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Air Canada flight helps rescue Australian sailor

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SYDNEY - A lucky sailor is back on dry land after passengers and crew on a commercial flight from Canada helped find his crippled yacht adrift in rough seas hundreds of miles off the Australian coast, rescue authorities said.

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Air Canada flight helps rescue Australian sailor 12:17am BST

SYDNEY - A lucky sailor is back on dry land after passengers and crew on a commercial flight from Canada helped find his crippled yacht adrift in rough seas hundreds of miles off the Australian coast, rescue authorities said.

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Air Canada flight helps rescue Australian sailor 12:13am BST

SYDNEY, Oct 19 - A lucky sailor is back on dry land after passengers and crew on a commercial flight from Canada helped find his crippled yacht adrift in rough seas hundreds of miles off the Australian coast, rescue authorities said.

Judge questions WTC blame of United Airlines in September 11 case 18 Oct 2012

NEW YORK - A judge on Thursday questioned whether United Airlines could be held responsible for suspected airport security lapses that allowed hijackers onto the American Airlines plane that slammed into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Hawker Beechcraft to reshape business after Chinese sale fails 18 Oct 2012

- Debt-laden aircraft maker Hawker Beechcraft Inc said it will go it alone after plans to sell itself to a Chinese firm fell through, but likely will get out of the corporate jet business.

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UPDATE 4-Hawker Beechcraft to reshape business after Chinese sale fails 18 Oct 2012

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EADS developing armed helicopter to boost U.S. business 18 Oct 2012

WASHINGTON - Europe's EADS on Thursday said it has invested tens of millions of dollars to develop an armed helicopter for a possible U.S. Army competition and will look to team up with defence contractors to pump up its non-Airbus U.S. sales to $10 billion by 2020.

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EADS developing armed helicopter to boost U.S. business 18 Oct 2012

WASHINGTON - Europe's EADS on Thursday said it has invested tens of millions of dollars to develop an armed helicopter for a possible U.S. Army competition and will look to team up with defense contractors to pump up its non-Airbus U.S. sales to $10 billion by 2020.

EADS developing armed helicopter to boost U.S. business 18 Oct 2012

* Says it's investing tens of millions in copter for U.S. Army

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Alcatel-Lucent to cut 5,490 jobs worldwide 18 Oct 2012

PARIS - Telecoms equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent plans to axe 5,490 jobs worldwide as part of a cost-saving programme unveiled in July, with more than a quarter of the cuts coming in France.

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