Daily Archives: November 20, 2011

Nov
20
  • ACI World reports pax traffic up 4.8% in Sep-2011

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    ACI World reports global airport traffic rose 4.8% in Sep-2011: Passenger numbers: 313.9 million, +4.8%; Domestic: 157.9 million, +3.3%; International: 147.6 million, +6.6%; Africa: 8.6 million, -6.4%; Asia Pacific: 72.5 million, +4.8%; Europe: 115.4 million, +6.6%; Latin America and the Caribbean: 21.3 million, +8.0%; Middle East: 7.7 million, +7.1%; North America: 88.4 million, +2.7%; Global freight: 4.9 million tonnes, -3.7%; Domestic: 1.6 million, -4.4%; International: 3.3 million, -3.3%; Africa: 45,600, +16.9%; Asia Pacific: 1.9 million, -3.2%; Europe: 1.0 million, -2.5%; [...]

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Nov
20
  • Posted 13 hour(s) ago

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    Anyway, its hard to take seriously Fords objections to Killing Lincoln when the Fords shop already sells crap like this (photo taken by me in the Fords shop in April). At least the two quotes on the right are fake; Im not sure about the vices/virtues one. PS: Salon, gleefully, provides the full National Park Service critique. Also reported in Salon is Edward Steers review, which finds other factual problems. But note that, in the Post story, Steers agrees with [...]

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Nov
20
  • Allied World Reports $86.2 Million Operating Income In Third Quarter 2011 …

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    ZUG, Switzerland, Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG (NYSE:AWH) today reported operating income of $86.2 million, or $2.19 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2011 compared to operating income of $143.6 million, or $2.94 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2010.  Operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $89.0 million, or $2.24 per diluted share, compared to operating income of $300.5 million, or $5.79 per diluted share, for [...]

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