More carmakers caught in headlights of VW engine-rigging scandal

More carmakers caught in headlights of VW engine-rigging scandal
Volkswagen has admitted it installed illegal software into 11 million 2.0 liter and 3.0 liter diesel engines worldwide (AFP Photo/Josh Edelson)

Volkswagen emissions scandal

Volkswagen emissions scandal

Iran's 'catastrophic mistake': Speculation, pressure, then admission

Iran's 'catastrophic mistake': Speculation, pressure, then admission
Analsyts say it is irresponsible to link the crash of a Ukraine International Airline Boeing 737-800 to the 737 MAX accidents (AFP Photo/INA FASSBENDER)

Missing MH370 likely to have disintegrated mid-flight: experts

Missing MH370 likely to have disintegrated mid-flight: experts
A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 commercial jet.

QZ8501 (AirAsia)

QZ8501 (AirAsia)

Leaders see horror of French Alps crash as probe gathers pace

Leaders see horror of French Alps crash as probe gathers pace
"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. …”

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Airbus wins $60bn of deals as seduces with new 'neo' plane

Yahoo – AFP, Delphine Touitou, Julien Mivielle, 15 July 2014
An Airbus A350-900, part of the company's new A350 XWB family of aircraft,
 gives a flight demonstration at the Farnborough Air Show on July 14, 2014
(AFP Photo/Carl Court)

Farnborough (United Kingdom) (AFP) - European aircraft maker Airbus racked up orders for its new long-haul A330neo plane on Tuesday, as airlines and leasing companies cash in on demand for cheap long-haul air travel.

Launched Monday at the Farnborough airshow near London, Airbus has won commitments for 105 of its neo planes, surpassing its original target of 100 at the key industry event with several days still to go.

"I think this is going to be a remarkable plane," said Tony Fernandes, co-founder of low-cost airline AirAsia X, which on Tuesday signed an outline deal for 50 of the planes valued at $13.75 billion (10.11 billion euros) at catalogue prices.

A Boeing 787 is displayed among fighter
 jets at the Farnborough air show in
 Hampshire, England, on July 15, 2014
(AFP Photo/Leon Neal)
Airbus chief executive Fabrice Bregier said the A330neo's lower fuel consumption, long-range capability and competitive price will make it "a true game changer" for the aviation industry.

Also Tuesday, US leasing company CIT said it planned to buy 15 A330-900neo planes and Dublin-based lessor Avolon said it had signed a memorandum of understanding for 15 of the aircraft.

Air Lease Corporation on Monday announced a similar deal for 25 of the wide-body neo planes.

In total, Airbus said it had sealed orders and commitments for almost 400 of its planes worth more than $60 billion during the first two days of the show -- far outpacing US rival Boeing.

But Airbus also hit a bump on Tuesday when Qatar Airways said it will claim compensation because of the delayed delivery of its first A380 superjumbo, without giving further details.

Qatar Airways expected to take delivery of the super-jumbo in June but the order has been delayed several times.

Chief executive Akbar al-Baker said there were problems with both the interior and exterior of the aircraft, which were "absolutely disappointing to Qatar Airways".

Leasing firms buy Boeing

General view of a Boeing Dreamliner at the
 Farnborough air show in Hampshire,
England, on July 15, 2014 (AFP Photo/
Leon Neal)
On Tuesday, Boeing said it had won a number of orders for its passenger planes from American leasing companies potentially worth a total of about $10.0 billion.

Boeing, ahead of the show, raised its forecast for industry aircraft sales over the next two decades to $5.2 trillion, driven largely by demand from low-cost carriers.

Air Lease Corporation has ordered 26 Boeing jets in a deal valued at $3.9 billion.

Air Lease is buying six long-haul 777-300ER jets and has confirmed an order for 20 single-aisle 737 MAX 8 planes.

"Additional 777-300ER and 737 MAX airplanes in our portfolio provide the economics and passenger-pleasing experiences our airline customers require," said Air Lease chief executive Steven Udvar-Hazy.

"The 737 MAX represents game-changing efficiencies and improvements for the environment in the single-aisle market," he added.

Boeing added that CIT had ordered 10 787-9 Dreamliners, valued at $2.5 billion at current list prices.

British Prime Minister David Cameron sits
 in the cockpit of an Airbus A350 aircraft at
the Farnborough Airshow on July 14, 2014
(AFP Photo/Ben Gurr)
"These aircraft will add to our growing fleet of fuel-efficient aircraft that remain in high demand from our airline customers," said Jeff Knittel, president of CIT Transportation & International Finance.

Intrepid Aviation meanwhile ordered six 777-300ERs and has an option to buy four more in a deal worth about $3.2 billion, Boeing said on Tuesday.

Brazilian group Embraer, the world's third-largest commercial planemaker, has won orders worth billions of dollars for its regional jets at Farnborough, including its new single-aisle E195-E2 jets.

F-35 at Farnborough?

Organisers of the show were still hoping for an appearance by the F-35 fighter jet after the US fleet on Tuesday won clearance to fly again following an engine fire that left it grounded.

"We remain hopeful that the F-35 can make an appearance at the Farnborough air show," said Pentagon press secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby.

The new warplane, touted as a technical wonder that will form the core of America's future fighter fleet, missed a British military aviation event over the weekend and the first day of Farnborough.

At nearly $400 billion, the F-35 is the most expensive weapons programme in US history and officials are eager to reassure foreign partners and potential customers that it remains on course.
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