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Prosecutors to push on with £30m BAE deal
Prosecutors have vowed to press on with a deal to fine BAE Systems £30m in spite of judicial criticism of other agreements made to settle cases of suspected corporate corruption
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Boeing to inspect Dreamliner test fleet
The company will inspect its entire test fleet of 787 Dreamliners before further flights after identifying a 'workmanship issue' that affects the jet's horizontal stabilizers
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Boeing to inspect Dreamliner test fleet
The company will inspect its entire test fleet of 787 Dreamliners before further flights after identifying a 'workmanship issue' that affects the jet's horizontal stabilizers
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Obama hails Boeing deal
Russia will purchase 50 Boeing 737 aircraft in a deal worth $4bn, Barack Obama, US president, said yesterday following talks with Dmitry Medvedev, his Russian...
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Rolls-Royce warns of engine delays
Rolls-Royce has warned of "severe disruptions" to its engine manufacturing work because of new European rules that could threaten production lines at the world's...
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Rolls-Royce warns on engine delays
The group says 'severe disruptions' to its engine manufacturing work are likely because of new European regulations that could threaten production lines
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Rolls-Royce warns on engine delays
The group says 'severe disruptions' to its engine manufacturing work are likely because of new European regulations that could threaten production lines
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Rolls-Royce sounds alarm over Reach rules
The aero-engine group has warned of 'severe disruptions' to production due to problems in implementing the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals controls
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Rolls-Royce sounds alarm over Reach rules
The aero-engine group has warned of 'severe disruptions' to production due to problems in implementing the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals controls
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Staff at Qinetiq opt for pay rise
The majority of staff voted in favour of giving up civil service-type redundancy terms for a 2 per cent pay rise, effective from next month
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Staff at Qinetiq opt for pay rise
The majority of staff voted in favour of giving up civil service-type redundancy terms for a 2 per cent pay rise, effective from next month
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Regulator challenges scrapping of BAA ruling
The Competition Commission asked the Court of Appeal to reverse the tribunal judgment that scrapped an order for BAA to break-up
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Regulator challenges scrapping of BAA ruling
The Competition Commission asked the Court of Appeal to reverse the tribunal judgment that scrapped an order for BAA to break-up
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Chemring maintains its results outlook
The chief executive of the military equipment maker says that the UK government's move to ring-fence defence spending should protect demand for its type of 'short-cycle consumables'
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Chemring maintains its results outlook
The chief executive of the military equipment maker says that the UK government's move to ring-fence defence spending should protect demand for its type of 'short-cycle consumables'
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Garuda seeks aircraft financing
Garuda, Indonesia's flag carrier, is in talks with the US Export-Import Bank for $1.5bn of financing for the planned purchase of Boeing aircraft. Emirsyah Satar,...
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Gatwick seeks greater competition with BAA
Gatwick Airport has signalled the first moves to increase competition among London's airports with the launch of a new brand identity and advertising campaign
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Gatwick seeks greater competition with BAA
Gatwick Airport has signalled the first moves to increase competition among London's airports with the launch of a new brand identity and advertising campaign
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Defence research must be protected from cuts
The UK's manufacturing future needs graduates to work as engineers and scientists rather than as bankers or analysts, writes Alison Wolf
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Defence research must be protected from cuts
The UK's manufacturing future needs graduates to work as engineers and scientists rather than as bankers or analysts, writes Alison Wolf
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The Bottom Line:If Mr Cable has his way...
"If Mr Cable had his way, all the big banks would be broken up and bonuses would be virtually eliminated - a sure-fire way in my view of guaranteeing an end to the UK’s ability to compete as an international financial centre. Let’s not forget that this is a man who is on record as saying that everyone who works in a bank has an ‘aristocratic lifestyle’ clearly demonstrating his lack of understanding of the sector." A tough line on bankers’ bonuses could make a brain drain of financial talent a distinct possibility, warns Paul Marsden. Read more