Scrutiny Over Modernization Of Entebbe International Airport
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN ambassador
The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority was made to appear before the parliamentary public accounts committee to be subjected to scrutiny over the work scope, the expansion, and modernization of Entebbe I
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Japan Airlines
The Japanese government is to guarantee 700bn yen ($7.7bn; £4.7bn) in loans and other funds from financial bodies to keep Japan Airlines going, reports say.
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Airline Industry
By Jason Sinclair
MADRID - Spain's government Friday said it had approved up to EUR600 million in loans for the country's ailing commercial airline industry.
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Italy
ROME - Italian banks will offer up to 1.4 billion euros ($1.96 billion) in low-interest loans to the tourism sector as a result of an agreement with the government, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi sa
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France
By bbc.co.uk
The French government is preparing to tell banks to lend 5bn euros ($6.5bn: £4.68bn) to airlines to help them with aircraft purchases, reports say.
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Argentina
By reuters.com
BUENOS AIRES - President Cristina Fernandez on Thursday unveiled a plan of no-interest loans to boost domestic tourism, the latest part of a stimulus package to help Argentina weather the global econo
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India
By livemint.com
Mumbai / New Delhi - Worried about the financial condition of loss-making airlines in India, commercial banks are asking cash-strapped carriers to pledge future ticket sales, company shares and aircra
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Taiwan
By taipeitimes.com
The Tourism Bureau announced earlier this week that it was planning to provide loans to struggling travel agencies that have been hit hard by the economic downturn.
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Cebu Pacific
By forbes.com
MANILA - Cebu Pacific, the Philippines' second-biggest airline, shelved plans for an IPO and will meet its financing requirements through loans and internally generated funds, its president said on Th
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