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The biggest potential threat to the dominance of Western aircraft makers has been unveiled at the Singapore Air Show.  China’s answer to Boeing and Airbus, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac), displayed a model of the Comac C919 aircraft for the first time outside the mainland.  The aircraft, designed and built entirely in China, will compete directly against industry stalwarts A320 and Boeing 737 after completing flight trials in four years. It should be available commercially by 2016.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8494202.stm

Aerospace giant Boeing expects a global economic recovery this year to result in renewed demand for aircraft in 2012.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8492809.stm

British Airways has announced it made a pre-tax loss of £50m ($79m) in the three months to December 2009 which is down from the £122m it lost in the same period in 2008 and smaller than many analysts had expected. However, BA’s pre-tax loss in the nine months to December rose to £342m from £70m in the same period in 2008.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8499691.stm

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Daily Telegraph

Iraq inquiry: Alastair Campbell’s testimony in full
James Kirkup
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/6975735/Iraq-inquiry-Alastair-Campbells-testimony-in-full.html

Dutch backing for Iraq invasion did not have mandate
Andrew Porter
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/6976289/Iraq-Dutch-invasion.html

Armed Forces to slash 33,000 troops to balance books
Thomas Harding
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/journalists/thomas-harding/6974706/Military-concerns-over-new-Iraq-inquiry.html

Iranian scientist killed by bomb had opposition links
Richard Spencer
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/6975520/Iranian-scientist-killed-by-bomb-had-opposition-links.html

Airbus boss Enders calls mayday on the A400M
Amy Wilson
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/defence/6974032/Airbus-boss-Enders-calls-mayday-on-the-A400M.html

Financial Times

Blair promised Bush back-up in war
Alex Barker
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3a28c36c-ffe2-11de-ad8c-00144feabdc0.html

Forces face 20% cut in staff, says study
James Blitz
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cf77ce90-ffe2-11de-ad8c-00144feabdc0.html

Six killed in Afghan protests
Fazel Reshad
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ec89b0ca-ffe2-11de-ad8c-00144feabdc0.html

Guardian

Illegal, inevitable – Chilcot inquiry casts new doubts on Iraq war
Richard Norton-Taylor and Afua Hirsch
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/12/bush-blair-pledge-chilcot-campbell

MoD to slash jet fighter orders as it struggles to save aircraft programme
Richard Norton-Taylor
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/12/defence-aircraft-jet-fighters-budget

‘We will be there’: Blair gave secret pledge to Bush on Iraq war, Campbell reveals
Richard Norton-Taylor
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/jan/12/bush-blair-pledge-iraq-campbell-chilcot

Campbell may be a true believer, but Iraq has poisoned our faith in politics
Jonathan Freedland
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jan/12/alastair-campbell-iraq-inquiry-questions

Iraq inquiry: The Campbell effect [Comments]
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jan/13/iraq-inquiry-alastair-campbell-effect

Independent

Campbell lays bare Blair’s promise to Bush
Michael Savage
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/campbell-lays-bare-blairs-promise-to-bush-1866107.html

Campbell: ‘I am very proud of the part I was able to play’
Michael Savage
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/campbell-i-am-very-proud-of-the-part-i-was-able-to-play-1866110.html

Iraq invasion had no legal mandate, says Dutch panel
Gilbert Kreijger
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/iraq-invasion-had-no-legal-mandate-says-dutch-panel-1866111.html

Fears of violence escalating as bomb kills Iranian scientist
Katherine Butler
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/fears-of-violence-escalating-as-bomb-kills-iranian-scientist-1866132.html

It will take more than Chilcot to nail Campbell
Matthew Norman
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/matthew-norman/matthew-norman-it-will-take-more-than-chilcot-to-nail-campbell-1865987.html

Chilcot is now set for one crucial piece of testimony [Opinions]
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-chilcot-is-now-set-for-one-crucial-piece-of-testimony-1865988.html

The €20bn plane that may not fly
Sarah Arnott
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/the-euro20bn-plane-that-may-not-fly-1866040.html

Times

Tony Blair gave secret promise to George Bush over Iraq invasion
David Brown
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6985503.ece

Iran blames West after outspoken nuclear scientist Massoud Ali-Mohammadi blown up
Martin Fletcher
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6984619.ece

Death of nuclear scientist could lead to crackdown on enemies of state [Analysis]
Catherine Philp,
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6985568.ece

We can be proud of our role in Iraq, defiant Campbell tells inquiry
David Brown
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6985598.ece

Dutch PM clings on as inquiry finds invasion had no mandate
David Charter
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article6984753.ece

Controlled defiance from Alastair Campbell in Iraq inquiry [Analysis]
Tom Baldwin
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6985545.ece

Airbus invokes doomsday in plea for cash
David Robertson
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/engineering/article6985464.ece

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Daily Telegraph

Don’t blame Sir Jock Stirrup for our failings in Afghanistan
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/telegraph-view/6969273/Dont-blame-Sir-Jock–Stirrup-for-our-failings-in-Afghanistan.html

5,000 soldiers and officers ‘unfit to fight on the front line’
Aislinn Laing
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/6971667/5000-soldiers-and-officers-unfit-to-fight-on-the-front-line.html

Financial Times

War threat hangs over Yemen’s wild south
Andrew England
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0a6fc708-fed2-11de-a677-00144feab49a.html?nclick_check=1

Six troops die in Afghan attacks
Matthew Green
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4ec385fa-fecf-11de-91d7-00144feab49a.html

Intelligence fiasco in Afghanistan
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/66d9431e-feed-11de-a677-00144feab49a.html

Guardian

Iraq equipment shortages ‘beggared belief’ – ex-Basra commander
Richard Norton-Taylor
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/11/iraq-equipment-shortages-basra-chilcot

Pakistan suffers record number of deaths due to militant violence
Declan Walsh
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/11/pakistan-militant-violence-death-toll

Afghans more optimistic about future, poll suggests
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/11/afghanistan-afghans-poll-optimism

5,000 soldiers unfit for frontline duties, MoD figures show
Matthew Weaver
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/12/british-army-soldiers-frontline-unfit

Independent

Six more Western troops die as surge increases casualties
Kim Gamel
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/six-more-western-troops-die-as-surge-increases-casualties-1864831.html

5,000 soldiers unfit for frontline, say Tories
Rosamond Hutt
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/5000-soldiers-unfit-for-frontline-say-tories-1865147.html

Times

Alastair Campbell faces Chilcot inquiry over weapons dossier
David Brown, David Charter and Alice Fordham
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6984339.ece

Jordanians question alliance with US after Humam al-Balawi’s CIA suicide bombing
James Hider
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6984245.ece

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Daily Telegraph

Iran can be bombed says General Petraeus
Alex Spillius
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/6963311/Iran-can-be-bombed-says-General-Petraeus.html

Sir Jock Stirrup: Defence Secretary issues confidence vote
Andrew Hough
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/6963786/Sir-Jock-Stirrup-Defence-Secretary-issues-confidence-vote.html

US drones collecting ‘too much information’
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6964546/US-drones-collecting-too-much-information.html

Al-Qaeda veterans ‘are flooding into Yemen’
Richard Spencer
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/yemen/6962969/Al-Qaeda-veterans-are-flooding-into-Yemen.html

British forces could be replaced by US troops in Helmand
Alex Spillius
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/6962802/British-forces-could-be-replaced-by-US-troops-in-Helmand.html

British Army chief: Afghanistan war under-resourced for years
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/6961674/British-Army-chief-Afghanistan-war-under-resourced-for-years.html

Financial Times

Hand of al-Qaeda seen in attack on CIA
Matthew Green and Farhan Bokhari
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cea44642-fe20-11de-9340-00144feab49a.html

Guardian

Alastair Campbell had Iraq dossier changed to fit US claims
Chris Ames and Richard Norton-Taylor
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/10/alastair-campbell-iraq-dossier-inquiry

North Korea calls for peace treaty with US
Peter Walker
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/11/north-korea-peace-treaty-us-nuclear-talks

Times

Forces chief Sir Jock Stirrup faces calls to stand down early
Michael Evans and Francis Elliott
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6983153.ece

Yemen offers to strike a deal with al-Qaeda fighters
James Hider
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6982853.ece

Choice of Chief of Defence Staff makes or breaks the Services
Michael Evans
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6982913.ece

Military Police to investigate Iraqi grandmother’s death in crossfire
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article6983211.ece

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Daily Telegraph

Too few British troops to defeat the Taliban, says US military
Damien McElroy
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/6951503/Too-few-British-troops-to-defeat-the-Taliban-says-US-military.html

British ‘have gained the upper hand’ in fight for Afghanistan’s Kajaki Dam
Aislinn Laing
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/6945125/British-have-gained-the-upper-hand-in-fight-for-Afghanistans-Kajaki-Dam.html

Financial Times

Inquiry told Iraq coup ‘real possibility’
Alex Barker
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7fc9e8cc-fc7e-11de-bc51-00144feab49a.html

How triple-agent outwitted CIA’s best
Matthew Green
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0b5c279a-fc72-11de-bc51-00144feab49a.html

Jordanians uneasy about terror fight abroad
Ferry Biedermann
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b2ee2916-fc6f-11de-bc51-00144feab49a.html

Worst blow for CIA since 1983
Harvey Morris
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dd620e7e-fc79-11de-bc51-00144feab49a.html

Guardian

Iraq military coup a possibility, ambassador tells Chilcot inquiry
Richard Norton-Taylor
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/08/iraq-inquiry-coup-possibility

Times

British troops set to hand frontline Afghanistan role to US
Jerome Starkey and James Harding
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/Afghanistan/article6981599.ece

Getting back to the original objective makes tactical sense
Tom Coghlan
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/Afghanistan/article6981625.ece

Afghanistan is not the place to scrimp and save, say Tories
Jerome Starkey and James Harding
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/Afghanistan/article6981587.ece

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Daily Telegraph

British forces in Afghanistan prepare for another Panther’s Claw
Aislinn Laing
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/6947724/British-forces-in-Afghanistan-prepare-for-another-Panthers-Claw.html

Head of Royal Air Force talking ‘rubbish’ over 1994 Mull of Kintyre Chinook crash
Aislinn Laing
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/6945865/Head-of-Royal-Air-Force-talking-rubbish-over-1994-Mull-of-Kintyre-Chinook-crash.html

Detroit bomber ‘recruited by al-Qaeda in London’
Adrian Blomfield and Duncan Gardham
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/yemen/6947378/Detroit-bomber-recruited-by-al-Qaeda-in-London.html

European defence ministers to meet over A400M future
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/defence/6948005/European-defence-ministers-to-meet-over-A400M-future.html

British ‘have gained the upper hand’ in fight for Afghanistan’s Kajaki Dam
Aislinn Laing
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/6945125/British-have-gained-the-upper-hand-in-fight-for-Afghanistans-Kajaki-Dam.html

Soldier escapes alive as he rushes into enemy fire to help stranded comrades
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/onthefrontline/6948057/Soldier-escapes-alive-as-he-rushes-into-enemy-fire-to-help-stranded-comrades.html

Iraqi security forces ‘trained for home-counties policing’
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/6947046/Iraqi-security-forces-trained-for-home-counties-policing.html

Financial Times

Yemen needs more than military aid
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ade26a44-fbc1-11de-9c29-00144feab49a.html

Guardian

British troops tried to rescue hostages at Iran border
Richard Norton-Taylor and Julian Borger
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/07/british-troops-iran-border-hostages

British and Iraqis clashed on air strike policy, Chilcot inquiry told
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/07/british-iraqis-clashed-air-strike

British forces greet US help in Helmand
Richard Norton-Taylor
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/08/british-forces-helmand-afghanistan-us

Independent

Defiant Yemen tells US soldiers to keep out
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/defiant-yemen-tells-us-soldiers-to-keep-out-1861389.html

The plane took off – and then they realised who was in seat 19A
David Usborne
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/the-plane-took-off-ndash-and-then-they-realised-who-was-in-seat-19a-1861390.html

Obama takes blame for Christmas Day attack
David Usborne
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/obama-takes-blame-for-christmas-day-attack-1861392.html

Times

Tories would give military key role in rebuilding Afghanistan
Tom Coghlan and James Harding
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6980088.ece

Soldiers and civilians fail to mix on the ground in Helmand
Anthony Loyd
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/Afghanistan/article6979990.ece

Britain refused to carry out risky Iraq air strikes, Iraq inquiry is told
David Brown
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article6980029.ece

Obama: Our security failed and the buck stops with me
Tim Reid and Sean O’Neill
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6980172.ece

Row over claim that Detroit bomber Abdulmutallab was radicalised in London
Tim Reid and Sean O’Neill
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6980072.ece

Special Forces ‘tried to rescue hostages near Iranian border’
Tom Coghlan and Alice Fordham
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6980302.ece

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Aircraft maker Boeing has reported a 61% drop in commercial aircraft orders, just 263 airplanes were orderedi n 2009, compared with 662 in 2008. Howeve, the number of commercial aircraft it actually delivered last year rose 28% to 481. Boeing said the global recession and the resulting fall in demand for air travel was to blame for the decline in orders.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8446518.stm