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AIRBUS ended the Paris Air Show on a high yesterday by announcing an £11.4bn order – its biggest ever.

Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia signed for 200 A320neo medium-haul aircraft.

The deal is a record for the European manufacturer in terms of aircraft and the third-largest in value.

It eclipsed a £10bn order for 180 aircraft from India’s Indigo signed on Wednesday.

AirAsia chief executive officer Tony Fernandes flew into Paris to sign-off the deal and wraps up a frenetic event which sent industry records clattering.

Yesterday alone, Airbus announced orders for 274 new aircraft. In addition to the AirAsia order, Indian airline GoAir signed a deal for 72 A320neo and Japanese airline Skymark ordered two more A380 super jumbos.

John Leahy, Airbus chief commercial officer, also said an unidentified airline had ordered 10 A380 super jumbos.

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In order for you to get minimal interest rates on personal loans, you have to compare different lenders to each other. If you want to consolidate accounts you have, you can make a loan from one of the banks, but you have to remember that you want the lender that is going to offer you the best interest rate. This is slightly more difficult if you are blacklisted because all lenders will charge you a higher interest rate if you have such bad credit, but there are companies who only deal with clients like this, therefore their rates won’t be too bad.

If it’s debt consolidation you need, then you definitely need to get minimal interest rates on personal loans, but if they see you as a risk, they may push the interest rate to as much as you can handle, based on your income and expenditure. Some companies have a fixed rate at which they charge interest, but it also depends on the type of loan you take out, whether you are blacklisted or not, the terms you take out on the loan, etc.

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Trying to choose a Hollywood real estate agent can seem a bit overwhelming at first, but rest assured, it doesn’t have to be! If you follow these 5 tips for choosing a Hollywood real estate agent, they will assist you in finding the perfect person to suit your current real estate needs.

A great way to begin looking for the perfect agent is by contacting your friends and family members that have recently bought or sold a home on the market. Referrals are commonly depended on by many real estate agents in order to grow their client base.

Your friends and family members will typically be willing to share the experiences that they have had when buying or selling their home. Be sure to ask them what the pros and cons were when using a particular agent or company. Knowing these things can make it much easier to decide on an agent to represent you.

Meeting several real estate agents in person can be very helpful for you as well! Try visiting a few open houses in your local market.

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The big loser in Rep. Michele Bachmanns sudden rise as a Republican presidential contender? Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty.

His bid to be the GOPs top alternative to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney hinges on winning the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses next January. Pawlenty wont win the second contest — the New Hampshire primary — and probably cant win the South Carolina primary without a strong boost from Iowa. Three losses in a row cripples any candidate in a crowded presidential field because voters and contributors are quick to take their support elsewhere. For a candidate such as Pawlenty, with a name thats not well known in much of the country and a campaign thats stuck in single digits in the polls, anything short of a win in Iowa probably represents a mortal blow.

Bachmann could deliver that blow to her fellow Minnesotan.

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