Emirates Airline Buys $52B Worth of Boeing Aircraft; Hyundai Raises Factory Worker Wages
White House Plans to Expand Radio Spectrum; Surge in Indian Students at U.S. Universities
- Emirates Airline announces a $52 billion deal to purchase 90 Boeing 777 aircraft and five Boeing Dreamliners at the Dubai Air Show.
- Hyundai joins Honda and Toyota in raising factory worker wages by 25% by 2028, following new contract agreements with the United Auto Workers union.
- The White House releases a strategy to potentially expand the availability of radio spectrum needed for cellphones, satellites, navigation, space travel and other emerging technologies.
- International students attended U.S. universities in surging numbers last year, with a 35% jump in students coming from India.
- President Joe Biden is meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the White House, ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference in San Francisco.