International Business News - airbus http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Honeywell International Inc. said Tuesday it is selling weather radar systems to European aerospace company Airbus in a deal worth $300 million. Airbus picked Honeywell's IntuVue 3-D Advanced Weather Radar for use on its A320, A330 and A340 aircraft. Deliveries will begin in 2010. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/airbus-paying-honeywell-300m-for-weather-radar.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:47:58 EDT Airbus will meet its target of delivering 12 A380 super jumbo aircraft this year, the company's chief executive pledged Friday, brushing aside reports that manufacturing and engineering difficulties had again put the project behind schedule. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/airbus-ceo-pledges-to-stick-to-a380-schedule.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:46:03 EDT Airbus is selling part of a wing-components site to British engineering and automotive parts group GKN, the companies said Monday--a deal valued at 136 million pounds ($240 million). http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/airbus-to-sell-part-of-filton-plant-to-gkn.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 05:16:28 EDT Aircraft parts maker Goodrich Corp. said Wednesday it will provide Airbus with air data and ice detection systems for its new A350 Xtra Wide-Body commercial plane. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/goodrich-to-supply-airbus-with-air-data-systems.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:32:20 EDT Airbus presented new cost-cutting measures to unions Tuesday as part of parent company EADS' plan to seek an additional 1 billion euros ($1.42 billion) in savings starting in 2010. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/airbus-seeks-new-cost-cuts.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:45:02 EDT Airbus parent European Aeronautic Defence & Space NV is planning a new plant in southern Germany and a new subsidiary grouping several factories together as its restructuring moves ahead, a spokesman said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/eads-plans-new-german-plant-in-restructuring.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:35:19 EDT Airbus Americas Inc. spent $240,000 in the second quarter lobbying on funding for the Federal Aviation Administration and on a controversial Air Force contract for aerial refueling tankers, according to a recent disclosure form. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/airbus-americas-spent-240-000-to-lobby-in-2q.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:20:18 EDT A manufacturing plant operated by Airbus in Laupheim, Germany, will be sold to Germany's Diehl Aerosystems and France's Thales SA, officials said Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/airbus-to-sell-german-plant-to-consortium.htm Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:34:56 EDT Aviation and defense contractor Rockwell Collins Inc. said Wednesday that it has been selected to provide information management and navigation capabilities to Airbus. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/rockwell-collins-expands-airbus-contract.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:47:44 EDT Emirates Airlines took delivery Monday of the first of 58 Airbus A380 superjumbo planes it has ordered and said it had signed a multibillion-dollar deal to buy 60 more aircraft from the European plane builder. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/emirates-orders-60-more-airbus-planes.htm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:43:31 EDT All Nippon Airways Co. is studying buying about five Airbus superjumbo A380s or other aircraft for long-haul routes, the Japanese carrier said Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/85596-france-airbus-trading-investigation.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080704/japans-ana-may-purchase-airbus-a380.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080704/japans-ana-may-purchase-airbus-a380.htm Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:51:37 EDT French judges filed preliminary charges Wednesday against former Airbus CEO Gustav Humbert as part of an investigation into alleged insider trading, a judicial official said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/charges-filed-against-ex-airbus-chief.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:46:02 EDT Flow International Corp., which makes industrial waterjet machines for cutting and cleaning, said Thursday it received a contract from European aerospace company Airbus. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/airbus-gives-flow-international-waterjet-contract.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:54:54 EDT Airbus has chosen a combination of Germany's Diehl Aerosystems and France's Thales SA as the preferred bidder for its Laupheim, Germany plant, the European aircraft maker's parent company said Saturday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/59327-germany-berlin-air-show.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080531/airbus-prefers-diehl-thales-bid-for-site.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080531/airbus-prefers-diehl-thales-bid-for-site.htm Sat, 31 May 2008 10:11:23 EDT European plane maker Airbus on Wednesday pared back this year's forecast for A380 jumbo jet orders by 10 planes but said its order book remained solid despite a drop in demand compared to a year ago. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080528/airbus-cuts-forecast-for-orders-of-a380-jumbo-jets.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 13:50:14 EDT Middle East airline Gulf Air says it has placed a firm order for 35 new passenger jets from planemaker Airbus that will more than double the number of Airbus planes in its fleet. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080528/gulf-air-orders-35-new-airbus-planes.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 07:29:44 EDT European planemaker Airbus said Wednesday that engineers are looking for ways to reduce the weight of the A350 XWB so that the long-range jet meets design specifications. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/airbus-trying-to-cut-a350-xwb-weight.htm Wed, 21 May 2008 13:23:20 EDT Plane maker Airbus and diversified manufacturer Honeywell International Inc. on Thursday said they are developing a biofuel that by 2030 could satisfy nearly a third of the worldwide demand from commercial aircraft, without affecting food supplies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/airbus-honeywell-team-on-biofuel-for-airplanes.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 12:03:03 EDT European aircraft manufacturer Airbus on Tuesday admitted further delays in the delivery of its A380 super-jumbo jet, saying that the projected production timetable needs more time and resources to produce the world's largest passenger aircraft. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/45857-airbus.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/airbus-a380-boeing-dreamliner-delays.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/airbus-a380-boeing-dreamliner-delays.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 12:18:35 EDT Airbus on Tuesday announced new delays on deliveries of the superjumbo A380 this year and next, saying it needs more time and resources to get the planes ready. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/airbus-announces-new-delays-to-a380.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 03:04:51 EDT