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4 Dreamliner 787s soon to be shipped to Air India from South Carolina Boeing Plant

Air India Ltd. will soon get its hands on all 4 ‘composite-plastic’ Dreamliner 787s assembled this year in Boeing’s brand new South Carolina plant as the plane maker is ready to deliver.

Yesterday, the first one rolled out from a hanger covering an area of 1.24 million square foot in Charleston, South Carolina. The jet will start its test run in approximately 3-4 weeks and in midyear, the delivery will be made to Air India, according to Jack Jones, vice president, Boeing South Carolina.

Air India demanded a compensation package of 1 billion dollars due to production delays. Boeing’s ‘Commercial Airplane Division’ chief, Jim Albaugh refused to say anything about Air India’s demands. But in a meeting with Boeing employees and politicians of South Carolina, he did say that the jets they would be delivering are worth the wait.

Last month, he argued about a statement made by the government of India claiming that the jet maker would pay $500 million as compensation for the delay to the delivery, which actually was scheduled in May 2008.

In February, Air India wanted $1 billion. But earlier in August 2006, they announced a demand for compensation worth $840 million.

Yesterday, in Mumbai, Air India spokesman, K. Swaminathan declined to make any comment about their position before the formal statement came regarding taking the delivery.

Boeing is giving its production a big boost by 60 percent in the next 4 years and the plane maker aims to complete all the orders pending, by 2014.

This week, Boeing reiterated its plan for delivering 70 to 85 of 787s and 747s in this year. And of those 85 planes, almost half consists of ‘composite-plastic’ Dreamliner 787s.

Boeing targets to accelerate its production rate of the ‘twin aisle’ carriers to 10 units per month by late 2013. Jones said that the new facility in South Carolina that started last year will assemble 3.5 jets a month by early 2014.

Boeing spokesman, Marc Birtel said that the company delivered all the 11 787s to ‘Japan Airlines Co.’ and ‘All Nippon Airways Co.’. The deal was worth $193.5 million.

The delivery of five Dreamliners in this quarter gave the thrust Boeing needed to get ahead of Airbus SAS’s 131. The Chicago based company is determined to regain the huge commercial sales it lost back in 2003.

 

 

Termination of Gas Contract, Egypt and Israel Relationship under Stress

Since the Egypt revolution in 2011, Israel has wondered about how the upcoming days would go with Cairo. Also what would happen to the peace treaty?

Last September, Israeli embassy suffered an attack and was damaged badly. Islamist parties criticizing Israel have gained good support and popularity.

Al-Arish, an Egyptian coastal city, located in northern Siani desert saw a 750 mile pipeline getting blown up by terrorist bombing, darkening the sky with pitch black smoke. Last year alone, the pipeline suffered these kinds of attacks at least a dozen times.

This week, the state oil company of Egypt brought an end to a natural gas contract with Israel. This contract is considered a major benefit for Israel that came along with the peace treaty.

The termination came as a great surprise to the Israelis. Zvi Mazel, a former Israeli ambassador to Egypt said that any problems between the partners should be solved through dialogue. Egypt’s action was completely out of the blue.

Mazel played one of the most contributing roles behind the gas deal. Pointing out an article of the contract, he said Egypt promised to keep the gas flow running to Israel at any cost. The terminated contract was inked back in 2005 and was guaranteed to be active for at least 15 years.

Both governments are trying to brand this issue as a simple disagreement between two companies, posing absolutely no threat against the peace agreement.

Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister of Israel stated the fact that this scenario has nothing to do with recent political developments and it certainly doesn’t affect the peace treaty binding both sides strong.

A similar statement was delivered by Egypt spokesman.

Fayza Abul Naga, Egypt’s international cooperation minister said that the only way to revive the deal is to pay a higher price for the gas.

According to many, Hosni Mubarak, the former president of Egypt allowed Israel to have a favorable rate for his own benefit.

Israel officials haven’t yet shed any light on their game plan to pursue the deal.

Mazel says that Israel will find gas somewhere else. What really bothers him is the threat against the peace deal. To him, this contract termination is a bad omen.

Israel fills up more than 40 percent of its needs for natural gas, with Egypt’s gas. Israeli economy is paying heavy tolls due to the termination.

 

At EU summit Czechs and UK Directly Refuse in Joining Fiscal Compact

 

Czech Republic along with United Kingdom refused in signing up. United Kingdom Prime Minister named David Cameron told his government could work if the contract threatened the UK interests. He has the "legal concerns" on use of the EU institution in enforcing fiscal treaty and it was mentioned by him. The Czechs again mentioned "constitutional reasons" just for the refusal of them, President of France named Nicolas Sarkozy told. The Czech President, a Eurosceptic, named Vaclav Klaus might be very much reluctant to be involved in signing the treaty, the analysts tell.  The aim is very much nearer co-ordination of the budget policy from corner to corner of the EU for preventing excessive debt accumulating.

The largest lender of eurozone is Germany and it has the most dominant economy - was mainly enthusiastic to have a great binding treaty which will actually be adopted for enforcing the budget rules. That treaty would empower “European Court of Justice” for monitoring compliance as well as impose the fines on the rule-breakers.  That contract spells out also the improved role of European Commission for scrutinizing the national budgets. The British PM David Cameron said "We will not be ratifying this treaty and it places no obligation on the UK"

Czech Republic also is not in the eurozone, but just like other fresh EU member state it is actually committed to bonding. The leaders of European Union discussed also ways of stimulating the economic growth inspite of the severe austerity budget in most of the countries - as well as focused on exactly how to lessen the unemployment rate all the eurozone. United Kingdom as well as Denmark is only two states with the explicit opt-out from the eurozone.

Mr Cameron again told “it's good that the new treaty is absolutely explicit and clear that it cannot encroach on the competences of the EU". He also added "They must not take measures that in any way undermine the EU single market," he said, adding: "we'll be watching like a hawk". Mr. Cameron gave importance on that the contract could impose such "no obligations on the UK". He utilized his veto at last month for opting out of treaty, in conflicting that the United Kingdom needed to carry on its authority over financial service in London.  Actually the eurozone catastrophe dominated the summit of Monday, with the debt-laden country Greece still remains at the risk of evasion.

 

 

Economists Opine Recession Returning Europe

Government strictness has destabilized growth and then caused a big deal of the anger around the Europe.  The great majority of the leading economists who has polled by BBC now believe that the recession will dramatically return to the Europe in the year after the end of this year. One fifth of the economists confidently said that the eurozone could not survive in its existing seventeen member form, when the greater portion put the opportunity of the break-up of eurozone at the probable range of percentage like 30% to 40%.

Also the poll found that many of the economists look forward to the United Kingdom’s interest rate to stay at the percentage of 0.5% right through next year. This was conducted in the midst of 34 economists of United Kingdom and Europe who frequently give advice the well-known Bank of England. Among the 27 economists who then responded, 25 at that time forecast the recession for the Europe just right in the next year. Growth in the Europe has dramatically slowed in the current months since eurozone debt catastrophe has strictly forced the governments to lead in spending as well as has undermined self-assurance in the global monetary markets.

Eurozone economy had grew by the approximate percentage of 0.2 between the months of July and September, when the twenty seven economies of European Union raised collectively by the 0.3 percent. Politicians have already attempted for resolving the catastrophe, together with the contract to falsify closer ties among the European members, but the markets yet have to be influenced the actions they have already taken are enough. If the debts catastrophe rumbles on longer than as usual, then Europe will obviously return to the recession. Most of the economists of this world are starting to believe this now.

The usual growth in the United Kingdom during the 3rd quarter was at the 0.6 percent. On the other hand, the growth in those previous 3 months was completely flat. However, the group of CBI recently said that the year of 2012 might be the commencement of the more flourishing future if “pain" of the deficit lessening passed very much quickly. In the message of the upcoming New Year, the John Cridland of CBI said that the eurozone disaster posed such type of "significant threat" straightforwardly to British economy, for the reason that 40 percent of United Kingdom exports were hugely sold there.

 

 

World economy on the verge of new jobs recession: ILO

According to ILO (International Labor Organization), the employment situation is shaky around the world.

The global economy is on stage where there is deeper jobs recession and that may set fire to social unrest.

It also said that it may take five years at least for making employment in advanced economies to return from this.

From 118 countries the ILO noted that in 45 countries the risk of social instability was rising.

In another analysis, OECD stated that G20 leaders meeting require taking bold decision.

OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) said the plans that are announced by the EU leaders on 26th October had been a significant initial step but the measures need to be implemented punctually and forcefully.

The message from OECD to world leaders came as the organization predicted a spiky slowdown in the Euro zone’s growth and warned some countries that they are likely to face some negative growth in upcoming days.

 

'Moment of truth'

 

In World of Work Report 2011, the ILO stated that a over-involved global economic recovery had affect the labor markets dramatically.

It also said that about 80 million net new jobs may be required over the upcoming two years to get back to past employment levels.

But the organization said that the slowdown in growth recommended that only 50% of the jobs needed would be made.

Raymond Torres from ILO said that they have reached the moment of truth and they have a brief window of occasions to avoid major employment problem.

The group also computed levels of dissatisfaction over the lack of jobs and anger over discernment that the burden of the disaster was not being literally shared.

The group also stated scores of different countries faced the probability of social unrest, mainly those in the EU and in Arab region.

Loss of confidence


In the meantime, ILO’s latest projection for the economies of G20, OECD forecast growth in Europe 1.6 percent this year and next year it slowing to 0.3%.

In May, the group also forecast growth of 2 percent per year in 2011 as well as 2012.

It also cut it development forecasts for the US to 1.7 percent in 2011 as well as 1.8 percent in 2012. It had anticipated growth of 2.6 percent as well as 3.1 percent respectively.

OECD said, “Much of the current weakness is due to a generalize loss of confidence in the ability of policymakers to put in place appropriate responses”.