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A logo of Airbus is seen at Airbus headquarters in Blagnac, near Toulouse, France February 14, 2019.

Airbus Mulls Fighter Options But Focuses On FCAS - CEO

Europe's Airbus, locked in a dispute with Dassault Aviation over the next stage of a Franco-German-Spanish fighter project, is thinking about other options but is focused on making the project work as planned, its chief executive said on Wednesday.
Jul 20, 2022
An Emirates passenger plane comes in to land at London Heathrow airport, Britain, May 21, 2020.

Emirates Airline Sees Air Travel Equilibrium In 2023

The president of Dubai's Emirates, which has clashed with London's Heathrow over the introduction of a capacity cap, said on Monday a disrupted air travel industry would return to equilibrium in 2023 and must "tough it out" until then.
Jul 18, 2022
Surface damage seen on Qatar Airways' airbus A350 parked at Qatar airways aircraft maintenance hangar in Doha, Qatar, June 20, 2022.

Airbus Loses Bid To Use French Blocking Law In Qatar Row

A UK judge on Friday rejected an attempt by Airbus to invoke a De Gaulle-era law restricting the way it responds to foreign courts, as a high-profile dispute with Qatar Airways became mired in a growing debate over cross-border legal powers.
Jul 15, 2022
Global airline industry body International Air Transport Association (IATA) Director General Willie Walsh attends an interview with Reuters in Doha, Qatar, June 19, 2022. Picture taken June 19, 2022.

Global Airlines Chief Slams New Heathrow Restrictions

The head of a body representing global airlines hit out at new restrictions at London's Heathrow on Tuesday, saying the airport had under-estimated the speed of the recovery and was focused on profits at the expense of airlines that must now foot the bill.
Jul 12, 2022
The Airbus logo pictured at the company's headquarters in Blagnac near Toulouse, France, March 20, 2019.

Airbus Reports Flat First-half Deliveries

Europe's Airbus posted flat first-half deliveries on Friday as it struggles to convert rising production plans into handovers to airlines amid tight global supply chains.
Jul 08, 2022
A logo of Airbus is seen at Airbus headquarters in Blagnac, near Toulouse, France February 14, 2019.

Airbus Exec Sees Tentative Signs Of Wide-body Jet Recovery

Demand for medium-haul jets is recovering as air travel rebounds from the pandemic, and aviation sees tentative signs of an uptick in demand for bigger, wide-body sister models, Airbus Chief Commercial Officer Christian Scherer said.
Jun 19, 2022
Passengers wait at the Air France desk at Nice international airport, France, February 20, 2020.

Air France-KLM Launches 2.3 Billion Euro Share Sale

Air France-KLM on Tuesday launched a 2.26-billion-euro ($2.41 billion) share sale to shore up its balance sheet and repay some French state aid as it seeks shareholder backing to look beyond the pandemic and invest in resurgent air travel.
May 24, 2022
The logo of Airbus is picuted at the Airbus facility in Montoir-de-Bretagne near Saint-Nazaire, France, March 4, 2022.

Airbus Bows To Queen's Jubilee And Delays Key Investor Meeting

Plans by Airbus to host its largest investor meeting in three years have been postponed after the keenly awaited presentation clashed with Queen Elizabeth's jubilee, ruffling feathers among the aerospace giant's British investors and staff.
May 13, 2022
An Airbus A321 is being assembled in the final assembly line hangar at the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama September 13, 2015.

Analysis-Jetmakers' Inflation Shield No Match For Soaring Costs

Inflation clauses that determine how much airlines pay for new jets have jumped into a "hyper-escalation" band, pushing up aircraft prices but still leaving manufacturers unable to fully pass on their soaring costs, industry executives told Reuters.
May 12, 2022
Boeing plane models are seen at the Boeing pavilion at the Singapore Airshow in Singapore, February 16, 2022.

Airbus Sets Record Output Goal For Best-selling Jets

Europe's Airbus firmed up plans to raise production of its best-selling A320-family narrowbody jets by 50% from current levels to a record 75 a month in 2025 as it posted higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on Wednesday.
May 04, 2022
A logo of Airbus is seen at the entrance of the Jean-Luc Lagardere A380 production plant at Airbus headquarters in Blagnac, near Toulouse, France June 18, 2020.

Airbus Faces Jet Delay As Regulator Eyes Design Change-sources

Airbus faces a delay of several months in the introduction of its A321XLR jetliner, pushing its start date out to 2024, as European regulators consider imposing changes to a lower-fuselage design to contain potential fire risks, industry sources said on Wednesday.
May 04, 2022
An Airbus A321neo during the 52nd Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport near Paris, France, June 21, 2017.

Airbus, Qatar Airways Back In Court As Plane Row Heats Up

A British judge will on Tuesday rule whether Airbus must keep building A321neo jetliners for estranged Qatar Airways in a decision with implications for future multi-billion-dollar jet deals, as their public bust-up returns to London's High Court.
Apr 25, 2022
An Airbus A321neo during the 52nd Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport near Paris, France, June 21, 2017.

Qatar Suffers Setback In Airplane Dispute With Airbus

A British judge on Tuesday denied a request by Qatar Airways to force Airbus to keep building A321neo jets for the Gulf airline, in a setback to the carrier amid a wider airplane dispute that has triggered a major falling-out in UK courts.
Apr 25, 2022

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