According to European Parliament data, the largest number of SFPs issued to date were to Spanish and Portuguese vessels (1266 and 145 respectively, between 2004 and 2010).

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In response, companies have issued a record year-to-date amount of high-grade bonds in the U.S., Thomson Reuters data show.

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So, even though Congress ordered the FAA to issue a rule prohibiting airline flight crews from personal use of electronic devices in the cockpit in January of last year, no rule has been issued to date.

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