Posts Tagged ‘Airbus’
Doric Unveils USD$8 Billion Airbus A380 Order
German transport financier Doric Asset Finance said on Monday that it had signed a memorandum of understanding to buy 20 Airbus A380 superjumbos in a deal worth USD$8 billion at list prices. Doric said the deal would be ...
Airbus A350 Takes Off On First Flight
Airbus A350 first flight. Image: Airbus. The Airbus A350 successfully began its maiden flight on Friday watched by over 10,000 employees and spectators. The aircraft’s curled wingtips sliced into clouds above the A...
BA To Receive First 787s, A380 Within Weeks
British Airways will receive its first two Boeing 787 Dreamliners on June 26 and 27 and its first Airbus A380 superjumbo jet seven days later, becoming the first European airline to operate both aircraft. The airline, wh...
Airbus A350 First Flight Set For Friday
Airbus A350. Image: Airbus. Airbus has chosen Friday for the first flight of its A350, the European plane maker said. The flight will take place at 10:00 am local time from Airbus’s Toulouse headquarters in southwe...
Airbus Confident On A350 As First Flight Looms
Airbus has vowed to avoid the problems which led to the grounding of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner as the clock ticks towards a first flight that could be only a week away. Chief executive Fabrice Bregier said Airbus had...
Southeast Asian Airlines Study A350, 787
Malaysia Airlines is looking at both the Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 as potential replacements for its existing medium and long-haul fleet of aircraft, an airline executive said on Monday. Garuda Indonesia is also conside...
