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Airbus gets early 2018 jump on rival Boeing

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Airbus got an early jump on rival Boeing for 2018 with news Tuesday that low-cost Mexican airline Volaris has ordered 80 of its popular A320 planes for a total $9.3 billion. The planned purchase, which entails deliveries over the next eight years, comes after the European Aerospace giant overtook Boeing last year in terms of aircraft orders, booking 1,109 against theRead more

Mexico's Volaris orders 80 Airbus planes for $9.3bn:

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Mexican airline Volaris has ordered 80 Airbus A320 planes for a total $9.3 billion, with deliveries over the next eight years, the Mexican government said on Tuesday. "The announcement of the investment in 80 Airbus aircraft by Volaris for a total $9.3 billion is very important," Mexican Communications Minister Gerardo Ruiz said, accompanied by Volaris executives. Source: AFPRead more

Feeding a metropolis: Mexico City's Central Market

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With hotels, car rental agencies, restaurants and even banks, Mexico City's main fruit and vegetable market, the "Central de Abasto", is more than just a place to get your groceries -- it is a mini city within a city. The mega-market supplies a vast capital city and its surroundings with produce from its labyrinthine hallways, with almost half a million peopleRead more

Mexico bus crash kills Americans, Swedes, Canadian

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A tour bus crash in southeastern Mexico killed eight Americans, two Swedes and a Canadian, as well as their Mexican guide, Mexican officials said Wednesday. The bus, which skidded and rolled off the road early Tuesday in Quintana Roo state, was transporting passengers from two US-based cruise ships to archeological sites. Along with the fatalities, the crash left 13 people injured, the MexicanRead more

Uber suffers new blow as EU court rules it's a taxi service

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Uber is a transportation company, according to a landmark ruling from Europe's highest court. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Wednesday that the U.S. ride-hailing app is a transportation firm and not a digital company. The verdict is a long-awaited judgment expected to have major implications for how Uber is regulated throughout Europe."The service provided by Uber connecting individuals withRead more

Mexico finance minister launches presidential run

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Mexican finance minister Jose Antonio Meade resigned Monday to run for president, with what many pundits see as the best chance to beat the current front-runner, the leftist firebrand Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Meade announced he would seek the nomination of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), which is desperately looking to hold onto power as President Enrique Pena NietoRead more

Star Wars' a perfect escape in a 'dark' era

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Need a break from reality? In a few short weeks, you can once again get lost in a galaxy far, far away, where a great adventure will take place. For actor Mark Hamill, the man behind "Star Wars" hero Luke Skywalker for four decades, the blockbuster space saga offers the perfect escape. "History repeats itself. We are in a veryRead more

From Black Eyed Peas star to cancer survivor

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Jimmy Gomez, better known as the rapper Taboo from The Black Eyed Peas, had money, fame and a multi-platinum career when a strange back pain brought his world crashing down. The six-time Grammy winner went to the doctor and got a gut-wrenching diagnosis: he had testicular cancer. He had more than 100 million record sales to his name and aRead more