Coverage: FedEx drops its 2019 projections for a second time
FedEx Corp. on Tuesday cut its 2019 profit forecast for the second time in three months, sending its shares down 5 percent and fueling fresh worries it is losing ground in Europe to delivery rivals United Parcel Service Inc. and Deutsche Post DHL Group. Lisa Baertlein and Ankit Ajmera of Reuters had the news: The profit warning and […]
How a Seattle Times reporter broke the Boeing story
Joe Allsop of Columbia Journalism Review writes about Seattle Times aerospace reporter Dominic Gates and his dogged reporting of Boeing. Allsop writes, “In the days after the incident, Dominic Gates, an aerospace reporter at The Seattle Times, learned from a source that Boeing, which has a huge presence around Seattle, was preparing to warn airlines […]
Coverage: Boeing’s 737 MAX jets are grounded by U.S.
The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday grounded all Boeing 737 Max jets in the U.S., citing new evidence that showed similarities between two fatal crashes of the planes that have killed 346 people in less than five months. Leslie Josephs and Kevin Breuninger of CNBC.com had the news: The move marks a stunning turnaround for the U.S., which has […]
Coverage: Tesla reverses course, will keep more stores open
Tesla Inc. rolled back plans to close stores on Monday and will raise prices on some of its electric-vehicle models, an about-face after the auto maker said last month it would shut many of its locations and move sales online only. Kimberly Chin and Esther Fung of The Wall Street Journal had the news: After closing 10% of its locations, […]
USA Today’s Mutzabaugh hired by The Points Guy
USA Today aviation industry journalist Ben Mutzabaugh has been hired by The Points Guy as senior aviation editor. Ashley Lutz writes, “Mutzabaugh comes to The Points Guy from USA TODAY, where he is best known for launching the industry-leading Today in the Sky blog in 2002. This new hire comes on the heels of another big win for […]
WSJ seeks a logistics reporter
The Wall Street Journal is looking for a reporter to cover logistics, supply chain and freight transportation issues, trends and news for the professional Logistics Report, with an eye toward how developments in logistics and shipping reflect broader trends in economic and trade growth. Specific areas of coverage, both domestic and international, include: Logistics and […]
Washington Post taps Siddiqui to cover tech and transportation
Washington Post business editor David Cho, deputy business editor Zachary Goldfarb, and technology editor Christina Passariello sent out the following announcement on Friday: We are excited to announce that Faiz Siddiqui will be The Washington Post’s new technology reporter covering automation and future of transportation. Faiz will cover how Uber, Waymo, Tesla and other technology companies […]
Jalopnik hires Gordon to cover intersection of transportation and technology
Auto industry site Jalopnik has hired Aaron W. Gordon to be a senior reporter. Gordon will cover the intersection of transportation, technology, and the future of how we get around. “It’s an incredible time to be reporting on this and I can’t wait to get started,” said Gordon on Twitter. Gordon has covered New York City transportation […]
Automotive News print editor Johnson retiring after 35 years
Rick Johnson, the print editor of Automotive News, is retiring from the Crain’s publication after 35 years. Johnson has been print editor since 2013. He was managing editor of the publication from 2004 to 2013. His last day is March 1. He joined Automotive News in 1984 as a reporter in Detroit and was later […]
Coverage: Tesla unveils $35,000 Model 3, to close stores
Tesla Inc. said on Thursday it would not be profitable in the first quarter, as it offered for the first time a $35,000 version of its Model 3 sedan and said its global sales would now be online-only. Alexandria Sage of Reuters had the news: Chief Executive Elon Musk’s warning on profit during a conference call […]
