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To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (21644)	1/18/2005 10:31:30 AM
From: redfish	Respond to of 116555

Throw in some in-flight hookers and they may be on to something: Virgin to Offer Gambling on 'Superjumbos' 1 hour, 25 minutes ago By LAURENCE FROST, AP Business Writer TOULOUSE, France - High-paying passengers aboard Virgin Atlantic's Airbus "superjumbos" will be able to work out in the gym, get a makeover, gamble in a casino then head to the bar for some cocktails before easing onto a double bed. Virgin boss Richard Branson made the announcement Tuesday as he attended the official debut of the new A380 at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, southern France. Some of the Boeing 747s in Virgin's existing fleet are equipped with double beds for first-class passengers and bars where travelers can stretch their legs while sipping a beer. But Branson vowed to extend the concept when Virgin takes delivery of its six A380s beginning in 2008. "We plan to have a gym area for our passengers to stretch and work out during the flight," Branson said. "We're going to introduce a beauty parlor, we plan to have a casino." The A380 can carry 555 passengers in a three-class cabin — one-third more passengers than a 747 — with a lower operating cost per seat as well as much more cabin space left over for other amenities. Airlines with upscale business models are likely to equip the plane with fewer seats to leave more space for lavish facilities and first-class berths. At the other end of the scale, a budget carrier or charter operator serving busy holiday routes would be able to seat more than 800 passengers comfortably in a single coach-class configuration. Most of the airlines that have ordered the A380 so far are keeping mum about what features they plan to offer on board. Qatar Airways said Tuesday its A380s would seat just 490 passengers, but gave no details of its planned cabin layouts. Geoff Dixon, CEO of Australia's Qantas Airways, said its superjumbo cabin designs would be unveiled in the next few weeks. With seats for 500 passengers, Virgin's A380 would be slightly less spacious than Qatar's. siliconinvestor.com

To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (21644)	1/18/2005 12:40:19 PM
From: mishedlo	Respond to of 116555

ECB's Junker wants to define "good times" Luxembourg´s Juncker says EU officals tasked to define economic upturns Tuesday, January 18, 2005 5:12:59 PM afxpress.com Luxembourg's Juncker says EU officals tasked to define economic upturns BRUSSELS (AFX) - Luxembourg finance minister Jean-Claude Juncker, whose country holds the rotating EU presidency, said EU finance ministers have tasked a committee made up of their economic officials to define periods of prosperity. "Clearly, we are going to have to define good times," Juncker, who is also the euro group's president for the next two years, told the European parliament's economic and monetary affairs committee He was commenting on ministers' talks last night and today on the European Commission's proposals to reform the stability and growth pact setting the EU's fiscal rules. The commission advocates requiring countries to build up fiscal buffers during periods of economic upturn and allowing them more flexibility when times are tough. Juncker said ministers asked the economic and finance committee, comprising member states' officials, "to think a bit more about good times and how it can define that particular concept"

To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (21644)	1/18/2005 1:02:53 PM
From: mishedlo	Respond to of 116555

TheEmpire State Manufacturing Survey indicates that conditions for New York manufacturers improved substantially in January. The general business conditions index slipped several points from its December level, but remained staunchly positive at 20.1. Although indexes for new orders, shipments, and unfilled orders were also positive, the indexes were lower than their elevated December levels. To read the Survey: newyorkfed.org; [Amazing cheerleading for an index that dropped from 40 to 20 over the last 2 years, and now has fallen close to the 2004 lows. "The general business conditions index fell several points, to 20.1." Did it fall several points or 7 points? mish]