A380s, Lufthansa and Air France also accelerating 4 engined aircraft retirements. United parking all 767s. On the good news side, Buffalo Air is still flying its DC-3s and C-46s |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2020-04-18 11:23 |
| #5 Interesting as Washington state was one of the hardest-hit places, and certainly the first. I thought Boeing execs said they would not accept any bail-out money. If so, then I suppose they need to get back to work. After hearing about that defective plane, I think some of those execs would hang in China. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-04-18 10:19 |
| #4 Daily Mail can be a bit...hysterical, at times, but their info basics are usually quite accurate |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-04-18 10:12 |
| #3 Is that Boeing story confirmed? I haven't seen it anywhere else. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2020-04-18 10:06 |
| #2 Who's going to want those planes from Boeing? Nobody's flying anymore. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2020-04-18 09:59 |
| #1 Crimes against humanity. /snark^2 |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-04-18 05:07 |