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Airbus parent offered 1.8 bln euros for stake in Thales: source
- 2008-10-27
PARIS AFP — European aerospace group EADS offered to buy a 20.8 percent stake in French electronics firm Thales from telecoms maker Alcatel-Lucent for 1.81 billion euros (1.46 billion dollars) earlier this month, a source close to the matter said on Monday. "On October 3, EADS submitted an offer...
Airbus forecast sends EADS shares plunging
- 2008-10-16
PARIS AFP — Shares in European aerospace group EADS plunged in value on the Paris stock exchange on Thursday after its subsidiary Airbus said it was abandoning planned production increases owing to an economic slowdown. EADS shares lost 4.52 percent of their value to 9.71 euros in midday trading...
Emirates to take delivery of second A380 Oct 24
- 2008-10-09
DUBAI AFP — Dubai's Emirates airline will receive its second A380 superjumbo on October 24 and hopes Airbus will stick to the timetable of further deliveries after earlier delays, its president said Thursday. "It will be delivered on October 24 in Hamburg," Tim Clark told AFP during a tour...
EADS could freeze A400M production amid late-delivery row
- 2008-09-20
BERLIN AFP — Aerospace giant EADS has threatened to freeze production of its Airbus subsidiary's flagship military airlifter if clients do not drop penalty clauses for late delivery, a German news report said Saturday. Der Spiegel weekly, trailing its Monday publication, cited a letter sent by Louis Gallois, the...
Emirates still in talks with Airbus over second A380
- 2008-09-14
DUBAI AFP — Dubai's Emirates airline said on Sunday it was still in talks with Airbus about the delayed delivery of a second A380 superjumbo. "The delivery of our second A380 aircraft will be pushed back by a few weeks," a spokeswoman for the airline owned by the Dubai...
Emirates still in talks with Airbus over second A380
- 2008-09-14
DUBAI AFP — Dubai's Emirates airline said on Sunday it was still in talks with Airbus about the delayed delivery of a second A380 superjumbo. "The delivery of our second A380 aircraft will be pushed back by a few weeks," a spokeswoman for the airline owned by the Dubai...
Emirates expands long-range 777 fleet
- 2008-08-30
DUBAI AFP — Dubai's Emirates airline on Saturday took delivery of two long-range Boeings, a 777-200LR and 777-300ER, bringing the carrier's all wide-bodied passenger fleet to 111 aircraft. Costing more than 500 million dollars, the two new airliners will be used on routes to and from north and south...
New delay for Emirates Airbus 380
- 2008-08-29
PARIS AFP — Delivery of a second Airbus A380 to Emirates, the airline of the United Arab Emirates, may suffer a further delay of several weeks, an Emirates spokeswoman told AFP on Saturday. "We are negotiating with Airbus the delivery date of a second A380. Airbus notified Emirates of...
European shares drop, Ryanair slumps on weak earnings
- 2008-07-28
LONDON AFP — Europe's main stock markets fell on Monday with focus on the aviation sector as Ryanair posted slumping profits and Airbus moved closer to sealing a multi-billion dollar order for its planes. Investors also reacted to news that German consumer confidence dropped to a five-year low, dealers...
Airbus announces deal with S. American Synergy for 10 aircraft
- 2008-07-17
FARNBOROUGH, Britain AFP — European planemaker Airbus announced on Thursday agreement to sell 10 long-haul A350 XWB aircraft to South American consortium Synergy Aerospace in a deal worth 2.1 billion dollars at catalogue prices. Synergy Aerospace is the main shareholder in Avianca and SAM airlines in Colombia, Oceanair in...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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