Airbus establishes aircraft lifecycle service center in southwest China

STORY: Airbus establishes aircraft lifecycle service center in southwest China DATELINE: April 27, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:47 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the establishment ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE (English): BRIAN AGNEW, General manager of Airbus (Chengdu) Lifecycle Services Ltd. STORYLINE: Airbus, the European aircraft manufacturer, on Wednesday set up an aircraft lifecycle service center in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu. As Airbus' first aircraft lifecycle service center outside Europe, it will provide parking, storage, maintenance, upgrading, modification, dismantling and recycling services for all types of aircraft, said Airbus. Covering an area of 717,000 square meters, it will have the capacity to house 125 aircraft. The center is a collaboration between Airbus, TARMAC Aerosave and Aerotropolis Xingcheng Group, which is based in Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province. The establishment of the center marks the business scope of Airbus in China th

Tanaka wins 1st UHB Cup

Tanaka wins 1st UHB Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows Shota Tanaka's first jump at the UHB Cup at the Okurayama K-120 large hill in Sapporo on Jan. 6, 2013. Tanaka moved into second with a leap of 131.5 meters on his first attempt and sealed victory with a second jump of 125 meters. He had a winning total of 257.7 points.

Higashi wins 1st STV Cup title in 14 years

Higashi wins 1st STV Cup title in 14 years

SAPPORO, Japan - Veteran ski jumper Akira Higashi held off two European rivals to win his first STV Cup title in 14 years on Jan 14. Higashi earned a total of 253.8 points from jumps of 128.5 and 125 meters on the K120 Okurayama hill, beating second-place Morten Solem of Norway by 1.2 points. Austria's Bastian Kaltenboeck took third with 246.0.

Japan's Kasai finishes first in ski jump qualifying round

Japan's Kasai finishes first in ski jump qualifying round

PRAGELATO, Italy - Japanese ski jumper Noriaki Kasai finished first in the qualifying round with a solid effort of 126 meters on the K-125 hill in Pragelato on Feb. 17, which gave him a place in the Feb. 18 competition along with fellow qualifiers Daiki Ito and Tsuyoshi Ichinohe as well as Takanobu Okabe who had earlier earned a bye into the final.

Cuba makes progress in controlling fuel farm fire

STORY: Cuba makes progress in controlling fuel farm fire DATELINE: Aug. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: Havana CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the scene of fuel farm fire in Cuba STORYLINE: Specialists and firefighters from Cuba, Mexico and Venezuela are making progress in controlling the fire at a fuel storage facility in Matanzas Province, according to reports from local authorities on Wednesday. The fire was triggered by a lightning strike on a tank containing 26,000 cubic meters of Cuban oil on Aug. 5, and later consumed three nearby tanks, leaving one dead, 14 missing and 125 injured. Several Cuban Army aircraft continued to pour water over the site, while a Mexican Navy helicopter made a reconnaissance flight Wednesday morning to determine the extent of the damage. Meanwhile, two Mexican ships launched powerful jets of seawater from Matanzas Bay to extinguish some pockets of flames and cool the area, while a Venezuelan hydraulic pump supplied water with chemical foam for the same pur

Higashi wins 1st STV Cup title in 14 years

Higashi wins 1st STV Cup title in 14 years

SAPPORO, Japan - Veteran ski jumper Akira Higashi held off two European rivals to win his first STV Cup title in 14 years on Jan 14. Higashi earned a total of 253.8 points from jumps of 128.5 and 125 meters on the K120 Okurayama hill, beating second-place Morten Solem of Norway by 1.2 points. Austria's Bastian Kaltenboeck took third with 246.0. (Kyodo)

Germany's Sven Hannwald, winner of Sunday's Four Hills opener in Oberstdorf, gives victory wave to the home crowd after his 125 meters jump.

Germany's Sven Hannwald, winner of Sunday's Four Hills opener in Oberstdorf, gives victory wave to the home crowd after his 125 meters jump.

Germany's Sven Hannwald, winner of Sunday's Four Hills opener in Oberstdorf, gives victory wave to the home crowd after his 125 meters jump.

Japan's Kasai finishes first in ski jump qualifying round

Japan's Kasai finishes first in ski jump qualifying round

PRAGELATO, Italy - Japanese ski jumper Noriaki Kasai finished first in the qualifying round with a solid effort of 126 meters on the K-125 hill in Pragelato on Feb. 17, which gave him a place in the Feb. 18 competition along with fellow qualifiers Daiki Ito and Tsuyoshi Ichinohe as well as Takanobu Okabe who had earlier earned a bye into the final. (Kyodo)