Permira faces huge losses on major deals -
| Permira faces huge losses on major deals - Guardian Unlimited Damon Buffini, the managing partner of private equity firm Permira and jet aviation a key business adviser to Gordon Brown, has seen the value of his firm's most high-profile businesses destroyed during the past six months. Buffini is battling to stem a Source: www.guardian.co.uk Qantas jet aborts take-off - Age A Qantas airliner was forced to pull out of a take-off halfway down the runway today after the pilot reported an engine failure. Flight QF175 was on the runway at Brisbane Airport bound for Los Angeles this morning when the pilot was forced to abort Source: www.theage.com.au FAA's role in certifying light jet questioned - Muscatine Journal WASHINGTON - Federal aviation officials said they expect government investigators to show at a congressional hearing next week that a new kind of small, light jet was certified for flight despite safety concerns by some engineers and jet aviation pilots testing Source: www.muscatinejournal.com U.S.-bound flight from New Zealand to showcase ways to save time and jet aviation - Newsday AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - A major initiative to help cut airline flight times, burn less fuel and jet aviation reduce harmful carbon emissions is to be presented today by the Federal Aviation Administration at San Francisco International Airport. Source: www.newsday.com Big Alitalia unions strike initial deal - International Herald Tribune ROME : Alitalia's biggest unions clinched a framework agreement on Monday meant to save Italy's largest airline from liquidation, but more talks remained and jet aviation flights risked being grounded for a lack of cash to pay for fuel. Italy's four main union Source: www.iht.com Friendship with Giants - Kommersant Aircraft construction and jet aviation related industries (especially engine building) are among the very few spheres of high technology in which Russian companies can work with foreign companies on a practically equal footing. That cooperation allows foreign Source: www.kommersant.com FAA's role in certifying Eclipse jet questioned - KDBC.com WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal aviation officials expect government investigators to show at a congressional hearing next week that the Eclipse 500 light jet was certified for flight despite safety concerns by some engineers and jet aviation pilots testing the plane Source: www.kdbc.com 10 Thousand Gallons of Jet Fuel Spills At Sioux Falls Airport - KSFY.com Aviation officials in Sioux Falls spent most of the day cleaning up after a massive spill of jet fuel overnight. It happened at the fuel tank farm located north of the airport terminal. It happened because an employee forgot and jet aviation left a fuel valve Source: www.ksfy.com Crashed jet carrying cocaine linked to CIA - Online Journal A private jet that crashed last year in eastern Mexico and jet aviation was found to be carrying more than 3 tons of cocaine was also used by the Central Intelligence Agency for clandestine operations, the Mexican daily El Universal reported September 3. The Source: onlinejournal.com |