Dubai based Emirates Airline has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for 30 Airbus A350XWB plus 30 A330-300s.

Posted : Mon, Jul 28, 2008

   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.

Posted : Thu, Jul 17, 2008

   Airbus officially opened a new A380 Delivery Centre today at the manufacturer’s site in Hamburg, Germany.

Posted : Wed, Jul 09, 2008

   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.

Posted : Wed, Jul 09, 2008

   Airbus has selected Kuehne+Nagel as lead logistics provider and DHL as lead transport provider, becoming Tier 1 partners for Airbus.

Posted : Thu, Jul 03, 2008

   Airbus has completed the A380 programme review and is now informing customers about changes to its delivery schedule.

Posted : Wed, May 14, 2008

   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.

Posted : Fri, Apr 25, 2008

   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.

Posted : Sat, Mar 08, 2008

   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.

Posted : Fri, Feb 08, 2008

   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.

Posted : Mon, Feb 04, 2008

   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.

Posted : Wed, Jan 30, 2008

   TAM Linhas Aereas firmed up its order for 22 A350 XWBs (Xtra Wide Body) models 800 and 900, to be delivered from 2013 onwards.

Posted : Mon, Jan 21, 2008

   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.

Posted : Wed, Jan 16, 2008

   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.

Posted : Thu, Jan 10, 2008

   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.

Posted : Wed, Dec 19, 2007

   Rolls-Royce will share in an order from US Airways for V2500 engines to power up to 153 Airbus A320 series twinjets.

Posted : Tue, Dec 11, 2007

   The Rolls-Royce Trent 700 has been selected by aircraft lessor Aircastle to power a fleet of six Airbus A330 freighters. Deliveries are scheduled to take place in 2010 and 2011.

Posted : Fri, Nov 30, 2007

   KLM Royal Dutch Airlnes has signed a contract for the acquisition of two further A330-200s plus an option on two, herewith bringing their total A330 fleet to 12 aircraft.

Posted : Sat, Nov 24, 2007

   Airbus ended the 10th Dubai Airshow with major orders, re-enforcing customer confidence in its leading product range.

Posted : Thu, Nov 15, 2007

   Hainan Airlines Company Limited (HNA), a subsidiary of the HNA Group, based in China, has taken delivery of its first A330 on lease from CIT Aerospace.

Posted : Thu, Nov 15, 2007