Airbus leads Boeing in slow race for orders
AlertNet
Source: Reuters * 3 new orders bring net sales this year to 11 aircraft * Airbus net orders down 97 pct so far this year * Kingfisher switches to newer model of A350 (Adds details, background) By Tim ...
Qantas Passengers Suffer Broken Bones During In-Flight Altitude Drop ...
FOX News
Crew members issued a “mayday” call and the pilot diverted the aircraft when a sudden change of altitude caused problems while the Airbus A330-300 was traveling in what is known as “level flight.” The plane, carrying 303 passengers and 10 c...
3rd UPDATE: Qantas Airbus A330 Jet Makes Emergency Landing
Wall Street Journal
MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Qantas Airways Ltd. (QAN.AU), Australia's largest carrier, said Tuesday a number of people sustained injuries on board an Airbus A330-300 flight from Singapore to Perth after "a sudden change in altitude." The aircraf...
Visionary or plane crazy? Airbus contest to decide
Reuters
PARIS (Reuters) - Tourists heading south for the winter may be transported to their dream destination in windowless airliners flying in formation like geese if Airbus accepts the advice of tomorrow's potential aircraft engineers.
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-05-11 08:00 Progress in A400M rescue talks - sources
Interactive Investor
PARIS, May 11 (Reuters) - Airbus parent EADS and European governments have made "progress" in defining the technical specifications of the A400M in a bid to restore production of the delayed military aircraft, sources close to the talks sai...
Shaken Qantas Airbus lands at Exmouth
News.com.au
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau said the Airbus A330 - carrying 303 passengers and 10 crew - had diverted to Learmonth after an in-flight 'upset' that had injured passengers and crew. "While cruising in level flight, the aircraft exp...
NBAA 2008: Prestige double for Jet Aviation
Flight Global.com
Jet Aviation Basel has won the first two contracts to kit out VIP Airbus A350-900 XWB Prestige aircraft in 2014 and 2015. Each aircraft should take around 18 months to complete and will be managed and operated by Hong Kong-based BAA Jet Man...
TAM Honored with Airbus's Operational Excellence in Latin America Award
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
TAM received the Airbus Operational Excellence Award for the A320 family in recognition of its service history with single-aisle aircraft. The awards ceremony took place this week in Paris during a symposium Airbus hosts every two years for...
AirAsia bids good-bye to Boeing
Xinhua News Agency
... for its high reliability and low operating costs and it had gradually phased out its original fleet of Boeing 737s recently to make the way for the new and more fuel efficient A320s. AirAsia currently operates a total of 50 Airbus A320...
Qantas passengers suffer broken bones, cuts during Airbus dive
South China Morning Post
More than 30 people were injured, some suffering broken bones and lacerations, when a Qantas passenger jet rapidly lost altitude yesterday and made an emergency landing at a remote Australian airport, officials said. The aircraft was flying...
Fatigue by pilots is at issue in probe
The Buffalo News
America resumed its love affair with the commercial airline pilot in January, when Capt. Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger III ditched his US Airways Airbus A320 in New York City's chilly Hudson River after a flock of birds disabled both engi...
Airbus Industries A-310
That's Cricket
While the policy has been introduced for the company's Boeing 747-400 and Boeing 777 aircraft fleet, which operate international services, the national carrier is planning to implement them for medium and short-haul operations by Airbus Ind...
Dozens hurt in Qantas Airbus drama
News.com.au
TEN passengers are recovering in hospital after they were injured when a Qantas Airbus A330 was involved in a mid-air ... It is available as an alternate airfield for all aircraft going to Perth. I am a Qantas A330 captain. This is why we t...
Analysts: EADS Q1 net seen down 30 percent
AP via Yahoo! Finance
EADS, the parent company of planemaker Airbus, reports earnings for the first quarter on Tuesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.
Airbus Cuts Planned A380 Deliveries on Deferrals (Update2)
Bloomberg
May 6 (Bloomberg) -- Airbus SAS , the largest commercial- aircraft maker, scaled back its delivery schedule for the A380 superjumbo as airlines resist accepting large planes when demand for flights is depressed by the global recession.
AirAsia wins award from Airbus
Business Times (Malaysia)
AIRASIA Bhd has received the A320 Family Operational Excellence Award from Airbus in recognition of its service record with the single aisle aircraft type.
CTT Systems: Honeywell and Nord-Micro choose CTT Systems ’ Zonal ...
Businesswire.com
The Cair ™ System provides humidification of the extremely dry first and business class cabins without condensation in long haul aircraft. CTT ’ s Customers include Boeing, Airbus and many airlines, along with partnerships ...
Gulf Air selects CFM56-5B engines to power A320 fleet
Mena Report
Gulf Air has placed a US$270 million order for CFM56-5B engines to power 15 new Airbus A320 family aircraft scheduled for delivery between late 2009 and 2013, and signed a 10-year OnPoint Solution agreement with GE Aviation for the maintena...
Progress in A400M rescue talks
Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News
Airbus parent EADS and European governments have made "progress" in defining the technical specifications of the A400M in a bid to restore production of the delayed military aircraft, sources close to the talks said.
Airbus to rework aircraft delivery schedules
Business Standard India
The impact of the economic crisis on the aviation sector has forced European aircraft manufacturer Airbus to rework the aircraft delivery schedules, including that of the jumbo A-380s.
