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$20m in Turkish sponsorship for Istanbul bid

Monday, 21 January 2013, 12:28 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Istanbul's bid for the 2020 Olympics has lined up sponsorship deals with seven leading Turkish companies worth more than $20 million.   Bid leader Hasan Arat calls it a "landmark...

Aviation technology advances, FAA tries to keep up

Sunday, 20 January 2013, 09:03 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

It wasn't U.S. authorities who acted first to ground the Boeing 787s after two separate and serious battery problems. It was Japanese airlines.   The unfolding saga of Boeing's...

Disney CEO Iger sees 2012 pay rise to $37.1M

Saturday, 19 January 2013, 13:06 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

    Disney CEO Bob Iger's pay package got an 18 percent boost last year to $37.1 million as the company posted record revenue, net income and earnings per share.   The...

Japan probe suspects excess voltage in 787 battery

Friday, 18 January 2013, 17:22 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

    The burned insides of a battery in the Boeing 787 at the center of a worldwide grounding of the aircraft indicate it operated at a voltage above its design limit, a Japanese...

Germany: decision on new Eurogroup chairman Monday

Friday, 18 January 2013, 12:46 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

A German official says finance ministers from the 17 EU nations that use the euro will decide next week on a successor to the group's outgoing chairman, Jean-Claude Juncker.   Finance...

US officials join 787 investigation in Japan

Friday, 18 January 2013, 06:19 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

    U.S. safety officials and Boeing inspectors joined a Japanese investigation Friday into the 787 jet at the center of a worldwide grounding of the technologically advanced...

GasanMamo Insurance responds in the wake of hail damage

Thursday, 17 January 2013, 14:16 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

GasanMamo Insurance Claims Department staff are currently working hard to assist clients who have been negatively impacted by the extremely unsusal hailstorm that caused a great deal of damage in some...

US, Europe ground Dreamliner after incidents

Thursday, 17 January 2013, 12:14 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Europe's air safety authority has followed the United States in ordering the grounding and safety review of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner following a series of incidents with the aircraft in recent...

LEADER: Like fighting at a funeral

Thursday, 17 January 2013, 12:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The firestorm created over just a few minutes yesterday, when news about the imminent Standard & Poors downgrade broke, with politicians tripping over each other to be the first to comment, and...

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