• PA Media: UK News

    Disposable vapes driving up nicotine use across England, study says

    The study, funded by Cancer Research UK, looked at data on vaping and smoking for 132,252 people in England from July 2016 to May 2023.

  • Associated Press Finance

    Families of Marines killed in 2022 Osprey crash file lawsuit against the aircraft's manufacturers

    Families of four of the five Marines killed when their Osprey crashed in California in June of 2022 filed a federal lawsuit Thursday alleging that the aircraft's manufacturers failed to address known mechanical failures that led to the deaths. The Marines were killed when their MV-22 Osprey experienced a catastrophic mechanical failure known as hard-clutch engagement, a known problem with the tilt-rotor aircraft that has happened more than a dozen times since 2010. The families named Bell Textron, The Boeing Co. and Rolls Royce in their lawsuit.

  • Reuters

    Boeing updates training for new hires in manufacturing and quality

    Its new hires will now receive 10 to 14 weeks of foundational skills training before moving to the production floor, which is one to two weeks more on average per employee than in the past. At its Renton training center, Boeing has installed a section of 737 fuselage for employees to practice skills such as wiring installation and identifying potential defects.