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Frontier CEO: Credit-card processors eyeing airline industry (USA Today) - The head of Frontier Airlines Holdings, which is reorganizing under bankruptcy protection, said Thursday credit-card processing companies are visiting other airlines, too, worried by the industry's financial struggles.

Japan boating industry eyes new waters (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Since the heady days of the "bubble economy," when yachts were toys for Japan's newly wealthy, the local boating industry has been stuck in harbor.

UK music industry vows to introduce measures aimed at making it greener (Guardian Unlimited) - The UK music industry has vowed to introduce measures aimed at making it greener, from cutting down on packaging to encouraging gig goers to take public transport

Citigroup woes a sign of industry trouble (The State) - NEW YORK — Citigroup’s 9,000 job cuts and $14 billion in write-downs suggest that even if the worst of the credit market volatility is over, the industry is now in a conservative, cost-cutting mode. With banks expecting more loans to go sour, people can expect tight lending standards for many months — perhaps years — to come. “Underwriting standards have to be high. That’s the way to dampen ...

Summer forecast: Film industry in a tight spot (USA Today) - Hollywood desperately needs a hero, and not the kind that fights crime, or flies or wears tights. One that makes money. Heading into its most important season of the year, the film industry is staggering into summer. Ticket sales have been down eight out of the past nine weekends compared with the same weekends last year. Attendance is down 7% from 2007.

Automobile industry veteran takes over Bombardier Aerospace division (Canadian Business) - Sylvain Larocque, The Canadian Press April 18, 2008 - 6:42 p.m. MONTREAL - Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B) has hired auto industry executive Guy Hachey as president and chief executive officer of Bombardier Aerospace, one of the company's two main divisions.

Automobile industry veteran takes over Bombardier Aerospace division (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News) - MONTREAL - Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B) has hired auto industry executive Guy Hachey as president and chief executive officer of Bombardier Aerospace, one of the company's two main divisions.

Bahrain’s tobacco industry will be affected by anti-smoking bill (Khaleej Times) - MANAMA — Tobacco industry in the kingdom will be severely affected by an anti-smoking bill which is expected to be ratified by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa soon. The bill will ban planting or industrialising any type of tobacco.

Medical devices industry approaches Centre for creation of Medical Devices Advisory Board (PharmaBiz) - The medical devices industry has approached the Central government to create a Medical Devices Advisory Board to have a proper policy and regulations to govern this sector. Currently this industry is not coming under the regulatory umbrella of ant particular ministry or department of the Centre.

Honda executive: Industry must rally to lower emissions (Boston Herald) - DETROIT - Honda's engineering chief issued a challenge to the auto industry this week. Because of the threat of global warming and rising global energy demands, Masaaki...