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First A350 XWB Wing Arrives in Toulouse for Ground Tests
This first wing, which will not fly, is destined for the A350 XWB airframe used for static structural tests on the ground that all new aircraft undergo as part of their certification process. The A350 XWB wings, as for all Airb...
Lufthansa Says 190 Flights Hit By Strike
Lufthansa said it would cancel 190 flights at its main hub, Frankfurt airport, on Tuesday due to a second round of strikes by cabin crew in a row over pay and conditions. Lufthansa said only a handful of long-haul flight...
Assembly Line in China Completes the 100th A320 Family Aircraft
Visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao presided over a grand gathering of some 1,000 people in Tianjin to celebrate the completion of the 100th A320 Family aircraft assembled at the Airbus A320 ...
Boeing Celebrates Delivery of LAN Airlines’ First 787 Dreamliner
Boeing (NYSE: BA) and LAN Airlines, one of Latin America’s leading passenger and cargo carriers, celebrated the delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner to LAN making it the first airline in the Americas to receive the new a...
Lufthansa Cabin Crew To Strike On Tuesday
Lufthansa cabin crew will strike again on Tuesday and extend work stoppages, after a strike on Friday over pay and cost-cutting measures brought Frankfurt airport to a standstill. The union on Tuesday plans to strike for...
Etihad Raises Virgin Australia Stake
Abu Dhabi’s flag carrier Etihad Airways has raised its stake in Virgin Australia to 10 percent through open market purchases, the state airline said in a statement on Sunday. Etihad, founded eight-years ago, receiv...
