Airbus Helicopters annual orders rise 9%, deliveries creep higher
PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus Helicopters saw a 9% increase in net orders last year but deliveries rose fractionally as the civil market struggled to recapture pre-COVID levels, the company said on Tuesday.…
Exclusive-Mystery X9 helicopter takes shape as potential successor to Airbus H145
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) – After a decade in the shadows, one of Europe’s mystery aerospace projects – the X9 helicopter – is taking shape as a potential future successor to…
Airbus raises 20-year delivery forecast, sees more replacements
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) – Europe’s Airbus on Wednesday raised its 20-year forecast for new airplane deliveries, but tempered its predictions for growth in the global airline fleet as carriers focus…
Delta considers large Airbus wide-body order for long-haul flights – Bloomberg
(Reuters) – Delta Air Lines Inc is in talks with Airbus SE for a large wide-body aircraft order, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The talks cover…
Airbus Jan-April deliveries fall 5%, regains lead over Boeing
PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus delivered 54 airplanes in April, bringing its total for the year to 181, down 5% from the same period a year ago but enough to re-establish an industrial…
Airbus says engine maker Pratt facing problems with jet support
PARIS (Reuters) – The head of planemaker Airbus said on Wednesday U.S. engine maker Pratt & Whitney has been struggling to support its fleet of passenger jets with enough spare parts and…
Nestle uses Airbus satellites to monitor reforestation in Thailand
By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) – Nestle is piloting using Airbus satellites to monitor reforestation, amid global concerns about whether consumer goods companies are doing enough to reduce their carbon footprints. Airbus’…
Airbus to give 5%-7.4% pay hike to workers in Spain, union says
MADRID (Reuters) – Aircraft maker Airbus agreed with Spanish labour unions to raise its workers’ salaries by between 5% and 7.4% this year on top of a 1,000 euro ($1,094) bonus that…
Airbus eyes medium-term defense, space ties with Brazil’s Embraer
By Gabriel Araujo and Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Airbus SE hopes to propose partnerships with Brzil’s Embraer SA in defense and space in the medium term, its regional…
Boeing delivers 130 planes in Q1, beating Airbus by 3 jets
By Valerie Insinna WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing on Tuesday announced 130 airplane deliveries over the first quarter of 2023, inching past rival Airbus, which delivered 127 jets. Boeing’s deliveries were up almost…
Airbus confirms Q1 deliveries drop, sells 4 A350 freighters
PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus confirmed a drop of as much as 11% in first-quarter deliveries and announced the sale of four A350 freighters to an undisclosed customer on Tuesday. The world’s largest…
Airbus CEO – new China assembly plant boosts output goals
(removes extraneous words from headline) BEIJING/PARIS (Reuters) – Plans for a new Airbus assembly line in China, announced during a visit to Beijing by French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday, will bolster…
Qantas, Airbus to invest in Australian biofuel refinery
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Qantas Airways Ltd and Airbus SE will jointly invest A$2 million ($1.34 million) in a biofuel refinery being set up in Australia’s Queensland state that would convert agricultural by-products…
Exclusive-India says ‘time has come’ for Airbus, Boeing to set up jet assembly plants
By Tim Hepher and Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Plane giants Airbus and Boeing face mounting pressure to set up jetliner plants in India, after the country’s civil aviation minister told…
Former owner of Portugal’s TAP denies overpaying for Airbus planes
LISBON (Reuters) – A former owner of Portugal’s flag carrier TAP, David Neeleman, denied on Friday making a deal in 2015 to overpay for Airbus planes after prosecutors said last month they were investigating…
Airbus narrows delivery gap, reinstates Qatar jet orders
By Tim Hepher and Federica Mileo PARIS (Reuters) – European planemaker Airbus narrowed a jetliner delivery gap compared with last year after a sharp increase in February and turned the page on…
French union urges Airbus to reopen salary pact due to inflation
PARIS (Reuters) – One of France’s largest unions, Force Ouvriere, has called on planemaker Airbus to renegotiate part of an existing salary accord to take account of high inflation, in the latest…
Boeing, Airbus pair up to bid for UK’s helicopter contract
(Reuters) – U.S. planemaker Boeing Co and its European rival Airbus SE have teamed up to bid for a UK government contract that would provide helicopters for the Royal Air Force and…
Exclusive-IndiGo pits Boeing against Airbus in record jet order talks
By Aditi Shah and Tim Hepher DELHI/PARIS (Reuters) – Indian budget carrier IndiGo is in talks with both Boeing and its current supplier Airbus to order more than 500 passenger jets, potentially…
SAS signs sale-leaseback deal for 10 Airbus A320neo aircraft
(Reuters) – Scandinavian airline SAS has entered into a sale and leaseback agreements with lessor Aviation Capital Group for ten new Airbus A320neo planes, securing long-term financing for the aircraft, the carrier…
Airbus, Qantas close to first joint sustainable aviation fuel investment
By Jamie Freed MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Airbus SE and Qantas Airways Ltd plan to announce the first investment from a $200 million fund to develop a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry in…
GE ‘well aligned’ with Boeing and Airbus production schedules, says CEO
CHICAGO (Reuters) – General Electric is “well aligned” with production schedules for both Boeing and Airbus this year, Chief Executive Larry Culp said on Thursday. GE and other jet engine makers are…
Raytheon says can support mid-50 Airbus A320 output, backs Boeing target
By Abhijith Ganapavaram (Reuters) – Aerospace giant Raytheon Technologies Corp can support a monthly production rate in the mid-50s range for Airbus SE’s A320 aircraft this year, a target that appears slightly…
Hedge fund manager Chris Hohn demands Airbus drop Atos deal – letter
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge fund manager Christopher Hohn has written to Airbus demanding it drop a deal to purchase a minority stake in French IT consulting firm Atos’ soon-to-be…
Airbus says Air India to lease jets on top of record order
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus will start delivering narrow-body A320neo-family jets to Air India at the end of this year as part of a 250-plane order, the aircraft manufacturer’s chief…
Boeing delivered 38 jetliners in January, beating Airbus
By Valerie Insinna WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co said on Tuesday it had delivered 38 airplanes in January, a modest improvement from a year earlier, including 35 of its bestselling 737 MAX…
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