Aaron Gregg The Washington Post
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Trump Blocked $10 Billion Pentagon Contract Over "Animosity", Says Amazon
President Trump's "repeated public and behind-the-scenes attacks" against Amazon led the Pentagon to choose a lesser bid from Microsoft for a massive cloud computing contract that officials have labeled a crucial national security priority, Amazon alleged in a complaint made public Monday.
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Amazon Sues Pentagon Over $10 Billion Contract Awarded to Microsoft
Amazon is suing the Pentagon over a $10 billion cloud-computing contract awarded to Microsoft. Amazon said it filed a legal complaint Friday with the US Court of Federal Claims seeking to challenge the decision.
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"Surprised," Says Amazon As Pentagon Awards $10 Billion Deal To Microsoft
The Pentagon awarded its controversial $10 billion cloud computing business to Microsoft Friday evening, spurning a bid from Amazon, which had been expected to win the contract. President Donald Trump had expressed opposition to giving the lucrative award to a company led by Jeff Bezos, a regular target of his ire.
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Boeing Drops Out Of Giant Pentagon Programme to Replace Nuclear Missiles
Boeing says it will withdraw from a massive Pentagon program to replace America's ground-based nuclear missiles, citing concerns with how the Pentagon has handled the procurement.
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Airlines Cancel Thousands Of Flights As Boeing Works On 737 Max Problems
Airlines are planning for the possibility that Boeing's beleaguered 737 Max commercial jetliners will remain out of commission late into the fall, as the company works to fix a host of technical problems that have rendered the planes grounded since early March.
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American Airlines Extends 737 MAX Cancellations Through September 3
American Airlines announced Sunday that it will extend flight cancellations through Sept. 3 for Boeing's embattled 737 Max, a new passenger jet that has been out of commission for almost three months after its flight control software played a role in two deadly crashes.
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Fliers Plan To Avoid Boeing 737 Max Jets For A Year Or More, Survey Shows
In the weeks since Boeing 737 Max jets were grounded worldwide following a pair of catastrophic crashes that killed 346 people, the company has focused its energy on returning the embattled new jet to service.
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American Airlines Cancels 737 MAX Flights For 4 Months
American Airlines said Sunday that it would extend flight cancellations for Boeing 737 Max aircraft by four months while it waits for Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration to fix and recertify the planes' flight-control systems, which have been implicated in two deadly plane crashes in recent months. The cancellations will affect about 115...
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Years Before Crash, Ethiopian Pilots Had Raised Concerns Over Training
Two pilots filed complaints with the Federal Aviation Administration about allegedly flawed training programs and poor safety procedures at Ethiopian Airlines years before a Boeing 737 MAX commercial jet crashed in Ethiopia with 157 people on-board last week, according to a Federal Aviation Administration database.
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Donald Trump Says US Will Ground Boeing 737 Max Involved In Fatal Crashes
The FAA developed new information from the wreckage of a 737 crash in Ethiopia that painted similarities to an earlier crash in Indonesia, leading the agency to ground all Boeing 737 Max 8 and 9 aircraft in the U.S., three people familiar with the matter said.
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Boeing Promises 737 Max 8 Software Update by April Following Second Crash
For months Boeing has faced harsh criticism from pilot groups, which took issue with a decision to update the plane's flight controls without detailing the changes in pilot training.
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With Ethiopian Airlines Crash, A Second New Boeing 737 MAX 8 Jet Goes Down
A plane crash that killed 157 people in Ethiopia on Sunday morning is likely to aggravate concerns over the safety of one of Boeing's newest commercial jets, aviation analysts say. The incident comes as the company faces intense scrutiny about another deadly plane crash involving the same 737 MAX 8 model.
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Oracle, Amazon Spar Over Pentagon Cloud-Computing Contract
Oracle and Amazon have fired off early salvos in what is likely to become a protracted court battle over how the Pentagon should build advanced cloud-computing technology into its operations.
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Amazon's Plan to Profit From Space Data
At a conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Amazon announced a new business unit called AWS Ground Station.
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Microsoft, Amazon Pledge to Work With Pentagon Following Anonymous Online Rebukes
The two companies are responding to a broader wave of discontent that has complicated the efforts of Silicon Valley tech companies to work with the military.
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Trump Blocked $10 Billion Pentagon Contract Over "Animosity", Says Amazon
President Trump's "repeated public and behind-the-scenes attacks" against Amazon led the Pentagon to choose a lesser bid from Microsoft for a massive cloud computing contract that officials have labeled a crucial national security priority, Amazon alleged in a complaint made public Monday.
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Amazon Sues Pentagon Over $10 Billion Contract Awarded to Microsoft
Amazon is suing the Pentagon over a $10 billion cloud-computing contract awarded to Microsoft. Amazon said it filed a legal complaint Friday with the US Court of Federal Claims seeking to challenge the decision.
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"Surprised," Says Amazon As Pentagon Awards $10 Billion Deal To Microsoft
The Pentagon awarded its controversial $10 billion cloud computing business to Microsoft Friday evening, spurning a bid from Amazon, which had been expected to win the contract. President Donald Trump had expressed opposition to giving the lucrative award to a company led by Jeff Bezos, a regular target of his ire.
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Boeing Drops Out Of Giant Pentagon Programme to Replace Nuclear Missiles
Boeing says it will withdraw from a massive Pentagon program to replace America's ground-based nuclear missiles, citing concerns with how the Pentagon has handled the procurement.
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Airlines Cancel Thousands Of Flights As Boeing Works On 737 Max Problems
Airlines are planning for the possibility that Boeing's beleaguered 737 Max commercial jetliners will remain out of commission late into the fall, as the company works to fix a host of technical problems that have rendered the planes grounded since early March.
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American Airlines Extends 737 MAX Cancellations Through September 3
American Airlines announced Sunday that it will extend flight cancellations through Sept. 3 for Boeing's embattled 737 Max, a new passenger jet that has been out of commission for almost three months after its flight control software played a role in two deadly crashes.
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Fliers Plan To Avoid Boeing 737 Max Jets For A Year Or More, Survey Shows
In the weeks since Boeing 737 Max jets were grounded worldwide following a pair of catastrophic crashes that killed 346 people, the company has focused its energy on returning the embattled new jet to service.
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American Airlines Cancels 737 MAX Flights For 4 Months
American Airlines said Sunday that it would extend flight cancellations for Boeing 737 Max aircraft by four months while it waits for Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration to fix and recertify the planes' flight-control systems, which have been implicated in two deadly plane crashes in recent months. The cancellations will affect about 115...
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Years Before Crash, Ethiopian Pilots Had Raised Concerns Over Training
Two pilots filed complaints with the Federal Aviation Administration about allegedly flawed training programs and poor safety procedures at Ethiopian Airlines years before a Boeing 737 MAX commercial jet crashed in Ethiopia with 157 people on-board last week, according to a Federal Aviation Administration database.
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Donald Trump Says US Will Ground Boeing 737 Max Involved In Fatal Crashes
The FAA developed new information from the wreckage of a 737 crash in Ethiopia that painted similarities to an earlier crash in Indonesia, leading the agency to ground all Boeing 737 Max 8 and 9 aircraft in the U.S., three people familiar with the matter said.
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Boeing Promises 737 Max 8 Software Update by April Following Second Crash
For months Boeing has faced harsh criticism from pilot groups, which took issue with a decision to update the plane's flight controls without detailing the changes in pilot training.
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With Ethiopian Airlines Crash, A Second New Boeing 737 MAX 8 Jet Goes Down
A plane crash that killed 157 people in Ethiopia on Sunday morning is likely to aggravate concerns over the safety of one of Boeing's newest commercial jets, aviation analysts say. The incident comes as the company faces intense scrutiny about another deadly plane crash involving the same 737 MAX 8 model.
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Oracle, Amazon Spar Over Pentagon Cloud-Computing Contract
Oracle and Amazon have fired off early salvos in what is likely to become a protracted court battle over how the Pentagon should build advanced cloud-computing technology into its operations.
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Amazon's Plan to Profit From Space Data
At a conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Amazon announced a new business unit called AWS Ground Station.
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Microsoft, Amazon Pledge to Work With Pentagon Following Anonymous Online Rebukes
The two companies are responding to a broader wave of discontent that has complicated the efforts of Silicon Valley tech companies to work with the military.
