Fast Rolls-Royce News

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Shares in Rolls-Royce gained in morning trade as the Paris air show kicked off with a flurry of orders for the group's engines and traders said Exane BNP Paribas has upgraded the shares to 'outperform' from 'neutral'.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Rolls-Royce announced that International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) has ordered the Trent 7000 for five Airbus A330s it is adding to its fleet.

LONDON (SHARECAST) - Engine maker Rolls-Royce has won two new contracts, each worth $180m. The International Lease Finance Corporation has selected the Trent 700 to power up to five Airbus A330s. The first of the new aircraft will be delivered in 2009.

LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - British aero engines maker Rolls-Royce said on Monday it had won business worth $180 million as its share of an order for V2500 engines from China's Hainan Airlines .

The 47th Paris air show opens on Monday with France-based planemaker Airbus expected to go all out to boost its order intake as it seeks to make up ground on U.S. rival Boeing Co. .

PARIS: The first flight of Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner will be delayed to mid-September, Boeing Commercial Airplanes chief Scott Carson said in Paris yesterday.

June 18 (Bloomberg) -- Airbus SAS is running out of time. Six months after unveiling its latest long-range 300-seat jetliner -- the most lucrative part of the commercial plane market -- the company has received only 13 firm orders for the A350 XWB. Boeing Co.'s 787 Dreamliner has 584.

PARIS, June 18 (RIA Novosti) - The world's most prestigious biannual air show opens Monday at Le Bourget near Paris.

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June 18 (Bloomberg) -- General Electric Co. is out to make manufacturing history over the next three years as it revs up commercial jet-engine production to meet an unprecedented backlog.

June 18 (Bloomberg) -- The following stocks may rise or fall in U.K. and Irish markets today. Stock symbols are in parentheses and prices are from the June 15 close.

PEEBLES, Ohio -- Meeting the demand for airline jet engines, General Electric Aviation Test Operation in Peebles is undergoing a $90 million facilities expansion at the 7,000 acre Adams County site.

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Scotland's biggest airline has sacked its handling agents at Glasgow Airport after passengers were checked in for the wrong flights. Flyglobespan has parted company with Aviance, one of the world's biggest airport services firms, after a series of complaints from customers.

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Aircraft makers should 'put pressure on the engine manufacturers' to incorporate new technologies, says head of commercial aircraft unit.

LONDON (SHARECAST) - ICI has rebuffed a takeover approach from Akzo Nobel, its Dutch rival, valuing it at £7.2bn.

A LEADING French aviation executive has sounded the alarm over the consequences for the industry and its suppliers of the cost cuts at Airbus, at a time when aircraft orders are booming.

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Gulf Aircraft Maintenance Company (GAMCO) will participate in the 47th Paris Air Show, the world's longest-established aerospace event, which will be held in Paris from June 18 to 24.

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MB AEROSPACE, which was bought out of engineering company Motherwell Bridge in April, has secured two deals from Rolls-Royce worth £40m that will trigger further investment in the business.

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MANSFIELD - The 179th Airlift Wing of the Ohio Air National Guard knows what will replace its C-130s. Late Wednesday, the Pentagon awarded the Joint Cargo Aircraft contract to the C-27J Spartan team of L-3 Communications Holdings, Boeing and Alenia North America.

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"Crazy coffins" make green statement! A woman looks at a rubble container-shaped coffin at the Museum for Sepulchral Culture in Germany.

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Staff Reporter ROLLS-ROYCE has produced a limited edition, named Phantom Silver, to mark the 100th anniversary of the Silver Ghost. The special model, of which only 25 will be made, pays homage to the one of the most famous automotive names of all time, a company spokesman said.

A new showroom was officially opened on Friday in St Petersburg by Ian Robertson, chairman and CEO of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.

LONDON (SHARECAST) - Engine maker Rolls-Royce said it has been selected by Dassault Aviation to supply its next generation Falcon super mid-size business jets with a new engine in the 10,000 pound thrust range.

LONDON (SHARECAST) - The UK blue chip index is nearing a 7-year high this afternoon, helped by strong miners and M&A news. Wall Street also provides a lift with a better than expected economic report easing inflation concerns.

CHANTILLY, Va., June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Rolls-Royce plc, a world-leadingpower systems and services company, announced today that it has been selected by Dassault Aviation to power the new Falcon super mid-size (SMS) business jet with a new engine in the 10,000 pound thrust range.

Rolls-Royce plc, a world-leading power systems and services company, announced today that it has been selected by Dassault Aviation to power the new Falcon super mid-size business jet with a new engine in the 10,000 pound thrust range.

Three years ago Rolls-Royce decided that we had to do something to try to address the declining level of interest in science in our schools and universities. That was the genesis of the Rolls-Royce Science Prize. Since then around 600 schools have participated.

THOUSANDS of spectators are expected to flock to the ever-popular Hucknall Air Show at the Rolls-Royce site next week.

Michelin and Siemens paced gains by companies that make at least 20 percent of their sales in the United States after the Federal Reserve said the U.S. economy was growing without spurring inflation.

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(adds details from Rolls Royce statement) PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Dassault Aviation has chosen Rolls Royce to provide engines for its planned Falcon Supermidsize business jet, Dassault chief executive Charles Edelstenne said.

Engine maker Rolls-Royce Group said on Friday it was to supply Dassault Aviation's Falcon business jets with a new engine in the 10,000-pound thrust range.

Engine maker Rolls-Royce Group said on Friday it was to supply Dassault Aviation's Falcon business jets with a new engine in the 10,000-pound thrust range.

Dassault Partners with Rolls- Royce for Future Mid-Sized Falcon

PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Dassault Aviation has chosen Rolls Royce to provide engines for its planned Falcon Supermidsize business jet, chief executive Charles Edelstenne said. tfn.paris@thomson.com afp/gt/jfr

PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Dassault Aviation has chosen Rolls Royce to provide engines for its planned Falcon Supermidsize business jet, chief executive Charles Edelstenne said.

FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - Deutsche Bank AG, lead manager of the Tognum IPO, is also holding talks with Wartsila and Rolls-Royce regarding the possibility of an outright sale of the German engine maker to one of its two rivals, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung said, citing sources.

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MANSFIELD — The 179th Airlift Wing of the Ohio Air National Guard knows what will replace its C-130s. Late Wednesday, the Pentagon awarded the Joint Cargo Aircraft contract to the C-27J Spartan team of L-3 Communications Holdings, Boeing and Alenia North America.

Claims by easyJet that by 2015 it could be operating planes producing 50 per cent fewer carbon dioxide emissions were met with scepticism by aviation experts and conservationists.

Boeing and Airbus should overcome their deep-rooted rivalry to develop together clean technology for the aviation industry, according to Louis Gallois, the European aircraft maker’s chief executive.

Mr Giordo told the Financial Times Thursday that the figure of $2.04bn announced on Wednesday was for an initial 54 aircraft, the C-27J, for the army over five years. The air force also has an option to order a further 24 aircraft.

Targets for reducing aircraft noise will have to be sacrificed to halve the climate change emissions of a new generation of airliners, easyJet said yesterday.

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The contract, which analysts say could be worth some $6bn, including future orders, is the second significant breakthrough into the US market for Finmeccanica following its involvement in the Marine One presidential helicopter contract.

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WITH Audi charging up sales charts all over the world, and especially here in Australia, you would expect BMW to be viewing its fellow German manufacturer with considerable caution – but not new BMW Group Australia managing director Guenther Seemann.

June 14 (Bloomberg) -- EasyJet Plc, Europe's second-biggest low-cost carrier, is asking Boeing Co. and Airbus SAS to build an ``EcoJet'' as part of the airline's plan to improve fuel efficiency by 50 percent starting in 2015.

June 14 (Reuters) - The 47th Paris air show which opens on Monday is the world's largest. Here are some details about the event:

June 14 (Reuters) - The 47th Paris air show which opens on Monday is the world's largest. Here are some details about the event:

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Rolls-Royce Group PLC said it has agreed to a ten-year contract with Thai Airways International to service the Trent 500 engines which power the airline's fleet of ten Airbus A340s.

LONDON, June 14 (Reuters) - British engine maker Rolls-Royce Plc said on Thursday it had signed a 10-year service agreement with Thai Airways International covering the engines on its ten Airbus A340s.

Rolls-Royce has agreed a long-term TotalCare services contract with Thai Airways International covering the Trent 500 engines which power its fleet of ten, latest- generation Airbus A340s.

June 14 (Bloomberg) -- EasyJet Plc, Europe's second-biggest low-cost carrier, is asking Boeing Co. and Airbus SAS to build an ``EcoJet'' as part of the airline's plan to improve fuel efficiency by 50 percent starting in 2015.

A guest runs over the red carpet to an Airbus A318 Elite jet. These days companies might be keeping a close eye on costs and CEO pay, but execs are increasingly bingeing on corporate travel.

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EasyJet is in talks with Boeing and Airbus, and engine maker Rolls-Royce, about producing a next generation of green aircraft, according to the Guardian. The no-frills carrier has developed a prototype which it claims could slash carbon dioxide emissions by half.

Business & money: Budget airline shows off prototype for aircraft it says could halve carbon dioxide emissions.

Budget airline urges manufacturers to produce greener planes as it shows off the prototype for an aircraft it says could halve carbon dioxide emissions. By Dan Milmo.

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It will deliver designs and equipment for six new Rolls-Royce UT Design offshore service vessels to OSM Schiffahrt, a joint venture between the Nordcapital Group in Germany and Norwegian ship management group OSM.

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The contract, which analysts say could be worth some $6bn, including future orders, is the second significant breakthrough into the US market for Finmeccanica following its involvement in the Marine One presidential helicopter contract.

The Pentagon gave the go-ahead late Wednesday for the Army and Air Force to award the $2 billion Joint Cargo Aircraft contract to the C-27J Spartan team of L-3 Communications Holdings, Boeing and Alenia North America, a unit of Italy’s Finmeccanica.

i Capital previously reviewed the civil and defence aerospace operations of Rolls-Royce. This week, we look at its other two businesses, i.e. marine and energy

New Century Companies, Inc. (OTCBB: NCNC), a leading manufacturer and re-manufacturer of machine tools, today announced that it has formed a Joint Venture with W K Machine, Inc. to manufacture specialized jet engine components for the Boeing 787 DreamLiner, Airbus A380 and A350 aircraft.

As corporate jets take up an increasing share of the skies, they're being pressed to contribute more to aviation costs

PEEBLES, Ohio -- Meeting the demand for airline jet engines, General Electric Aviation Test Operation in Peebles is undergoing a $90 million facilities expansion at the 7,000 acre Adams County site.

WASHINGTON and NEW YORK, June 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In an advertisement published today in Communications Daily, The Hill, The Politico and Roll Call, SIRIUS Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) and XM Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: XMSR) highlighted the growing list of organizations voicing their support for the XM-SIRIUS merger.

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LONDON (SHARECAST) - Rolls-Royce has won its largest ever offshore marine order, the aeroengine giant said Wednesday, having sealed a deal with the OSM Schiffahrt joint venture worth £83m.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Rolls-Royce Group PLC said it has won an offshore vessel order worth 83 mln stg from OSM Schiffahrt, a joint venture between the Nordcapital Group in Germany and Norwegian ship management group OSM.

The Computer Weekly 500 Club continues its programme of talks by top IT leaders this summer, with presentations by Paul Stevens, vice-president, UK pharmaceuticals IT at GlaxoSmithKline, and Rolls-Royce CIO Jonathan Mitchell.

"The quality of earnings is coming back in focus," Boris Böhm, a fund manager at Nordinvest in Hamburg, said

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The European Union is planning a public-private partnership to help its aviation industry develop greener and quieter aircraft.

The U.S. Air Force has exercised an option on its Alternate Infrared Satellite System (AIRSS) contract with Northrop Grumman to move the program to a System Design Review (SDR) level of maturity. The option was exercised following a successful System Requirements Review.

EUROPEAN stock markets closed lower overnight amid cautious trading as traders eyed critical inflation data in the United States later this week, dealers said.

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rolls-Royce, a world leading provider of power systems and services for use on land, at sea and in the air, has donated $2 million to the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum.

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The view inside a Rolls Royce jet engine. US firm Pratt Whitney and British giant Rolls-Royce are in the race to supply engines worth at least 1.5 billion dollars to new Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia long-haul, a top official said Tuesday.

Public-private effort will try to keep up with rivals over cleaner, quieter planes.

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - US firm Pratt Whitney and British giant Rolls-Royce are in the race to supply engines worth at least 1.5 billion dollars to new Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia long-haul, a top official said Tuesday.

Pratt & Whitney and Rolls- Royce completed the last of the three-step gearbox test which validated the gearbox design and demonstrated expected engine performance at all required thrust levels for the F135 short-takeoff/vertical-landing propulsion system.

The London market has closed in negative territory as banking stocks weighed heavy on blue chips and fears over interest rates kept equities in check.

Shares soar as potentially huge contract nears.

Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce completed the first propulsion system qualification test for the short-takeoff/vertical-landing F135 engine.

The leading share index ended down 0.7 percent on Tuesday, with banks worst hit as U.S. and European markets were knocked by fears that strong global growth would force interest rates higher around the world.

Top brokers give their views on Rolls Royce, HBOS, Tesco and others.

June 12 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks fell, led by HBOS Plc after the bank said its share of the British mortgage market will fall by more than half. Northern Rock Plc and Alliance & Leicester Plc also fell.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - FTSE 100 risers Rolls-Royce 526-1/2 up 17-1/2 A350/General Electric talks stall; Merrill Lynch reiterates 'buy' Johnson Matthey 1,695 up 30 Merrill Lynch initiates coverage with 'buy' DSG International 168.9 up 2.3 Cazenove upgrades to 'outperform' from 'in-line' ICI 523-1/2 up 5-1/2 Akzo Nobel bid talk resurfaces; Merrill Lynch 'buy' Scottish & Newcastle 624 up 3-1/2 ...

Rolls-Royce is looking to team up with Italian coachbuilders Bertone or Zagato to build ultra-luxurious and custom Phantoms for buyers who want to stand out from the rest and can afford to cough up the money.

June 12 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks dropped, led by HBOS Plc after the bank said its share of the British mortgage market will fall by more than half. Northern Rock Plc and Alliance & Leicester Plc paced the decline.

Banking stocks were under pressure today after Halifax Bank of Scotland sparked concerns over difficult trading in its mortgages arm.

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., June 11 /PRNewswire/ - Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company, will give away EcoPower engine wash services for 10 aircraft to one lucky aircraft operator at next week's Paris Air Show. The drawing will take place on Tuesday, June 19, 2007, at the United Technologies exhibit (Hall 5, Stand B19-B20) at 3:30 pm CEST. The award, which will cover 20-40 ...

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - FTSE 100 risers Johnson Matthey 1,704 up 39 Merrill Lynch initiates coverage with 'buy' Rolls-Royce 523-3/4 up 14-3/4 A350/General Electric talks stall; Merrill Lynch reiterates 'buy' DSG International 170.1 3.5 Cazenove upgrades to 'outperform' from 'in-line' ICI 525-1/2 up 7-1/2 Akzo Nobel bid talk resurfaces; Merrill Lynch 'buy' Diageo 1,073-1/2 up 11-1/2 Earnings ...

LONDON (SHARECAST) - Footsie is being weighed down by the mortgage banks after HBOS reported a slump in market share and some seemingly creative accounting for bank charge refunds.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Leading shares were back in the red midday with Wall St expected to open lower as US yields rally, although Rolls Royce was firmer after reports talks between Airbus and GE to supply a competitor to the Rolls-Royce Trent engine on the A350 XWB have stalled.

EUROPEAN stock markets were mixed in morning trading onas Paris was dragged lower by the pharmaceuticals sector, after subdued trading overnight on Wall Street and earlier in Tokyo, dealers said.

Afternoon market report: Investors did not know which way to turn today, with a host of takeover speculation and broker upgrades outweighed by weakness in the mortgage banks. By Nick Fletcher.

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- European shares ticked lower by midday on Tuesday as concerns about interest rates, which hurt bank stocks in particular, offset the impact of bullish brokerage comments and acquisition talk.

The DAX index at the Frankfurt stock exchange in 2006. European stock markets were mixed in morning trading, as Paris was dragged lower by the pharmaceuticals sector, after subdued trading overnight on Wall Street and earlier in Tokyo.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - FTSE 100 risers Rolls-Royce 523-3/4 up 14-3/4 A350/General Electric talks stall; Merrill Lynch reiterates 'buy' Johnson Matthey 1,704 up 39 Merrill Lynch initiates coverage with 'buy' ICI 528-1/2 up 10-1/2 Akzo Nobel bid talk resurfaces; Merrill Lynch 'buy' Land Securities 1,797 up 2 Citigroup initiates coverage with 'buy' National Grid 731-1/2 up 4-1/2 Own share ...

LONDON (SHARECAST) - London turned lower late morning as losses at HBOS on mortgage lending concerns dragged the banking sector south, while miners also failed to shine.

LONDON, June 12 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index of leading shares rose, hovered and then fell back on Tuesday after data revealed a slowdown in price climbs affecting investors sensitive to inflationary pressures.

June 12 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. bank stocks declined after HBOS Plc said its share of the British mortgage market will fall by half. Northern Rock Plc and Alliance & Leicester Plc dropped.

Investor expectations that a bidding war may erupt for Imperial Chemicals Industries lifted the maker of Dulux paint on Tuesday, adding to recent bid speculation supporting Britain's top stock-market index.

LONDON, June 12 (Reuters) - European shares ticked lower by midday on Tuesday as concerns about interest rates, which hurt bank stocks in particular, offset the impact of bullish brokerage comments and acquisition talk.

LONDON (SHARECAST) - Footsie has pushed ahead, casting aside the poorly received results of HBOS and instead concentrating on the chemicals sector. HBOS said it will meet the market's recently upgraded consensus for full year underlying earnings per share of 110.8p, some 10% ahead of 2006 but revealed some problems in the UK mortgage market.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Shares in Rolls Royce were up in morning trade following recent reports in the trade press that Airbus is unlikely to sign its rival General Electric to provide an engine for the upcoming A350 XWB.

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LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Leading European shares edged higher in morning trading, helped by gains in the chemical, telecom and metals and mining sectors, but Sanofi-Aventis ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) underperformed on concern it may not receive final approval to market its weight-loss drug Acomplia in the US.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - FTSE 100 risers Rolls-Royce 525-1/2 up 16-1/2 A350/General Electric talks stall; Merrill Lynch reiterates 'buy' Johnson Matthey 1,710 up 45 Merrill Lynch initiates coverage with 'buy' ICI 532 up 14 Akzo Nobel bid talk resurfaces; Merrill Lynch 'buy' Segro 668-1/2 up 12 Property stocks rally; KBC Peel Hunt positive Liberty International 1,168 up 20 Property stocks ...

LONDON (SHARECAST) - Chemicals sector received a boost as M&A activity gave Imperial Chemical Industries a boost.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Leading shares were higher midmorning after the UK CPI inflation rate eased with Rolls Royce firmer after negotiations between Airbus and GE to supply a competitor to the Rolls-Royce Trent engine on the A350 XWB have stalled.

FTSE 100 index inches higher; engine maker Rolls-Royce gains ground

FTSE shares rose on Tuesday as data showing the inflation rate had slowed to its weakest level in seven months soothed nerves a day after the Bank of England warned of further rate increases.

FTSE shares rose on Tuesday as data showing the inflation rate had slowed to its weakest level in seven months soothed nerves a day after the Bank of England warned of further rate increases.

LONDON, June 12 (Reuters) - Britain's index of 100 leading shares rose on Tuesday as data showing the UK inflation rate had slowed to its weakest level in seven months soothed nerves a day after the Bank of England warned of further rate increases.

June 12 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks climbed after the region's inflation rate fell to the lowest level in seven months in May. Imperial Chemical Industries Plc and Scottish & Newcastle Plc paced the advance after brokerages said the companies may be takeover targets.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Leading European shares edged higher in morning trading, helped by gains in the chemical, telecom and metals and mining sectors, but Sanofi-Aventis underperformed on concern it may not receive final approval to market its weight-loss drug Acomplia in the US. At 9.38 am, the Dow Jones STOXX 50 Index was up 6.70 points to 3,894.24 while the DJ 600 Index edged up 0.85 ...

2007-06-12 09:01:33 Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific, Dragonair May passenger traffic up 1.8 pct yr-on-yr

(updating with further details) LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Leading shares are flat, despite falls in the banking sector, after Wall Street closed little changed and investors await the release of the UK May consumer price data.

June 12 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks erased earlier losses, paced by Rolls-Royce Group Plc, Imperial Chemical Industries Plc and Johnson Matthey Plc.

2007-06-12 09:01:33 Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific, Dragonair May passenger traffic up 1.8 pct yr-on-yr HONG KONG (XFN-ASIA) - Cathay Pacific AirwaysLtd said it and unit Dragonair carried a combined 1.83 mln passengers in May, up 1.8 pct from the same month a year earlier.

(RTTNews) - The major European markets opened lower on Tuesday after posting significant advances in the previous session. A majority of the stocks are receding in the session, with the retreat coming amid profit taking by traders on their recent gains.

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LONDON (SHARECAST) - 0840 London has opened lower with HBOS reporting a slide in its share of new mortgage lending ruffling a few feathers among its supporters. Centrica is also down on a Gazprom comment that its targets in the UK are not listed. ICI, Johnson Matthey and Rolls-Royce lead the risers.

TOKYO - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will exhibit a mock-up of the cabin of Japan's first commercial jet in decades at the Paris air show later this month, company officials said Monday.

(Corrects to say Merrill Lynch reiterated ``buy'' recommendation for shares of Rolls Royce.) June 12 (Bloomberg) -- The following stocks may rise or fall in U.K. and Irish markets today. Stock symbols are in parentheses and prices are from the last market close.

June 12 (Bloomberg) -- The following stocks may rise or fall in U.K. and Irish markets today. Stock symbols are in parentheses and prices are from the last market close.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Leading shares are tipped to open little changed after Wall Street closed flat, as investors wait to see the impact of inflationary pressures on the economy with the release of the UK May consumer price data.

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KUALA LUMPUR (XFN-ASIA) - Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce are the finalists for the Fly Asian Xpress Sdn Bhd (FAX) engine contract, with General Electric Co out of the running, the Star reported, citing FAX director Tony Fernandes.

KUALA LUMPUR: Pratt & Whitney (P&W) and Rolls-Royce (RR) are the frontrunners for the billion-ringgit contract to supply engines to Fly Asian Xpress Sdn Bhd (FAX)'s fleet of 15 aircraft but engine maker General Electric Co is out of the race.

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The first pair of Trent 1000 engines has been shipped by Rolls-Royce for installation on the Boeing 787. The engines were dispatched from the company's Derby, UK facilities on schedule.

Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. company, will give away EcoPower engine wash services for 10 aircraft to one lucky aircraft operator at next week's Paris Air Show.

PEEBLES, Ohio -- Meeting the demand for airline jet engines, General Electric Aviation Test Operation in Peebles is undergoing a $90 million facilities expansion at the 7,000 acre Adams County site.

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Kansas City, Mo. – June 8, 2007 – PAS Technologies Inc., has acquired the industrial turbine business of SIFCO Industries based in Carrigtwohill, Cork, Ireland. SIFCO is recognized as a global leader in providing specialized manufacturing and refurbishment services to the power generation industry.

The round of fly-bys and canapés of the Paris Air Show starts again next week. With manufacturers in the habit of saving up announcements for the event, industry watchers will be looking for a sense of how long the good times have left to go.

The King Review of low-carbon cars, announced by Chancellor Gordon Brown in the Budget, today issued a call for evidence, inviting views from all interested parties on how best to achieve substantial reductions in road transport emissions over the next 25 years, as part of the Government's strategy to tackle climate change.

Jennifer Malpass’ parents both were working on their theses at the University of Syracuse when Jennifer was born. Soon after, they moved to Carbondale, where her father took a post as professor of psychology.

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Diamonds sparkled and cannons boomed yesterday as a daughter of one of the world’s longest-reigning monarchs, the Sultan of Brunei, wed a civil servant in a lavish traditional ceremony.

MEDINA — It was a day of firsts for Katie Birzl. It was the first time the 101-year-old walked in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, held Saturday and Sunday at the Medina County Fairgrounds.

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(Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) Northrop Grumman Details BAMS Airframe Risk Reduction Element WASHINGTON, June 8, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has unveiled the airframe risk reduction element of its Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) offer to the U.S. Navy. Centered on airframe altitude agility, the program is supported with full-scale ...

“One man’s trash is another man’s treasure” is true even in the high-tech world. People now have more ways than ever before to get rid of unwanted treasures, including use of the Internet and the spectacularly useful and successful eBay. West Texas on eBay is a store that will do it for you.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - The following is a compilation of UK smaller company results due out in the 2 weeks to June 22:

Wally Parks said: “Having known Bill Jr. since his teenage years, when he was assigned to beach control during NASCAR’s early Speedweeks at Daytona, I have always been impressed with his integrity and his sincere dedication to upholding the basic principles that were established by his father, Bill France Sr.

In Mike Lockett's telling of the traditional Appalachian tale of "The Preacher's Horse," the preacher has retired, sold his horse and prepares to board the train to move back to Baltimore. | Video

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - The following is a compilation of UK smaller company results due out in the 2 weeks to June 22: MONDAY JUNE 11 April's 3.3 mln stg acquisition of RPA Quantity Surveyors prompted Numis to nudge up its year to March 2008 pretax estimate for Hyder Consulting PLC to 12.7 mln stg from a previous 12.4 mln.

PEEBLES, Ohio -- Meeting the demand for airline jet engines, General Electric Aviation Test Operation in Peebles is undergoing a $90 million facilities expansion at the 7,000 acre Adams County site.

Diamonds sparkled and cannons boomed yesterday as a daughter of the Sultan of Brunei, one of the world's richest men, married a civil servant in a lavish traditional ceremony.

Cumulative harvests of Copper River sockeye salmon reached 675,672 fish by the June 2 opener, surpassing the 10-year average of 596,705 reds, while the chinook harvest, at 21,969 fish, lagged well behind the 10-year average of 32,068, state officials said.

Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé Preview – 2007 Detroit Auto Show: Rolls-Royce doesn’t manufacture cars. It hand crafts motorcars. Similarly, the two-door open-air version of the Phantom sedan is no mere convertible, but a drophead coupé.

A 70-tonne "seed" is on its way to the Eden Project in Cornwall where it will be a centrepiece of a new £15m education centre.

MAY 5 - Robin McDonald formed an island romance with Bermuda native Matthew DeCosta while vacationing in the summer of 1995. McDonald, who returned to the States that fall to attend Columbia University, recalls, “We were 19-year-old kids - what did...

A 70-tonne granite sculpture of a seed is lowered into place as part of a new education centre at the Eden Project.

More than 2,000 guests witnessed the marriage of Princess Hajah Majeedah Nuurul Bulqiah, 31, the sultan’s fourth child, to Khairul Khalil, 32, inside the gold-domed state palace.

The Sultan of Brunei's daughter married a civil servant on Sunday in a glittering traditional ceremony.

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN - Diamonds sparkled and cannons boomed Sunday as a daughter of one of the world’s longest-reigning monarchs, the Sultan of Brunei, wed a civil servant in a lavish traditional ceremony.

Bond Coating Helps Turbines Resist Heat Aero-News has learned Rolls-Royce Corp. recently acquired exclusive rights to use a coating invented by Iowa State University researchers, that helps turbines stand up to the heat in jet engines.

For years, Robert Lorsch has lobbied to let firms sponsor NASA missions. His idea may finally be launched. It started as a joke. But after a while, Robert H. Lorsch began to think that selling advertising in space wasn't so funny.

The International Indian Film Awards is one of the most glamorous events of the year for the £200billion Bollywood industry. The awards have previously been held in Dubai, Amsterdam and Johannesburg. This year it came to Pudsey in Yorkshire

In Mike Lockett's telling of the traditional Appalachian tale of "The Preacher's Horse," the preacher has retired, sold his horse and prepares to board the train to move back to Baltimore. | Video

Jennifer Malpass’ parents both were working on their theses at the University of Syracuse when Jennifer was born. Soon after, they moved to Carbondale, where her father took a post as professor of psychology.

Editorials: Norton voters should stand against override; Entire pit bull breed should be exterminated; What of Scowcrofts? Cousin wants to know; Tell lawmakers to stop this threat to SS fund; Who sued whom?

The aviation industry has hit back at Conservative Party proposals to tax air travel pollution. The Tories have been consulting on their proposals, which include a "green air miles allowance" which would result in additional taxes for those who travel the most.

Staff Reporter PRESTIGE Rent A Car has announced the “ultimate addition” to its prestigious fleet, a chauffeur-driven extended-wheel base Rolls-Royce Phantom.

A ROLLS-ROYCE from the collection of the Afghan royal family that was thought to have been lost during years of war and Taliban rule has been found and renovated by a British businessman.