Airbus Industrie News

Airbus A330 Has History Of Airspeed Problems

June 7, 2009

Airbus has faced problems with the speed sensors on its A330 aircraft dating back to at least 2001, forcing changes in equipment as well as the pilot's flight manual, according to regulatory documents.
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Airbus Deliveries To Stay Flat In 2009

June 5, 2009

Aerospace group EADS expects its commercial planemaking arm Airbus to deliver about the same number of planes in 2009 as last year, chief executive Louis Gallois said on Friday.
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United Bucks Trend With Big Plane Order - Report

June 4, 2009

The prospect of a bumper plane order battle brightened a depressed outlook for plane manufacturers on Thursday as United Airlines was reported to be seeking 150 jets despite fresh warnings of industry losses.
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Airbus Not Seeing Major Orders At Air Show

June 2, 2009

Airbus does not expect big orders at this month's Le Bourget air show in Paris, the company's chief executive Thomas Enders was quoted as saying in newspaper interviews.
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Airbus Should Produce In US, India - CEO

May 29, 2009

Weeks before the first China-built Airbus is due for delivery, the head of the European planemaker is pushing the idea of expanding future production to the United States and India.
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EADS Sees First A400M Flight Around Year-End

May 21, 2009

The delayed A400M military airlifter will likely fly for the first time around the end of this year, Louis Gallois, chief executive of EADS, told L'Express magazine.
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First Chinese-Made Airbus Makes Maiden Flight

May 18, 2009

The first Airbus plane assembled outside Europe made a successful four-hour maiden flight in China on Monday, EADS said.
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EADS Q1 Operating Profit Down 70 Percent

May 13, 2009

Airbus parent EADS faces a "substantial" earnings hit this summer as it tries to salvage its delayed A400M military aircraft project, compounding concerns over the outlook for its civil plane business.
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Progress In Airbus A400M Rescue Talks?

May 12, 2009

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.
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Airbus Exec Raises Doubt Over Order Target

May 12, 2009

The senior sales executive at Airbus raised doubts on Monday over its order forecast for 2009, but insisted aviation would recover from its slump in an economy still hooked on air travel.
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