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Airbus has presented today to its European Work Council (ECA) the Power8+ programme. It is designed to deliver cost savings of € 650 Mio.
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Dubai based Emirates Airline has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for 30 Airbus A350XWB plus 30 A330-300s.
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Airbus announced transactions covering 256 aircraft, valued at US$ 40.5 billion at the 2008 Farnborough Air Show. These transactions include firm orders for 247 aircraft and nine commitments.
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Airbus officially opened a new A380 Delivery Centre today at the manufacturer’s site in Hamburg, Germany.
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Bombardier Aerospace will spotlight its leadership role in civil aviation, the comprehensive breadth of its business and commercial aircraft products, technical expertise and services at this year’s Farnborough International Airshow.
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Airbus has selected Kuehne+Nagel as lead logistics provider and DHL as lead transport provider, becoming Tier 1 partners for Airbus.
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Airbus has completed the A380 programme review and is now informing customers about changes to its delivery schedule.
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Boeing and Airbus have signed an agreement to work together to ensure global interoperability in Air Traffic Management as part of an effort to help reduce the impact of aviation on the environment.
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Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines today powered the first scheduled service of a Singapore Airlines' Airbus A380 from Changi Airport, Singapore to London Heathrow.
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The debriefing on Friday came one week after the Air Force's surprising announcement that it had chosen the Northrop-EADS team over the Boeing KC-767 tanker offering.
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According to its latest Global Market Forecast, Airbus foresees a demand for some 24,300 new passenger and freighter aircraft valued at US$ 2.8 trillion between now and 2026.
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The A380, today's most fuel efficient airliner, is powered by Rolls Royce Trent 900 engines, while Shell International Petroleum is providing the Shell GTL Jet Fuel.
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An Airbus A380 aircraft has successfully completed the world's first ever flight by a commercial aircraft using a liquid fuel processed from gas (Gas to Liquids - GTL) in the first stage of a test flight programme to evaluate the environmental impact of alternative fuels in the airline market. The flight from Filton, UK to Toulouse, France, lasted three hours. The flight was piloted by Hugues van-der-Stichel and Frank Chapman.
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The manufacturer's participation will feature an A380 development aircraft, which will take part in the daily flying schedule and will also be on view at the static display area throughout the week.
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TAM Linhas Aereas firmed up its order for 22 A350 XWBs (Xtra Wide
Body) models 800 and 900, to be delivered from 2013 onwards.
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Airbus today announced a commitment to establish an A330 Freighter aircraft final assembly line (FAL) in Mobile, Alabama, if Northrop Grumman (supported by Airbus's parent company, EADS) receives the order to build aerial refuelling tankers from the United States Air Force.
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The Dublin based lessor AWAS has signed a firm contract for 75 A320 Family aircraft bringing their Airbus portfolio to a total of 145, comprising single aisle and long-range aircraft.
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Emirates Airline has flown beyond a new technological frontier by turning on 76 different websites across six continents simultaneously, in a coordinated re-launch of its website.
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EADS and Airbus have selected Latecoere in France, GKN in the UK, and MT Aerospace in Germany as preferred bidders for the sites of Meaulte and Saint Nazaire Ville in France.
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Tiger Airways, Asia-Pacific's fast growing low-fare carrier, has signed a contract with Airbus for an additional 20 A320s, which will take its fleet up to 70 aircraft.
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