Among the “Plan Mexico” priorities are to speed up the permit process for exporting manufacturers that import materials duty-free and boost the purchase of locally made goods.

Duffy said he would work with Congress and the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure robust oversight of Boeing and other aerospace manufacturers.

Duffy’s new job would heavily overlap with Elon Musk’s empire, requiring him to navigate the priorities of an outspoken billionaire who runs companies that fall under the agency’s jurisdiction.

The global battery supply chain must be purged of its reliance on forced labor and child labor.

Diversion of future shipments to West Coast ports would become more difficult and costly if a stoppage was prolonged as ships back-up and remain unloaded, reducing available capacity.

Oversight of the planemaker will soon pass to President-elect Donald Trump’s administration once he begins his second term in office on January 20.

Uncertainty regarding whether Trump will actually impose the tariffs he has proposed is a matter of intense speculation.

The spike in fatalities marks a reversal from 2023, which became the safest year ever in aviation with no fatalities among large passenger jetliners.

Boeing is plowing money into South Carolina, a month after reaching an agreement to end a costly and contentious walkout by machinists in the Pacific Northwest.

Only 36% of manufacturers who acknowledge the critical importance of digital transformation have successfully integrated artificial intelligence (AI) into their operations, including in the R&D process.