Woman jogger killed by naked man in park: Swiss police
A woman jogger was killed by a naked man who was attacking people in a park in Mannedorf near Zurich, Swiss police said Wednesday. “On Tuesday evening a woman was…
A woman jogger was killed by a naked man who was attacking people in a park in Mannedorf near Zurich, Swiss police said Wednesday. “On Tuesday evening a woman was…
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ஊர் மக்களுக்கு சொந்தமானதாக, குடியிருப்பு பயன்பாட்டில் இருக்கும் கிராம நத்தம் நிலங்களை, ‘ரயத்துவாரி மற்றும் சர்க்கார்’ என, பெயர் மாற்றம் செய்து பிறப்பிக்கப்பட்ட அரசாணையால், பல்வேறு கேள்விகள் எழுந்துள்ளன. ஒவ்வொரு கிராமத்திலும் குறிப்பிட்ட அளவு நிலங்கள், நலிவடைந்த மக்களின் குடியிருப்பு பயன்பாட்டுக்காக…
The Saudia Airlines group agreed to buy 105 narrowbody aircraft from Airbus, after strong rumors that the deal had been set to go to Boeing.
On the face of it, this deal doesn’t look like a Boeing loss. Saudia (aka Saudi Arabian Airlines) has a fleet of Boeing widebodies. But its existing narrowbody fleet has been all-Airbus, since 2007, when it retired its last 737-200s.
Image: AirbusHowever, late last year Saudia was reportedly in talks with Boeing, for a large order for the 737 MAX. Saudia already had orders for (and taken delivery of) A320neo-family aircraft. But the airline has had a strategy of splitting its orders between the two manufacturers.
In any case, the Boeing order didn’t materialize. Saudia itself is getting 54 more Airbus A321neos. Its subsidiary Flyadeal will get 39 A321neos, plus 12 A320neos. This increases the Airbus order backlog of the Saudia Group to 144 A320neo-family aircraft.
A Saudia A320. Photo: Anna Zvereva, CC BY-SA 2.0Saudia Says No To Boeing..