Eyeing Air Berlin, Lufthansa board backs extra investment for Eurowings – Reuters

BERLIN (Reuters) – Lufthansas (LHAG.DE) supervisory board approved plans to invest 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) in up to 61 additional planes to expand its Eurowings budget business after German rival Air Berlin was declared insolvent. Air Berlins creditors have selected Lufthansa and British budget carrier easyJet (EZJ.L) to negotiate over a carve-up of its…

‘We’re not in a sitcom’: Ex- One Nation senator Culleton warned by magistrate – WAtoday

September 26 2017 – 1:13PM 33 reading now Former One Nation senator Rod Culleton has been warned by a Perth magistrate to stay on track while representing himself against a stealing charge. Mr Culleton allegedly prevented bank-appointed receivers from leaving his friend’s farm, where they had begun foreclosure proceedings, by surrounding their $27,000 hire car…

Excessive credit drives personal insolvencies – MacroBusiness (blog)

By Martin North, cross-posted from the Digital Finance Analytics Blog: New data from the Australian Financial Security Authority shows that in 201617, the most common non-business related causes of debtors entering personal insolvencies were: excessive use of credit (8,870 debtors) unemployment or loss of income (8,035 debtors) domestic discord or relationship breakdown (3,222 debtors). However, employment related issues figured…

Drone Volt Acquires Majority of Bankrupt Aerialtronics – Unmanned Aerial

Aerialtronics’ Altura Zenith Drone Volt, a France-based manufacturer of drones, has announced it is buying the assets of Dutch unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) company Aerialtronics, which recently announced it would be seeking partners and investors following a solvency procedure. Drone Volt, taking majority control of Aerialtronics, says the strategic acquisition will strengthen its own position…