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PMA parts and DER-repairs: bringing alternatives to the aircraft aftermarket

Table 1. PMA market shares by regions, 1997 - 2009

9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) keep raising the prices for their products on an annual average of 3-5%, jet fuel prices continue to fluctuate and the global passenger traffic growth has yet to recover from the recent crisis. … Read the full press release

Sigma Launches E-Commerce with Intershop as a SaaS Solution

Jena, Germany and Stockholm, Sweden, 9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — As a planned next step in the recently announced partnership, Sigma is now launching e-commerce Intershop as a Service, a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution based on Intershop. “An important reason why … Read the full press release

EIB and UBA to support small businesses across Africa

9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB), Europe’s long-term lending institution, and United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, a leading Pan-African financial institution with presence in 19 African countries, have agreed to strengthen small and medium businesses in Africa … Read the full press release

Daimler Financial Services bietet ab sofort Finanzierung und Versicherung in Malaysia an

Geschäftstätigkeit erfolgreich angelaufen Investitionen im Umfang von rund 5 Millionen Euro Starker Fokus auf digitale Vertriebskanäle Kuala Lumpur, 9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Daimler Financial Services hat eine neue Tochtergesellschaft in Malaysia gegründet und das Finanzierungsgeschäft erfolgreich aufgenommen. Kunden der neuen Gesellschaft … Read the full press release

.eu meets start-ups at Internet Week Europe in London

Brussels, 8-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The .eu registry EURid is speaking to new online businesses at a start-up workshop held on 12 November during London’s Internet Week Europe (12-16 November 2012). The European Commission is hosting a day of workshops called … Read the full press release

LUKOIL JOINS UPSTREAM PROJECT OFF SIERRA LEONE SHORE IN THE GULF OF GUINEA

LUKOIL JOINS UPSTREAM PROJECT OFF SIERRA LEONE SHORE IN THE GULF OF GUINEA

8-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — LUKOIL has acquired a 25% stake in the geological exploration, development and production project at the SL-4B-10 offshore block in the waters of the Republic of Sierra Leone in the Gulf of Guinea. LUKOIL acquired this stake from Canada’s Talisman Energy, the project operator. The … Read the full press release

EU initiates anti-subsidy investigation on solar panel imports from China

Brussels, 8-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission today launched an anti-subsidy (“countervailing duty”) investigation into imports of solar panels and their key components (i.e. solar cells and solar wafers) originating in China. EU ProSun, an industry association, claimed in its complaint … Read the full press release

OMV and Vienna Insurance Group launch safety initiative

At the beginning of the winter season the OMV starts together with the Vienna Insurance Group an Austrian wide safety initiative. The two companies therefore jointly offer safety packages from the Austrian Red Cross and traffic accident insurances for car … Read the full press release

EU-EIB Project Bond Initiative launched with start of pilot phase

EU-EIB Project Bond Initiative launched with start of pilot phase Mr Werner Hoyer, President of the EIB and European Commission Vice President Mr Olli Rehn Bruxelles 07/11/2012

Bruxelles, 8-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The Europe 2020 Project Bond Initiative, which aims to improve capital market financing of infrastructure, passed its final approval stage today. Following signature of a Cooperation Agreement between the European Commission and European Investment Bank, clarifying risk … Read the full press release

ASML Issues Shares to TSMC in Connection with Customer Co-Investment Program

VELDHOVEN, the Netherlands, 8-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — ASML Holding NV today announces that it has issued the shares planned for TSMC, one of the three participating customers in its Customer Co-Investment Program announced on 9 July 2012, issuing a total of … Read the full press release

Mario Draghi’s address at Wirtschaftstag Volksbanken Raffeisenbanken

Speech by Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, at Wirtschaftstag 2012 “Kapitalismus in der Krise? Die Zukunft der Marktwirtschaft” der Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken organised by enossenschaftsverband e.V., Frankfurt am Main, 7 November 2012 Frankfurt am Main, 8-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Sehr geehrte Damen … Read the full press release

ArcelorMittal Flat Carbon Europe reports €303 million Q3 operating loss

ArcelorMittal Flat Carbon Europe reports €303 million Q3 operating loss

Luxembourg, 8-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — ArcelorMittal today announced results for its Flat Carbon Europe segment for the third quarter of 2012. The segment recorded an operating loss of €303 million which includes restructuring costs but excludes interest and tax costs. The … Read the full press release

AUDI AG: Europa-Absatz steigt im Oktober um 4,2 Prozent

AUDI AG: Europa-Absatz steigt im Oktober um 4,2 Prozent

– Rund 123.600 Auslieferungen weltweit im Oktober, plus 13,9 Prozent – Vertriebschef de Meo: „In China Rekordabsatz aus dem Gesamtjahr 2011    bereits im Oktober übertroffen“ – Neue Generation des Audi Q5 stärkt Europa-Geschäft Ingolstadt, 8-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Die AUDI AG ist mit einem erneut … Read the full press release

Mergers: Commission approves Outokumpu’s acquisition of Inoxum, subject to conditions

Brussels, 8-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Following an in-depth review, the European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Inoxum, the stainless steel division of ThyssenKrupp of Germany, by the Finnish stainless steel company Outokumpu. The approval is … Read the full press release

Fiat S.p.A. announces plans to issue notes denominated in Swiss Francs

Turin, 8-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Fiat S.p.A. announces that it intends to proceed, subject to market conditions, with a note issuance denominated in Swiss Francs. The benchmark issuance for the Swiss market is to be issued by Fiat Finance and Trade Ltd., … Read the full press release

Richtfest der neuen Lackiererei in Leipzig

Richtfest der neuen Lackiererei in Leipzig

Ausbau des sächsischen Porsche Standorts mit eigenem Karosseriebau und eigener Lackiererei Stuttgart/Leipzig, 8-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Nächstes Etappenziel erreicht: Knapp ein Jahr nach der Grundsteinlegung feiert die Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG heute das Richtfest der Lackiererei im Leipziger Werk. … Read the full press release

airberlin again increases capacity utilization

8-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — In October 2012, airberlin increased its capacity utilization to 81.00 percent, i.e. an increase of 1.3 percentage points over the corresponding month of the previous year. Last month, airberlin welcomed 3,177,080 passengers on board. Since airberlin reduced … Read the full press release

State aid: Commission extends in-depth investigation into Italian support measures in favour of former Tirrenia Group

Brussels, 8-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has extended the scope of an in-depth investigation opened in October 2011 into public support measures in favour of companies of the former Tirrenia Group (see IP/11/1157), namely Tirrenia di Navigazione, Caremar, Laziomar, Saremar, Siremar … Read the full press release

The Fiat plant in Pomigliano d‘Arco given the prestigious Automotive Lean Production Award 2012 in Leipzig

Turin, 8-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The Fiat plant in Pomigliano D’Arco has been awarded the prestigious international “Automotive Lean Production 2012” (OEM category) award. The important award was presented to Sebastiano Garofalo, manager of the Pomigliano D’Arco plant, at the awards … Read the full press release

Trade MEPs: safeguard EU banana market before freeing trade with Latin America

8-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Measures to safeguard the interests of vulnerable EU banana producers in forthcoming EU trade deals with Central America and Peru and Columbia were approved by the International Trade Committee on Tuesday. The measures – endorsed by a large … Read the full press release