Friday 24 May 2013
Philippine Airlines (PAL) said that it has signed a $7bn (£4.4bn) deal to buy 54 Airbus jets as part of an ambitious plan to overhaul its fleet to meet higher demands for transporting passengers and cargo in Asia, the Middle East and Australia.
Mr Ang said PAL is planning to buy an additional 46 aircraft from Airbus.
A Northern Ireland medical firm has secured its first lucrative business deal in Brazil.
The volume of people turning to their mobile phones to sort out their finances "on the go" is set to surge over this bank holiday weekend, a bank predicts.
THE UK's state-backed banks will not have to tap investors for extra cash as they attempt to shore up their balance sheets in case of future financial shocks.
The German IT firm SAP wants to employ people with autism to give itself a competitive advantage over its rivals.
Public sector borrowing dipped to £6.3bn in April to give the Government breathing space in attempts to slash the deficit.
The UK's manufacturers are still struggling to recover from the economic downturn but remain hopeful about prospects improving soon, figures have shown.
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