100 years in the air started with the Zeppelin Oct 29, 2009
A June 1912 trip from Hamburg to Frankfurt, about 240 miles, was advertised for 500 German marks, about a month-and-a-half's wages. Using landmarks. (USA Today)
Catch three elusive deals to Europe Oct 28, 2009
offers a $270 round-trip rate to cities it serves across Germany, such as Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich and Stuttgart. The rate inclusive of all fees and taxes is $564. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Nokia, SAP to form new company Oct 28, 2009
The new firm, Original1, will be headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, and headed by Claudia Alsdorf, currently vice president of SAP Research. The new company is expected to begin operations before the end of 2009. (India Times, India)
Nokia, SAP to start unit against piracy Oct 28, 2009
The new firm, Original1, will be based in Frankfurt and headed by Claudia Alsdorf, currently VP of SAP Research. The company may begin operations before year-end. (India Times)
Stuttgart boss Babbel in do-or-die mission Oct 27, 2009
Cup holders Werder Bremen host former top-tier side Kaiserslautern while German giants Bayern Munich are at Eintracht Frankfurt in the only all-Bundesliga tie of the round. AFP. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
China's culture offensive hits a wall Oct 27, 2009
BEIJING - This year's Frankfurt Book Fair may have been more of an embarrassment than prestige for its guest of honor - China - but the country's cultural mandarins still believe that the future of cultural ideas belongs to the Middle Kingdom and that the global financial crisis will play a role in helping them achieve that ... They spent nearly five years and invested US$15 million preparing for China's debut at the Frankfurt Book Fair - referred to here as the "Olympics of the publishing... (Asia Times Online)
700 AI flyers stranded at Paris airport Oct 27, 2009
NEW DELHI: Over 700 passengers of three Air India flights, from India to various destinations abroad, spent over a day in Paris after they were diverted to the Charles de Gaulle airport on Saturday morning due to bad weather over Frankfurt ... According to sources, when the three AI flights, Delhi-Frankfurt-Chicago, Ahmedabad-Frankfurt and Mumbai-Frankfurt-Newark, landed at the airport, French authorities reportedly asked airline officials to keep passengers on board as they were expecting the... (India Times)
One charger that fits all mobiles Oct 26, 2009
FRANKFURT: Ever forget your phone charger and no one around has same kind of handset. Have a drawer full of useless old phone chargers at home. (India Times)
Lockerbie bomber freed Oct 25, 2009
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Portrait of an Artist as a Panorama Master Oct 24, 2009
So far he has completed drawings of London, Rome, Madrid, Dubai, Jerusalem, Frankfurt and Tokyo. MMIX, CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Reva may sport made-in-US tag Oct 23, 2009
Reva had launched its two next generation cars - NXR and NXG - in September at the Frankfurt Auto Show, which will hit the international market from next year. Reva will send the fully built kits to the US market which are expected to be assembled by Bannon at a location which is yet to be decided. (India Times)
Textile Inc gets set for foreign play Oct 22, 2009
The Indian contingent will also visit Frankfurt and Paris, with a view to attract investments in technical textiles. The delegation is scheduled to meet textile machinery manufacturers like Beninger, Rieter, Jacob Muller and high-end fabric manufacturers Weisbrod-Zuerrer (all in Switzerland). (India Times)
German FA sending security chief to South Africa Oct 22, 2009
FRANKFURT (AP) -- The German football federation is sending its security chief to South Africa to inspect the team's headquarters at next year's World Cup before deciding if any extra security measures would be needed in the crime-ridden nation. Helmut Spahn, the federation's official in charge of security, will travel to South Africa at the end of this week. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Wesner sisters dominate Junior Miss (2) Oct 21, 2009
As 2009 Jackson County Junior Miss, Megan Wesner will travel to Frankfurt, Ind. to represent the county at the state competition next February, something outgoing Junior Miss Anna Sommers said was quite an experience during her final farewell address. (Brownstown Jackson County Banner, IN)
Chinese book exports may hit record Oct 20, 2009
BEIJING, Oct. 20 -- More than 200 publishing houses from China brought nearly 10,000 different books to the six-day Frankfurt Book Fair that closed Sunday in Germany. Liu Binjie, minister of China's General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP), predicted that Chinese book copyright exports may hit a record 2,000 this year. (Xinhuanet, China)
Wall Street set for selloff Oct 17, 2009
"Although it is still very early into earnings season, we're seeing that the positive momentum is rapidly diminishing," said Hans-Juergen Delp, chief strategist at Commerzbank in Frankfurt. Safe-haven US treasuries rose after the results. (India Times)
From the seedy to the sublime in Frankfurt Oct 16, 2009
Frankfurt has tried to boost its image as more than a banking capital ... (Tribune Media Services) -- Cosmopolitan Frankfurt, while low on Old World charm, offers a good look at today's no-nonsense, modern Germany ... With its forest of skyscrapers perched on the banks of the Main River, Frankfurt has been dubbed Germany's "Mainhattan." Its banking district includes the twin towers of Deutsche Bank, the Euro Tower (home of the European Central Bank), and the headquarters of Commerzbank, designed... (CNN)
Steves: Frankfurt bucks its stodgy image Oct 16, 2009
Frankfurt no longer Bankfurt ... Because of its skyscrapers, many Germans think of Frankfurt as their version of Manhattan ... Cosmopolitan Frankfurt, while low on Old World charm, offers a good look at today's no-nonsense, modern Germany. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Store owner hammers out a simple living Oct 14, 2009
Not that he was afraid of hard work: At 20, Mr. Lehman left Ohio for Frankfurt, Germany, where as a missionary with his church he helped build homes for refugees under the Mennonite Central Committee-run PAX program. His return to Kidron three years later found him out of a job. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Lufthansa to launch in-flight Web, phone system Oct 13, 2009
FRANKFURT Deutsche Lufthansa AG said Monday it will develop with Panasonic Corp. a service to offer passengers in-flight Internet and cell phone connections ... 52) in Frankfurt morning trading. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
a day in the life of a ... museum curator (2) Oct 12, 2009
I ve been everywhere from New York and London to Frankfurt and Zurich. Biggest drawback: We used to offer classes and show single visitors works on paper; however, because of the recession, my department is understaffed, and we no longer have the resources to do so. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
AI to deploy B777s for long-haul flights Oct 11, 2009
Presently, the comfort and luxury of state-of-the-art B777 aircraft is available on Air India flights to Chicago, New York, Frankfurt and London. Air India, which is in the red, has ordered acquisition of 111 new aircraft, of which it has received and inducted 64 so far. (India Times)
Witness The Amazing Adventures of a Man Who Made the Most Tremendous Discoveries of His Life -- New Book is An Official Entry At This Year's Frankfurt International Book Fair Oct 10, 2009
This release is an official entry at this year's Frankfurt International Book Fair, which will be held on October 14 to 18, 2009 in Germany. To order a copy, please visit or call (888) 795-4274 today. (Primezone Releases)
BA offers $40 round-trip US-India fare by mistake Oct 10, 2009
But now gulf carriers such as Qatar Airways and Emirates are muscling into the market, enticing Indian flyers to fly through the Doha and Dubai, instead of through London, Paris, Amsterdam, Frankfurt etc. Commencing Sunday, Qatar Airways will begin a direct service four times a week from its Doha base to Amritsar, allowing a wide base of Sikhs/Punjabi diaspora in North America (where it flies direct to Washington DC, Houston/Dallas among other cities), Europe, Africa and the Gulf/West Asia... (India Times, India)
Cheaper business airfares still a tough sell in today's economy Oct 9, 2009
The biggest fare drop to European cities is 66% for Delta Air Lines' business-class tickets between Atlanta and Frankfurt. From New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Atlanta, business-class tickets on all airlines are about 35% cheaper to Amsterdam and 25% cheaper to Tokyo. (USA Today -- Money)
Nissan's electric vehicle tilts into corners Oct 8, 2009
Hits and misses from Frankfurt auto show. The Frankfurt auto show - Europe's biggest and traditionally the launchpad for optimistic sales projections - is a study in contrast as automakers' prepared talking points collided with reality and came away dented. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
The U.S. Bets a Billion on New High-Tech Automakers Oct 7, 2009
Visitors look at a Tesla Roadster, an electric-powered sports car, at the Frankfurt Auto Show Thomas Kienzle / AP. MORE. (Time.com)
Chrysler remake: CEO for new team Oct 6, 2009
Fong also was the company's top sales executive, and both men appeared with Marchionne as the company's public faces just two weeks ago at the Frankfurt Auto Show in Germany. But the moves come just four days after Chrysler reported a 42-percent drop in September sales, compared with the same month a year earlier. (India Times)
Rhine Water Levels to Fall Further Next Week, Raising Barge Freight Rates Oct 3, 2009
The barge clearance level at , a potential bottleneck 40 miles west of Frankfurt, dropped 3 centimeters to 60 centimeters (24 inches) today and is expected to fall to 53 centimeters by Oct. 4, according to posted on the Web site of the German Federal Ministry of Transport. With current water levels, its only possible to load at 33 percent of capacity, , commercial director at Dutch consultant PJK International BV, said today in a telephone interview. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
UK panel gives Kraft time till Nov 9 for Cadbury bid Oct 1, 2009
International Business. LONDON: US food giant Kraft has until November 9 to say whether it will make an offer for British confectioner Cadbury or it must walk away for six months, Britains Takeover Panel said on Wednesday. (India Times)
9 good things about air travel Sep 30, 2009
Florian Geiss / Wunderman, FrankfurtLufthansa now has self-boarding turnstiles at some of its gates at Frankfurt and Munich airports. Whats the big deal. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Airplanes, oxygen and the media Sep 26, 2009
In early December 1988, the U.S. embassy in Helsinki, Finland, received an anonymous tip claiming that a Pan American Airways flight from Frankfurt, Germany, to New York would be bombed in the coming weeks ... That morning, on the Mediterranean island of Malta, just south of Sicily, two men smuggle a brown Samsonite suitcase onto an Air Malta jet bound from the capital, Valletta, to Frankfurt ... Wearing forged tags, the deadly suitcase is transferred in Frankfurt to a Pan American 727 departing... (Salon)
India has a 'lot at stake' at G20 summit Sep 25, 2009
While Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who arrived here on Thursday via Frankfurt, has already said India had much to offer in terms of finding a solution to the financial crisis, US President Barack Obama feels America alone cannot resolve all problems and there must be a global consensus. "Leaders should recognise that developing countries are a key part of the solution," said World Bank President Robert Zoellick, ahead of the summit that will end late Friday. (India Times)
Ford unveils much awaited small car, Figo Sep 23, 2009
New Ford Endeavour I Electric & hybrid cars I Frankfurt Auto Show. Bookmark / Share. (India Times)
Hydrogen Cars Are Still Coming Sep 23, 2009
No self-respecting automaker would have dared appear without a zippy-looking plug-in prototype at the annual Frankfurt Auto Show in September. Amid all the hype about electric cars, it was a surprise to hear Daimler Chief Executive Officer declare that hydrogen fuel cells, not batteries, are the ultimate way to move beyond oil. (BusinessWeek)
M&M may decide on US plant by mid-2010 Sep 23, 2009
FRANKFURT: Mahindra dra Ltd wants to decide within months of its US market launch whether to set up an assembly plant there, the head of its automotive division told media. "By mid-2010 we want to make a decision about whether to produce in the US or not," Pawan Goenka said on Tuesday on the sidelines of the Frankfurt Motor Show. (India Times)
CITY INSIDER Sep 23, 2009
The Frankfurt Auto Show showcases the newest in high concept cars from makers like Mercedes, Porsche and Audi, and runs through September 27th. Workers at a struggling heater factory in northwest France are taking it all off in a bid to save. (San Francisco Chronicle)
N.Y.-bound jet turns back after oil leak Sep 22, 2009
NBC TV reporter tweets as Lufthansa flight returns to Frankfurt ... FRANKFURT - A New York-bound Boeing 747 operated by German airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG turned back in mid-flight Saturday after the pilot reported that one if the plane's four engines was leaking oil ... The airline said Saturday that the plane, carrying 334 passengers from Frankfurt to New York, was over Greenland when the pilot made the decision to turn back although the plane could have flown onward to New York's John F.... (MSNBC -- Travel)
Car lovers to dream again Sep 20, 2009
Car lovers start to dream again at Frankfurt show- International Business-News-The Economic Times ... Car lovers start to dream again at Frankfurt show20 Sep 2009, 1339 hrs IST, AGENCIES ... FRANKFURT: The Frankfurt auto show buzzed with an amusement park atmosphere as it opened to the public on Saturday amid signs that Europe's biggest economy could soon pull out of a historic recession. (India Times)
'VW to take stake in Suzuki this year' Sep 20, 2009
FRANKFURT: Volkswagen, Europe's largest carmaker, is expected to take a stake in Japan's Suzuki Motor by the end of 2009, German industry publication Automobilwoche report, citing an unnamed Suzuki executive. "We expect that there will be a basic agreement this year," the publication quoted the executive as saying on the sidelines of this year's Frankfurt auto show. (India Times)
Pittsburgh-German connections abound Sep 19, 2009
Earlier this year, the firm added a Frankfurt office with 10 ... Frankfurt is the leading financial center on the European continent. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Niveau is not a skin cream Sep 19, 2009
o Brenda Benedict is a Malaysian living in Frankfurt. She reiterates that all the sayings are attributed to the book and will not entertain hate mail from any aggrieved party. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
* Automakers showcase electric cars Sep 16, 2009
AP , FRANKFURT, GERMANY Wednesday, Sep 16, 2009, Page 10 ... electric car on Monday in Frankfurt, Germany ... Automakers put last-minute touches on fancy displays at the 63rd Frankfurt Auto Show yesterday, ready to show off future and current models in a bid to kick- start sales amid a slowly improving global economy. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Travel mishaps with silver linings Sep 16, 2009
The Columbus, Ohio, resident was on Delta Flight 15 from Frankfurt, Germany, to Atlanta, Georgia, on September 11, 2001. The terrorist attacks had closed U.S. airspace, and for 24 hours, she was on one of nearly 40 airplanes on the tarmac in Gander, Newfoundland, getting bit-piece updates and trying to understand what had happened. (CNN)
Swine Flu Means $25,000 Chartered Flights to New York for Top Executives Sep 16, 2009
The big risk would be if the virus turns more hostile, said , an airline analyst at Commerzbank AG in Frankfurt. That would be a major threat to air travel. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Valeo's Long Travel Damper Dual Mass Flywheel Offers Significantly Improved Acoustic Comfort and Reduced Vibration Sep 15, 2009
FRANKFURT, September 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The long travel damper dual mass flywheel (LTD DMF) significantly reduces perceived vibrations and engine noise. This represents a major step forward in powertrain filtration technologies. (PR Newswire)
Marchionne Managing Chrysler Means Having Five Mobile Devices in Backpack Sep 14, 2009
This week Chrysler will show its updated Dodge Caliber five-door hatchback at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The car will have a new interior and a diesel engine designed for the European market. (Bloomberg)
Cheap Flights to Prague from the UK... Sep 14, 2009
Routes via Amsterdam with KLM, via Frankfurt with Lufthansa and via Paris with Air France may be especially cheap. This is particularly true for tickets booked a reasonable time in advance. (Suite101.com)
Toyota Sticks With Nickel Batteries After Three-Year Test of Lithium Prius Sep 14, 2009
The car is being shown this week at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The company also plans to sell a small electric car for urban commuters, powered solely by lithium packs, by 2012. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Will electric cars be a success in India? Sep 13, 2009
Reva has just announced that it will unveil two new models at the upcoming 63rd Frankfurt International Motor Show. The Reva NXR (next revolution), a sporty two-seater with a targa roof, will go into production in 2011 and the REVA NXG (next generation) will be available from next year. (India Times)
International and Domestic Airports... Sep 13, 2009
Berlin, Frankfurt and Hamburg and Munich in Germany. Brussels in Belgium. (Suite101.com)
Volkswagen to invest $5.8bn in China Sep 12, 2009
FRANKFURT: German carmaker Volkswagen AG said Friday it wants to spend euro4 bn ($5 ... 55 in Frankfurt afternoon trading. (India Times)
Opel deal has BMW worried Sep 12, 2009
FRANKFURT: Auto parts supplier Magna is discovering that its customers like BMW are concerned that it may become a competitor as well as a vendor if it acquires a controlling stake in German carmaker Opel ... "Magna would be well advised to clearly separate the two businesses. If we saw a conflict of interest we would react," BMW's head of production, Frank-Peter Arndt, told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in an interview to be published on Saturday. (India Times)
Will consulting firms bounce back? Sep 11, 2009
It was in Singapore that he took the call and promised to meet four days later on September 4th, and when you finally say hello to Dr Janmejaya Sinha, the newly appointed chairman of BCG Asia Pacific, at 10 a.m on the said day in his Nariman Point office, he is bleary-eyed from having arrived from Frankfurt at 2 am the previous night. His travel itenary will continue to send his body clock into a tizzy as he criss-crosses the globe from Madrid to Seoul, to Tokyo to London over the next few... (India Times)
How to Travel Europe Cheaply, Part ... Sep 10, 2009
While these reservations (if you already have a rail pass) are roughly the same price as a cheap hostel (around 20 euros), they are useful for long-distance travel; you can fall asleep in Frankfurt and wake up in Budapest, without wasting daylight hours to get there. A reclining seat reservation is the cheapest method of overnight travel at around 5 euros a seat. (Suite101.com)
'Anger over bankers' pay justified' Sep 10, 2009
FRANKFURT: The head of U.S. bank Goldman Sachs said on Wednesday that anger over bankers' pay was "understandable and appropriate," and that greater scrutiny of trade in complex instruments was needed to keep banks in check. But with the banking sector bouncing back from the financial crisis, regulatory overkill could choke off economic growth, Lloyd Blankfein told an industry conference in Germany's financial hub. (India Times)
Top US bankers defend bonuses Sep 9, 2009
FRANKFURT: Top bankers defended their culture of bonuses on Tuesday against an onslaught of regulation that aims to put them on a tighter leash almost a year after Lehman Brothers collapsed. Executives from Credit Suisse Group AG, Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank AG said the global financial system needed reform but defended a bonus-driven system that critics say encouraged banks to take big risks. (India Times)
International Airports in Latvia Sep 8, 2009
sseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hannover and Munich in Germany ... Passengers wishing to fly from America to Latvia may find flights via the large hub airports in Amsterdam, Brussels, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, London or Paris useful. (Suite101.com)
Policy makers for stimulus in place as economies pull out of recession Sep 7, 2009
Trichet said in Frankfurt that it would be premature to declare the crisis over. " The ECB left its benchmark rate at a record low 1 percent and decided to keep handing as much cash as banks want for up to year at that rate. US Federal Reserve policy makers last month discussed extending the end date of agency and mortgage-backed bond programs, while keeping rates near zero. Even as German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck presses his G-20 colleagues to devise an exit strategy to unwind the... (India Times)
Follow Stanford Women's Basketball's Trip To Italy On GoStanford.com! Sep 5, 2009
The Cardinal departed San Francisco Friday afternoon with a plan to arrive in Rome late Friday night following a short stop in Frankfurt, Germany. The team will stay in Rome for the weekend and an additional day, visiting The Vatican before hitting the court for its first game of the tour Monday night (late morning on the West Coast). (Pac-10.org)
Briefing: Battery-powered cars Sep 4, 2009
Their progress towards greenery will be an important theme of the Frankfurt motor show this month. Bold claims are being made. (The Economist)
New baby Lexus: first pic Sep 3, 2009
Lexus has released a teaser image of its new 1-Series rival ahead of the cars public debut at the Frankfurt motor show. Lexus has released a teaser image of its new compact hybrid hatch ahead of the car s world debut at this month s Frankfurt motor show. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
TAM Files Amended 2007 Annual Report Sep 3, 2009
(PRNewsFoto/TAM) SAO PAULO, BRAZIL BRAZIL. SAO PAULO, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TAM (BOVESPA: TAMM4, NYSE: ) announced that it has filed an amended annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2007 (the 2007 Amended Annual Report) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). (PR Newswire)
Tough talk on Iran as nuke deadline nears Sep 3, 2009
He added that the meeting near Frankfurt was not expected to produce concrete strategies, but offered a chance to review "possible negotiating options in the coming months.". Experts say there are several points where the West could particularly sting Tehran, including expanding the travel bans on officials, cutting off exports of gas station-ready fuel and targeting more of the overseas links to Iran's Revolutionary Guard. (MSNBC -- International)
GM looking for aid for Opel Sep 3, 2009
FRANKFURT: US automaker General Motors believes it can obtain a billion euros (1. 42 billion dollars) in aid from Britain, Poland and Spain to restructure its European unit Opel, a press report said on Thursday. (India Times)
