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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...
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...
Dassault eyes Brazil's jet-setters
- 2008-08-13
SAO PAULO AFP — French corporate jet-maker Dassault Falcon is extending its service to customers in Brazil as it warily looks at growing competition from domestic rival Embraer, its chief executive Jean Rosanvallon said Wednesday. The decision to open a 6.5-million-dollar jet maintenance center in Sao Paulo underlines the...
India to favour France for 1.5 bln euro war plane contract: Thales
- 2008-01-22
NEW DELHI AFP — India's government is set to announce that France will be sole bidder for a contract worth up to 1.5 billion euros to upgrade its Mirage fighters, the French defence firm Thales said Wednesday. The official announcement of a reserved tender will coincide with a state...
Record year for Falcon business jet orders: Dassault
- 2007-02-15
PARIS AFP — French aerospace group Dassault Aviation said it had received a record 158 orders for its Falcon planes last year as it took advantage of a booming commercial jet market. "Consolidated orders amount to 5.29 billion euros (6.95 billion dollars) owing particularly to the sales of 158...
Dassault denies report of French Rafale fighter jet sale to Libya
- 2007-01-14
PARIS AFP — French aerospace group Dassault Aviation denied a press report that it was negotiating the sale of Rafale fighter jets to Libya. "To date, there is no negotiation on this matter between the Dassault company and the Libyan authorities," a company spokesman told AFP. "This type of matter...
Dassault Systemes reports 31-percent rise in profit
- 2006-05-04
PARIS AFP — French software provider Dassault Systemes has reported a rise of 31 percent in net profit in the first quarter of the year, but cut its forecasts for earnings in 2006 as a whole. The group said that net profit totalled 40.7 million euros (51.4 million dollars)...
Nantes look to hard-man Halilhodzic
- 2005-06-17
NANTES, France AFP — Nantes, who escaped relegation on the final day last season after 40 unbroken years in the first division, have lined up ex-Paris St Germain coach Vahid Halilhodzic as their new manager. Sources at Nantes' majority shareholder, Dassault's media group Socpresse, said the 52-year-old was thinking...
Nantes deny arrival of hard-man Halilhodzic
- 2005-06-17
NANTES, France AFP — Nantes, who escaped relegation on the final day last season after 40 unbroken years in the first division, have denied they have lined up ex-Paris St Germain coach Vahid Halilhodzic as their new manager. Sources at Nantes' majority shareholder, Dassault's media group Socpresse, suggested the...
Dassault's new Falcon 7X business jet makes first test flight
- 2005-05-05
MERIGNAC, France AFP — The Falcon 7X, the latest high-end business jet made by French aerospace group Dassault Aviation completed its maiden flight from Merignac airport outside Bordeaux in southwest France. "This first flight allowed us to verify the proper functioning of all on-board systems, especially the electric fight...
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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 |
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| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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