ENLARGEMENT of the EU will likely help the global aircraft industry emerge from its worst slump in years, the head of General Electric Company’s aircraft leasing arm in Europe said.

LONDON’S blue-chip index slumped almost 100 points yesterday as worried investors put back nearly all of the previous session’s gains.

Hopes of a sustained rally on the FTSE 100 Index floundered today after trading on the London market reverted back to its uncertain trend.