Aerospace & Defence
Week in Review, November 18
Boeing vs Airbus, Altice’s U-turn, Cerberus builds Deutsche Bank stake, and GESource: https://www.ft.com/content/7bffceb4-cbb5-11e7-ab18-7a9fb7d6163e
US and Poland agree $10.5bn missile defence deal
Raytheon contract includes radar sets, launch stations and Patriot missilesSource: https://www.ft.com/content/40037e72-cbe4-11e7-ab18-7a9fb7d6163e
US State Dept approves possible $10.5bn Patriot deal with Poland
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/c53fadb6-0521-3ab2-9c19-d4bfb485b1d7
Best of Lex: your weekly round-up
Carillion, Experian, US junk bonds, China’s debts, Zimbabwe’s coup, Razer and moreSource: https://www.ft.com/content/a27fa38a-cb91-11e7-ab18-7a9fb7d6163e
GKN’s incoming chief makes early departure
‘Alternative leadership’ needed to tackle larger than expected writedownSource: https://www.ft.com/content/739ea9c8-cad6-11e7-ab18-7a9fb7d6163e
GKN U-turn on CEO-designate just weeks after appointing him
Kevin Cummings’ departure comes amid writedown at aerospace division he headedSource: https://www.ft.com/content/1df82670-caa4-11e7-aa33-c63fdc9b8c6c
Opening Quote: Royal Mail delays industrial unrest, GKN doesn’t
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/f6c10ba6-57cb-341e-9b00-8de41664f38b
Incoming GKN chief leaves company before taking up role
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/a0489f29-9161-3be0-a743-00227d03d2bb
Boeing upstages Airbus in battle of manufacturers
US group gets better of its European rival in showcase week for aircraft in DubaiSource: https://www.ft.com/content/125a8180-ca1f-11e7-ab18-7a9fb7d6163e
Brussels sides with UK in Bombardier tariff row
EU vows to defend ‘British friends’ against US threat of drastic duties on aircraftSource: https://www.ft.com/content/3f9b3daa-ca1b-11e7-ab18-7a9fb7d6163e
Airbus clinches $49.5bn single aisle aircraft deal
Rival Boeing beats European group to Flydubai orderSource: https://www.ft.com/content/a4356232-c9ed-11e7-ab18-7a9fb7d6163e
Airbus shares take off on $49.5bn aircraft order
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/eeb6dd91-fd3f-3f1e-a1f7-3e37637609c8
Hungarian carrier Wizz Air orders 146 new planes worth $17.2bn
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/72f40313-bfd9-33fb-a574-9549ad680496
Conflicts sound wake-up call for EU, says defence chief
Region urged to improve co-ordination and mobility in face of threats to securitySource: https://www.ft.com/content/6e805fb2-c960-11e7-ab18-7a9fb7d6163e
Bombardier clinches C series order from EgyptAir
Canadian group’s struggling aircraft is given vote of support by flag carrierSource: https://www.ft.com/content/40cb252c-c940-11e7-aa33-c63fdc9b8c6c
Bombardier clinches key C series order from EgyptAir
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/567e8c00-e299-3630-8777-22dcc71ccf4d
Airbus seeks earlier orders of new A380s from Emirates
Aircraft manufacturer needs to clinch deal with Gulf airline to secure future of jetSource: https://www.ft.com/content/d7332aa4-c919-11e7-ab18-7a9fb7d6163e
Meggitt revenues hit by slower civil aerospace growth; CEO to retire
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/0a178341-f9e8-3477-81c2-8b0cb9fa20dd
Ultra Electronics: maxed out
Who is responsible for the ill-fated acquisition spree and accounting issues?Source: https://www.ft.com/content/d9e91cae-c88d-11e7-ab18-7a9fb7d6163e
Ultra Electronics shares tumble after profit warning
UK defence group hit by spending cuts confirms departure of chief executiveSource: https://www.ft.com/content/d152a04c-c86a-11e7-aa33-c63fdc9b8c6c
Source: https://www.ft.com/stream/897a4a32-9526-312f-ba62-fb499a69dbcb