World news about “Airbus” published by euronews.
Airbus announces record year Airbus outsold its rival Boeing almost two-to-one in 2011 and delivered more aircraft than the US planemaker for the ninth year running. However the… 17/01/2012
D-day in plane giant trade battle The EU has said it has sent a report to the United States addressing American complaints about illegal subsidies for the European plane maker Airbus. An … 01/12/2011
Dreamliner dims its windows for Dubai airshow Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner jet was one of the stars at the 12th Dubai Airshow where there were almost 1,000 exhibitors. The jewel in plane maker Boeing’s crown… 17/11/2011
Airbus’ neo boost at Dubai Fuel economy continues to be a big driver of plane sales and at the Dubai Airshow green is the word. While it develops its rival to Boeing’s lightweight… 14/11/2011
Dubai Airshow opens with a mega contract for Boeing Day one of this year’s Dubai Airshow and there’s already been a record breaking order made. Emirates airline has signed up for 50 of Boeings 777 jetliners… 14/11/2011
euronews talks to DAS Managing DirectorEuronews: “Two weeks after the Dubai Airshow it will be the 40th anniversary of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). How is the Dubai Airshow affected by… 11/11/2011
EADS delays A350 EADS has put back the launch of the Airbus A350 by six months and said that delay will cost it around 200 million euros. That trimmed its third-quarter… 10/11/2011
Dubai Airshow bigger than ever There is no doubt the aviation industry has been affected by the attacks of September 11, 2001 and by the financial crisis. But it has received a boost with… 08/11/2011
Airbus raises plane demand prediction The latest forecast from Airbus is for 27,800 new aircraft in the skies in next 20 years as air travel grows. The European planemaker believes the trend… 19/09/2011
Russian stealth and euro efficiency at MAKS airshow Russia’s MAKS airshow on the outskirts of Moscow has proved a lucrative venture for Europe’s Airbus planemaker, and a valuable showcase for Russia’s own… 16/08/2011
EADS buys satellite communications firm EADS is to pay 673 million euros for the satellite communications service provider Vizada. It is the latest of a series of deals the European aerospace… 01/08/2011
EADS looks to higher 2012 profit After posting forecast-beating second-quarter results, EADS is forecasting a significant rise in operating profit next year as demand for aircraft grows. It… 29/07/2011
Airbus, Boeing split huge plane American Airlines order American Airlines’ parent company has announced what it calls the “largest aircraft order in aviation history.” It is to buy a total of 460 narrowbody jets… 20/07/2011
Radar online set to enhance safety in the air The Atlantic Ocean begins on the beaches of Scotland. Every day hundreds of planes crisscross the sky linking Europe and America. It is mainly above the… 19/07/2011
Flying high, but on what fuel at the Paris Air Show? The environment is a key focus at this year’s Paris Air Show. In particular, with oil prices heading ever higher, more alternative fuels are being tested. … 23/06/2011
Airbus and Boeing compete at Bourget The trade war between Airbus and Boeing was once again in the spotlight at the Paris air show. The competition between widebodies results in endless new… 21/06/2011
Plane order battle hots up Ahead of next week’s Paris Air Show, order news is starting to build. Hong Kong Airlines has said it plans to buy an as-yet-unspecified number of Airbus… 13/06/2011
EADS reports Q1 loss but record cash pile EADS posted a 12 million euro loss in the first quarter, but blamed factors like an accounting change and unfavourable currency exchange rates from the strong… 13/05/2011
Bailout agreed for Airbus A400M European nations have given formal backing to a 3.5 billion euro rescue deal for Airbus’s A400M military transport plane – the region’s largest defence… 07/04/2011
WTO says US subsidies to Boeing illegal Planemaker Boeing received at least 5.3 billion dollars (3.7 billion euros) of illegal US subsidies, the World Trade Organisation has found. The ruling by a… 31/03/2011
EADS back in profit as Airbus orders surge EADS is forecasting higher revenue and stable core operating profit this year. Announcing a return to profit for 2010, Europe’s largest aerospace group said… 09/03/2011
Boeing beats EADS to build US air tankers Boeing has beaten EADS for a 22 billion euro contract to built new US Air Force refuelling planes. The 180 air tankers will replace the 50-year-old aircraft… 25/02/2011
Plane orders pile up at Farnborough There is little sign of a slowdown in the aviation industry as orders worth more than nine billion euros were announced on the third day of Britain’s… 21/07/2010
New players fill single-aisle market One area of the aviation industry where competition is increasingly fierce is the 100-130-seater sector, with several new players popping up. Canada’s… 21/07/2010
Fleeting stars at Farnborough The Boeing 787 and the Airbus A 400M are the stars of this year’s Farnborough International Air Show in the UK – even if they only stayed two days. For the… 21/07/2010
Farnborough: sights and sounds The air displays are renowned at Farnborough. This is a montage of some of the highlights from Day 1 of the air show. 20/07/2010
Farnborough Airshow new heights Euronews’ aviation specialist, Giovanni Magi is at the Farnborough Airshow and gives us a quick round-up on what to expect. 19/07/2010
Questions to Shaun Omrod CEO Farnborough AirshowWhat are the top highlights of the show this year for the visiting public? The daily flying display promises to be truly spectacular highlight of this… 16/07/2010
Farnborough Airshow key factsFarnborough is a biennial event that takes place in Hampshire, south England The show this year runs from 19-25 July 2010 It is open to… 15/07/2010
Farnborough Airshow Takes OffThe Farnborough International Airshow is one of the biggest in the world and takes place every two years during the month of July. At the last Airshow in… 15/07/2010
Rio-Paris crash inquiry urges better pilot trainingBetter pilot training is being called for after the black boxes of doomed Air France Flight 447 delivered their secrets. Those manning the controls of the… 30/07/2011
Crash probe says Rio-Paris crew ignored warningsThe pilots of an Air France flight which plunged into the Atlantic ignored warnings and failed to follow textbook procedures according to a new… 29/07/2011
Airbus scoops record sale in ParisEuropean planemaker Airbus has cemented one of the largest orders in civil aviation history at Le Bourget airshow in Paris. In terms of the number of… 23/06/2011
Boeing 747-8 makes international debut in ParisThe new Boeing 747-8 superjumbo has touched down in France for its international debut at the Paris Air Show. The US-made aircraft comes with a cool 222… 20/06/2011
2009 Air France crash black box reveals first secretsAnalysis of black boxes from the Air France crash two years ago shows the plane fell erratically for over three and a half minutes before hitting the Atlantic… 28/05/2011
Air France jet stalled in mid airThe Air France plane that plunged into the Atlantic en route from Brazil to France in 2009 stalled in mid air, according to French investigators. The black… 27/05/2011
Air France flight 447 relatives want bodies backBrazilian relatives of the 228 victims of Air France flight 447, which crashed into the sea en route from Rio to Paris in 2009, have been reacting to a… 11/05/2011
Officials find second black box from Air France crashFrench investigators said on Tuesday that have found the second flight recorder of the Air France plane that crashed into the Atlantic almost two years… 03/05/2011
Air France data recorder from crash jet foundFrench search teams have found one of two data recorders from an Air France flight that crashed off the coast of Brazil nearly two years ago. The object was… 01/05/2011
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Airbus boss looks ahead to 2011As Airbus announced the 10,000th aircraft sale of its 40 year history and beat Boeing for sales in 2010, euronews spoke to the planemaker’s chief executive… 17/01/2011
Airbus beats Boeing for 2010 plane salesEuropean planemaker Airbus has scored a surprise victory in the annual orders race against Boeing. The guest of honour at the company’s news conference… 17/01/2011
Airbus lands historic orderAirbus has won the world’s biggest ever commercial aircraft order – 180 planes for Indian low cost airline IndiGo. Most are for an upgraded versions of… 12/01/2011
Airbus order from easyJetLow-cost airline easyJet has confirmed an order for 15 Airbus A320 planes to help it gain market share in Europe. It has also changed an order for 20 A319… 04/01/2011
Airbus ups aircraft demand forecastAirbus has raised its forecast for aircraft demand over the next 20 years. The European planemaker based that on the travel needs of six billion people in… 14/12/2010
Qantas opens legal proceedings against RRQantas has begun legal proceedings against Rolls Royce after an engine on one of its fleet of A380s exploded mid-air last month. The Australian flag-carrier… 02/12/2010
Airbus to upgrade A320 enginesAirbus is to upgrade its A320 planes with new engines it says will provide airlines with 15 percent cuts in their fuel costs. The France-based planemaker… 01/12/2010
Qantas returns two A380s to serviceAustralian airline Qantas says two of its six Airbus A380s are returning to the air after it grounded the planes following an engine failure earlier this… 23/11/2010
China buys more Rolls Royce enginesSome good news for Rolls Royce after a dreadful start to November, with a big order from China, the second this month, worth over 1.3 billion euros. Air… 22/11/2010
Rolls-Royce recalls 40 A380 enginesRolls-Royce is to replace up to 40 of the 80 Trent 900 engines on Airbus A380s in operation globally at the moment. It follows the mid-air blow out earlier… 18/11/2010
Rolls-Royce identifies A380 engine faultInvestors seem to have been comforted by soothing words from Rolls-Royce about problems with its engines used on the Airbus A380 superjumbo. Rolls-Royce… 12/11/2010
Singapore Airlines grounds oil-stained A380sSingapore Airlines grounded three of its Airbus A380 planes on Wednesday to replace their engines after finding oil stains on them. They use the same… 10/11/2010
A380 gets first Japanese buyerJapan looks set to buy its first Airbus 380s with an order for four of the huge double-decker planes and an option for two more from Skymark Airlines, Japan’s… 08/11/2010
Engine tests on Airbus A380 after Qantas scareTests are being carried out on the engines of Airbus A380s, after one appeared to break apart on a Qantas flight on Thursday. The Australian national… 05/11/2010
Airbus and Rolls Royce to investigate A380 scareInvestigators from Airbus and engine makers Rolls Royce are to help the inquiry after a Qantas A380 passenger jet was forced to make an emergency landing in… 04/11/2010
Qantas suspends A380 flights after engine scareQantas has suspended flights of its Airbus A380s after obvious engine trouble forced one of the aircraft to make an emergency landing. Flight QF32, which… 04/11/2010
Qantas suspends A380 flights after scareQantas has suspended all A380 flights for security reasons after one of its planes was forced to make an emergency landing. Debris from a super-jumbo… 04/11/2010
Airbus and Boeing each claim WTO victoryAmerica’s Boeing and Europe’s Airbus are each claiming victory in a long-running tit-for-tat row over subsidies. Airbus says a World Trade Organisation report… 16/09/2010
WTO rules in Airbus’s favour, finds against BoeingAccording to a European source the World Trade Organisation has ruled against Boeing in its legal battle with rival planemaker Airbus. The WTO has ruled… 15/09/2010
Airbus reaps bumper crop of Chinese ordersEuropean planemaker Airbus is in talks to sell at least 150 aircraft to China. The deal is mostly for A320s, but also includes orders for A330 and A350… 13/09/2010
Airbus A350 schedule reportedly slidingAirbus is being coy in response to a report that it has cut production targets for its newest plane – the A350. A French newspaper quoted Airbus… 27/08/2010
Thai talks to planemakersShowdown in the east for Airbus and Boeing as Thai Airways negotiates with the two plane makers for a possible record order of 30 aircraft worth around seven… 20/08/2010
Airbus confident on Mideast ordersAirbus says it is on track to secure orders for well over 50 passenger jets from Middle Eastern and North African airlines this year. The European… 09/08/2010
EADS submits US air-tanker bidJust ahead of its US rival Boeing, European planemaker EADS has put in its formal bid to build a fleet of US Air Force aerial-refuelling aircraft. The… 09/07/2010
EU slaps ban on Iran AirThe EU has banned most of Iran Air’s fleet from entering European airspace due to safety concerns. The European Commission said it would affect three type… 06/07/2010
WTO says Airbus got illegal subsidiesThe World Trade Organisation has ruled some European governments paid planemaker Airbus prohibited export subsidies. The WTO – responding to complaints… 30/06/2010
Airbus orders take off at BerlinThe Berlin Air Show has opened with a huge success for Airbus as it unveiled an order for 32 of its superjumbo A380s from the Dubai based airline Emirates… 08/06/2010
Weaker euro boost EADS sharesShares in Europe’s largest aerospace firm EADS rose on Friday to their highest in eight months despite sharply lower first-quarter earnings. That is because… 14/05/2010
Terrified passengers see A380 tyres explodePassengers have endured a terrifying ordeal after their plane damaged two tyres on landing in Sydney. None of the 244 people on board the Airbus A380 flown… 01/04/2010
WTO report on Airbus-Boeing expectedIt is likely to define the rules of the civil aviation market for years to come. The World Trade Organisation is expected to confirm criticism of European… 23/03/2010
Tanker loss hits EADSMore bad news for EADS, the parent company of planemaker Airbus. Its US partner Northrop Grumman has dropped out of the race to build a military mid-air… 09/03/2010
A400M ‘agreement reached’Partners in the troubled A400M military transport plane have reportedly reached a basic agreement on financing its cost overruns. A source told Reuters that… 05/03/2010
Daimler warns of Airbus related lossesDaimler has said it may have to take a significant charge in the current business year because of losses by Airbus on the A400M military transport plane… 03/03/2010
A400M rescue agreement reachedAn agreement in principle has been reached to rescue the troubled Airbus project A400M military transport. Spain’s defence minister said the governments… 24/02/2010
A400M deal reported closeAerospace firm EADS is reportedly close to reaching a long-awaited deal to rescue the A400M military transport plane. The parent company of Airbus has been… 17/02/2010
Airbus wants A400M funding sortedPlanemaker Airbus has sent a message to European governments that discussions need to be concluded quickly to sort out funding for the troubled A400M military… 11/02/2010
EADS drone project under threatEADS’s troubled planemaking division, already mired in disagreemnents with several EU governments with delays and cost overruns on its A400M military… 18/01/2010
A400M’s future discussedOfficials from the seven countries involved in the Airbus A400M military transport plane project have been meeting in London to discuss its survival. The… 14/01/2010
Airbus’ A380 troubles to continueThe A380 superjumbo continues to create problems for Airbus and its parent company EADS. It has warned the double-decker plane will be a financial drain… 12/01/2010
Confidence expressed in Airbus A400MGerman and French ministers have expressed confidence in the Airbus A400M military transport plane project. Airbus has reportedly drawn up contingency plans… 06/01/2010
EADS plans exit from A400M project over costsEuropean planemaker EADS is reportedly preparing to pull out from Europe’s largest defence project – the A400M military transport aircraft. The inaugural… 05/01/2010
Airbus ‘beat delivery target’European planemaker Airbus reportedly beat its target for aircraft deliveries last year and handed over 498 planes to airlines. However it delivered just… 04/01/2010
Chinese airline buying 16 Airbus planesChina Eastern Airlines has announced that it has agreed to buy 16 Airbus A330 planes. The Shanghai-based carrier is increasing the size of its fleet in… 28/12/2009
EADS insider trading probe comes up emptyBosses and former bosses at EADS, the parent company of planemaker Airbus, have been cleared by stock market regulators of insider trading and market… 18/12/2009
Airbus A400M takes maiden flightEurope’s new military transport plane, the Airbus A400M, has had its maiden three-hour flight near Seville in Spain. Experts, however, say talks to prevent… 11/12/2009
First transatlantic flight for superjumbo jetAn Air France A380 has touched down at Kennedy airport. The Paris to NewYork journey was the world’s largest airliner’s inaugural transatlantic flight… 21/11/2009
EADS loses South African A400M orderEADS’s troubled Airbus A400M military transport project has suffered another blow. The South African government has dropped plans to buy eight of the… 05/11/2009
Air France gets hold of its first airbusAir France has become the first European airline to get its hands on an Airbus A380. The French company was presented with the giant passenger carrier at a… 30/10/2009
Airbus’ mixed sales forecastAirbus has upgraded its forecasts on long-term demand for new planes. It listed replacement of older aircraft and the expansion of low-cost carriers as… 18/09/2009
First round to the US after WTO Airbus rulingThe World Trade Organisation has ruled European subsidies to aircraft maker Airbus were illegal. The judgement still remains confidential, but the partial… 05/09/2009
Airbus proposes hi-tech solution to “black boxes”It’s one of the biggest and most worry-some mysteries in the age of modern airliners. What happened to Air France 447? And why did it plunge to the bottom of… 04/09/2009
EADS profit dropsEADS has reported a 23 percent drop in operating profit for the first-half of the year to 888 million euros. Cost cuts at the European aerospace group… 28/07/2009
Airbus A400M saved, for nowEurope’s largest defence project – the much delayed Airbus A400M military transport plane – has been saved, for the moment. A crisis meeting has agreed to… 24/07/2009
EADS ‘to cut budgets further’EADS is reportedly planning to make bigger spending cuts. French business newspaper La Tribune said the European aerospace group intends to double its… 20/07/2009
Comoros crash: black-box signals detectedRescuers searching for the Yemenia Airbus, that crashed in the Indian Ocean, have said they have detected signals from the jet’s black-box flight… 05/07/2009
Yemeni plane crashes with 150 on boardA passenger plane with 150 people on board has crashed near the Comoros Islands off Eastern Africa. The flight, operated by the Yemeni state airline Yemeni… 30/06/2009
Chinese built Airbus plane deliveredThe first Airbus passenger jet assembled outside Europe has been handed over to its Chinese owner. Dragon Aviation Leasing took delivery of the A320 plane… 23/06/2009
Airbus gets orders from Hungarian and ChineseAt a tough time for aircraft orders, Airbus is beating its arch-rival Boeing in announcement at the Paris Air Show. Airbus and Hungarian budget carrier… 18/06/2009
Airbus calls for patience on crash causeAs the search for more bodies and debris from Air France 447 continues over the Atlantic off Brazil, the plane maker Airbus has appealed for patience in… 15/06/2009
