On this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests include “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richard Aboulafia of the Teal Group consultancy and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners.
Topics:
— Continuing market rise as coronavirus cases surge in the United States and the world, as well as reignite in pockets across Europe
— Update on 737 Max as Boeing starts testing new flight control system
— Airbus decision to slash 15,000 jobs and whether more workforce cuts will be needed across the commercial aviation industry
— Differing coronavirus mitigation standards among air carriers and regulator’s role in setting uniform rules
— National Defense Authorization Act as lawmakers break for summer recess
— Defense and civil implications of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s push to displace senior civil servants that prompted the resignation of Mark Sedwell, the chief of Britain’s civil service who also serves as national security adviser, and others
— UK National Audit Office assessment of Royal Navy aircraft carrier program as France considers a replacement for the nuclear-powered Charles de Gaulle
