More carmakers caught in headlights of VW engine-rigging scandal

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"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Airlines Demand Compensation as Losses Soar to $1b

Jakarta Globe, April 20, 2010

Geneva. Airline losses from the volcanic ash cloud have climbed above $1 billion, and the industry has demanded compensation from the European Union.

Airlines say they are losing as much as $300 million a day, with European companies like British Airways suffering the most.

An umbrella group for the airline industry has criticized European leaders’ handling of the disruption, which has grounded thousands of flights to and from Europe days.

“It’s embarrassing, and a European mess,” said Giovanni Bisignani, chief executive of the International Air Transport Association. The group complained that it saw “no leadership” from government officials.

“It took days to organize a conference call with the ministers of transport, and we are losing $200 million a day and passengers are stranded all over. Does it make sense?” Bisignani said.

Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, the No 2 executive at Air France-KLM, said: “There isn’t a real risk. Precautions that have been taken are certainly too restrictive.”

Air transport officials said losses could run as high as $300 million a day, although most analysts expect the effect on US airlines will be limited.

The disruptions caused by the ash cloud happened just as airlines were seeing demand pick up, particularly in the more lucrative business travel segment.

Last year the recession suppressed leisure and business travel, causing the industry to lose an estimated $9.4 billion.

British Airways said airlines had asked the EU for compensation for the closure of airspace, which began last Wednesday. BA’s London hub was among the first airports shut down.

“This is an unprecedented situation that is having a huge impact on customers and airlines alike,” BA chief executive Willie Walsh said.

“We continue to offer as much support as we can to our customers. But these are extraordinary circumstances that are beyond all airlines’ control.”

The airline industry has racked up $50 billion in losses over the past decade. The 9/11 attacks, epidemics of SARS and bird flu, increased security requirements and the economic crisis have all been cited as causes for decreased revenues.

After the 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, the US Congress gave US airlines $15 billion in aid and loan guarantees, which may provide an example for European governments dealing with the volcano.

The prospect of continued losses and flight cancellations have dragged down the share prices of many airlines.

Associated Press

Steam and ash floating out to the northern Atlantic from the erupting Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland on Monday.

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