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Airbus sells 22 planes in August, Boeing aheadPARIS (Reuters) - France-based planemaker Airbus said on Friday it had sold 22 aircraft in August, bringing its year total to 222, well behind rival Boeing Co. (BA) which has booked 548. The U.S. company booked 30 new orders in August. It is being helped by its new 787 aircraft due in 2008 which is upstaging Airbus's mid-sized models and putting Airbus's five-year reign as top seller at risk. Airbus said it had taken orders for 13 single-aisle planes from its A320 series as well as for 9 wide-body A330-200 aircraft. These included eight sold to leasing companies and one to Air Mauritius. The planemaker announced deals for 182 planes at the Farnborough, England air show in July but plane orders traditionally take months to finalize. read more. ATW Daily NewsAn order for six Dreamliners from Monarch Airlines highlighted an August during which Boeing sold 30 aircraft, a steep drop from the 90 ordered in August 2005 but higher than the 22 orders posted by competitor Airbus during the month. In addition to the Monarch order, Boeing sold eight 737NGs to Shanghai Airlines and 10 to SpiceJet, including five dash 900ERs. Unidentified customers placed orders for two 737-800s and two 787-8s and Boeing Business Jet took one 787-8 and one 737-900BBJ. In the first eight months of 2006, Boeing sold 561 aircraft, the largest single order coming from Southwest Airlines, which booked 79 737-700s in April (ATWOnline, April 21). It sold 619 aircraft from January through August 2005. Airbus's 22 August orders comprised seven A321s from US Airways, five A319s and five A330-200s from CIT Leasing, three A330-200s from ILFC, one A330-200 from Air Mauritius and one A320 from an unidentified customer. read more. Mauritius records 0.8% population growthPort Louis, Mauritius, 09/11 - The Mauritian population increased by 0.8 percent between July 2005 and July 2006, the Central Statistics Office (BCS) announced Saturday. In its last bulletin published in Port Louis, the BCS noted that the country recorded 9,066 births during the first half of this year, with a rise of 5.8 percent compared to 2005. Between July 2005 and July 2006, the number of death decreased by 16.7 percent to reach 4,902 cases. In addition, 5,116 weddings were celebrated in the country during the first half of 2006. . read more. Mauritius Will Work With India Over Tax TreatyFollowing recent signs that the Indian government is about to give in to pressure from minority partners and from Singapore to review its DTAA with Mauritius, that country's Minister of Finance, Rama Sithanen Mauritius said on Tuesday he was willing to co-operate with India to prevent misuse of the treaty. "Let me state very clearly that we will collaborate to prevent any alleged misuse of the treaty," said Mr Sithanen, at a news conference on a trip to New Delhi. "But keeping in view historical, cultural, political and diplomatic ties between the two countries we need a global solution that will not penalise Mauritius." The long-running battle between the Indian Government and the country's tax authorities over the India/Mauritius tax treaty took a new turn last month when un-named officials said that a fresh attempt would be made to tighten the treaty to prevent evasion of Indian capital gains tax. read more.You have surely been hopeful for the most up to date web sites. This subject matter has beyond doubt generated much interest lately. Searching for fresh documents does not have to be a bewildering chore. Spending the time prescribed to pin down the best Tourism Is A Threat To Mauritius information is a commitment which will reward in a super way. |
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