Airfare increases

According to Bloomberg, several major US airlines increased their fares starting 31 August. Southwest kicked off the price increase with $1-$10 increase for each flight (up to $20 roundtrip). The usual suspect, jet fuel price increases, are being blamed.

Buying the top job

The new chairman at Renault F1, Bernard Rey, has been Renault's "go to" purchasing guy for about a decade. He was appointed Renault's International Chief Purchasing officer back in 1998, and then followed Ghosn to Nissan where he drove a program to lower Nissan's purchased expenses by 20%.

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