03.02.2012 20:15

Spirit Airlines finilized order for 75 Airbus 320 aircraft

The ultra low cost carrier Spirit Airlines finalized an order for 75 A320 family aircraft. The order follows a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) announced at the 2011 Dubai air show. Spirit’s order for 45 Airbus A320neo aircraft was...

03.02.2012 11:28

Hungarian Aircarrier Malev Stops Operations

"At 0500 GMT... after 66 years of almost continuous operation Malev will no longer take off,". This is what an official statement at malev.com says.   It came after the European Commission ordered Malev to repay various forms...

02.02.2012 15:10

Gazprom Struggles to Meet Peak Gas Demand in Europe

Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom is struggling to meet extra demand from European customers shivering through a severe cold snap, even after ramping up investment and borrowing to boost output.   "Some requests are higher than we...

02.02.2012 13:33

Japan Electricity Demand Falls 5.5% since Jan, 2011

Japan's power demand fell 5.2 percent in January from a year earlier, a Reuters calculation based on industry data showed, marking the 11th straight month of year-on-year declines.   There has been a major push to reduce energy...

01.02.2012 16:33

The EC Wants Citizens’Input on Sustainable Production and Consumption

By 2050 the global population is set to reach 9 billion people and worldwide demand for food, feed and fibre is forecast to increase by 70%. To thrive in that context, economies will need to use natural resources in a far more efficient...

01.02.2012 15:03

Hidroelectrica Seeks Bids for Stake Sale Manager by March 1

Hidroelectrica SA, Romania’s state- owned hydropower generator, seeks bids from companies interested in managing the sale of a 10 percent stake through an initial public offering on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, according to a statement...