But this week the planemaker signed a big deal with Wings Air of Indonesia, which will eventually have a fleet of 60 ATR turboprops, of which 40 will be its latest model, the 72-600 (pictured), which seats up to 74.

ECONOMIST: Business travel

Moreover, says Adrian Beney of More Partnership, a fund-raising consultancy, such gifts are often essential for capital projects: small donations typically cover running costs, big ones pay for new wings in galleries or hospitals.

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With the deal on hold, the European consortium that makes the Eurofighter is panting in the wings, proving that big-ticket arms sales are far from over.

ECONOMIST: The Gulf

Saul Griffith restlessly taps his bare feet beneath a big table cluttered with books and models of wings and inflatable helmets.

FORBES: Energetic Mind

The litany of alleged abuse brought no corroborators out of the wings, even though the bullied big shots--HP's Carleton Fiorina, Compaq's Capellas and Gateway's Theodore Waitt--have little to lose from snitching.

FORBES

A380 can take off and land on the same runways as the big Boeing, thanks to the efficiency of its wings.

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It was a sad face, blue, with big round glasses and a mustache like a pair of bluebird wings.

NEWYORKER: Ziggurat