Airbus continues to increase deliveries – Russia sanctions keep planes
TOULOUSE – The world’s largest aircraft manufacturer Airbus (Airbus SE (ex EADS)) once again significantly increased its deliveries in March. In the past month, customers received 63 commercial aircraft, the Dax group (DAX 40) announced on Friday evening in Toulouse. In the first three months, the manufacturer physically delivered a total of 142 machines. Group boss Guillaume Faury has planned to deliver around 720 machines for the year as a whole.
BVB still in bad luck with injuries: Long breaks for Reyna and Hummels
DORTMUND – Borussia Dortmund (BVB (Borussia Dortmund)) is not spared the bad luck with injuries in the season finale either. As the Bundesliga soccer team announced on Sunday, Giovanni Reyna’s season ended prematurely. Defense chief Mats Hummels will also be out for several weeks. Both pros were substituted in the 2-0 (1-0) game in Stuttgart last Friday.
Easyjet apologizes after unsuccessful promotional tweet
LONDON – After a promotional tweet that went wrong and was therefore deleted, the airline easyJet has officially apologized. The airline previously tweeted and later deleted a picture of a flight number tattooed on a forearm with the comment “You never forget your first flight,” the Times of Israel reported on Friday. According to the report, the image had sparked criticism because viewers felt reminded of the Holocaust when prisoners in concentration camps were given identification numbers.
Dortmund also makes player transfers dependent on Haaland staying
STUTTGART – The future sports director Sebastian Kehl also wants to make new player commitments dependent on whether the star striker Erling Haaland stays with Borussia Dortmund (BVB (Borussia Dortmund)) or leaves the Bundesliga soccer club. You have to prepare for what’s going to happen, Kehl said on Friday evening before the game at VfB Stuttgart on the DAZN streaming service. “Will Erling Haaland stay, will Erling Haaland go? Which players will leave us?” he explained.
Airbus criticizes German government for buying US fighter jets
BERLIN – The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus (Airbus SE (ex EADS)) has criticized the federal government for the purchase of US F-35 fighter jets. “It is a regrettable signal when European defense contracts are awarded to non-European companies,” Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury told the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung”. “These strategic investments in armaments should primarily benefit European companies in order to strengthen Europe’s autonomy in its defense capabilities,” warned Faury. He encourages the government to “think long-term and promote the development of European strategic autonomy”.
ESPN: Haaland rejects Manchester United over transfer
BERLIN – Dortmund’s (BVB (Borussia Dortmund)) star striker Erling Haaland is said to have canceled Manchester United according to a report by the US TV broadcaster ESPN regarding a potential change in the summer. Accordingly, the current situation of the Red Devils is too uncertain for the courted Norwegian football international. It is of the utmost importance for the BVB striker Strmer to play in the Champions League next season.
US jury finds ex-Goldman banker guilty in corruption scandal
NEW YORK – A former banker at the US financial group Goldman Sachs faces a long prison sentence after being found guilty in the corruption scandal involving the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB. After an eight-week trial in Brooklyn, the jury found the 49-year-old guilty on all charges on Friday. Violations of US anti-bribery and anti-money laundering laws could now see the bank’s former manager up to 30 years in prison. According to the indictment, he is said to have stolen more than $35 million (32 million euros) himself through his role in the scandal.
Swiss-Chef announces more expensive tickets
ZRICH – The Swiss Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss has to contend with massively rising fuel prices because of the Ukraine war. That’s why ticket prices are likely to rise this year, as company boss Dieter Vranckx said in an interview with “NZZ am Sonntag”.
Media group Axel Springer expands its board of directors
BERLIN – The Axel Springer media group is expanding its board of directors from four to five members. Manager Ulrike Handel (50) will join the committee on May 1st as the person responsible for the national media business with the “Bild” and “Welt” brands, and Niddal Salah-Eldin (36) on July 1st for the new “Talent & Culture”, as the media group announced on Saturday evening in Berlin. Salah-Eldin is currently in a leading position at Springer and is responsible for the in-house academy, which combines the training of journalists and tech talents, and was previously deputy editor-in-chief of dpa from 2019 to 2021.
Data analysis: ‘Nasim’ costs insurers 150 million
KLN (dpa-AFX) – The delayed winter storm “Nasim” will cost Germany’s insurers 150 million euros according to an initial estimate. The Cologne-based management consultancy Meyerthole Siems Kohlruss (MSK), which specializes in actuarial mathematics, estimated the total insured damage caused by storms in recent months at 2.2 billion euros on Sunday, of which two billion alone since the beginning of the year. “Once again, mild winters are expensive stormy winters,” commented managing director Onnen Siems.
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