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Airbus meeting delivery targets

BOSSES at Airbus say the company delivered 305 jets last year, but they expect the market to remain soft and are predicting that the figure this year will be close to 300. Read

Jingling tills at Sainsbury's

SUPERMARKET group Sainsbury's is reporting an encouraging Christ-mas season after putting its restructuring on hold to focus on festive demand. Read

Iceland festive sales up by 1.2pc

RETAILER Big Food Group says its Deeside-based Iceland frozen food chain kept up its sales momentum over the key Christmas trading period. Read

Help for firms over sickness

EMPLOYERS on Merseyside are to get help in dealing with staff absence through sickness. Read

£1.6m award for lost drugs deal

DEESIDE-BASED healthcare group Provalis has been awarded £1.6m in compensation and costs after a Canadian pharmaceuticals company ended a distribution agreement. Read

Qantas is to buy 23 Airbus planes

AUSTRALIA'S biggest airline is to acquire 23 Airbus planes for its new low-cost carrier Jet-star - giving a boost to wing makers at Broughton. Read

Arab air deal

AIRBUS jets are to be flown by two airlines just launched in the United Arab Emirates as the demand for air travel in the Middle East continues to soar. Read

Sars epidemic a moneyspinner for Warwick

THE SARS epidemic in the Far East has proved to be a moneyspinner for a Deeside detergent maker. Read

Iceland warms to changes in stores

RETAILER Big Food Group hit another landmark in its recovery drive after seeing its Deeside-based core Iceland frozen food business come back in from the cold. Read

Ferries deal is a step closer

A SHAKE-UP of ferry services on the Irish Sea, which would include the sale of port facilities in Liverpool, moved a step closer yesterday after operators P&O and Stena exchanged contracts on the £50m deal. Read

French gas group buys power plant

A POWER plant which went into administrative receivership late last year following the collapse of TXU Energy group has been sold to gas group Gaz de France for an undisclosed sum. Read

US chief joins utility board

SCOTTISH POWER is under-lining the importance of its US activities to its business by adding the chief executive of US subsidiary PacifiCorp to its board. Read

Super jumbo on course for the Orient

THE Airbus A380 super jumbo - the wings for which are now being made on Deeside - will take centre stage when the company goes to a major air show in the Far East next week. Read

Irish boost for Airbus

AIRBUS has seen off American rival Boeing to secure a multi-million pound deal from Irish national airline Aer Lingus for 17 aircraft. Read

Paddy whacks Wigan

THE bat of Paddy McKeown and the bowling of Robin Fisher consigned Wigan to the first division. Read

Houghton weaves a magic spell

ROB HOUGHTON ensured Sefton Park signed off their season in style. Read

bmi uses weak market to boost its Airbus fleet

AIRLINE bmi is to accelerate its transition to a short haul aircraft fleet type by taking delivery of four Airbus A319 aircraft with options for five additional aircraft. Read

Warren wraps up title glory

ROBIN FISHER has had a superb season for Firwood Bootle. Read

Leading pair book return to top flight

SOUTHPORT champions, Sefton Park promoted. Read

OFT looking at bid for P&O Services

MULTI-MILLION pound bid by ferry operator Stena to acquire Irish Sea services operated by rival P&O - including one from Liverpool - has been referred by the Office of Fair Trading to the Competition Commission. Read

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