By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus is facing new pressure on its planned production ramp-up for passenger jets as the world’s largest planemaker struggles to overcome continued parts and labour shortages, industry sources said on Thursday. It was not immediately clear whether the slowdown would put at risk overall delivery targets for 2024 since […]
By Pesha Magid RIYADH (Reuters) -Saudia Group, owner of the Saudia airline and budget carrier flyadeal, announced on Monday an order for 105 Airbus narrow-body aircraft in what the company’s director general described as the largest ever order from a Saudi airline. The order consists of 12 A320neo and 93 A321neo single aisle aircraft. State-owned […]
The fire broke out on a /Boeing/, sorry force of habit, Airbus plane in Seattle. – Screenshot: King 5 Seattle via Youtube Passengers onboard a Delta flight From Mexico were forced to evacuate their plane when a fire broke out onboard shortly after landing. The Airbus A321Neo aircraft began smoldering just after it touched down […]
Gif: Airbus / YouTube Airbus flew its strange helicopter-airplane hybrid called Racer for the first time in Marseille, France on Monday. The aerospace manufacturer categorizes the aircraft as a high-speed compound helicopter demonstrator. Unlike conventional helicopters, the Racer features fixed wings with control surfaces and propulsive propellers. The maiden flight was only 30 minutes long […]
While the A380 superjumbo is enjoying a steady resurgence after having been on the brink of retirement during the pandemic, its older sibling – another four-engined aircraft from Airbus – seems dangerously close to being grounded for good. The A340 was introduced 30 years ago with Lufthansa and Air France, but only 380 have been […]
By Allison Lampert and Mike Stone (Reuters) – Airbus has called for financial compensation to take on money-losing operations from Spirit AeroSystems, a demand that has emerged as one obstacle to a tie-up deal between the supplier and its main customer Boeing, people familiar with the matter said. Spirit and Airbus executives are holding talks […]
By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) -Canadian Airbus A220 jet assembly workers approved a five-year contract with more than three-quarters of votes in favor, their union said late on Wednesday, ending fears of a lockout at the planemaker’s Montreal-area plant. The approval of the deal came after the company’s estimated 1,300 Montreal-area A220 workers represented by […]
By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) – Airbus is ready to lock out its Canadian A220 workers if a latest contract offer is rejected on Wednesday, according to sources and a conciliator’s recommendations seen by Reuters. Airbus and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union (IAM) agreed to conciliation after the company’s estimated 1,300 […]
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Michael Schollhorn, CEO Airbus Defence and Space, speaks during a ceremony at Wunstorf Air Base. The head of the defence unit of European aerospace giant Airbus has expressed understanding for the decision by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz not to provide Ukraine with the German-made Taurus cruise missile. Julian Stratenschulte/dpa The head of the defence unit […]
MILAN — The first A400M aircraft for Kazakhstan has rolled out of the paint shop at Airbus Defence and Space facilities in Spain, the company announced in an April 15 statement. The upcoming delivery of the cargo plane comes at a time when the Central Asian country is balancing its ties to the West while […]
(Reuters) -Spirit Airlines said on Monday it has reached an agreement with Airbus to delay all aircraft deliveries scheduled from the second quarter of 2025 through 2026 and that it intends to furlough about 260 pilots, as the U.S. carrier looks to save cash. The low-cost airline said it would defer the scheduled deliveries to […]