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Apa Sherpa breaks all records, scales Everest for the 17th time

Rajni — Tue, 22 May 2007 05:59:23 +0000

Nepali mountaineer Apa Sherpa has broken his own world record scaling the 8,850-metre summit of Mt. Everest for the 17th time. 47-years-old Apa reached the 8,850-metre (29,035-foot) summit of Mount Everest by the South Col route. Apa...

APA Qantas bid wins last minute support for its revival

Balendu — Sat, 05 May 2007 08:32:33 +0000

The Airline Partners Australia (APA) consortium bidding for Australia’s Qantas Airways Ltd. has announced that it has received last-minute backing from a large US investor and that it would appeal to the regulators to keep its A$11 billion or...

APA sticks to May 4 Qantas buyout deadline

Balendu — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 06:31:41 +0000

Macquarie Bank Ltd. and its buyout partners have categorically made it clear that they will not extend the $9.3 billion cash offer for Qantas Airways Ltd. as they endeavor to conclude their six- month campaign for Australia’s biggest...

Qantas shareholder rejects buyout offer

Balendu — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:05:27 +0000

The $8.4 billion private equity offer to acquire Qantas is now set to be grounded, with a large institutional shareholder opting not to accept its offer and others are considered to follow suit. In addition to it, a key shareholder Balance...