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Maintenance staff shortage could clip aviation industry's wings
Maintenance staff shortage could clip aviation industry's wings
by  AFP

The United States is grappling with a shortage of maintenance workers in the aviation industry, with baby boomers retiring and others changing jobs during the pandemic. "The pressure to produce and the retirement of many skilled baby boomers during COVID may also be contributing to some of the quality-control issues plaguing the industry," the recent Oliver Wyman report added.

Baltimore bridge highlights role of migrants in US workforce
Baltimore bridge highlights role of migrants in US workforce
by  AFP

The death of six Latino workers who were fixing potholes when a Baltimore bridge collapsed highlights the crucial role immigrants play in keeping America running, say advocates. - High risk - Those risks, even if they are not always fatal, as they were for the Baltimore bridge workers, are all too real.

Bulgaria, Romania take first steps into Europe's visa-free zone
Bulgaria, Romania take first steps into Europe's visa-free zone
by  AFP

Bulgaria and Romania joined Europe's vast Schengen area of free movement on Sunday, opening up travel by air and sea without border checks after a 13-year wait. Bulgaria and Romania both hope to fully integrate into Schengen by the end of the year, but Austria has so far relented only on air and sea routes.

US Fed's inflation fight remains on track despite recent uptick: Powell
US Fed's inflation fight remains on track despite recent uptick: Powell
by  AFP

The recent rise in US inflation hasn't stalled the Federal Reserve's ongoing fight against rising prices, Fed chair Jerome Powell said Friday, shortly after the publication of fresh government data. He said that while the recent inflation data were higher than the Fed would have liked, the February figures were "definitely more along the lines of what we want to see."

US outlet Radio Free Asia closes Hong Kong office over security law fears
US outlet Radio Free Asia closes Hong Kong office over security law fears
by  AFP

The US news outlet Radio Free Asia (RFA) said Friday that it had closed its office in Hong Kong over staff safety concerns after the city enacted a new national security law. RFA president and CEO Bay Fang said in a statement that the company no longer had full-time staff in Hong Kong and has closed its physical office, citing "concerns about the safety of RFA staff and reporters".