Martinique airport briefly shut down amid protests

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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.

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