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DTN News: Paris Air Show Top Stories / Headlines News Dated June 23, 2013

DTN News: Paris Air Show Top Stories / Headlines News Dated June 23, 2013
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - June 23, 2013: Comprehensive daily news related to Paris Air Show from Le Bourget, France.
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2013 Paris Air Show ends with fat orders
Xinhua
PARIS, June 23 (Xinhua) -- The Paris Air Show had a happy ending Sunday after global aviation industry players harvested a slew of contracts worth 100 billion U.S. dollars. Fierce competition among world leading planemakers was felt from the very ...
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US senators skip NSA briefing to see Paris Air Show
Press TV
Two lawmakers had skipped the briefing to attend the Paris Air Show, The Hill reported. The lawmakers lost the rare opportunity to hear from Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, NSA director Keith Alexander, and the former chief judge of ...
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Tragedy at air show
News24
Paris Air Show 2013. Take a look at the start of the International Paris Air show, which will be held at Le Bourget airport until June 23. Related Links. World's Best Airline for 2013 named ·Paris Air Show 2013view · Plane crashes at Turkey airshow ...
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AIRSHOW-Airbus pieces together air show order finale
euronews
PARIS (Reuters) – European planemaker Airbus sought to finalise a flurry of orders on Thursday to avoid a rare defeat to U.S. arch-rival Boeing at its domestic Paris Airshow. As of Wednesday, Airbus lagged its competitor with 211 firm ...
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WATCH: David's Sling goes on display for first time
Jerusalem Post
Once shrouded in secrecy, Israel's David's Sling missile interceptor went on display for the first time this week at the Paris Air Show. Its co-manufacturers, Rafael, say the system is designed to compliment the Iron Dome defensive shield used in the ...
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EADS Debuts Electric E-Fan Airplane at 2013 Paris Air Show (w/video)
InsideEVs
European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) unveiled in Paris it new electric aircraft, E-Fan. This two-seat training aircraft, which can also be used to tow gliders and for aerobatics, was designed in collaboration with Aero Composites ...
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DTN News: Airbus Top Stories / Headlines News Dated June 23, 2013

DTN News: Airbus Top Stories / Headlines News Dated June 23, 2013
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Airbus receives orders for 466 aircraft at 2013 Paris Air Show
TravelBizMonitor
Airbus has won USD 68.7-billion worth of business for a total of 466 aircraft at the ongoing 2013 Paris Air Show at Le Bourget. The deals comprise Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) for 225 aircraft worth USD 29.4 billion and firm purchase orders for 241 ...
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Lufthansa confirms $10.4 billion order for Airbus A320s
euronews
DE> confirmed an order for 100 Airbus A320-family aircraft worth around $10.4 billion (6.6 billion pounds) at list prices at the Paris Airshow on Monday. The airline said it ordered 30 A320s, as well as 35 A320neo and 35 A321neo aircraft, with ...
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Airbus may get $8 billion Airbus A380 order
euronews
PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus  looked set to announce a major order potentially worth as much as $8 billion (5.09 billion pounds) for A380 superjumbo aircraft from German transport financier Doric Asset Finance on Monday. Industry sources said the ...
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Orders top $100 billion as Ryanair gives Boeing a boost
euronews
N> and Airbus  cashed in on demand for fuel-efficient jets and growth in both budget carriers and emerging markets. Ryanair , Europe's biggest low-cost airline, finalised anorder for 175 Boeing 737-800 aircraft worth around $15.6 ...
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Flying high! Incredible pictures from the Paris Air Show of the world¿s most ...
Daily Mail
The global aviation event is once again playing host to the rivalry between U.S.-based Boeing and France-based Airbus. After several years of success for their smaller models, the world's leading plane makers are hoping to get orders for the bigger ...
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Oman Air orders five Boeing 737-900ER worth $473mn
Muscat Daily
In another deal, Oman Air has ordered Rolls-Royce to deliver Trent 700 engines worth US$200mn at list prices, to power three Airbus A330 aircraft. The order also includes long-term TotalCare service support. With the Boeing order, Oman Air becomes the ...
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Boeing clinches $30bn Dreamliner-10 orders
Trade Arabia
The news came after rival Airbus clinched an $11.5 billion order from UK budget airline easyJet for 135 A320 neos, including 35 current-generation planes and 100 next-generation versions, with options for a further 100 aircraft. Boeing's much ...
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United Hub - United announces order for Airbus A350-1000 aircraft ...
United's agreement with Airbus today for the new A350-1000 brings the total order to 35aircraft.
https://hub.united.com/.../united-announces-A350-1000-order....
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DTN News - PAKISTAN NEWS: 10 Foreign Tourists, Local Guide Killed In Northern Pakistan

DTN News - PAKISTAN NEWS: 10 Foreign Tourists, Local Guide Killed In Northern Pakistan
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources By Zarar Khan And Sebastian Abbot - Associated Press 
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - June 23, 2013:  Islamic militants disguised as policemen killed 10 foreign climbers and a Pakistani guide in a brazen overnight raid against their campsite at the base of one of the world's tallest mountains in northern Pakistan, officials said Sunday.

The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack at the base camp of Nanga Parbat, saying it was to avenge the death of their deputy leader in a U.S. drone strike last month.
The attack took place in an area that has largely been peaceful, hundreds of kilometers (miles) from the Taliban's major sanctuaries along the Afghan border. But the militant group, which has been waging a bloody insurgency against the government for years, has shown it has the ability to strike almost anywhere in the country.
The Taliban began their attack by abducting two local guides to take them to the remote base camp in Gilgit-Baltisan, said Pakistani Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan. One of the guides was killed in the shooting, and the other has been detained for questioning. The attackers disguised themselves by wearing uniforms used by the Gilgit Scounts, a paramilitary force that patrols the area, Khan said.
Around 15 gunmen attacked the camp at around 11 p.m. Saturday, said the Alpine Club of Pakistan, which spoke with a local guide, Sawal Faqir, who survived the shooting. They began by beating the mountaineers and taking away any mobile and satellite phones they could find, as well as everyone's money, said the club in a statement.
Some climbers and guides were able to run away, but those that weren't were shot dead, said the club. Faqir was able to hide a satellite phone and eventually used it to notify authorities of the attack.
Attaur Rehman, the home secretary in Gilgit-Baltistan, said 10 foreigners and one Pakistani were killed in the attack. The dead foreigners included three Ukrainians, two Slovakians, two Chinese, one Lithuanian, one Nepalese and one Chinese-American, according to Rehman and tour operators who were working with the climbers. Matt Boland, the acting spokesman at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, confirmed that an American citizen was among the dead, but could not say whether it was a dual Chinese national.
The shooting — one of the worst attacks on foreigners in Pakistan in recent years — occurred in a stunning part of the country that has seen little violence against tourists, although it has experienced attacks by radical Sunni Muslims on minority Shiites in recent years.
Pakistani Taliban spokesman Ahsanullah Ahsan claimed responsibility for the attack, saying their Jundul Hafsa faction carried out the shooting as retaliation for the death of the Taliban's deputy leader, Waliur Rehman, in a U.S. drone attack on May 29.
"By killing foreigners, we wanted to give a message to the world to play their role in bringing an end to the drone attacks," Ahsan told The Associated Press by telephone from an undisclosed location.
The U.S. insists the CIA strikes primarily kill al-Qaida and other militants who threaten the West as well as efforts to stabilize neighboring Afghanistan. In a recent speech, President Barack Obama outlined tighter restrictions on the highly secretive program.
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who wants to pursue peace talks with militants threatening his country, has insisted the U.S. stop the drone strikes, saying they violate Pakistan's sovereignty and are counterproductive because they often kill innocent civilians and stoke anti-U.S. sentiment in this nation of 180 million.
Sharif responded to the attack on the camp by vowing "such acts of cruelty and inhumanity would not be tolerated and every effort would be made to make Pakistan a safe place for tourists."
Officials expressed fear the attack would deal a serious blow to Pakistan's tourism industry, already struggling because of the high level of violence in the country.
The interior minister promised to take all measures to ensure the safety of tourists as he addressed the National Assembly, which passed a resolution condemning the incident.

"A lot of tourists come to this area in the summer, and our local people work to earn money from these people," said Syed Mehdi Shah, the chief minister of Gilgit-Baltistan. "This will not only affect our area, but will adversely affect all of Pakistan."
He said the base camp was cordoned off by police and paramilitary soldiers after the attack, and a military helicopter searched the area.
Volodymyr Lakomov, the Ukrainian ambassador to Pakistan, also condemned the attack and said, "We hope Pakistani authorities will do their best to find the culprits of this crime."
Many foreign tourists stay away from Pakistan because of the country's reputation as being a dangerous place. But a relatively small number of intrepid foreigners visit Gilgit-Baltistan during the summer to marvel at the towering peaks in the Himalayan and Karakoram ranges, including K2, the second-highest mountain in the world.
An even smaller group tries to climb them. Nanga Parbat is over 8,000 meters (26,250 feet) tall and is notoriously difficult to summit. It is known as the "killer mountain" because of numerous mountaineering deaths in the past.
Pakistan has very close ties with neighboring China and is sensitive to any issue that could harm the relationship. Pakistani officials have reached out to representatives from China and Ukraine to convey their sympathies, the Foreign Ministry said.
The government suspended the chief secretary and top police chief in Gilgit-Baltistan following the attack and ordered an inquiry into the incident, said Khan, the interior minister.
The shooting was one of the worst attacks on foreigners in Pakistan in the last decade. A suicide attack outside a hotel in the southern city of Karachi killed 11 French engineers in 2002. In 2009, gunmen attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team in the eastern city of Lahore, killing six Pakistani policemen, a driver and wounding several players.
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Associated Press writer Rasool Dawar contributed to this report from Peshawar, Pakistan.


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DTN News: Boeing Top Stories / Headlines News Dated June 23, 2013

DTN News: Boeing Top Stories / Headlines News Dated June 23, 2013
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Oman Air to buy 5 new aircraft
Oman Daily Observer
The deal was concluded against the backdrop of the 2013 Paris Air Show. With this order, Oman Air becomes the first customer in the Arabian Gulf region to order 737-900ERs. Currently, the airline operates a fleet of 15 Boeing Next-Generation 737-800s ...
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BUSINESS - Boeing gets $38 bln orders
U.S. aerospace giant Boeing said that it had booked firm aircraft orders worth up to $38 billion (28.7 billion euros) at the Paris Air Show. In a French-language ...
www.hurriyetdailynews.com/boeing-gets-38-bln-orders.aspx?...

Granite state firms participate in Paris Air Show
Foster's Daily Democrat
By Wednesday, more than $25 billion in aircraft orders for the Boeing Co., and Airbus were reported, with expectations that the $100 million mark would be reached by the end of the week-long show. Boeing supports about 7,000 direct and indirect jobs in ...
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In Pics: It is Airbus vs Boeing at the 50th Paris Air show
Livemint
One of the big aviation financers, Doric Asset Finance, placed a $8 billion order for 20 Airbus A380s. AFP. photo. An Extra 330SC, a single-seat aerobatic monoplane made by Extra Aircraft, takes part in a flying display during the air show. Reuters. photo.
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