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Airbus wins major order for A350 widebody jets from Air Canada
The purchase agreement, if all rights are exercised, would be valued at about US$3 billion Air Canada will acquire eight Airbus SE…
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AirAsia nears deal for 100 Airbus A220 jets in expansion push
Tthe airline is set to start its Middle East hub in Bahrain as early as this year Low-cost South-east Asian carrier AirAsia is close to…
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New Airbus commercial CEO signals production focus, backs bigger A220
The new CEO of Airbus’ jet division pledged on Monday to focus on increasing production of models including the A350 wide-body jet, and…
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Airbus CEO warns of new risks after ‘significant’ trade damage
‘The industrial landscape in which we operate is sown with difficulties,’ says Guillaume Faury The head of Airbus has warned staff that…
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Airbus CEO concedes likely defeat to Boeing in order race this year
The planemaker remains ahead of its US rival in deliveries and the pipeline of outstanding orders Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury conceded…
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Air India admits compliance culture needs overhaul after flying Airbus without permit
The report is a stark admission from the airline whose Boeing Dreamliner crash in June killed 260 people An Air India investigation into…
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Airbus cuts 2025 delivery target after issues with top-selling jet
Airbus cut its 2025 delivery target to around 790 commercial aircraft on Wednesday (Dec 3), 30 fewer than previously expected, but…
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AirAsia founder urges Airbus to re-look software tests
The budget carrier is a major customer of Airbus, which is facing fallout from a weekend software glitch AirAsia, one of Airbus’ largest…
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European shares kick off December on negative note; Airbus slides
European shares ended lower on Monday (Dec 1), with defence and Airbus-led industrial stocks weighing heavily on the main index, kicking…
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Airbus says most of its recalled 6,000 A320 jets now modified
It is the first time Airbus has had to deal with global safety attention on such a scale since that crisis Airbus fleets were returning…
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Airbus enters last month of the year facing a cosmic distraction
The company has long grappled with parts shortages, from engines to kitchen units to toilets, that have held back output As Airbus enters…
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Airbus Grounds 6,000 Passenger Jets for Urgent Software Update after Flight Suffered Sudden Altitude Loss Mid-Air
Airbus has temporarily grounded more than 6,000 of its popular aircraft for an urgent software update after one plane unexpectedly dropped…
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Airbus issues major A320 recall after flight-control incident
Europe’s Airbus said on Friday (Nov 28) that it was ordering immediate repairs to 6,000 of its widely used A320 family of jets in a…
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Airbus says Middle East regional aircraft to more than double by 2044
Airbus expects the Middle East’s regional aircraft fleet to more than double to 3,700 planes by 2044, an official said on Sunday (Nov 16).…
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Airbus needs to deliver 300 more aircraft to hit annual goal
Single-aisle jets are the most important product for both the European planemaker and rival Boeing, making up the bulk of their commercial…
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Airbus A320 ousts Boeing 737 as most-delivered jet in history
Europe’s Airbus broke a major commercial barrier on Tuesday (Oct 7) when its A320 family of planes overtook the Boeing 737 to become the…
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Airbus walks political tightrope with US, China expansion
Airbus is set to inaugurate a second US assembly line on Oct 13, followed by expansion of a similar facility in China several days later,…
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Airbus faces sprint to hit target after about 60 deliveries in August
Airbus needs to deliver planes at a record pace to reach its annual target after delivering about 60 aircraft in August, industry sources…
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Chinese carriers claim jets from elusive Airbus mega-order
China’s biggest airlines have started dividing up a 500-plane mega-order for Airbus jets from a deal that Beijing is still looking for an…
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Airbus said to deliver fewer aircraft in July amid engine woes
The world’s biggest planemaker has delivered around 370 planes in the first seven months of 2025, less than half its annual goal Airbus…
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Airbus first-half profit climbs 85% to US$1.7 billion
European aerospace group Airbus posted an 85-per cent rise in first-half profit Wednesday to US$1.7 billion, even though it delivered…
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American Airlines’ new Airbus jet grounded by supply chain issue
The airline plans to initially use this first plane on US transcontinental routes later this year before shifting it to international…
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Air India warned for flying Airbus planes with unchecked escape slides
India’s aviation regulator has warned Air India for breaching safety rules after three of its Airbus planes flew despite being overdue…
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Airbus is studying simple A220 stretch to revive flagging model
Airbus has been sounding out customers appetite for a longer version of its A220-300 jet that would give airlines more seating capacity…