<div><p>Rolls-Royce said Thursday it made a net loss of 1.34 billion pounds in 2008, which it blamed on the weak pound.</p><p>"The pace and extent of currency movements have had a significant effect on the group's financial reporting in 2008, with the sterling ...
<div><p>Rolls-Royce, the British maker of plane engines, said on Thursday it made a net loss of 1.34 billion pounds in 2008 which it blamed on the weak pound.</p><p>"The pace and extent of currency movements have had a significant effect on the group's ...
<div><p>Air New Zealand said it will conduct its first trial of biofuel on one of its Boeing 747 aircraft on a flight next month.</p><p>The airline said this week the biofuel will include 50 percent standard jet fuel and synthetic fuel made from ...
<div id="subtitle">Rolls-Royce plans up to 2,000 job cuts in 2009 as demand slumps amid downturn</div><div><p>Rolls-Royce Group PLC said Thursday it plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs next year as demand for its products slumps amid the global economic downturn.</p>< ...
<div><p>Britain's Rolls-Royce on Friday signed a 1.2-billion-dollar (950-million-euro) deal to supply engines to Hong Kong Airlines' new fleet of Airbus A330 jets, the companies said.</p><p>The deal, which also includes a service contract, formed the bulk of 1.9 billion dollars' worth of agreements ...
<div><p>Rolls-Royce on Friday signed a 1.2-billion-dollar deal to supply engines to Hong Kong Airlines' new fleet of Airbus A330 jets, the companies said.</p><p>The deal, which also includes a service contract, formed the bulk of 1.4 billion pounds' worth of deals signed by ...
<div><p>Air New Zealand on Tuesday successfully flew a test flight powered by second-generation biofuel, and hailed it as a "significant milestone" in the development of sustainable fuels for aircraft.</p><p>The airline used a 50-50 blend of standard jet fuel and synthetic fuel made ...
<div id="subtitle">Air New Zealand successfully tests flying a jetliner partially fueled by vegetable oil</div><div><p>A passenger jet powered in part by vegetable oil successfully completed a two-hour flight Tuesday to test a biofuel that could lower airplane emissions and cut costs, Air New ...
<div><p>"I'm not like some (METALLICA star) LARS ULRICH f**king character who would have all these kids locked up... As long as I can keep my swimming pool and my Rolls-Royce, that's all I'm worried about." OASIS star NOEL GALLAGHER has little concern ...
<div><p>A British Airways jet which crash-landed at London's Heathrow Airport in January after a flight from Beijing was brought down by ice in its fuel system, accident investigators said Thursday.</p><p>Britain's Air Accidents Investigation Branch recommended that all airlines introduce preventative measures for ...
