Boeing struggles in the final frontier
FT News Briefing19 Mar 2025

Boeing struggles in the final frontier

Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia’s military to refrain from striking Ukrainian energy infrastructure for 30 days, and the Israel-Hamas ceasefire was broken after Israeli strikes killed more than 400 people on Tuesday. Boeing’s rescue mission highlights the company’s struggles in space. Plus, Germany’s parliament approves Friedrich Merz’s plans to boost defence spending.


Mentioned in this podcast:

Putin agrees 30-day halt to strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure in call with Trump

Israel strikes kill more than 400 as Gaza ceasefire breaks down

Stranded astronauts’ rescue mission lays bare Boeing’s struggles in space

Germany’s parliament approves Friedrich Merz’s 1tn spending plan


The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian, Ethan Plotkin, Lulu Smyth, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.


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