The beatroot writes about the recent Spanish royalty cartoon scandal and the Polish google bomber's case - as well as the church's initiative to make “chastity trendy” in Poland.

The beatroot writes about sources of funding for Poland's public media.

The beatroot reports on the recent “policy statement” speech by Poland's new prime minister: “Tusk drones on for three hours […] Meanwhile Kaczynski, Gosiewski and Dorn lose consciousness, as did most of Poland. It was agony. Like listening to paint dry.”

As ATR seeks a landmark deal with a US carrier, the ATR 72-500 has made a favourable impression on US Airways, which is evaluating replacements for the ageing Bombardier Dash 8 fleet operated by subsidiary Piedmont Airlines.
ATR has yet to sign a major North American order since the turboprop sales revival began several years […]

The consortium involving British Airways (BA) and TPG that was mulling a bid for Spanish carrier Iberia has formally withdrawn interest.
Oneworld alliance carrier BA says in a stock exchange announcement: “As a consequence of the recent decision taken by Iberia’s core shareholders, the consortium formed by British Airways, Ibersuizas, Quercus, TPG and Vista Capital […]