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Malaysia Airlines grounds new Airbus jet over safety concerns
MALAYSIA Airlines has grounded its new Airbus A330neo jet just days after its maiden flight because of technical issues, local media reported, another operational setback for the national carrier.“The...
Airbus cuts 2,000 Defence and Space jobs, taming earlier plans
AIRBUS announced just over 2,000 job cuts in Defence and Space, or about 5 per cent of its second-largest division, as it reels from US competition in the satellites...
Boeing, Airbus throw supplier lifeline ahead of takeover
BOEING and Airbus will provide more than US$450 million in financial assistance to help keep key supplier Spirit AeroSystems Holdings afloat ahead of their planned purchase of the company’s...
Airbus says China certification for A330neo jet progressing smoothly
THE head of Airbus China said on Tuesday (Nov 12) that Chinese certification of its A330neo jet was going smoothly and the first delivery of the widebody model in...
Boeing, Airbus to share Taiwan’s China Airlines passenger jet order: sources
TAIWAN’S China Airlines is nearing a decision to split a multi-billion US dollar order for long-distance passenger jets between Airbus and Boeing, while an order for freighters hangs in...
Singapore Airlines to invest S$1.1 billion in retrofitting Airbus A350 fleet
SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) will spend S$1.1 billion to retrofit 41 Airbus A350-900 long-haul and ultra-long-range aircraft with newer cabin products. Under a multi-year retrofit programme, the airline will introduce...
India beefs up defence production with Airbus plant in Gujarat
INDIA will open its first private military aircraft manufacturing facility on Monday (Oct 28) as the South Asian nation ramps up its local defence production to cut reliance on...
Airbus A380 finds favour with airlines amid planemakers’ delivery delays
These super jumbos are particularly useful to increase capacity in slot-constrained airports given their seat capacity, say consultantsCARRIERS – which had during the pandemic consigned the aircraft type Airbus...
