Airbus delivers first “Made in China” A320 plane

23 June 2009
Airbus today delivered the first A320 aircraft assembled at its Final Assembly Line China (FALC) in Tianjin. At a grand ceremony, the aircraft was handed over by Airbus President and CEO, Tom Enders, to the Chairman of Dragon Aviation Leasing, Li Hai. The aircraft will be leased to and operated by Sichuan Airlines.
Tianjin [...]

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Power cuts hit Weihai factories

Worst summer power shortage since 2004!
More than a dozen Chinese provinces have begun to ration power supplies because soaring coal costs and declining supply have cut into electricity generation at a time when demand is set to soar.
China has forecast a power shortfall of 10 gigawatts for the summer, about 1.4 percent of installed capacity, [...]

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Report criticises Brussels fishing policy

By Andrew Bounds in Brussels. Published: September 27 2007
Europe’s fishing policy is “poor”, with its waters among the most overfished and the industry among the least profitable in the world, according to an internal European Commission study. View the whole article published in the Financial Times..

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Pres. Putin catches and releases, (thanks for promoting Fishing)

Monday 7th July 2007 

The Bushes took Putin on a speedboat tour of the choppy Atlantic waters shortly after his arrival on Sunday and they went to sea again on a fishing expedition on Monday morning.
Putin was the only one to hook a fish within sight of news photographers watching nearby. The Bushes clapped while a [...]

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