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medchal

10/22/09 8:12 AM

#91 RE: DewDiligence #90

Thanks for remembering my warning. As I said, one new serious temporary problem per quarter is the rule at Boeing. It's amazing, and I doubt that the $20 per hour janitorial services have been "outsourced", since it's a union company.
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Biowatch

11/15/09 6:35 AM

#94 RE: DewDiligence #90

Rolls-Royce in $2bn engine orders
08:59 GMT, Sunday, 15 November 2009

"UK engineering firm Rolls-Royce says it has won orders to make $2bn(£1.2bn) of aircraft engines to power Airbus planes for Air China and Ethiopian Airlines.

"The orders were announced on the first day of the Dubai Airshow on Sunday...

"Best-selling engines

"Airlines have been hit hard during the recession, so the order for engines is welcome news for Rolls-Royce, which has factories in Derby and Bristol making engines, and one in Sunderland making areo-engine components.

"The Ethiopian order means Rolls-Royce has sold more than 1,000 of its best-selling XWB engines.

"The firm has said the XWB is the most fuel efficient and environmentally sensitive large engine design on the market, with fuel efficiency ratings 28% higher than pre-Trent generation engines..."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8361064.stm