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00:00Car dealerships burnt, clashes with security forces and barricades in flames.
00:11It was not possible to enforce the curfew in place in Martinique overnight Thursday
00:15to Friday.
00:18Protests against the high cost of living on the French Caribbean island have been taking
00:22place since early September.
00:25Passengers on Thursday ran onto the tarmac at the airport at Fort-de-France.
00:29They did so because of a rumour spread on social media about the imminent arrival of
00:34hundreds of French police officers by plane.
00:37They wanted to stop them landing.
00:39Local authorities denied the rumour.
00:41The airport was briefly closed.
00:44Passengers of cancelled flights had a chaotic night.
00:49A lot of doors were broken downstairs, I saw security forces with handcuffed people and
00:53so on.
00:54There was a lot of commotion in all directions.
00:57We didn't really feel safe.
00:59The protesters vow to continue.
01:02We will go all the way.
01:05We have to tell them this is our home.
01:07This is our place.
01:10Seen from the sky, the destruction here is considerable.
01:13This hypermarket was set on fire.
01:16There's all this damage.
01:21We are trying to see just how much.
01:23It seems to be catastrophic.
01:26France's interior minister vowed firmness, all the while acknowledging people's difficulties.
01:31We are going to re-establish order, but at the same time, we have to take into account
01:36people's demands concerning their high cost of living.
01:40Schools in Martinique were closed on Friday.
01:43A night-time curfew remains in place.
01:48U.S. aviation giant Boeing announced that it plans to cut 10% of its workforce globally,
01:54amounting to some 17,000 jobs.
01:56The company is facing massive losses and a nearly month-long strike of 33,000 workers.
02:03According to reports, tensions between management and the machinist union are on the rise.
02:08Boeing said it would also delay the launch of its new 777X wide-body planes until 2026,
02:15spreading development issues.
02:1817,000 jobs will be cut globally, delays in the delivery of its 777X jet amid record losses
02:27of $5 billion in its third quarter.
02:31Boeing's new CEO, Kelly Ortberg, who has only been in the post since August, unveiled the
02:36changes on Friday.
02:38Restoring our company requires tough decisions, and we will have to make structural changes
02:43to ensure we can stay competitive and deliver for our customers over the long term.
02:49These announcements come as 33,000 workers have been on strike in Seattle for a month.
02:54They are demanding an increase in salaries and pensions.
02:57As a result, two of the group's main factories have completely shut down.
03:02Subcontractors, suppliers and service providers are trying to survive the collapse of their
03:07orders.
03:08The company is heavily in debt, which has stemmed from a series of failures of its 737
03:13MAX and concerns over safety procedures.
03:16The company could suffer a future downgrade in its financial rating.
03:20The American aircraft manufacturer would then risk slipping into a junk credit rating.