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Jumbo jets may be heading to extinction amid changes in regulations, business dynamics

The wide-body, long-range jumbo jets are facing tough competition from new age turbofan engine technology. The new mini-jumbo jets with twin-engines and fuel-efficient offer long-haul flight. Relying on these turbofan engined aircraft, many airlines are switching away from the hub and spoke model, which has been more dependent on jumbo jets. Changes in regulations and business dynamics are seeing the days of heavy jumbo jets numbered. Airbus and Boeing suffer from lack of new orders for their wide-body aircraft.

Oracle's turn to cloud; Can it strike the balance cord?

American technology giant in global database industry Oracle Corporation is shifting its focus on cloud offerings. Of late the database major has been facing stiff competition from new technology companies which offer cost-effective solutions via the internet. The shift to cloud could affect Oracle's revenues coming from business fee from existing customers running Oracle software at their data centers, analyses technology experts.

Updating estate plans need of the hour for family business owners

Family business contribute over 70 percent of global productions, but owners of them don't update their estate planning. It's estimated that over 50 percent of family business owners didn't update estate planning for more than five years. Perfect and updated family planning ensures the smooth transition of a property from one generation to other while exploiting many tax benefits as well, advise experts.

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