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DTN News: Boeing, US Woo Brazil With Technology For Defense Deal
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- 2009-08-11
DTN News: Boeing, US Woo Brazil With Technology For Defense Deal*Source: DTN News / AFPNSI News Source Info SAO PAULO, Brazil - August 12, 2009: US aerospace giant Boeing is proposing to transfer 1.5 billion dollars in fighter jet technology to Brazil in a bid to score a contract for...
Gulf Air orders eight new Boeings
- 2008-09-04
MANAMA AFP — Struggling Bahrain-based airline Gulf Air has ordered eight new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, a local newspaper reported on Thursday, in a deal estimated at two billion dollars. The airline, which announced in March that its projected debt at the end of 2007 would be 254 million...
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...
Bombardier may unveil 'greener' aircraft: report
- 2008-07-12
MONTREAL AFP — Canada's aviation giant Bombardier could unveil its CSeries, a fuel-sipping "greener" rival to smaller aircraft made by industry leaders Airbus and Boeing, on Sunday in Britain, local media said Saturday. Bombardier, a leading manufacturer in railway equipment and the third largest global builder of airplanes, is...
Airbus leads Boeing for new orders: company figures
- 2008-07-08
PARIS AFP — European plane maker Airbus led arch-rival Boeing in the fight for new business in the first six months of the year with 487 new orders versus 475 for the US manufacturer, Airbus figures showed Tuesday. The Toulouse-based group, which shares the market for large commercial airliners...
US group Boeing to bid for Galileo navigation contracts: report
- 2008-06-16
BERLIN AFP — US aerospace group Boeing plans to compete for contracts connected with the European satellite navigation system Galileo, the German newspaper Handelsblatt said on Monday, quoting a company spokeswoman. "Boeing is taking part in discussions with a view towards eventually participating in the Galileo project," the spokeswoman...
US Air Force made mistakes in tanker evaluation: Northrop
- 2008-06-12
WASHINGTON AFP — Northrop Grumman said Thursday that the US Air Force acknowledged making minor "computation" errors in weighing bids for a huge aerial tanker contract it won against Boeing. The defense giant, part of a consortium with the parent of European aircraft maker Airbus, said the errors should...
Boeing, Dow Chemical fined 926 million over nuclear pollution
- 2008-06-03
LOS ANGELES AFP — A Denver, Colorado court has fined Dow Chemical Co. and Boeing Co. a combined 926 million dollars for property damages caused by plutonium contamination from a nuclear weapons plant. The court set the fines in a judgement handed down late Monday after a jury found...
AirTran defers delivery of 18 Boeing aircraft to 2013-2014
- 2008-05-30
WASHINGTON AFP — Budget airline AirTran Airways said Friday it will defer the delivery of 18 Boeing 737-700 aircraft to 2013 to 2014, due to record-high fuel costs. The planes were originally scheduled to be delivered between 2009 and 2011, said the Orlando, Florida-based carrier, a subsidiary of AirTran...
No further delay in Dreamliner deliveries: Boeing
- 2008-05-03
WASHINGTON AFP — Leading US jet builder Boeing denied Saturday German media reports that deliveries of its next-generation B787 Dreamliner would be delayed by another nine weeks. "There is no further delay. It is exactly what we announced in April. It is the same schedule, no further delay," Boeing...
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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