PODCAST: Delays on the horizon, Austerity in the rear-view
How are airlines managing the flight delays related to sequester furloughs, and their impact on flyer morale and costs?
After two months of political stalemate, Italy has a new prime minister. Italy’s President named Enrico Letta, of the center-left Democratic Party, premier and asked him to form a government. Letta announced that he intends to fight the move towards austerity in Europe — investors applauded and Italy’s borrowing costs fell.
Who bears responsibility for substandard safety conditions in overseas factories? At least 194 people have died in Bangladesh after the collapse yesterday of a building that housed a number of clothing factories — factories which were reportedly making products for major brands all around the world.
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