ICYMI - from 2015:
#BernieSanders Exposes 18 Top #Corporate Tax Dodgers

1. Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan
Amount of federal income taxes paid in 2010? Zero. $1.9 billion tax refund.

2. #GoldmanSachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein
Amount of federal income taxes paid in 2008? Zero. $278 million tax refund.

3. JP Morgan #Chase CEO James Dimon
Taxpayer Bailout from the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department? $416
billion.

4. #GeneralElectric CEO Jeffrey Immelt
Amount of federal income taxes paid in 2010? Zero. $3.3 billion tax refund.

5. #Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam
Amount of federal income taxes paid in 2010? Zero. $705 million tax refund.

6. #Boeing CEO James McNerney, Jr.
Amount of federal income taxes paid in 2010? None. $124 million tax refund.

7. #Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer
Amount of federal income taxes Microsoft would have owed if offshore tax havens
were eliminated? $19.4 billion.

8. #Honeywell International CEO David Cote
Amount of federal income taxes paid from 2008-2010? Zero. $34 million tax refund.

9. #Corning CEO Wendell Weeks
Amount of federal income taxes paid from 2008-2010? Zero. $4 million tax refund.

10. #TimeWarner CEO Glenn Britt
Amount of federal income taxes paid in 2008? Zero. $74 million tax refund.

11. #Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier
Amount of federal income taxes paid in 2009? Zero. $55 million tax refund.

12. #Deere & Company CEO Samuel Allen
Amount of federal income taxes paid in 2009? Zero. $1 million tax refund.

13. Marsh & McLennan Companies CEO Brian Duperreault Amount of federal income taxes paid in 2010? Zero. $90 million refund.

14. Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs
Amount of federal income taxes Qualcomm would have owed if offshore tax havens
were eliminated? $4.7 billion.

15. Tenneco CEO Gregg Sherill
Amount of federal income taxes Tenneco would have owed if offshore tax havens
were eliminated? $269 million.

16. Express Scripts CEO George Paz
Amount of federal income taxes Express Scripts would have owed if offshore tax
havens were eliminated? $20 million.

17. Caesars Entertainment CEO Gary Loveman
Amount of federal income taxes Caesars Entertainment would have owed if offshore
tax havens were eliminated? $9 million.

18. R.R. Donnelly & Sons CEO Thomas Quinlan III
Amount of federal income taxes paid in 2008? Zero. $49 million tax refund.

Source: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2015/05/08/1356547/-Good-Times-The-Day-Bernie-Sanders-Exposed-18-Top-Corporate-Tax-Dodgers

Boeing 757 with 281 aboard makes emergency landing after mid-air fire

A couple of weeks ago, flight attendants filed a lawsuit against Boeing because a door detached from the plane during a flight.

https://interestingengineering.com/culture/boeing-757-catches-fire-mid-air

https://abcnews.go.com/US/flight-attendants-alaska-airlines-door-plug-flight-sue/story?id=124266125

#boeing

Brutal closing words:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-arVbTrwUw

"The experts who tell us about all the challenges that face COMAC going up against Airbus and especially Boeing, have everything wrong.

In order to make sales and take market share, all COMAC has to be is minimally competent. As long as they aren't horrible at their job, they will sell planes as fast as they can build them."

(COMAC is the chinese airliner manufacturer)

#boeing #airbus #china

Puget Sound Anarchists: Arson against drone manufacturer, Boeing subsidiary

https://pugetsoundanarchists.org/arson-against-drone-manufacturer-boeing-subsidiary/

submitted anonymouslyIn the early morning hours of July 23rd, an Insitu van was set ablaze while it sat in an empty lot across…

#Attack#Uncategorized#Action#Arson#Boeing#Borders#Drones#Hoodriver#Palestine#Surveillance

The Airbus A380 superjumbo, which enjoyed an unexpected resurgence when global travel rebounded after the pandemic, is becoming an increasingly expensive headache for airlines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/29/companies/biggest-passenger-planes-breaking/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #airbus #aviation #airlines #boeing #a380

A Jeju Air plane that crashed in December after a bird strike could have kept flying on one damaged engine that was still working, according to South Korean investigators. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/28/asia-pacific/jeju-air-jet-engine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #jejuair #airaccidents #southkorea #boeing

Delta Boeing 767 engine bursts into flames after takeoff from LAX airport.

https://abc7.com/post/video-shows-planes-engine-burst-flames-shortly-takeoff-lax/17206825/

#boeing

India ordered its airlines to examine fuel switches on several Boeing models, while South Korea said it would order a similar measure, as scrutiny intensifies of fuel switch locks after a deadly Air India crash. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/15/airlines-boeing-fuel-switches-air-india/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #boeing #airlines #aviation #airindia #airaccidents #india #southkorea

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing have privately issued notifications that the fuel switch locks on Boeing planes are safe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/14/world/air-india-probe-us-faa-boeing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #airindia #us #faa #boeing #aviation #airlines #airaccidents

The Air India jetliner that crashed on June 12 was doomed almost immediately upon taking off, after both engines lost fuel supply and the pilots ran out of time to regain control and avert catastrophe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/13/world/air-india-crash-cockpit-fuel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #india #airindia #airaccidents #boeing

A month after the worst aviation accident in India in decades, authorities are poised to release a preliminary report into the catastrophe, offering the first official clues to what caused the aircraft to crash. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/11/asia-pacific/air-india-crash-report/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #airindia #aviation #airaccidents #boeing #india

A preliminary report into the deadly crash of an Air India jetliner in June is expected to be released by Friday, with the probe said to have narrowed its focus to the movement of the plane's fuel control switches. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/09/companies/air-india-jet-fuel-crash-report/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #airindia #airlines #airaccidents #boeing